Lahat ng Kabanata ng His Battered Wife: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Chapter 42Mabilis akong pumasok sa loob ng sasakyan dahil doon. My heart is beating so fast. Pinagpapawisan ako at nilalamig na hindi ko alam. This is better. This is better that he doesn't care now.Ilang sandali pa ay bumalik si Dianne na may malaking ngiti sa mga labi. Napilitan akong ngumiti dahil doon."Are you okay? Nainip ka ba? I'm sorry, may meeting kasi si Dylan kaya hinintay ko pa," sabi ni Dianne kaya napalunok ako at napatango."It's fine," sabi ko kaya bumalik na kami sa cafe.I was honest calm and chill for another week. Tahimik akong nagtrabaho sa cafe. And I didn't see Mr. Sarmiento again which is good, I think. Hindi na siya nagawi sa cafe. Naging kalmado ang utak ko. At ako mismo ay nakaramdam ng kaginhawaan.I learned new things. I master how to make a delicious coffee and I also learned to cook a lot of dishes. Iniisip ko kung magaling ba talaga akong magtuon noon. It feels like I knew a lot of things and I refrehes those now.At sana, ang alaala ko na ang sunod

Chapter 44Hindi matigil ang pag-iyak ko kahit pa agaran akong inuwi ni Greg."What happened?" he asked when we got home. I shook my head because I am not yet ready to talk about it.He sighed and I know that he respects my decision.Nang makarating ako sa kwarto ko ay mas lalong bumuhos ang mga luha ko. Parang pinipihit ang dibdib ko at hindi ako makahinga ng maayos.How can he be so cruel? Hindi niya ba matanggap ang pagkamatay noong Maxine kaya pinapaniwala niya ang sarili niya at ang ibang tao na ako si Maxine. Greg is right. Tama lang siya na hindi ko pagkatiwalaan ang lalaking iyon hangga't hindi ako nakakaalala.He's a liar. Napakasinungaling niya.Sana hindi na kami magkita ulit.The next day I was so tired and exhausted from getting up early. I called Dianne and said that I wouldn't be able to work today and she understood that. At dahil tanghali akong nagising ay wala na si Greg nang bumaba ako."Hinabilan sa amin ni Sir Greg na kumain na raw po pagkagising mo, Ma'am. Luto

Chapter 46I couldn't stop crying when Greg brought me home. Sobrang daming pangyayari. Hindi ko na alam. Hindi ko na nasundan. I just knew that Greg pulled me. And Carl was left—I don't care about him."Yna," Greg called.Hindi ko siya tiningnan.Hearing that name gave me weird feelings now. Now that I can remember everything."Thank you," medyo paos na sambit ko.I couldn't move on.I am Maxine.I suffered memory loss. Greg cured me. I am cancer free now.Ang daming nangyari.Parang pinanganak ako ulit. Parang ibang tao na ako. I am completely different."Nakakaalala ka na?" marahan at maingat na tanong niya.I sighed.I don't know where to start."I am Maxine Claveria," I said.I am not married to anyone.How could I forgive you this time, Carl? Paano kita nagawang patawarin noon? It's so hard. "Claveria," he murmured.I cleared my throat before looking at him."Carl Sarmiento is right, then? You are Maxine?" maingat na tanong niya. Diretso ko lang siyang tiningnan. I did not answ

Chapter 48I went straight home. At dumating rin kaagad si Greg. He insisted on preparing us dinner so I let him because he won't let me touch a bit.After dinner he invited me to watch movie with him in the living room. Ayaw ko sana pero hindi ko siya matanggihan kaya pumayag ako."Horror movie?" he asked and I just nodded.Nakayakap ako sa throw pillow nang magsimula ang movie. I am not interested to watch. Bahagya kong binaon ang mukha ko sa unan saka napatingin sa tv. I can't understand and even if something will appear like zombie or anything I won't get scared.Ang laki ng utang na loob ko kag Greg. I am so guilty to leave him now that I can remember everything. Hindi ko alam kung paano makabawi sa kanya."Are you okay?" biglang tanong ni Greg kaya napakurap ako at bahagyang ngumiti."Yes, hindi naman nakakatakot 'yan," sabi ko sabay upo ng maayos."Hindi ka pala matatakutin," sabi niya saka binalik ang tingin sa telebisyon. Napatingin na rin ako doon. And the horror movie bored

Chapter 50I sighed so hard before closing my eyes tightly.I might really go back to Zamboanga soon. Ang mga susunod na sahod ko sa cafr ay iipunin ko para sa pag-uwi ng Zamboanga. I hope to meet the peaceful life that I really wanted.I badly want to leave this place.I did what my usual work for the next days. And Greg became busy since he's back to work. Kumuha rin ulit siya ng isang katulong. I insisted that he don't have to but he hired one. Maaga siyang umalis parati ay sobrang gabi kung umuwi kaya mag-isa na lang rin akong pumupunta sa cafe pero minsan nagaga niya akong ihatid kapag naabutan ko siya.And it's fine.A life like this is day. It's peaceful, calm, and quiet.Wala akong kaba at wala akong takot na baka masaktan ako o ano.I just need to save more so I can go back to Zamboanga. And Greg will probably stay here because he got his work back. And that's so good.I will go back, alone.Sunday came and Greg has an emergency in the hospital. I finished all the books that