Only For Real Love

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"Ikaw na ba yan Agga?" Mr.  Sagracion asked when I sit beside my father chair.

I nodded and offer my hand for a hand shake.

I just got off the plane and I come here in this restaurant to meet my father and his friend and also his business partner. I lived in Turkey ever since I was a child with my turkish mother. This is the first time my father called me to come here in the Philippines to handle his business.

My life in Turkey was simple but hectic. I work as a secretary of a well known psychiatrist in my homeland. Sometimes I took a part-time for modeling but lately some big clothing lines were asking for me. I made a name for almost four months in modeling but I needed to let the opportunity go because my father needs me the most.

Hindi naman hiwalay ang nanay at tatay ko, magkahiwalay lang ng bahay dahil mas gusto ni  anne sa bansa niya kaya hinayaan nalang siya ni baba. Tuwing saturday at linggo ay naaa Turkey si baba para dalawin kami. Kapag holiday din ay nauwi siya sa amin but most of his time was spent alone in hus hometown, Philippines.

"It's nice to meet you, mr. Sagracion." I sweetly offered my smile.

"You're such a lovely woman. Quit the formality, you should start calling me tito, much better you can call me dad." He has this very formal expression but his voice was soft.

Nangunot naman ang noo ko dahil sa narinig. Why would I do that? My question was answered when my baba open his mouth.

"What do you think of marrying his son, Aggape?" My baba asked me.

He's smiling like this topic isn't serious. I mentally shook my eyes when I saw how his eyes smile just like his lips. Sobrang halata na tuwang-tuwa siya sa naisip niya.

Everyone are telling me that I have a similar smile to my father. When we smile we lose our eyes. Ang punagkaiba lang namin ay nakuha ko ang expressive eyes ng anne ko.

"I thought it's about business baba? I still have a jetlag, huwag mo namang dagdagan pa ang sakit ng ulo ko." Salubong ang kilay na baling ko sa aking ama.

I literally shook my head when I heard him laugh. What's funny about this? This is so fucking life changing decision. I still want to enjoy being single and a model. If I get a husband right now I think I can't have those dreams of mine? Yeah, I will definitely change for a better to be a good house wife. What? My mom was a house wife despite of having a degree. My father made her his queen, I should too.

It's not like were dependent but that's just how it should be. We can be independent but a true man will never let you because a man wants their wife to literally depends on them. That's how our house value run, malay ko sa iba. We have different views in that manner.

"Of course it is about business. You are already twenty three years old hija, it's good to settle down now and have your own family." Sagot naman ng tatay kong hindi ata nahahalatang naiinis ako sa ideyang ito.

"Marriage is not business baba!" Sagot ko nalang.

"It's marriage for convenience hija, you need to marry Fevrier so that our company will be stable. We need them, I need you." How come my father, at the age of fifty nine can still do this fucking puppy eyes?

"It's not like your company were the one who'll benefit in this, ours also as you have a very popular name inside and outside the country." Singit ni mr. Sagracion na mas lalong kinakunot ng noo ko. Ha, ano daw?

"What do you mean po?" I asked.

"You are modeling some famous clothing line right hija? Alam mo naman, filipino loves what's trending. Also, some clothes you model was spotted wearing by heart evangelista a fashion influencer here the country." Paliwanag nito na ikinagulat ko.