I'm The Substitute Wife [COMPLETED]

Kabanata 13

KANINA pa man ay hindi na makatulog si Imari dahil lagi na lang sumisingit sa utak niya ang sinabi ni Rouge kaninang umaga. Tuloy, naabutan siya nitong gising pa. Pabalik na sana siya sa kanyang silid mula sa pag-inom ng tubig sa kusina nang dumating ito. Ala-una na pero gising na gising pa rin ang diwa ni Imari. Humiga siya sun lounger na nandito sa terasa ng kanyang silid habang nakatanaw sa kalangitan.

She heard those words from Rouge again earlier when she treated him, but instead of being happy for her sister, she felt her chest tighten. She was disgusted with herself when she felt that. She has no right to feel pain because she already knows where she belongs. And Amari is only for Rouge. Nararapat lang sa kapatid niya ang kagaya ni Rouge dahil tanggap ito nito sa kabila ng ugali't tingin ng mga tao dito. Na sa kabila ng pinagdaanan nito sa kanilang ama ay may kagaya pa rin ni Rouge ang handa itong protektahan at mahal na mahal ito. Now her questions are answered, they only belong to each other. That they deserve each other. 

Right now, she wants to see Amari. She wanted to know if her grandfather's men had seen her. She wanted to hear if her sister was doing well. Hindi siya mapapanatag hanggat wala siyang naririnig na balita mula rito. She wanted to tell her how much her husband loved her, that she needed to come back to him.

"So that I can go home and get everything back to normal," utas niya habang nakatitig sa nag-iisang malaking bituin na kumikinang sa kalangitan. Ngunit magagawa lamang niya iyon kapag naibalik ang kanyang cellphone, na mukhang malabong mangyari. "Do you know you are unfair, Amari?" patuloy niyang kausap sa sarili. Kahit siya'y ramdam ang pait niyon sa kanyang boses.

Naroon ulit ang kirot sa kanyang dibdib. Imari leaned over and hugged her knees. Napakadaya ng kapatid niya. She had the opportunity to tell her or their abuelo what their father was doing to her, but she preferred to remain silent and not doing something despite what she was going through. She knew that their abuelo could protect her, but she didn't say anything. Mas pinili pa rin nitong bumalik sa Pilipinas at tiisin ang pinagdadaanan nito. Kaya ba malamig ang pakikitungo nito sa kanya't galit pa kung minsan? Kaya rin ba hindi ito tumatawag sa kanya o hindi man lang sinasagot ang kanyang tawag rito dahil sinisisi siya sa mga pinagdaanan nito?  Kung alam niya lang, siya mismo ang tutulong dito at kukunin ito sa kanilang ama. Hindi nito kailangan ang katulad ng kanilang ama na masyadong makasarili. Isinisisi sa kanila ang kasalanan na hindi naman dapat. It was their mother's decision but they are blamed for everything.

Naalimpungatan si Imari sa marahang paghaplos sa kanyang mukha. She sleepily opened her eyes and saw the most handsome face she had ever met.

"Good morning, my beautiful wife," he greeted softly. 

"Buenos días," aniya saka tumagilid at mas niyakap pa lalo ang kumot.

She heard him chuckled. Nabalik sa ulirat si Imari at agad napamulat. Huling naalala niya kaninang madaling araw ay nasa terasa siya.

"Now you are wide awake," nakangiti turan sa kanya ng kaharap.

"D-Did you carry me to bed?" Nakita niya ang mabilis na paglaho ng ngiti nito sa labi.

"Yes, and I didn't like it when I saw you outside the terrace, Amari." Hindi naman kasi niya namalayan. Nakatulog siya kakaisip sa kapatid niya.

"Does that mean you just moved me here?" He only comes into her room every time he takes a bath and change, so he will probably just move her in.

"No. Half past two this morning I moved you here to your bed. Don't sleep outside the terrace again, Amari. Because if that happens again, I'll sleep here just to make sure you don't do it again."

"Of course, I won't do that again," maagap niyang sagot. Mahirap na dahil baka tutuhanin nito ang sinabi. Iniisip niya pa lang na magtatabi sila nito'y natatakot na siya. "Ouch!" daing niya nang pitikin siya nito sa kanyang noo.