We Are Married Novels & Stories

"No. Baby... I'm fairly sure we will celebrate our golden wedding anniversary." Writer's note: sa fiction na'to legal na ang divorce sa philippines :)

We're not a couple," I remarked, pointing to ourselves. Sa dinami-dami na puwedeng sabihin, bakit couple pa? Bakit kami pagkakamalan na couple? Yuck! "Then what are we, babe? Married?" At inakbayan ako ni Steran na ikinagulat ko at tinulak ko siya ng malakas. Babe? Married? What in the world is he talking about?! Is he completely insane? "We're not!" I argued. Pinanlilinsikan ko siya ng mata habang binigyan niya lang ako ng ngiti. "Wala ba kayong table for one person? He's not my lover or anything!"

Parang unti-unti itong lumalayo. Nanlaki ang mata ni Ellie nang mapagtanto ang posibilidad. May problema ba talaga sila? Agad siyang nagsisi sa pagtatanong. Ngunit taliwas sa inaasahan niya ay hindi umiwas si Lianne. Bagkus ay tahimik itong ngumiti. Ngiting puno ng pagod. “We never registered our marriage,” diretsahang sabi niya. “And we won’t be getting married anymore.”

Kailangan ko pa naman ng pera ngayon. "Magpapanggap tayo as married couple for six months. Then after that, sasabihin natin kay Abuela na hindi nag-work ang marriage natin. May mga bagay na hindi natin napagkasunduan. And we both decided to end it, simple as that," paliwanag niya pa. Sa totoo lang ay matalino rin si kurimaw, in fairness naman. "Okay. Gets ko. Anong dapat kong gawin?"

I am her husband now. END

Curious niyang tanong "Hi-Hindi kami totoong mag-asawa." "What did you say? Anong hindi totoong mag-asawa?" Sunod-sunod na mga tanong ni Dwight. Marahang tumango si Marilyn at napayuko. “We're not really married. Hindi kami totoong mag-asawa. We had a church wedding, pero to be honest… we're not legally husband and wife. Iyon ang sabi niya." Yumugyog na ang balikat niya at napaiyak. Masakit pa ring malaman na peke pala ang kasal nila.

Umiwas siya ng tingin sa akin bago magsalita, "We are married Keisha. O-Of course, we have the same room from now on. Tss..." Itutuloy...

I learned the different steps in a formal dance. Napagdesisyunan kong maligo upang mabawasan ang pananakit ng aking katawan. Hindi ako siguradong uuwi si Professor Farris. Today's our first week of being married to each other. Hindi ko alam kung nasaan siya ngayon. Today's Sunday, walang pasok sa school. Baka nasa negosyo niya. My husband is a billionaire, and I understand his busy days. Hindi rin ako magde-demand ng oras dahil hindi naman kami ganap na nasa isang relasyon. The only thing that's tying us both is our marriage.

Walang ipinagbago at mas lalo pa silang naging intimate sa isa't-isa. After all they been through, pinili pa rin nila ang isa't-isa. Masaya at kuntento sa buhay kasama ang tatlong anak. Sabi nga nila WALANG FOREVER pero kung paninindigan nyo ang isa't-isa, may together naman kayong DALAWA. MARRIAGE LIFE IS NOT EASY, BUT IT'S UP TO US IF WE BOTH STAY AND CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT.

Maging ang pag-spray ng kahit na anong pabango sa loob ng kwarto namin ay hindi niya magawa, pwera na lang kung ako ang bumili niyon. My sensitivity is overwhelming, perhaps explaining why, despite being married for four years, our married life remains stagnant. Our union was solely based on the desires of our parents, lacking any genuine connection. Yeah. It is a loveless marriage, void of the emotional fulfillment and growth that should accompany such a commitment.