My Sweet Nightmare

CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 19

Red’s POV

The woman came almost an hour later. I can’t stop looking at her. I want to remember her so bad. If I married her, I should know, but why of all people do I have to forget my wife?

I was still lying on my bed, my upper body a little bit elevated and my right leg still in a cast. She came towards my bed and sat on the chair beside it. I sensed a lot of sadness in her eyes.

“Why do you look so sad?” I laughed a bit. “Nakakaawa na ba talaga ako?”

She shook her head in response.

I saw my friends signal to me that they’ll leave. I smiled at them in return. Louie was however, still standing right beside the door. The woman might have noticed, so she faced Louie and gave him a smile. Louie then went out of the room.

“This is awkward” I started our conversation. She just smiled at me.

I do not know where to begin. “U-um” I stuttered and let out a laugh. “It’s funny that they say we’re married, yet I can’t even strike a conversation with my wife”. There was a brief silence.

I finally decided to speak up. “Bakit ganon?” I said. I looked at her and she’s still looking at me, but she’s not saying anything. The more I look at her eyes, the more I see sadness which even got me more confused. “Sa lahat ng taong makakalimutan ko, why does it have to be my wife? Nakakatawa di ba?” I let out a forced laugh. She was just looking at me with those sad eyes.

“And what’s even funnier is that I do not even know your name?” I added.

“Y-yumi” She answered. It was such a short answer but I could sense a lot of fear from her.

“Yumi” I paused a bit. “Such a pretty name. Parang ikaw, maganda din. ” I gave her a smile to ease the tension. “Why do you look so scared? Was I a bad husband to you?”

She lowered her head, shook it a couple of times and let out a loud sigh.

She was playing with her fingers and had her head down most of the time. I took the opportunity to hold her hand. Halatang nagulat siya nang kunin ko ang kamay niya at hawakan. She tried to remove my hand from hers but I covered it with my other hand.

“I know this is awkward because you’re a complete stranger to me right now. I don’t have a clue of what I am or how I was to you. But if you will just allow me to get to know you, then we can work this out” I said while I was still holding her hand. I saw tears fall from her eyes and it made me feel sad seeing her cry.

“I’m sorry you have to go through all these with me, but I promise that I will try to work this out despite my lost memories. Maaalala ko din kung ano tayo dati and then we can have a happy family.” I wiped her tears

Yumi’s POV

Para akong tangang umiiyak sa harap ni Red. I can’t even talk. I want to tell him that I hate him so much. I want to tell him what an a**hole he is for ruining my life and most especially my family’s life, but I just can’t do it. Pesteng luha ‘to. I did not want to cry in front of him, but my tears just kept on falling.

He held my hand and I tried to take it away, but he just held it even tighter. He promised he’ll work things out and that we can have a happy family. Nakakapanibago, pero hindi pa rin mawala sa alaala ko ang takot sa kaniya.