Zealously Yours

4

"C-chase... g-galit ka ba? I-I'm sorry... I-" tarantang sambit ko dahil na rin ramdam kong may galit na namumuo sa kanya habang nagmamaneho pero pinigilan ako ni Chase

"Have your parents always been like this? Huh, Cassidy?"

"H-ha?"

"I saw your things inside the attic, your clothing... you don't even have your own phone, lagi bang ganito?!"

"C-chase..."

"Answer me Cassidy"

"O-oo..."

"Dammit!" Singhal niya kaya natakot ako bigla sa inasta niya

"C-chase, I'm sorry..." sambit ko scared of how he's acting right now pero hindi niya ako kinibo hanggang sa makarating kami sa isang mansyon.

"B-bahay mo?"

"Bahay natin, Cassidy. Let's go." Sambit niya bago bumaba pero hinintay ko siyang makapasok. I've lived my whole life being left behind... kaya nasanay na ko na walang maghihintay saken o kaya naman hihintayin ko silang makalayo bago ako sumunod pero binuksan ni Chase ang kotse niya

"What are you waiting for?"

"A-akala ko papasok ka na?"

"Papasok tayo. Cassidy let's go" sambit niya pulling me out his car towards the mansion habang hawak hawak ang kamay ko

"Good afternoon, mam sir" bati ng isa sa mga katulong

"Good afternoon. Okay na ba yung kwarto?"

"Yes sir"

"Thanks. Pakiasikaso na lang ng mga gamit namin we'll head to our room"

"T-teka y-yung gamit ko"

"Cassidy. You don't have to do all things on your own sa bahay natin. We have maids for a reason okay?"

"P-pero"

"Besides, I still have to punish you for worrying me"

"P-punish? M-makukulong ba ko sa atik? M-maglilinis ba ko... m-mag-"

"Hey, stop"

"S-sasaktan mo ba ko?"

"Hey, stop no. Gosh" sambit niya cupping my face

"S-sorry. Sorry hindi ko t-talaga ala-hmmm" tarantang sambit ko pero pinigilan niya ako sa pamamagitan ng paghalik sa labi ko

"That's not what I meant geez. Don't think that way"

"P-pero s-sabi mo pu-punishment..."

"Oo nga... pero hindi gaya ng sinabi mo ghad come here" sambit niya hugging me

"C-chase..."

"Nobody's gonna hurt you from now on okay? Nobody"

Third person's PoV

"Come on" sambit ni Chase habang inaalalayan si Cassidy papasok sa kwarto nila

"What do you think? I... don't really know your color preferences kaya ginawa ko na lang neutral yung color ng kwarto natin, okay lang ba sayo?"

"K-kwarto mo to?"

"Kwarto natin Cassidy. Asawa na kita remember?"

"A-ang-ang laki"

"Of course. You deserve this"

"C-c-chase... chase pwedeng magtanong?"

"Ano yun?"

"B-bakit... bakit mo ginagawa to?"

"What do you mean?"

"I... we... we barely know each other... i-ipinakasal ka lang saken ng dahil s-sa negosyo"

"So?"

"A-aren't you supposed to be a-angry b-because you were f-forced..."

"Cassidy. We don't have any involvement sa naging business ng mga magulang natin. We were made as instruments yes... pero... ako? Magagalit sa'yo? For what?"

"K-kasi... kasi di m-mo naman ako gusto... p-pabigat l-lang ak-ako"

"Huh? Pabigat? Ikaw? Bakit mo nasabi yan? As far as I remember you haven't done anything for me to be angry"

"P-pero"

"Getting angry to someone for some reason na hindi naman siya yung may gawa? Wala tayo sa pocketbooks Cassidy. Isa pa, the first time I met you, I know you're a good person. So why would I be mad at you?"

"B-but still you d-don't know me... I... I barely know you a-as well"

"We can work it out while married, can't we?" Natulala na lang si Cassidy sa sinabi ng asawa. Hindi siya sanay na ganito ang trato sa kanya ng ibang tao, lalong lalo na ng isa taong bihira lang naman talaga niyang nakasama.

"S-si-sigurado ka ba? M-mapapahiya k-ka lang sakin... n-ni h-hindi ako m-makapags-salita ng d-diretso"

"Stop giving me useless excuses okay? I married you willingly. Tandaan mo yan"

"C-chase..."

"Now..." sambit ni Chase locking the door of their room, "where were we?"