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Wala akong ginawa nang gabing iyon kung hindi ang magmura ng paulit-ulit. I can't sleep thinking that I'll be married to a woman I don't like. Damn, damn, damn. Ngayon pang unti-unti ko ng natututunan iyong salitang kailanman ay hindi ko inaral.
Tangina, ano'ng gagawin ko ngayon?
But then, one day, she came to my hotel room, saying that she need me to be her husband. Looks like I've succeeded. Ako ata ang una niyang naisip kaya sa akin agad siya pumunta para aluking maging asawa.
I was too startled and flushed but I still managed to grin.
"Are you serious? If you're serious then I'm right, you really like me.." pero nagawa ko pa siyang asarin, just to lessen my embarrassment.
Mabilis siyang mainis at mukha siyang palaging mangsasakmal, pero ang ganda niya parin.
"It's not like that, wala lang akong choice." she confidently said.
I gasped jokingly. Then I pointed out myself.
"And your only choice is me?"
Damn. If only I could disobey my grandfather, I'll definitely accept your offer, baby.
"Yeah... Pumayag ka–"
"Look Miss, I'm not stupid to agree. I don't even know if you're pranking me or what." ani ko.
It's not what my heart tells me. But I had to say it.
"I'm not pranking you." She breathe deeply. "I want you to be my husband."
"I won't ask your reason, bakit ako papayag? I don't even know you." malamig kong sagot.
I had to say it again. Hindi para muli akong tumatak sa isip niya. Kung hindi ay para magalit siya sa akin at tuluyan na akong kalimutan. It's hard. But I'm still learning that word, right? Hindi pa naman huli ang lahat. I have to unlearned it as soon as possible. Ikakasal ako sa iba, hindi sa kaniya. I can't be in love with her when I'm gonna marry someone who's gonna be my wife.
"I guess, I will just marry that old man." She whispered.
Nakakatawa ang mga desisyon ko sa buhay. I just couldn't let her go without her knowing. Walang alam ang babae na may nang-aangkin na pala sa kaniya. So I gambled with fate. Kapag nagkita kaming muli. . . I think I have to disobey my Lolo.
"It's nice to see you again." rinig ko wika ng aking magaling na kapatid.
"Yeah, it's nice–"
I have to cut her off. For me it isn't a nice view. It isn't so nice to see them talking.
"You don't wanna talk to him, right?"
Kailangan ko pa palang magselos para lang makapagdesisyon ng mabilis. With the help of my annoying brother who will be now facing his real fate because I decided not to follow my Lolo's task. Isang iglap nawalan ako ng pakialam sa posisyon niya. Kaniya na iyon.
But it seems like the fate was on my side. When I learned that she is the woman I'm gonna marry. Walang hanggan ang kasiyahan ko. Now there's no way she'll gonna slip away from me. I'll now fully learn that word. Love.
"Apo, your wife is very beautiful." ani Lolo nang bisitahin kami kinaumagahan matapos kaming kasalin.
"I know po." my wife, my very beautiful Ariadne, said confidently.
I chuckled inwardly.
"Fool, you're not beautiful." I mumbled. Cuz you're beyond that, baby.
Iinisin ko siya hanggang sa ako na palagi ang maging laman ng kaniyang isip. Pero mukhang gano'n din ang binabalak niya. When I got so busy with work, she suddenly left in the mansion. I was so worried. Hindi ko naman alam kung saan siya pumupunta kaya wala akong ibang magawa kung hindi ang hintayin siya sa labas ng pintuan.
