Say Yes

48

Inigo

Hate and pain. Two strong emotions. Yung mga taong nanakit sa atin, hindi natin alam, they controlled our lives unknowingly, indirectly.

In our case, Chiara's hate towards his father's cheating acts unconsciously controlled her. At her young age, it had been hard for her to trust people, she had always been fearful, she had become non confrontational.

Natakot siyang magtanong.

Dahil natakot siyang masaktan.

So right now, there are things I genuinely wanted for her.

Freedom from the people who hurt her so that they will no longer have control on her life.

Regardless they are her family.

Peace and happiness.

She's getting there. She'll get there.

I will be there every step of the way.

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Isang linggo ang mabilis na lumipas, isang linggo ng nasa bahay si Chi. 

Sa loob ng isang linggo, nakabuo na kami ni Chi ng daily routine and house rules sa bahay. Yes, she imposed house rules on my own home.

She won't hear me complain though. She's the queen of the house anyways.

Our day starts at 4AM jogging around the farm, at nagpilit talaga siyang tumakbo kasabay ko. We also divide few of our household chores, dahil hindi parin naman evicted si Manang Letty sa bahay. She really asked to be at the kitchen, na pinagbigyan naman ni Manang. I wanted to divert her attention to something she really loves to do, which is cooking.

On our working hours, pupunta ako sa factory or sa mango orchard or sa cattle station, maiiwan siya sa bahay kasama si Manang. Her one week off from JCA ended and she started her creative lead post remotely, working for Charles, habang nag assist pa rin siya dito as the new CEO.

She stepped down and partially gave up her start up in Korea to be with me, for things to work for us.

Her first two days of stay were all fine, third day, nagrereklamo na siya na gumigising ng maaga. She even asked me to buy a threadmill machine instead of running around the farm para daw sa kwarto na lang ako tumakbo kesa sa labas. Speaking of bad influence. Then the next thing, she asked me to change my running time to afternoon or evening. Impulsive Chiara strikes again. Fourth day until weekend, mag isa na lang ulit akong tumatakbo paikot ng farm. She is still indeed a sleepyhead, resurrecting from bed at 6AM.

Bata palang kami, magkakilala na kami ni Chi. Akala ko, alam na alam na namin ang maraming bagay tungkol sa isa't isa, pero totoo pala ang sinasabi ng mga nakakatanda, mas makikilala mo pa ang isang tao pag magkasama na kayo sa bahay.

Those past sleepovers that we had were different than the entire week we are really living together in one roof. It was like a glimpse of us in the future, on how we would look like on our married life.

Making me more excited and thrilled. Mas madami pa kaming nalalaman sa isa't isa, and I am looking forward that future with her.

It's Sunday today, exactly a week after our heart to heart talk. Before lunch ang usapan nila na mag uusap sa villa ng mga Kim. 

We attended the 930AM mass, and an hour later, we were driving back towards the villa.

Malalalim na buntong hininga ang pinakakawalan niya habang papalapit kami ng bahay nila. I held her hand, and it was a bit trembling and cold.