Cheating Husband ©

(I) How It Feels 🔞

HINDI raw uso sa isang lalaki ang umiyak-not unless if it hurt so much. Randall was in shock after all he had witnessed. After years of trying so hard, this is the only thing he gets. Pain.

Humahagulhol siya sa gilid ng kama ng kanyang ama at ina. Parang batang pinupunasan ang kanyang mga luha. He's still tightly holding onto the ring. The sign of her promise, Melanie's promise.

He stomped his feet as hard as he could. Almost hurt himself to forget about the pain inside. Bakit nga ba naman iiyak ang isang lalaki? Bakit nga ba naman iiyak ang isang lalaking ilang taong lumaban at naging matibay?

Everyone has their own weakness, at ngayon lang ni Randall napagtanto ang kanya.

"She should've just killed me, Mom," nanghihina niyang sabi habang parang lantang gulay na naupo sa sahig. "My life means nothing without her."

Hindi nagsalita ang kanyang mommy na gusto na ring maiyak. Nakatayo lamang ito habang mabuting pinanonood ang anak na sobrang nagsisisi sa mga nagawa niyang desisyon noon-na nagpapakita na ng mga resulta ngayon.

"H-Hon!" nag-aalalang bungad ng daddy niya na kakapasok lamang ng kwarto. "Where's my son?" Hindi ito magkanda-ugaga.

This is the first time he will see Randall again after years of hiding. Marahan niyang tinabi ang kanyang asawa at saka umupo sa gilid ng kanyang unico hijo. Hindi niya mapagilan ang paghikbi nang makita itong napaka tamlay.

"Son, this is too much! Have you eaten?!"

"Dad... Tell me... Where did I go wrong?" Tuluyang pumatak ang luha ng kanyang ama at siya'y agad na hinila upang bigyan ng mainit na yakap. Ang yakap na ang tanging hiling ay pakalmahin ang sakit niyang nararamdaman.

"You did nothing wrong, Randall. Nothing. It was her and her selfish plans."

"I love her. I can't hate her because of a mistake!" hagulhol niya.

Nang marinig 'yon ng kanyang ama ay agad nitong sinapo ang kanyang mukha at hinarap sa kanya. "Listen, son." Tsaka siya umiling-iling, ni hindi niya alam kung paano sisimulan ang paliwanag. "It was never a istake, okay? She cheated because she doesn't love you."

"But, I can't give her the d*mn life she wanted! That's why she did that! She don't deserve me!" Mas lalo lamang nakaramdam ng awa ang kanyang mga magulang. A guy who loved a woman so much... Na kahit pa siya ang tunay na nagmahal ay nagawa pang sisihin ang sarili.

"You're right, son," sambit ng kanyang ina. "You don't... Deserve her. You'll never deserve her. Ginamit ka lang niya! Wake up, Randall! It's not too late to go back!"

"No, mom. Aayusin namin 'to. Hindi ko hahayaang mawala nang tuluyan ang ilang taon naming pinagsamahan..." sambit niya. Kung sa katigasan ng ulo ay talo pa niya ang dyamante. If he want to do something, he will do it. Kahit pa buhay ang nakataya.

Tuluyan siyang naglakad at nahintong muli sa gilid ng kama. "Randall, please... Son, not again," sumamo ng kanyang ina.

"You can't fix a thing that was never even broken in the first place-isn't that what you told me when I told you to fix your life?" paalala ng kanyang ama. Dahilan upang siya'y matigilan at marahang humarap. Muli siyang nahikbi. "You can't fix your marriage... You can't fix her, Randall. She was never broken."

Natigilan siya nang may kunin sa gilid ng kabinet ang kanyang daddy. Isang folder na may laman ng mga ilang papel. Saka tuluyang lumabas ang litrato ng isang lalaki.

"What's this?" nagtataka niyang tanong.

"You can't win against a successful man, anak," pasimula ng kanyang ama. "He's powerful. Nobody wins against Farhan Romualdez, ang kabit ng asawa mo."