The Forgotten Pain

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The Forgotten Pain: 2Yeon part 4

As usual, nagising na naman si Jeongyeon na wala si Nayeon sa tabi niya. Bumangon siya at inayos ang sarili niya. Parang sa bawat umaga na gumigising siya, parang may kakaiba siyang nararamdaman. Pakiramdam niya may ibang nangyayari ngunit pinayaan niya lang yun dahil baka isnag guni guni lamang.

He went straight to kitchen ans surprisingly saw his wife wearing an apron and cooking. Yeon is happily watching her mom. “G-good morning..” he doubtedly greet. “Good morning daddy!!!!” Yeon joyfully said. Nginitian niya ang anak saka hinalikan sa noo. Lumingon naman si Nayeon sa kanya at ngumiti. “Gising ka na pala, good morning…take a sit.” she said.

Her voice is different from how they argue last day. Umupo naman siya sa tapat ni Yeon saka inilapag ni Nayeon ang nilutong pancake sa gitna ng mesa. “Wala ka bang work?” tanong ni Jeongyeon. “I took a day off.” Nayeon answered without looking. Hindi naman siya makapaniwala sa narinig. She took a day off?

Friend rice, pancakes, steamed eggs and sausages are on the table. Huling inilapag ni Nayeon ang club sandwich sa harap ni Jeongyeon. The same sandwich he ate last morning. “Do you like coffee?” she asked and he nodded. After a minute, Nayeon finally sat down after putting his brewed coffee.

“God, thank you for the food” Nayeon prayed. “Thank you for the food!!!” Yeon also said. “Let’s eat.” Nayeon said and firstly took care of Yeon. Pinanood lang ni Jeongyeon ang asawa. Parang hindi parin siya makapaniwala na kasabay nila ito sa hapag ngayon.

“Do you have plans for today?” she asked after feeding Yeon. “Uhm…wala naman.” nag aalangan niyang sagot. “That’s good. Gusto mo bang magpunta tayo sa park?” nakangiting tanong niya. Nahawa si Jeongyeon sa ngiti niya at tumango tango siya.

After their happy meal, Jeongyeon excitedly exited and took a bath. Para siyang tangang nakangiti habang dumadaloy ang tubig sa katawan niya. Isang oras ang lumipas bago pa sila tuluyang makaalis sa bahay. Just like before, Jeongyeon drove the car, while his wife and child are seated at the back seat.
Nakangiti lamang buong byahe si Jeongyeon. Maybe his anxiety of their love to fall apart subsides. Nagpunta sila sa parke malapit sa isang mall. Nang makarating doon ay tinulungan niya si Nayeon na kunin ang mga hinanda nitong pagkain nila. He’s so happy to think about Nayeon taking care of them.

Yeon excitedly ran towards the wide place. Nang marinig ni Jeongyeon ang mahina ngunit masayang pagtawa nito ay napangiti siya. Namiss niya ang mga tawa at ngiti nito. Sinundan niya lang si Nayeon habang bitbit ang mga pagkain at gamit.

“Yeon! Wag kang lalayo ha. Dyan ka lang sa nakikita ko okay!?” sigaw ni Nayeon rito at tumango anman ang bata. Nilatag nila ang kumot sa damuhan at inayos ang mga pagkain. “I miss this,” Jeongyeon said. Nayeon looked at him and smiled. “I miss this, too. Napansin ko kasing sobrang hectic na ng schedule ko so I took a day off.” Nayeon explained.

“Thank you….” bulong niya. Nayeon smiled at him..”thank you for this day off. Sobrang namiss kong makasama ka.” sabi pa niya. Nginisian lang siya ng asawa at saka kinuha ang sandwich na ginawa nito kanina. “How’s your projects this past few weeks?” he asked.

“well, my manager just signed the contract at the JYP magazine production so I was busy taking photoshoots and interviews. Sa ibang magazine din abroad nakapila.” kwento nito sabay kagat sa hawak na sandwich. “That’s good. I bet you still enjoy what you’re doing.” he said. Nayeon smiled and looked at him intendly.

“I’m sooooooo happy, honey. Akala ko hindi na nila ako tatanggipin after my pregnancy issue..” sabi nito at nakaramdam naman ng guilt si Jeongyeon. “I’m sorry about that. Sana pinigilan ko ang sarili ko nun. Hindi ko sana nasira ang career mo.” mahinang sabi niya.

Mahinang tinampal ni Nayeon ang hita nito. “Ikaw talaga. Hindi mo nasira ang career ko. Kung hindi dumating si Yeon sa buhay natin, hindi tayo magkasama ngayon. Tsaka mas nagustuhan nila ang hubog ng katawan ko after Yeon’s birth.” paliwanag nito.

Jeongyeon suddenly remembered that moment. Kung hindi sinabi ng Ate Seungyeon niya na buntis si Nayeon na nakahospital gown nang puntahan siya, di siguro sila magkakabalikan. That darn Minhyuk sent him a planned video just to ruin their relationship.

Dapat pala niyang pasalamatan ang anak nila. “Thank you for saying that.” he thanked. Kumunot naman ang noo ni Nayeon. “Bakit bigla kang naging emotional. It’s not you.” sabi nito. “I felt really lonely these days….” Jeongyeon said in his mind. Nginitian nalang niya ito at pinanood ang anak na nakikipaglaro sa ibang bata.

He can’t even expressed his feelings to his wife…

To be continued…