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Araw ng kasal nya ngunit hindi parin mapigilang magkainitan ang pamilya at ng mga Mancini.
Para sa iba, of course it's normal for a wife to be with her husband after the wedding, but on her case, hindi ito ang gusto nyang mangyari. Kaya mahigpit nya itong tinutulan. She wanted to stay in the country, na sya ring pinag-didiinan ng mga kapatid nya sa mga oras na ito.
Lahat silang mag-anak ay nasa malaking sala ng Villa. Nakakatawang isipin na nandito sila habang ang mga bisita naman ay nasa ibang bahagi ng hacienda at nagkasayahan. Mancini clan was outnumbered but she didn't saw her husband Damian being bothered even just for a bit, there's nothing but void on his eyes. Hindi ito natatakot kahit pa napapaligiran ng mga tauhan ng pamilya Cortez, bagkos para itong walang ganang nakaupo sa harap nya.
"this isn't part of the agreement!" galit man ay ramdam parin ng lahat ang konrtoladong boses ng kanilang ama, and dating chairman na si Daniel Cortez.
His voice echoed inside the villa, ni minsan hindi nya nakitaan ng ganoong pag-alala ang kinikilalang ama."it's only the marriage that was agreed upon, i can't just send my daughter with your family" idiniin pa nito.
Their mothers eyes on the other hand was field with so much worries. She couldn't help but to feel sorry kahit hindi naman nya kasalanan, but part of her also blaming the old folks who made this agreement.
"your talking to your daughter's new family now, Cortez" taas kilay na sabi ni Dominica sabay hawi sa napakanda nitong buhok. "and as my daughter in law, she will now have a responsibility to the clan----
"just in the paper" hindi napigilang sumali sa usapan ang kapatid nyang si Allen.
Tulad ng kanilang ama, it was a first for her to saw him involving himself in this type of conversation. Their fratello Allen was the introverted one in the family. Parati nitong gustong mag-isa.
Yet definitely not today though.
"may we remind you also that above anything else! all of this were just an agreement, which my sorella already fulfilled--and she has nothing to do with your clan" walang kakurap-kurap nitong hinarap ang madrasta ng asawa.
She saw how Damian flinched on her fratello's words. Kahit sya man ay nagulat sa matalas na pananalita nito. Kung saan galing ito ay hindi nya alam. But it makes her so proud of him. It's just so clear to her how much her family love her. Ngunit para sa kanya hindi ito ang araw na pag-usapan ang mga bagay na ito, ngunit naiintindihan nyang gustong linawin ng bawat panig ang lahat.
And it's not a question why all of this causes the both parties an issue. Naninibago ang lahat tulad nya. Kaya naisip nya, all of them needs to calm down before anything gets out of hand. Sa lahat panaman ng kapatid nya, Allen is know to be the most dangerously silent one. Isang katangiang minana nito sa kanilang ama, ngunit sa kasamaang palad hindi gugustuhin ng sino man ang makita ito kung paano magalit.
"our sorella (sister) will still stay with us got a problem with that, Mancini?----
"Allen Daniel! calm down fratello (brother)" lumapit na ang kapatid na si Jannoh."we heard it loud and clear bro!" biro pa nito.
Nakita nya ang lihim na pagngiti ng kapatid nyang si Jannoh. He's enjoying the commotion. Ganon namam talaga ito palagi. Napabuntong hininga nalang sya ngunit nawala rin ang agam-agam, when Jannoh put his arms around Allen's shoulder. He's trying to calm him down.
"let's all calm down, this may not permanent, right?" tanong nito sabay tingin sa kanyang asawa na noo'y tahimik parin na nakikinig at hindi man lang natinag.
BINABASA MO ANG
The MANCINI Flower- CS #2
RomanceArabella Cortez - Only desire is to make her adopted family happy. Kaya nyang gawin lahat para sa kinalakihang ama, ina, at mga kapatid. Though she suffered a traumatic childhood experience, it didn't stop her from being sweet, gentle and kind, and...