The Trinity Sorority Series: The Arranged Marriage (COMPLETED)

Chapter Eighteen

-Nina-

Nang makauwi ako sa Pilipinas ay si Felicity ang sumundo sa akin at naikwento ko sa kanya ang lahat na nangyari. She advised me to think it over however my mind is made up kaya sumang-ayon na lang siya sa akin. It was about 2-3 hours from the airport to Sta. Ana so I made a mental speech para kay tatay to explain as to why I came home alone and pregnant.

Alam ko na magtatampo or magagalit si tatay kay Marco but then should I blame him? He did hurt me but I made him hate me because I forced this marriage on him. We both were at fault and to blame why our marriage did not work out as we hoped to.

Right now, my priority is to take care of my baby and secure a fatherless future at pupunan ko ng pagmamahal ang magiging anak namin. Maybe he will try to sue me or file a case for custody pero lalabanan ko siya. No one will take my baby away from me.

Bumisita ako kay Trixie and saw that she was happy despite being disowned by her parents. We were all wanting to earn kaya we opened our online shop selling our old designer clothes and it was a success.

May pera ako pero kailangan ko ng financial security at hindi ako hihingi sa pamilya ni Marco.
None of them knew that I was pregnant and hopefully Marco will not let them interfere with us. Sa natira kong pera at kita sa online shop ay nakapag-apply ako bilang teacher sa Ace Academy sa elementary department.

Isang araw habang nasa Makati kami visiting Trixie ay napansin niya ang paglobo ng tiyan ko.

"Teka Nina... Are you pregnant too?" Trixie asked surprised and I nodded.

"OMG! Why didn't you say so?" She asked upset na di ko agad sinabi.

"Ayaw ko lang na mag-alala ka." I said and she shook her head in disbelief. Sa totoo lang ay ayaw kong kaawaan niya ako at saka ma-guilty siya.

"Are you crazy Nina? Sisters tayo okay? Although Marco is a jerk at least may baby ka na magmamahal sa iyo aside from us."

"I know and sorry if di ko nasabi sa iyo.
Two months na actually so magkalapit lang edad ng magiging baby natin." Sagot ko naman na ikinatuwa niya.

"Really? Sana babae para maireto natin silang ng baby boy ko."

"Naku wag natin ipagkasundo ang mga inaanak ko okay? Let them be! Nakakaloka ang mga arranged marriage noh!" Felicity said jokingly but somehow it was the truth. Arranged marriages rarely works and can hurt both parties.

"Irereto lang naman, Cee! If magkagusto sila sa isa't isa then the better. By the way, kamusta na kayo ni Nathan?" Trixie asked and I just listened while my thoughts were far away.

Tuwing gabi ay di ko mapigilang umiyak dahil di man lang ako sinundan ni Marco. As if leaving him was the best thing that ever happened for him. No phone calls or anything. Mabuti pa si Luc laging nangangamusta sa akin.

Noong umuwi ako ay niyakap ako ni tatay habang umiiyak at di niya tinanong bakit. Nang tumahan ako at sinabi kong iniwan ko si Marco tapos nagdadalangtao ako. Ni minsan ay di niya ako sinumbatan o pinagalitan bagkus inintindi niya ang pinagdaraanan ko. Ang tanging sabi niya lang ay aalagaan niya kami ng magiging apo niya. Sinuportahan din ako nila Trixie at Felicty sa aking desisyon and I am glad that people I love are helping me move on.

After a week after applying, Ace Academy called me that I can now start teaching kaya my time was filled with lesson plans and with our online shop that made me forget Marco for awhile but when the night comes, loneliness prevails.

Then something unexpected happened nang after recess ay lumapit ang isang estudyante ko at inabot sa akin isang boquet ng roses.

"Kanino ito galing?" Tanong ko pero umiling lang siya tapos ngumit at naupo na. Some of my students made teasing comments like "Uy may manliligaw si Ma'am Nina." Natawa naman ako sa mga estudyante ko dahil ang bata bata pa dami nang alam. I am currently teaching grade three students and they are a handful. Makukulit sila pero matatalino naman kaya okay lang at di ako naistress sa kanila.