Almost Is Never Enough | ✓

EPILOGUE

Ylena

I always wanted to live a life where I could be happy and be surrounded by the people I love. Growing up in a wealthy family, it's always up to me to decide if I truly want to lead a simple but fulfilling life. It's important for me to be able to make decisions in life that make it less complicated and more meaningful.

Nothing gets happier when a special someone who have a place in my heart asked me to be in his heart forever. That's when I started to know about marriage. I always thought every marriage has the potential to advance in wisdom, faith, joy, and love. Whether you've been married for a short time or for fifty years, the counsel is practical.

"Will you marry me, Trisha?" Livrin asked me while showing his puppy eyes to me. People are staring, my mom and even his family. How could I turn down him? I mean, he's the love of my life.

"Y-yes!" mabilis kong sagot sa kanya dahilan upang mapatalon siya sa tuwa.

"Magiging asawa ko na si Trisha!" sigaw nito saka naman ako niyakap ng mahigpit. I could stare everyone's smile as they congratulated us. They all are so happy to us.

But marriage is not always a 'yes' there's always ups and downs. Most people seem to think that marriage is the only way to be committed to someone. That people who gets married will be happier than those who don't but that exactly the opposite.

Lots of fights and arguments had come in our marriage, we have a lot of things that we disagree on. Later, we almost knew what love was, but almost loving is never enough. For Livrin, a mistake will always be a mistake. I just knew in myself, I was drowned in my own tears crying for a cold hearted person who can never love me again as he loved me before.

"I want to file an annulment, Trisha." Mahinahong boses at dahan-dahan tinatanggal ang singsing sa kanyang kamay.

Parang pinipiga ang pusong nang marinig iyon galing sa kanya. Did he just fall out of love? May iba na ba siyang mahal? How can say that so easily when we were together for eight years.

Hindi lang iyon ang ginawa niya, ang inakala kong maayos pa namin lahat pero huli na pala.

"Bakit, Livrin? Bakit paulit-ulit mo na lang akong sinasaktan? Bakit?" naguguluhang tanong ko.

Unti-unting naluluha ang aking mga mata hanggang sa hindi ko na namamalayang humahakbang ako papalapit sa kaning dalawa.

Humugot ako ng isang napakalalim na buntong hininga.

"Hindi ka na nahiya!" saktong pagdampi ng palad ko sa mukha niya.

"T-trisha?" laking gulat niya at napatigil sa kalandiang ginagawa niya sa babaeng kinakalantari.

"Hindi ka na rumespeto! Ang bababoy niyo!"

Hindi ko na napiligilan ang sarili kong sigawan sila.

"Trisha, magpapaliwa—"

"Ang sama sama mo, Livrin! Alam na alam mong kakaluksa ko lang sa pagkawala ng mom ko pero hindi ka na rumespeto! Alam mong nasa kalagitnaan ako ng matinding paglukuksa pero hindi mo inalala. Pinagbigyan na nga kita sa mga pambabae mo kahit nagmumukha na akong tanga, kahit nagmumukha na akong ewan kahit alam kong ayaw mona. Ginawa ko ang lahat ng pagpapanggap dahil mahal kita pero pagod na pagod na ako, Livrin. Ayoko na, sobrang nakakasakit ka na."

Kusang lumalabas at nag-uunahan ang mga luha ko sa aking mga mata. Mabigat at masikip ang dibdib ko dahil sa sama ng loob. Dinaig ko pa ang alipin na nagpapakamartir sa sariling asawa.

Marahas kong pinahid ang mga luhang pumapatak sa pisngi ko.

Right when Sean came into my life and decided to avenge all the pain I've gone through with Livrin. I get plastic surgery and become Ylena Lufranco, the stronger woman I become. Fierce, sophisticated and illegal.