Kabanata 87

Nabalot ng pagkakataka ang dalaga nang marinig ang pangalan ng dating kaibigan. Wala sa sarili siyang tumango sa kasambahay at tipid na ngumiti rito. She slightly brushed her fingers through her hair.

“Uhm, tell her to wait for a moment. I’ll be there in five minutes. May kakausapin lang ako,” she politely said.

Tumango naman ang ginang sa kanya at agad na umalis sa kanyang harapan. Muli siyang bumaling sa phone at dinikit ito sa kanyang tenga. “She’s here.”

“She who?” Marco confusedly asked.

“Your wife,” sambit niya. “What happened? Are you with her?”

“She’s not my wife anymore,” sagot ni Marco sa kanya. “She already signed our annulment papers.”

Her lips parted after hearing him. Para siyang namingi sa narinig at nahihirapan siyang magsalita dahil sa narinig. Hinilot niya ang kanyang sintido. “You’re kidding, right? I mean, how can you throw away a perfect marriage, Marco?”

“You can’t force a cat to bark, Ria.” She heard him sighed. “You can’t fix something that’s already broken. Yo