The Great Pretender's Obsession

Chapter 15

"Overtime daw po si Sir, Ma'am Cream." Anunsyo ng kasambahay sa akin.

"Paki-ready ng mga lulutuin ko sa kusina. Dadalhan ko ng pagkain ang asawa ko. Doon na lang din siguro ako matutulog at bukas na makakauwi," ani ko.

"Sige po."

I'm missing my husband. Ilang araw na kasi itong babad sa trabaho at halos wala ng oras para umuwi. I heard he's in the midst of fixing his empire. It's already at the top pero mukhang may sumabit na problema. I don't know how to address the said problem since... I was never betrayed before. Someone from his trusted worker... did him and his business dirty. Now my husband is restless.

Kavius would come home in the middle of the night and then go to work a few hours after. Umuuwi lang siya dahil may dapat siyang uwian na asawa. Ayos lang sa 'kin kung mags-stay siya sa trabaho niya ng ilang araw. Wala naman akong ginagawa kaya pwede na ako na lang ang pumunta. Pero pinagbabawalan niya naman ako. He wouldn't let me go to his work.

If he is stressed about something then I should take care of him. I can accompany him. I don't want to be a burden to him. Kaya naman magluluto ako ng dinner niya para doon na lang kami sabay kumain. May chamber naman siya doon at pwede na na doon ako. Para hindi na siya umuwi pa sa kalagitnaan ng gabi. Delikado at natatakot ako para sa kaniya.

"Ingat sa pag-uwi, Manong."

"Sige po, Ma'am Cream."

Wala ng kahit sino nang pumasok ako sa kompanya bukod sa gwardiya na pinagbuksan ako. He was all smiled and told me my husband is in his office. Kilala ako dahil siguro kay Kavius. I procedeed to the elevator and pushed the top floor button. Ako lang mag-isa pero hindi naman ako nakakaramdam ng takot..Maybe because all the lights in the lobby were on. And the elevator screams elegance, not horror. Nang tumunog at bumukas ang elevator ay napanganga ako sa laki ng palapag. It only has one door and I know it's my husband's office. The outside of his office was like a big living room with huge fancy chandeliers. My Kavius is crazy rich, damn.

Walang pagdadalawang isip na lumapit ako sa pinto. Every step I take creates an echo. Naka-heels rin kasi ako. I like wearing heels whenever I go outside. Also trendy branded clothes. I make my own money. Mayaman ako. I have my own money and I decide to pamper myself with buying branded clothings and other girly stuff. Nitong mga nakaraang buwan pera ng asawa ko ang ginagasto ko. He wouldn't let me use mine so...

I saw no one when I opened the door. His office was kinda messy. Baka nasa labas pa. I went to his table and found some business related papers. His laptop is also present. Inilapag ko ang bitbit kong pagkain sa tabi at lumapit sa kaniyang secret chamber. I opened it and I am instantly amazed by its fancy design similar to our room in the house. Mas malaki nga lang iyon. Kumpleto ang gamit rito.

Iginala ko ang aking tingin at nagulat sa nakita. At the side was a monitor. Tatlong malalaking monitor at isang gaming chair. Nang lapitan ko iyon ay napaatras ako sa kaba. It was a camera footage of our house. The left monitor was the house hallways, the center was our room, and the right was the living room. Tuliro akong nakatitig sa monitor. He's been watching me... lying to me... all this damn time?

Maraming camera. Iba't ibang anggulo. I skillfully exited the footages and went on to the recent footage. Hindi nga ako nagkamali. At naka save pa iyon sa isang file. It's locked but I know how Kavius' mind works. I entered his birthday as the passcode but it didn't open. My birthday, it still hasn't. My name, not even. Then our wedding anniversary, the day I signed the contract, it opened. The video was when we did it. I saw how wild we were and watching it terrifies the fuck out of me. Why would he... oh God! My goodness what is all this?!

I deleted the file and turned off the monitor. He's been watching me. He knew what I was doing in the house all along. It's scary. Parang hinahalukay ang tiyan ko at may gustong kumawala sa akin na hindi ko mawari. I didn't know...