Amar De Nuevo ✔

Pecado 36

"Stay close to your husband the entire time that we're going to spend on this charity. For you to avoid the media's do you understand?"

"Yes father." I answered diligently to what my father's been saying for the past fifteen minutes that he called me.

"Good, malapit na tayo sa venue. Don't go do wrong things again Alyza." He said before he hang up the call.

I will act as the most masunuring daughter this evening para wala na siyang masabi sakin na kung ano ano. Because technically this will be my last time that i'll act as he pleased.

Once our car lined up papunta sa unahan ng venue , i composed myself. I plastered my most daring smile and hide my uninterested in the people around me.

"We're here." Jason told me as the car door open from his side our act as a married couple begins. He give me his hand that i touched for me to get outside the car.

Flashes of cameras directed to us. The media swarming to us like we are their preys that they need to devour. Questions rises as we walked together hand by hand with each other. I just plastered my smile like nothing happened and like the newspaper about my escaped in France never happened.

"Quick question Mrs. Cervantes! Is it true that your marriage is starting to fall?"

"Is it true that you two are not happy in your marriage?"

"Will there be a divorce after this month?"

"Do you two cheated on each other? Are you not happy in your marriage?"

Different questions arise but none of them are being answered. Like never naman talaga namin sinagot ang mga binabatong questions samin kahit na gaano pa yan ka-obvious.

"Mrs. Cervantes is it true that you are once pregnant and Mr. Cervantes is not the father of the child?"

That question made me halt of a second that Jason notice, inalalayan niya pa akong mag lakad muli papasok sa venue para lang mawala na kami sa flashes ng mga camera na naka paligid samin.

"Don't make it to obvious or your father will know." He told me once we're inside the venue together.

"I know." I answered him and plastered another smile when some of our aquintance in the business appear in front of us.

Nilibot pa namin ang ilang table para lang kamustahin ang ibang kakilala sa business bago kami nag pasya na umupo sa pwesto namin malapit kina Dad. Hapong hapo na ako kakangiti kahit wala naman kangiti ngiti sa nangyayari sa buhay ko.

Pare parehas lang naman kaming lahat dito na nag pla-plastikan sa isa't isa kahit alam kong kating kati na sila itanong ang nangyayari samin ni Jason para may pag piyestahan ulit sila at lait laitin. Kunwari ay kakampihan ang isang panig pero ang totoo ay hinihiling na sana mas masira pa sila.

I was Dad and some of our business partner are talking while Mom is also busy talking with her amiga's.

"Mom, Dad." Tawag ni Jason sakanilang dalawa kaya napalingon sila samin. Bumeso ang saglit si Jason kay Mom at tumungo kay Dad. Ako naman ay lumapit kay Mom at gayung din na bumeso sa mag kapareho. Ibinalik naman nila ang kanilang atensyon sa mga kausap nila ng maupo kami sa tabi nila.

I know that this party will be a boring one. Bakit ba mas madami pa ang time ng plastikan kaysa sa main event which is a charity for a cause. Nakaka pagod ngumiti sakanila na para bang super required ang laging ngumiti kahit na hindi mo kilala ang nakaka salubong mo o ang nakaka salubong mo ng tingin.

I started to wonder my eyes, as I'm trying to see if may mga kakilala ba ako rito bukod sa mga business partners namin. I started to wonder my eyes in the north part of the venue, still trying to see if may familiar faces ba akong makikita ng may mahagip ng bilisan ang mata ko na isang pigura.