Chapter 44
Ang lahat ay nagtaka sa biglaang pag-alis ni Avery lalo na si Lorie na biglang umahon mula sa swimming pool.
Si Arvee naman ay muling pumasok ng bahay. Doon ay naabutan ito ni Christian na nakaupo ng pasalampak sa may sofa.
“Hey, saan ka ba nanggaling? Nag-iihaw lang tayo kanina, nawala ka.” Wika ni Christian sa kaibigan at biglang kumunot ang noo ng makitang may bahid ng dugo ang tagiliran ng labi ng kaibigan.
“Anong nangyari sa mukha mo? Don’t tell me na may kumagat diyan, dahil walang chicks dito, pare.” Pabirong wika ni Christian at nilapitan ang kaibigan na hawak ang hawak ang labing tinamaan ng suntok ni Avery.
“Don’t mind me. I am perfectly alright.” Tipid na wika ni Arvee at saka tumayo upang magtungo sa kusina ay kumuha ng yelo.
Sinundan naman ni Christian an
CHAPTER 45Magkahawak kamay na pumasok sa loob ng bahay sina Arvee at Lorie. Parang mga bata na nagtatawanan ang dalawa.Si Christian na bumababa ng hagdan ay agad na nakita ang dalawa.“Kailangan ko pa ba’ng hulaan kung anon a ang status ninyong dalawa?” natatawang wika ni Christian.“You can laugh at me now,pre.” Arvee said at dinala sa bibig ang kamay ni Lorie na hawak hawak pa rin niya.“And you’ll tell me that I am not an expert when it comes to matters of the heart.” Patuloy na pang-aasar ni Christian sa kaibigan.“What can I do, pre, this woman beside me made me realized that she is really the one for me.”Si Christian ay malakas na tumawa. “Nakaka corny talaga ang umibig, pre. Tingnan mo kung ano ang nangyayare sayo ngay
Chapter 46Naging masaya si Jera ng mga nagdaang araw. Si Kristina ay inaalagaan siyang mabuti. It was like when she was in high school and elementary kung saan her mother always cooks her favorite food habang siya ang nagcha-chop ng mga ingredients na kailangan nito. Even though she is already mariired and considered as an adult ay natutuwa pa din si Jera sa ginagawa ng ina. A mother’s care is really the best. Even her father ay palaging nakaalalay sa kanyan lalo pa at nakikita nito minsan na parang palagi siyang nanghihina.Samantala, isa pa sa nagpapasaya kay Jera ay panunumbalik ng dating samahan nina Arvee at Christian. They are really treating each other like they used to. It is as if nothing has happened in the past. Kahit ang pagtrato bi Ariel kay Christian ay nanumbalik na din sa dati. And that really made her happy. At least, if ever she won’t survive sa kanyang sa sakit ay may mga gani
Chapter 47Mabilis ang mga naging pangyayari after their check-up with Dr. De Castro. Two days after will be Jera’s bone marrow biopsy. Alam ni Christian na natatakot ang asawa. Some people said that it was painful. But her wife is really trying to be brave.Kasalukuyan nasa garden si Jera at nakaupo sa upuang bakal doon. Medyo malamig ang simoy ng hangin and Jera shivers. Hindi niya namalayan na nasa likod na niya si Christian at ibinalabal sa kanya ang jacket nito.“Thank you.” Jera said and smiled at Christian who sit beside her.Christian stared at his wife. Jera really lose a lot of weight. She possibly loses five or seven kilograms? And it really breaks his heart to see her like this. Each day that pass she becomes weaker. She’s losing her appetite even more.“Don’t stare at me like that Christian.” Malungkot na wik
Chapter 48Nagkakasayahan sina Jera at Ethan ng dumating si Christian na may mga dalang pagkain.Agad nitong nilapitan ang asawa na nakahiga at hinalikan sa noo. She seems in pain but Jera seems to manage it. She is doing her best to tolerate it dahil ayaw nitong maging pabigat sa kung sino man ang kasama nito. May sakit na at lahat, but still Jera is very selfless.“How are you feeling?” Christian asks. “I wasn’t able to buy you any food since you are not aloowed to eat for now.”Jera smiled. “Medto masakit yung likod ko but the pain is manageable. Ikaw ang dapat kumain,Christian. You’re starting to lose weight too. Huwag mo na akong sabayan. Baka mamaya ikaw naman ang mag kasakit. How could I possibly take good care of you?”“Don’t worry about me, Je. Nami-miss ko lang si
