The Secret Mistress

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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
– Bertrand Russel

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“Levi's POV”

"Colleen, do you take Adamir to be your husband?Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect him, forsaking all others, and holding only unto him forevermore?" Priest.

“I do.” Colleen

"And Adamir, do you take Colleen to be your wife?
Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect her, forsaking all others, and holding only unto her forevermore?" Priest

“I do.” Adamir

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I am Levi Seth Watson, Colleen's first love and she was my first and last too. Habang pinapanood ko ang wedding live video nila na nirecord ni Hera, my cousin for me to see it, I can finally give up my feelings for her. Habang pinagmamasdan ko siyang masayang nakatingin sa lalaking mahal at kasama niya sa altar, Somehow I'm happy for her even though minsan naming pinangarap na ikasal na dalawa.

I smile and push the wheel near to the open window which shows a clear sky.

"Nagkatuluyan kaya tayo sa other dimension?" I whisper.

I hidden my real feelings all along and pretend that I have moved on...

"Sir do you believe time can be a destiny sometimes?"

Napalingon ako sa nagsalita. She's Karina, one of the nurse here but recently napapadalas ang pagkawala niya.

"Time?" Ngiti ko sa kaniya,

"Sabi ng prof ko before, time is the real destiny. Kaya merong perfect timing para sa lahat. Imagine that we have 12 numbers in the clock and you can let hours pass but memories and experience will remain. In short, If you didn't decide that time when is the right time?"

"Minsan naiisip ko kung nurse ka ba talaga o teacher."

I tried to ease the awkward pace around us. Minsan ko lang siya makitang seryoso.

"Pwera biro sir,  every time is right. When you let it pass without doing something that's the wrong time."

"Sinasabi mo bang..."

"Yes sir ang bait mo pong t*nga para paniwalain ang sarili mong ayos ka lang kahit alam mong may pag asa ka naman sana pero pinalipas mo ang oras na kailan man hindi mo na pwedeng balikan. Pasensya po sir kinokomport lang kita."

One of her personality is frank, I learned that habang nakakasama ko siya at malakas ang loob niyang bw*sitin ako.

"Pffft. Ang ganda ng comfort way mo. Pero ito na ang huli nating pagkikita kaya papalagpasin ko ang sinabi mo bukod sa tama ka naman, I'm getting discharge, thank you sa pag-aalaga."