The World Of The Married นิยาย & เรื่องราว

wika ng abugado. “No, not about business,” sambit ni Farrah na sinimulan ipakilala ang sarili at ikuwento ang mga pangyayari sa kanila ni Damon. Iniabot ni Farrah sa lawyer ang kaniyang Certificate of No Marriage at ang Marriage Certificate nila ni Damon. Wala imik na nakikinig lang si Damon at pinagmamasdan si Farrah, para sa kaniya ay hindi siya gano’n ka-interesado sa topic.

Ang boses na dati’y bumubulong sa kanya ng ‘Mahal kita’ bago matulog, pero ngayon ay parang patalim na humihiwa sa katahimikan ng gabi. Kumabog ng malakas ang dibdib ni Amara. Alam niyang wala siyang karapatang magselos. Contract wife lang siya. Step-mother siya sa papel. Ang kasunduan nila ni Don Alfonso ay platonic at business lamang. Walang emosyon. Walang pakialamanan sa personal na buhay. Pero bakit parang pinipiga ang puso niya? Bakit parang naninikip ang lalamunan niya?

"Katulad ng bagong kasal ay bubuhatin kaya niya ako patungo sa silid namin at sabay kaming maligo and, well..." Napapangiti ako at hindi na dinugtungan pa ang nasa isip ko. "What a naughty mind you have right now, Aurora! Stop your malicious mind! Hindi ka dapat magisip niyan because it's really different from other couples who were deeply in love with each other. Isipin mo na lang na matatapos din ang lahat nang ito at mangyayari ang ganito sa totoong kasal sa mismong lalaking para sa 'yo. So self, just go in the flow. You and Damien will be free to this marriage very soon..."

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang isasagot ko kay Cassy ngayon. By kissing that woman is cheating. I know we're married but I don't love her. Si Cassy ang mahal ko at siya lang ang nais kong mapakasal but this damn arranged marriage is a hindrance to our relationship. I just can't refused this marriage as the company is at stake. If I won't marry that woman, father warned me to give the company to one of my cousins.

Shanty stole the papers from her dad and read the statement and based from her reaction ay nag papanic siya at mukhang hindi mapakali habang nanginginig ang kamay niya hawak-hawak ang papers. I was out of words at the corner and hindi ko rin alam ang gagawin ko, she looked like she doesn't even wanna get married by someone like me.. "Dad, out of respect but is there any other way? Without the marriage thing?" shanty looked very off when she stated it.

People who are married had a rose-tinted marriage life, but it wasn’t the case for me. It was more like a prison and gray-colored underground for me. Marriage was supposed to be filled by love and care, but mine was filled with hatred and suffering. I wasn’t treated right, nor taken care off. I was married to a cold-hearted man who never even looked at me with love or even concern; he was just a busy man who only seeks for my assistance when he need to have an intimate moments with.

If the mask symbolizes shadow and darkness maybe the wife was the light and colors. Maybe, the mask represent his past life while the wife represent his future life. That the thing that I am sure with. His wife maybe will be lucky to have him. Napangiti ako sa aking naiisip. Imahinasyon na naman. "I want to write his future life when he will meet his wife," napatakip na lamang ako ng bibig ko. Isil ko lang naman iyon. Bakit naibulalas ko pa? Ay nako naman talaga.

He suddenly stood up. "Whe-" "That's not your business. Just do your duty as a wife. You have no say in this. WE'RE. JUST. MARRIED. FOR. BUSINESS." I stopped. Huminga ako ng malalim. Tama nga... we're just married for business. Darya, it's not your business. Tears suddenly fell upon my cheeks. Dahan-dahan kong pinalis para hindi makita ng mga tao. I don't know why I'm crying. Ngayon ko lang s'ya nakilala. I didn't expect this kind of treatment. Parang naapakan ang pagkatao ko. It's already in the middle of the night. Pero naghihintay pa rin ako ng susundo sa'kin.

Nilagay ko sa suitcase bag ko ang folder at humigop sa black coffee na pinagawa ko. "Do we really need to do it in a church?" tanong n'ya sabay sumubo ng bacon. "Can we just process the marriage's paper?" "We can't," derekta kong sagot. "The world needs to know you married me. My enemy needs to know you're off limit. They can't touch you."

malamig niyang sabi habang inilapag ang folder sa mesa. Hindi siya lumingon agad. “Akala mo ba gano’n lang kadali ‘yon?” sagot niya, malamig rin ang tono. “Walang complicated dito. Business agreement lang.” Dahan-dahan siyang humarap “Marriage is not business.” Saglit siyang tinitigan ni Caleb, parang may gustong basahin sa mukha niya. “Sa mundo natin, everything is business,” sagot niya.