Chapter 49Early morning ay agad na tinawagan ni Dr. De Castro si Chrtian telling him that the result of the bone marrow biopsy is out. He has already read the results. He and Jera need to go to the hospital in order for him to explain his findings as well as the treatment that Jera needed to undergo.Christian looks at his wife who is still asleep. She was so happy last night dahil sa sorpresang ginawa niya. At least whatever the result of the biopsy, he has made Jera happy on the night of their anniversary without worrying about anything.Pag dating sa ospital ay agad silang pinaupo ni Dr. De Castro.“Good morning po, Doc.” Bati ni Jera sa doktor.“Good morning. So how are you feeling right now?” the doctor asks.“Mas mabilis pong mapagod and I have more bruises that before.&rdquo
Christian is back. Your husband is back.Ito ang natanggap na text message ni Jera sa kapatid na si Arvee. Hindi niya maintindihan kung ano ang unang mararamdaman. Will she be happy or afraid? Christian left the country two years ago without even saying goodbye to her. Kahit sa mga magulang at mga kaibigan ay hindi din nagpaalam ang binata. At nang umalis nga ang asawa ay wala silang komunikasyong dalawa. She doesn't even know his number. Even his social media accounts were deactivated. Sa bagay, ganoon naman talaga ang ginagawa ng mga taong umiiwas. And now he is back. She missed him so much. Walang araw o gabi na hindi niya naiisip ang asawa. Maybe it’s all her fault after all. She didn’t give him any chance to explain his side. However, what is there to explain kung lahat ng kailangan niyang pagpapatunay ay nakita na niya. "Hey! Ang seryoso mo diyan ah! Baka matunaw na yang screen ng cellphone mo sa pagkakatitig mo. Ano ba ang binabasa
Hanggang makarating sa parking lot ay hawak pa din ni Christian ang kamay niya. He is holding it so tight as if he doesn’t want to let her go."Let go of my hand, you bastard! I'm with Lorie. Hindi man lang ako nakapagpaalam sa kaniya." Galit na wika ni Jera habang nagpupumilit na pakawalan ang kamay na hawak pa din ng asawa."Sa kaniya mo ba talaga gustong mag paalam o sa ka-date mo kanina?" galit din na tanong ni Christian. He was furious as hell. Nang makita kanina ang asawa na kasama ang manliligaw nito ay gusto niyang sapakin ang lalaking kasama nito. Of course he knew the man. Ethan Saavedra. Jera’s suitor since she was in college."Hindi ko ka-date si Ethan! At ano bang problema mo! Ngayon pa lang tayo nagkita ulit tapos nag-aaway na agad tayo! Kung tutuusin ay wala akong dapat ipaliwanag sayo!" nanlulumong wika ni Jera. All of a sudden she felt tired and helpless. Wala pa marahil silang sampung minutong magkasama ng asawa but it seems he alre
Hindi alam ni Jera kung bakit para siyang dam na sumabog. Lahat ng sakit at galit ay bumalik sa isang iglap. Oo mahal pa niya si Christian but she won't welcome him with open arms ngayong nagbalik na ito. It's crystal clear that Christian only want her to satisfy his needs- sa kama.Si Christian naman ay nabigla sa outburst ng dalaga ngunit hindi nagpahalata. Alam niyang galit ang asawa ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na hahantong agad sila sa confrontation."Tell me, Christian. Bakit ka pa ba bumalik? Okay na naman tayo pareho eh. Bakit kailangan mo pang guluhin?""I told you that I came back because of you.""Because of me? Why? Let me guess. You want an annulment? Kung yun lang, okay, pipirmahan ko ang annullment papers ibigay mo lang sakin.""Annullment? At saan mo kinuha ang kaisipang gusto kong ipawalang bisa ang kasal natin ha? Or baka naman ikaw ang may gusto ng annulment? Tell me, dahil bas a manliligaw mo?" galit na tanong ni Christian na par