Beggars Can't Be Choosers Novels & Stories

Ano pa bang gusto niyang marinig? "What do you want to hear? Do you want me to beg and ask you to choose me? You know me, Primo. I will never do that." I crossed my arms. Bored na tumingin ako sa kanya. "Lubayan mo na ako. H'wag kang mag-alala ako na ang bahalang magpaliwanag sa mga magulang ko ng totoo. I am sure kapag sinabi ko sa kanila ang totoo hindi na nila tayo pipilitin pang ikasal."

Hays, kay hirap ng buhay. Napa buntong hininga na kang ako habang nag lalakad ako papunta dun sa mansion na pagtatrabahuhan ko. Lakad lang muna ako ngayon dahil wala na akong pera. Wala na akong mga magulang at walang pakielam sa akin yung iba kong mga kamag anak. Kaya heto ako namumuhay at nag hihirap mag isa. Kinailangan kong tumigil sa pag aaral sa kadahilanang wala na akong pera pang kain at pang baon sa school.

ngisi nito. Kaagad na iwinaksi ng dalaga ang kammay na nkahawak sa kanya at ginawaran ng malakas na sampal anng binata. "You are the best definition of the word desperate.So stop acting desperate toward me." batid ang galit at poot saga katagang pinakawalan ng dalaga. " Pinapanindigan ko laang ang pinangako ko sayo noon." Malaki ang hakbang ang ginawa nito palabas sa dressing room niya.

Ginagamit sila para maghanap ng pera tapos gagamitin ang makukuha nilang pera pangsugal. "Kung wala kang ibibigay na pera ay umalis ka na lang" tuloy pa niya. Nanlaki agad ang mata ko, "M-Magbabayad po ako" binuksan ko ang shoulder bag ko. Ngumiti naman ang babae, "Buti naman at magbabayad ka. Mukha ka namang mayaman alam kong may ibibigay ka" lumapit ito sa akin at nilahad ang palad.

Wala man lang emosyon sa kanyang boses. Naramdaman ko ang kamay ni Mommy sa aking likod, hinahagod ako na para bang bata pa rin ako. Pero hindi iyon sapat para punan ang puwang na iniwan ng balitang ito. Cayden ang pumili. Yun ang pinakamasakit. Hindi dahil sa ibang tao, hindi dahil sa mga kondisyon ng pamilya—kundi siya mismo. Siya ang pumili ng iba.

That's all it took. And the funniest part? Hindi ko naman siya pinilit. I didn't put a gun to his head. Siya mismo ang pumirma. Siya mismo ang kumuha ng pera. Siya mismo ang nangako na magbabayad. So bakit ako ang masama? Because I knew he couldn't pay? So what? That's his problem, not mine. That's what poor people never understand. Choices have consequences. Hindi ko kasalanan kung naging desperate siya. Choice niya ‘yon.

Tila hirap na hirap iproseso ng utak ko ang mga salitang iyon. "How dare you! Ako ang dapat na mag-reject sa 'yo. You know our agreement. Huwag mong sabihin na sumusuko ka na? You need money, right?" madiing tanong ko sa kaniya. He clenched his jaw. Pansin kong gusto niyang magsalita ngunit pinipigilan niya ang sarili na gawin iyon. In the end, he just sighed. "See? You need money. Maraming lalaki ang nagnanasa sa akin. Tapos ikaw, ire-reject mo ako?" The audacity of him!

Hindi niya lang masabi pero nakalagay sa journal ni Zephyra ang rason kung bakit hindi natuloy ang raid na plano nito at ng team. [I cancelled the raid. He came to me begging on his knees to stop what we planned. I asked for credible reasons. He said they have his family. One move from us and they will not spare his loved ones. This is completely unreasonable but I choose him and his family. ISHA taught us to always choose the greater good. To choose 1000 over 10 people. But I am doing the opposite. I dismissed my team. I abandoned the people who are suffering at the hands of the syndicate. I have to do this first. I have to save his family first.]

May nakita akong text galing sa unknown number. From: Unknown Number May sampung-minuto ka na lang para magdesisyon. You need to choose. Marry my daughter to save your dad or reject this proposal to kill your dad. I looked up as a timer suddenly flashed on the screen in front of the pool. Everyone's attention was drawn to the screen, their faces filled with excitement. I glanced at Tito Celso again. He was smiling, sipping his wine, and looking at me. I only have ten minutes left to make a decision. I need to choose between marrying his daughter to save my dad or rejecting the proposal that would result in my dad's death.

seryoso at malamig na saad nito kaya kinakabahanan man ay tumango ako. "First, I pretend as a beggar to find a wife. Why? Because my parents wants me to be arranged marriage by someone I don't love. Second, why you? Because you're the only one who helped me there when I pretend as a beggar. Third, why I pretend as a beggar to find a woman instead of picking those woman who keep chasing me? Because I don't like them. And lastly, why I choose you? Its because I know that you're a good woman that can help me with this. This is my first time asking someone a favor so please Miss, Dela Torre I badly need your help." mahabang paliwanag nito.