Became The King's Woman

CHAPTER 12

"Sab, here's the phone you asked me to buy. May simcard na din yan." Saad ni Ivanka sa akin while walking towards me.

"Thank you." Tugon ko naman sabay abot nung bagong cellphone.

"Bakit mo nga pala kailangan ng cellphone, mukhang okay naman yang cellphone mo ah." Usisa niyang tanong.

Humalukipkip lamang ako at sumandal sa railings ng veranda. Bumuntong hininga muna ako bago magsalita.

"Marro has been calling me simula noong magpunta siya dito. Isa pa, this phone that I'm was a gift from him. Ayuko nang pahirapan pa ang sarili ko sa pag-alala sa kanya. Besides, hindi ko man masasabing ganap na kaming magsundo ni Argus, maayos-ayos na kami ngayun and it's improving day by day. Ayukong magkaroon ulit siya ng dahilan para pagdudahan ako o itrato niyang muli ako tulad ng dati." Malamlam ang mga matang  wika ko.

"Uhmm, you're right. Better draw the line now in between you and Marro dahil kapag hindi mo pa ginawa yan, mahihirapan lamang kayong dalawa na limutin ang isa't isa. Lalo na siya dahil mukhang disidido siyang habulin ka."

"That's why my heart aches for him. Mas nasasaktan ako para sa kanya kesa para sa sarili ko. After all ako ang dahilan bangungot na nangyayari sa kanya ngayun. Iniwan ko siya sa ere." Saad ko bago magpunas ng luha.

Lumapit lamang siya sa akin bago haplusin sa likod.
Bakas sa kanyang mukha ang simpatya para sa akin.

"You had no choice Sab, you were caught off guard by your situation. Isipin mo na lamang na ginawa mo ito for your family." She said in a comforting tone kaya naman ay napayakap na lamang ako sa kanya.

"Don't burden yourself so much Sab. On a battle field, we should kill in order not to be killed, don't forget that." Saad niya pa.

Dahil palubog na ang araw ay bumalik na kami sa loob ng mansion noong mabungaran namin si Argus na kapapasok lang din mula sa main door.

Mas mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro kong binago ang rihistro ng mukha ko para lumiwanag ito tsaka ko siya sinalubong.

"Argus, you're home." Masigla kong saad bago tuluyang lumapit sa kanya wrapping my hands around his neck to kiss him as he wrapped his hands around my waist.

"How's my queen?" He said sweetly in between our lips and kissed me again shortly at inakbayan na niya ako. "I'm fine. Been reading the book you gave me all day long." I answered as we walked towards the living roon para maupo.

"Tea please." Baling ko kay Ivanka dahil naroon lamang siya. Siya na ang bahalang mag-utos sa mga maids na nakahilira sa gilid.

It's still awkward for me to ask people the things I need dahil hindi naman ako lumaking mayaman but I have to act accordingly in front of Argus. Somehow, I have adjusted.

"So how's your mission? Guessed, t'was a success. You seems happy." I intriguingly said.

"Well, it's not really a success but today's findings went quite well. We had a lead from the island where the bombing happened so we went there. Fortunately, an old man who witnessed the incident just returned from the states."

"Oh really? That's great! So what did he say about it?" I excitedly interrupted.

"He said that he did see what happened since there house is just nearby the sea. After few days after the bombing there's this stranged boy found on the shore and was adopted by a fisherman and his wife."

"Oh wow. So that's probably your brother."

"Not sure yet but of course, the probability is about 90 percent. However, the couple and the boy just went missing one day. Pero ang sabi naman ng mga nakakita sa kanila lumipat lamang daw yung mga yun sa ibang lugar."