Wife Series #3: Scarred Hearts (Completed)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29
Aphrodite Wesley

I WAS ALONE in the house. Pumasok sa office si kuya at nasa CRIACES Empire naman si Edrix dahil pinatawag sya ni uncle Fauv. I spent my day cleaning the house and watching tv out of boredom. When lunch time came, Edrix came home with take out foods.

“Gutom ka na ba?” tanong nya habang inaayos ang pagkain.

Tipid akong ngumiti. “Hindi naman masyado.”

“Sorry, kinausap pa kasi ako ni uncle Fauv. He wants me to take over the company dahil gusto nyang magfocus kay Percy, he's improving, by the way.”

Nakaramdam ako ng excitement, “Talaga? Malaki ba ang possibility na magising na sya?”

Iniabot nya sakin ang plato na may lamang chicken at kanin. Agad ko naman itong kinuha, “Thanks.”

“Possible na magising na sya pero hindi pa sigurado kung kailan.”

Napatango-tango ako saka nagsimulang kumain.

Tumikhim ako. “How about you? Will you accept uncle Fauv's offer?”

Tumigil sya sa pag kain at bumuntong-hininga. “I don't wanna take Percy's place. Baka masanay ako sa company kaya tumanggi ako. Isa pa, i want to start on my own, 'yung magsisimula ako sa pinakamababa para mas satisfied ako sa kalalabasan.”

Tumango ako at napangiti dahil sa sinabi nya. Hindi na ako nagsalita ulit dahil tahimik ko na syang pinupuri at pinapantasya sa isipan ko. I want to be with him for a long time. I want to spend my whole life with him.

Saktong pagtapos kong kumain ay tumunog ang cellphone ko. Agad kong sinagot ang tawag nang makitang si Red 'yon.

“Hello, Red?” i'm used to addressing him by his name and i don't think it bothers him, he's not complaining anyway.

[A-Aphrodite, come here. M-My wife, i-i think she's sick.]

Nangunot ang noo ko. “Sick? Bakit? Anong nangyari? Ano bang ginawa nyo?”

Narinig ko ang pagtikhim nya at pag-aalinlangan pero sa huli ay sinagot nya rin ang tanong ko. [W-We uhmm...you know...married couple thing and then when i woke up, she look so exhausted and she keeps on complaining about s-something painful.”

Umawang ang labi ko at napalunok. I didn't know my boss is this dumb. How can he tell me all that details?

I cleared my throat, “Red, i think you should search about after sex effects.”

Cough cough cough

Nangunot ang noo ko nang sabay na umubo sina Red at Edrix. Tiningnan ko si Edrix, taranta nyang nililinis ang tumalsik na mga kanin. Napailing ako. Why are they so sensitive about this topic?

[Fuck! Don't come here anymore!]

Napangiwi ako nang babaan nya ako ng tawag. Tiningnan ko si Edrix. He's fixing the mess. Tumayo ako at tinulungan syang magligpit pero nang aksidenteng dumikit ang braso ko sa balikat nya ay umigtad sya at agad na dumistansya sakin.

Kunot-noo ko syang nilingon pero iniwasan nya lang ako ng tingin. His ears and neck are red and he's biting his lips. Napailing ako. My words affect him this match? What's wrong with talking about after sex effects? Tsk!

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EDRIX is driving while i'm sitting in the passenger seat looking at him. Hindi nya ako kinakausap and it's still awkward for him to even look at me. I think it's for the best, maigi na ring nag-iiwasan kami at iniiwasan nya ako para maprotektahan ko sya kahit papaano.