Marred Novelas e Histórias

Araw-araw, mararahas na mga salita ang naririnig ko sa bunganga ng ina ng asawa ko. It’s been two years since I married Madeux in papers dahil ginawa akong collateral sa utang ng mga magulang ko. I married the hot military officer, Colonel Madeux Carter. At simula rin no’n, ang dating iniingatan kong kamay ay puno na ng kalyo.

It's like she was seeing a very different Alec now. Bigla tuloy siyang natakot sa sarili niyang damdamin para dito. Sa maikling panahon lamang kasi ng pagsasama nila sa resort ay tila nabago na ang masamang impresyon niya kay Alec, parang naging ibang tao na ito sa paningin niya. Yes, they were married on papers. They also consummated their being husband and wife by committing marital sex, but she cannot call it making love because there's no love behind it. It was just mere sex, nothing more.

He just nodded his head at them and turned his attention to the priest. The wedding went on even knowing that the mission: Marcella, is already over. Ngunit hindi naman pwedeng agad siyang umalis sa kasal na ito. He’s not childish. Hahanahapan niya ito ng paraan mamaya. “Do you, Marcella San Juanico, take Aiden Ivanov to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and not so good times, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?”

What did I get myself into? "...Would you be with me, spend time together... Please, my dearest wife?" Mas nakaka binging hiyawan. "OH MY GOD!! She's married??" Hindi nakaligtas sa tenga ko ang malakas na remark na yun. "Damn!! Sana all may isang MAUREEN!"

“I love you so much, baby. I won't let anyone took you away from me. No one can hurt you anymore. . . I promise that you are in the safe place with me. Stay with me, okay? I love you.” “If I am your baby girl, who is my Daddy?” Nagtatakang tanong ni Marianne. “Of course, it's dada! Listen, baby girl. We have the same Mommy and Daddy. . . Didn't I told you that Mommy and Dada once married?” “Is it true po?” Baling ni Marianne kay Tamara. “Yes, baby. Your daddy and I married before, we divorced. And then, he marry Maris.”

Dahan-dahan kong binasa. “This marriage is a business arrangement.” “No emotional attachment.” “No interference in Aldridge operations.” “The wife will follow the authority of Trenton Maxime Aldridge.” Unti-unting lumamig ang pakiramdam ko. Hindi ito kasal. Isa itong kontrata. Isang kasunduan. Isang kulungan. “May problema ba?” tanong ni Trenton mula sa likod ko. Huminga ako ng mabigat. “Wala pong love?”

Hindi n’yo ba pinag-aralan `yan sa school n’yo dati? Napa-isip ako. ”Parang... dinaanan lang namin. Ang sinasabi kasi lagi ni teacher, ‘marriage is a sacred sacrament’, kaya dapat stick to one alpha only.” “Exactly,” sabi ni Aveena, “`di ba `pag nakagat kayo ng partner n’yo, sa tao’ng `yun na lang kayo p`wedeng makipag mate?” “Oo, dahil sacred ang marriage!” ulit ko.

We both wanted our marriage to work para hindi kami maghiwalay. Sinabi ni Beau sa akin na kahit anong mangyari mamahalin niya ako. Doon dapat ako maniwala pero nababaliw ako sa sinabi ni Mariana sa'kin. Pinagugulo miya ang isip ko at doon ako mas naiinis dahil pumapasok lahat ng sinasabi niya sa sistema ko!

Nagkatinginan kami at nagsalubong ang aming mga mata at sigurado ako na kitang kita ang pagmamahal namin sa isa’t isa. “In front of your parents and family. Ganon din sa harap ng aking lola, kuya, mga kamag-anak, kaibigan at kakilala. Lalo na sa harapan ng ating anak, gusto kong hingin ng pormal ang iyong mga kamay at maging aking kabiyak hanggang sa ating huling hininga. Sarina Marcelo, will you marry me? This time, yung totohanan na, wala ng isang taong kontrata, at wala na ring expiration, dahil hindi ko na alam kung paano mabuhay ng wala ka.”

Isang araw na ang lumipas, at hindi pa rin talaga ako makapaniwala sa nalaman ko about Lluna. Ang dami naming napagkuwentuhan nung gabing 'yon, to the point na parang nagsimula kami ulit sa umpisa. Not as two people forced into a marriage, kundi dahil ginusto talaga naming makilala pa ang isa’t isa. "Ms. Ms..."