Kabanata 11

Weston Vega

"Weston, isa siyang pipi."

I let out a heavy sigh when I heard Isandro's voice. Ipinatong ko ang mga palad sa kitchen counter at mariin na pumikit. Mukhang kanina pa siya andito at nakita niya ang nangyari. Pakiramdam ko ay naubusan ako ng enerhiya sa naging pag-uusap naming dalawa ni Indie. When I closed my eyes, Indie's downhearted face flashed through my mind.

"She's my wife now," I blurted. I don't care if she's mute or not. I don't hold any grudges about that. The moment she wrote something into that board, I've already accepted what she'll gonna say about her condition. It doesn't matter to me.

"And you went overboard, you moron!"

"Your mouth, Isandro. I'm older than you," sita ko sa kanya.

Umismid siya. "I don't care about that age, two years lang naman. What you did was wrong. Indirectly accusing her of what? Having an affair? Kung meron man, edi sana hindi siya pumayag dito," aniya.

I just looked at him intently. Gano'n din siya, kapag ganito masasabi kong