Novel & Cerita We Are Married

Tumingin din siya sa akin at ngumiti. “In our society, marriage is a sacred institution. It's a tradition of cooperation, mutual trust, and reliance on one another to get through life's occasionally choppy waves. It's been stated that marriage involves sacrifice, commitment, and hard work—all of which are undoubtedly true. But a strong foundation is always necessary for a healthy marriage, regardless of how it ultimately turns out.”

“Grabe ka—” “You said you wanted real, right?” pagbibiro niya, sabay dahan-dahang kumilos ulit, at bigla namang paglabas ng mahina kong ungol “Ughh. This is us." He groaned. "No cameras. No contracts. Just, husband and wife. Making our own version of a honeymoon.” I bit my lip, suddenly overwhelmed by the intimacy, the rawness of it. “You think we’re really married now?” I whispered.

And for the first time, Axel slept beside her, as in, slept beside her throughout the night. Walang kakurap-kurap ang dalawa habang nakatingin sa isa’t-isa. Pareho sila na may malalim na iniisip; pareho na may pagtataka ang mga reaksyon hanggang sa pareho na namilog ang kanilang mga mata at sabay sila na napasigaw ng mga salita na, "We are married!" Yes, they have already been married since yesterday! It hadn’t sunk into the both of them that they are indeed husband and wife now, but, right now, they are slowly becoming aware of that fact. And they have to be prepared for the changes that are about to happen in their lives.

"W-we have already divorced a long time ago. P-pumirma ako bago ako umalis noon. I-it's clear that we already ended our wedding before I gave birth to the twins," "You only signed a copy of the fake marriage contract, Amber. I told you that already." "A-are you sure?" I stammered. "The sure thing is... I am still your husband and you are also still my wife, Amber."

Tanong nito kaya napatingin ako kay Sage. Okay lang naman atang malaman n'yang kasal kami pero hindi dahil sa mahal namin ang isa't-isa? O kaya naman ay hindi nalang ang isagot namin para mas mabilis at wala ng paliwanagan pa. "Hin-" "We're married. She's my wife-" "Proud na proud ha?" Sabay na sabi ng dalawa. Narinig ko ang pagtawa ng matanda. Napangisi naman ang dalawang gunggong dahil sa narinig.

At dahil naka-leave kami sa trabaho ay tinanghali na kami ng gising. Maru cook brunch for us. Honestly, I don't know what to do now. All I know is that I need to agree on whatever he wants to do so that he will stop bugging me, but now I have to guard my heart. It’s crystal clear that this marriage is just for business. Nothing more, nothing less. "Penny for your thoughts wife?" Maru’s question made me back to reality.

It's Dex. -Are you available tonight 6pm? Let's have dinner near the convenience store. This is your number, right? Just looking at it ay bigla nawala ang ngiti sa labi ko nang naisip ko ang magaling kong asawa. Is this cheating? Well, technically, we're not a real couple. We're not also committed to each other. What we have is just a contract. Yes, we got married but, we're not really in a relationship.

“Hindi na iyon kailangan. Matanda na kami. Legal din naman kami both parents namin. Bakit magpapapaalam pa kami?” Napahilot na sa kanyang sentido si Gabe. Umagang-umaga, pinapasakit ng pinsan niya ang kanyang ulo. “Just help us, Gabe. Malay mo bandang dako pa roon humingi ka rin sa akin ng pabor. Saka na namin gagawin ang ceremony. Okay lang naman iyon. At least nagayon, legally binded na kami as husband and wife. Iyon ang mas mahalaga.”

I know your father was selfish in doing this, but if you really dislike it, we can just cancel everything-" "Wife, I believe it is too late to cancel it."agad kung salita para mapatigil siya sa kanyang sinasabi, " What exactly do you mean by the Rim? ” Tanong ng Asawa ko sa akin, Napalunok naman ako ng aking laway at biglang nakaramdam ng malaking tension "Well, they're already married on paper, and their marriage is also registered."paliwanag kung sagot sa Asawa ko,

"We're married?" Damon nodded, his eyes filled with a mixture of love and frustration. "Yes, Soirye. We're married. We got married last year, remember? I know we haven't told anyone yet, but I want to. I want to shout it from the rooftops. I want everyone to know that you're my wife, and I'm yours."