"Fck my husband"
"W-what?"
"I need you to get fcked by my husband"
"Why?"
"We can't bear a child. We need you to do that"
"B-but..."
"Isang milyon. Babayaran ka namin ng isang milyon"
Two guys. Met you at the bar. Then asked you to get fck...
Last night, his symptoms were starting to become more visible pero mas pinili pa rin niyang makipagkita kay Veronica. I have nothing against Veronica and I know the promise that we made to her mom. Pero hindi ba pwedeng unahin muna niya sarili niya?
He proceeds with the day as if nothing happened last night. Laughing, smiling, as if there's no pain. I can't even think of the time na mawawala siya. We've been each other's walls for years and now he's casually wanting to grant our nanny's wish before even prioritizing himself.
Hindi ko kinayang manood sa kanya kaya nagpahangin ako but it came to me na baka... baka pag di ko ginusto tong pagkakaroon ng anak, baka isipin pa niyang mabuhay para man lang saken. So I went back to them saying I don't want a kid before walking out
"Orion! Wait!"
"What?"
"Come on... don't do this" Landon
"Do what?"
"Napag-usapan na natin to di ba?"
"And I'm backing out"
"Orion... wag ka namang ganyan... I just want you to continue on okay?"
"How can you say that so easily?!"
"Kasi tanggap ko yung diagnosis saken. We see the symptoms even" sambit niya looking at his knees. He suddenly found it hard to stand up yesterday... which is one symptom of his illness, ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
"Still!"
"Orion. Veronica thinks she's being a burden. She's blaming herself for your attitude towards her."
"Let her be"
"Orion! Tsk"
Veronica's PoV
"Y-you're sick?" Sambit ko upon hearing their conversation
"Veronica..." Landon
"May sakit ka Landon?" Pag-uulit ko ng tanong looking at them both pero umiwas lang ng tingin saken si Orion
I saw Landon take a deep breath before nodding
"B-bakit di ka nagpapagamot? Madami naman kayong pera di ba? Kaya naman yan magamot?"
"Unfortunately no, Vero. My illness has no cure right now"
"S-sa abroad? Di ba madaming gumagaling sa abroad?!"
"Even doctors abroad has no cure..."
"S-so iiwan mo rin ako... k-kami..."
"Hey... Veronica, ahh" lalapit sana si Landon saken but bigla siyang napahawak sa tuhod niya
"Landon!" Orion and I shouted going to him. Orion immediately held Landon to help him stand up
"Let's... talk this out? Please?"
Landon's PoV
"We may have been a surprise to you and your brother but... we've known you way before that night at the bar" panimula ko
"Evangeline Dizon, your mom. She was our nanny"
"S-sa inyo nagtrabaho si mama?"
"Yes. And she asked us to look over you and your brother for her before she passed away"
"A-ano?"
"The night we met. I was diagnosed with ALS a week before that and things were too heavy. Kaya kami napadpad sa bar to let things go for a while but we saw you"
"Hindi kaagad kami lumapit nun sayo because we didn't have the right reason to do so... but Landon here just suddenly told me that we can help you if we asked you to... to do that"
"Mukha ba kong pokpok sa inyo?"
"No... of course not" sambit ko kay Veronica
"I know it was wrong for us to do it that way... it's just... I want to at least convince you to be in contact with us... by helping you and by introducing you guys to each other since I may not even last long—"
"Landon!" Orion
"And from there, we can start with our promise to Nanny Vangie to take care of you... kahit hindi ko matapos... andyan si Orion"
"Things doesn't work that way Landon. Oo gipit ako noon and to be honest I wasn't scared of you guy's presence pero... andaming ibang paraan"
"I know... I'm sorry. You must think we took advantage of you now..."
"Landon..."
"I'm okay. I just want things to be okay before I go... you know what I mean?"
"Landon..."
"Vero... you really became someone special for us... for me. I swear to god I won't even touch you if I don't see you as someone important"
"Let's just stop this... stop thinking about us and think about yourself Landon..." Orion
"Will you be happy, if we do still continue this?" Veronica asked
"Veronica... baby what are you—"
"I'm willing to do it, if it eases your mind, Landon"
"I'd be happy if you accept our offer, Vero"
"You guys are unbelievable" Orion before he walked out
"Orion! Wait!" Veronica following Orion habang ako naiwan dito sa loob. I don't want my days to feel miserable. This is the only way I can think of.
Orion's PoV
"O-orion..."
"Leave me alone, Veronica"
"S-so you're mad..."
"What?"
"Y-you were calling me by my name instead of the usual... baby... shouldn't I have interfered with you and your husband? I... I'm sorry"
"Vero..."
"N-naisip ko lang naman na... na gusto kong mapasaya yung taong... yung taong nangako sa nanay ko... I may not have been with my mom but... I felt comfort whenever I'm with you... oo natatakot ako sa mga posibleng mangyari... sa posible kong maramdaman... pero... pero baka nga nararamdaman ko na yun kaya natatakot ako... b-but sorry for interfering with you and Landon... I guess I better go"
"Vero, wait"
"Mag-usap muna siguro kayo ng asawa mo Orion... uuwi na ko"
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