“Why are you here? I thought you didn’t want to meet me anymore?” His eyes are as sharp as knife while staring at me. I got lucky. Pinapanalangin ko pa lang na makita siya rito sa may park dahil hindi ko alam kung saan ang bahay nila at paano siya tatawagan.“Ayan ba ang rason kung bakit hindi ka pumunta sa bahay kahit sinabi mo kagabi na pupunta ka?” pagtatanong ko sa kaniya pabalik. Napaigtad ang katawan ko dahil sa lamig ng simoy ng hangin na biglang umihip sa direksyon namin. I thought I forgot something while going out and now I remember it. Jacket. The moon is already near its peak, tulog na rin ang tao sa bahay ng lumabas ako. I was also supposed to sleep, but I can’t get this off my head. Kailangan ko ng sabihin sa kaniya bago pa mahuli ang lahat. As a result, lumabas ako ng bahay ng pantulog lang ang suot ko, just a pair of pajamas, and it wasn’t thick enough to fight the freezing night breeze. “Dapat hindi ka na lang lumabas,” aniya habang naka
"Sorry about my wife. She's really just excited to meet you." The man in front of me smiled at me after getting the woman who suddenly hugged me away from me. I stared at him, gulat pa rin sa pangyayari. "She's just so curious about Lillian's daughter. You grew up into a fine lady, hija," dugtong niya. Lillian is my mother's name, ayon sa kanila while Adrien is my father's name. I read from my grandfather's journal that my name was derived from my father's name. Ganoon daw kamahal ni nanay ko ang tatay ko. She must be closed with my mother, well it is given since close ang mga lolo namin. She looked at me, teary eyed. I panicked internally. Hindi ko naman intensyong paiyakin siya. Sila ang may gusto na dalhin ako rito. "Don't cry, Annie." His hushed voice trying to calm down his wife is very soothing. Yumakap naman iyong babae sa kaniya habang pinapatahan niya ito. They haven't introduced themselves, but I already have a clue about their identity. Halata naman sa
My hands were sweaty as Killian held my hand to escort me down the stairs. It was neverending and the light is too blinding for me to check their reaction. I tried to mask off my nervousness so that they won't have any opinion over me, but the murmurs doesn't stop there. May mangilan-ngilan pa ring nagtatanong kung bakit nakasuot ako ng maskara. Even the piano and violin instrumental playing in the background can't contain their whispers. I sighed inwardly. Wala na naman akong magagawa. All I just have to do is stop myself from making any mistakes para wala na silang mapuna pa. I know doing this is risking not just my reputation, but also Killian's family. "Chin up. Don't mind them." I gasped loudly inside of me, trying to control my emotion outside. I didn't expected him to cheer me up like that. Maikli lang 'yon, pero ayos na 'yon kung siya ang pinag-uusapan natin dito. "Again, I introduced you to my son and his future wife, the lost heiress of Montie
Malakas na tunog ng sampal ang namayani sa buong bahay pagkapasok ko. Marahas na pumaling pakanan ang mukha ko. Naalis ang ngiti sa labi ko ng may malasahang makalawang sa labi ko. "HOW DARE YOU?!" Ginamit ko ang daliri ko upang pahiin ang dugo na namuo dahil sa pagkakasampal ni tita sa akin. I looked at her fiercly. "How dare you!" pabalik kong tanong sa kaniya. She folded for a second. "I clearly told you to live quietly, haven't I? Pasalamat ka at kailangan mong humarap sa tao kaya ngayon lang kita nasampal, pero sinasabi ko sa 'yo, itigil mo 'yang kahibangan. Call Killian and stop the engagement now!"My eyebrows shot up and a sneer came out from my mouth. "Did I even say that I would live quietly? If I remember it was only you who said that and I didn't agree nor disagree about it. And stop the engagement for what? To please you? No way!" Lumapit ako sa kaniya nang dahan-dahan saka ngumisi at mabilis siyang sinampal na hindi niya
With a formal dress, we immediately went to the car and start our journey. The whole ride was silent and awkward. Magkatabi kami ni Tita Anissa sa likod kasmaa namin iyong driver na tahimik lang din. "Observe your manners. I won't save you if you ever humiliate yourself there," banta ni tita sa akin. Lumingon ako sa kaniya na mabilis ko ring inalis dahil busy pa rin siya sa pagbabasa ng dokumento sa hawak nitong tablet. I couldn't read it properly from my distance. "You don't have to worry about that, tita. It's so not like you. Wouldn't it be in your favor if I humiliate myself there?"Her eyebrows shot up and stopped from reading."I would be glad, but I'll be introducing you as my niece today. It won't do me any good."I snickered while tapping my fingers on my lap. Sa may bintana lang naka-focus ang tingin ko habang nakikipag-usap sa kaniya. "And it's not like the board will like you anyway. Just be a good girl t
After my visitation to the company my days passed by like a blur. Halos si Tita Annie na ang kasama ko sa buong araw dahil sa pag-aayos namin ng kasal. Si Killian naman at si Tito ay busy sa trabaho. Minsan kasama rin namin ang lolo ni Killian na palaging maraming baong storya tungkol sa pamilya ko. I am slowly getting to know my family because of him. Ang sitwasyon naman sa bahay ay ganoon pa rin. Tita Anissa can't do anything. Busy rin siya sa paghahanap ng clue kung sino iyong bagong artista ng Golden na kasama lang naman niya lagi sa bahay. Si Reina, iyon pinsan ko ay ilang araw na ring masama ang mood dahil doon. They're fun to watch though. I wonder what would happen if they realize the one they're looking for. Nakausap ko na rin iyong dati kong manager tungkol sa termination ng kontrata at wala naman daw problema dahil ayos na lahat. She said they didn't want to let go of me at first, but they had no choice. Golden's representative actually pinpo
Killian didn't kissed me on the lips. I looked at him kinda shock. Nilapit niya ang mukha niya sa akin saka bumulong sa tainga ko."I won't take your lips for granted. Let the right man take your lips himself."That was what he said after seeing my confusion. Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. To be clear, I am not disappointed that he didn't kiss me on the lips. I was just shocked… I didn't expect him to be that kind of man."You two, take care on your way okay." Nag-aalala ang mukha ni Tita Annie nang makalapit siya sa amin. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko kaya napunta roon ang mga mata ko."I should've not agreed at all," she added.
Never in my life that I thought I would end up like this. My long time boyfriend dumping our relationship just for his bitch and being a jerk for dirtying our love like that. I don't even know if I should call it love at this point. Hindi ko mapigilang hindi kuwestyunin ang relasyon namin noon sa utak ko. He didn't even tried to contact me! Ni isang sorry wala akong narinig mula sa kaniya. Some part of me is still waiting for him. Naghihintay pa rin ako ng sorry niya. Na baka kapag ginawa niya 'yon mapapatawad ko pa siya at malay mo naman nagbago na siya 'di ba. But everytime I look at the ring on my finger it feels like reality is slapping me too hard. I am married, sa ibang tao pa, sino ako para maghangap pa ng ibang lalaki. "Gosh Adrienne. Kung ano-anong iniisip mong babae ka." Mahina kong hinampas ang noo ko. Pinagpatuloy ko na ulit ang pagluluto ng beef steak. Iyon kasi agad ang una kong nakita pagkabukas ko ng ref kanina kaya itinuloy ko na.