We Are Married Novels & Stories

nagtatakang bulong ko sa sarili pero pinagkibit balikat ko na lang iyon. I continued walking towards the kitchen para na din mabati ko sila. It's been so long since we had breakfast together. Nakangiting papasok na sana ako nang matigilan ako sa sinagot ni daddy. "Yes, honey. Besides, she's in the right age to get married," I heard him said that made me confused. What? Right age to get married?

"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."

I don't know why we need to explain, buti na lang at hindi nila nahalata ang pekeng kasalan na ‘to. May mga maid na akong ka-close at nagtatampo sa di raw nila ako nakitang naikasal sa boss nila. Ganoon rin ang napag-usapan namin ng pamilya ni Rowan, nagtampo rin sila. Rowan immediately explain that our weeding was private, and it might be a chaotic weeding when we set up it in public. I don't know what Rowan want to explain, I don't really know, I really didn't get it. But his family suddenly agreed one by one. It was unexpectedly a marriage talaga. I used to agree because of money. And Rowan also thinks the same. The marriage we never meant because of each person's desire. And our desire i

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.

“Gets ko na.” Oo nga naman—na-overthink ko lang. Trending na kami noong araw pa lang na nakuha namin ang marriage certificate. Bago pa lang kaming kasal, normal lang na alagaan at ipagtanggol ng asawa ang asawa niya. ‘Yon ang aasahan ng mga tao. At ngayong pareho na naming inamin ang nararamdaman namin sa isa’t isa, mas nagiging totoo ang pagsasama namin araw-araw.

Na para bang hindi pa rin kami mag-asawa ngayon. For the second time, the thought of our marriage and the exchange of our wedding vows broke me.

Sa malamang na ang sinagot nya ay ang araw na nawala ang kanyang pagkababae nang may nangyari sa kanilang dalawa. “Kinasal na ba tayo? Do you have any pictures of us during the wedding. I want to see it.” “Kinasal tayo, pero alam mo yun. Sekreto lang tayong kinasal noong una-“. He cut her words off. “I might not remember every detail of it. But I know to my self that you’re someone important to me.” Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ni Solen sa mga narinig. Ngayon ay mukha na syang kamatis na pamumula.

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.

Masyado siyang malapit at nahihiya pa rin ako. Maraming tumatakbo sa isip ko ngayon, isa na doon kung ano ang gagawin at mga plano namin. Hindi na ako bata, para maghintay ng matagal. “Hindi naman. Napapaisip lang ko.” Umayos siya ng upo at sumamdal a headboard ng kama sa tabi ko. He looked so sincere. “Itong ginagawa natin, this is supposed to be for married couples. What are we?”

MARI Pagkatapos ng almusal na pinagsaluhan namin ay nagdesisyon na kami na magbihis na at maghanda sa maghapon naming pagliliwaliw. SJ even insisted that we must take a shower together, giving the reason that we are married to each other, anyway. Pero siyempre, hindi ako pumayag. “Kapag nagsabay tayong maligo ngayon, wala nang surprise na naghihintay sa iyo para mamaya. Would you like tahat to happen, hmm?”