Johnny Suh, a med student in UP gets his life 'ruined' when his father announced on his grand birthday party that he's getting engaged to the daughter of his father's business partner, Alexa Alvares, a tourism student from ADMU.
EPISTOLARY. TAGALOG.
You cook well, Shrek." Tipid akong ngumiti sakaniya at kumain ulit ng niluto niyang carbonara. He said specialty daw ito ng nanay niya, at natuto siyang lumuto nito noong bata pa lamang siya.
"Well, that's the perks of living alone and being your future...husband." He took a long pause and winked at me. Oh, 'yan nanaman siya. Inirapan ko lang siya at tuluyan nalang na kumain.
"Neknek mo, ulol." Umiling ako at mahinang tumawa.
I looked at the painting beside the refrigerator. It was a girl, who is smiling while hugging a tall man. She kind of resembled Johnny's face. Not kind of, but really.
"That's my mom. She painted it." Johnny emotionless said when he noticed that I was curiously starring at it.
"Saan na ba mommy mo?" Curious 'kong tanong at tumingin sakaniya. Hindi niya ako sinagot kaya naguilty tuloy ako! Hala, baka ayaw niya pag-usapan? or baka ayaw niya sabihin sa'kin? okay lang naman! boba ka talaga kahit kailan, Alexa! sana 'di mo nalang tinanong!
I heared him sighed and dropped his fork. "She's in Chicago. Taking care of my half sister."
Ha?! may kapatid pala 'tong gunggong na 'to!?
Napatawa siya sa mukha ko. Gago kasi, naka-bukaka bunganga ko!
"Jenice pangalan niya. She's in 12th grade, taransfer rin 'yon dito pagcollege na siya." Johnny says.
For sure maganda kapatid nito. Malamang pogi yung kuy- charemz! umayos ka, Alexa.
"Alam ba nila na ikakasal tayo?"
"No, and i'm planning to tell them pagkapunta ko ng Chicago bago pa sa kasal natin. And you, sasama ka sa'kin."
"Ha? bakit naman ako sasama sayo?"
"Cause you're my future wife? at tsaka pa, ano ako? single? ikakasal ng walang fiancée-"
"Oo na oo na! Tumigil ka na diyan sa pagiging pilosopo o susuntukin kita." I glared at him.
Pagkatapos 'kong kumain, huhugasan ko na sana ang mga ginamit naming plato pero agad naman ito kinuha ni Johnny sa'king mga kamay. Sabi niya raw siya na maghuhugas. I nodded and pumunta sa sala niya.
Modern ang condo ni Johnny. It has two bedrooms, and one comfort room. Kaya siguro dalawa kwarto nito, kasi nagdadala ng babae. Charot.
I turned on the TV, at ang unang bumungad sa'min ay ang mukha ng tatay niya. I read the header and looked at Johnny. Umiiling lang ito habang naghuhugas ng pinggan.
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"April 15, John." Hinigpitan ko ang pagkahawak ko sa remote at akmang lumakad palapit kay Johnny.
Napaisip nanaman ako. Akala ko kaya ko? Akala ko wala lang sa'kin 'to? Johnny assured me that matatapos ang lahat as soon as possible.
Eh hindi pa nga nagsisimula, gusto ko nang lumayo.
April 15. Next month.
"Shit. Ganyan ba siya ka atat sa business shit nila?" Galit na bulong nito ni Johnny. Ako naman, I was just standing like a statue at pinigilan umiyak.
Johnny noticed that I was being nervous, so he went closer to me and sighed. "Lex, I'm sorry. Wala na tayong magagawa."
Right. It's always that. Wala na kaming magagawa.
"Hindi mo kasalanan na ikakasal tayo, Johnny." Bulong ko.
Kinuha ko na ang bag ko at lumingon sakaniya, "L-let's just go and find a condo. Ayaw ko munang isipin ang kasal natin."
Hindi ko na napigilan na hindi umiyak and got out of his condo.
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