THE PROFESSOR'S MANIPULATION

CHAPTER 39

"Sonya's father, mayor Wendellion discovered our break-up. We broke up a month before our wedding. I found out that she's pregnant with her ex-boyfriend. Our relationship is really dead. We don't feel any love towards each other that's why she chose to cheat with her ex-boyfriend Leo." huminga siya at nagpatuloy. Tahimik akong nakikinig sa kaniya.

"Her father finds out about her pregnancy. He thought I was the father kaya gusto niyang panagutan ko ang bata. Sonya confessed to me in the first place who really was the father. I'm sure it's not me. We never had any sensual encounter for our entire relationship. We kisssed but that's that. Her father wants me to marry her but I refused because I'm married to you. You are the only woman I want to marry."

Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya.

"I know it's hard to believe but that's the truth. I love you, and it's comparable, but our marriage become a bait to me. Mayor finds out about you. He threathened me he will dispatch you because you're the reason I can't marry her daughter. He will hunt you down, that's why we decided to make a plan. We'll act as if we're still in a relationship at ang narinig ni tito ay hindi totoo na naghiwalay kami. I will protect you kahit pa masaktan ako. Kahit ang kapalit nito ay ang kaligayahan ko sa piling mo."

I swallowed hard looking at his red eye's. He's about to tear up. I've never seen him cry.

"Ayokong mawala ka sa 'kin kaya kahit masakit sa 'kin, mas pinili kong gawin ang makabubuti sayo. I need to hurt you so you could hate me and voluntarily leave me, and you did. You leave me without knowing my pain. That wasn't my child Mandy, it was Sonya's ex-boyfriend's child. That lost baby wasn't mine. You concluded wrong."

At tuluyan na siyang umiyak. Tumulo ang luha sa mga mata niya. Nanginit rin ang mga mata ko. Nahahawa ako sa iyak niya.

"Sa apat na tayong naging mag-asawa tayo, wala akong ginawa kun'di ang mahalin ka pero wala kang ibang ginawa kun'di ang saktan lang ako." sumbat ko sa kaniya.

"I'm sorry."

Pagak akong ngumisi.

"Anong magagawa ng sorry mo? Because of your stupidity, naghirap ako. Naging miserable ang buhay ko ng dahil sa inyo! You manipulative professor!"

"I'm sorry please... I'm sorry..." he tried to tightened his hold on hand but I avoid his touch.

"H'wag mo 'kong hahawakan!" Banta ko sa kaniya. Umiiling siya habang nakatingin sa akin. Hinahabol pa rin ng kamay niya ang kamay ko.

"Nang dahil sa inyo, kinailangan kong magtago para sa buhay ko. Wala kang ibang magandang naidulot sa 'kin. Umalis ka rito. Ayokong makita ka!" Pagtataboy ko sa kaniya. Tinulak ko siya kaya napaupo siya sa sahig.

"Umalis ka!" Puno ng galit kong sigaw sa kaniya. Tumayo siya at puno ng sakit na tinalikuran ako. Niyakap ko ang mga tuhod ko at ibinaon ang mukha sa mga hita ko. I cried so hard.

I'm shocked 'bout what I knew. So all those times I caught them together, it was all an act.

I cried even harder. My life was in danger ng hindi ko namamalayan. Umiling-iling ako.

Bakit niya ako kailangang saktan kung pwede niya akong ipaglaban.

He said he chose what's the best for me, what's the best for me? Ang saktan ako ng paulit-ulit?

He said he love me, and it's incomparable, but what kind of love he has for me? Iyon bang parating ipamukha sa akin na hindi niya ako mamahalin kahit kailan?

I don't need his help to secure my life. May pamilya akong handang tumulong sa akin.

Ang sabihin niya ay duwag lang talaga siya kaya niya mas piniling saktan ako ke'sa ipaglaban.