The Demon General's Young Wife

Chapter 25

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Dahil Sabado, schedule ng shooting training ng General at ni Khallib.

Nakafocus lamang nun ang Heneral sa pag-tama sa target habang si Khallib naman ay kanina pa siya pinagmamasdan na tila may gustong sabihin.

Napapansin na iyun ng Heneral but he remained nonchalant.

Lumipas pa ang ilang sandali ay nagsalita na din si Khallib.

    "I've been going out with your wife again, recently. Did you know that?" Wala sa tapikong kaswal nitong saad sa heneral habang sila'y nasa kalagitnaan ng firing session. Patay malisya naman ang heneral at nagpatuloy lamang sa pagkalabit ng gatilyo.

Noong walang mahintay na sagot si Khallib mula sa heneral ay ngumisi ito at nagsalitang muli.

        "Hindi ka ba sumasagot dahil hindi mo narinig yung sinabi ko or sadyang mali lang ang tanong ko? Well, for sure alam mo ang tungkol sa amin ni Shu because she has secret security who's always following her around. Kaya dapat pala ang tanong ko, DO YOU EVEN CARE?" Tila nang-iinsultong saad nito kaya lamang ay nanatiling focus ang heneral sa hawak na baril na parang walang naririnig.

Gayun pa man ay alam ni Khallib na naririnig siya ng heneral kaya nagpatuloy parin siya.

"Shu is so sweet and soft, but she couldn't live just like that because she has to act brave and lively to protect herself from feeling so much pain. That's--- that's because she married the man  with coldest heart here on earth. The man who didn't even flinch a bit even if he knows that someone else is interested in his wife! Why does she have to marry such kind of person when she's that sweet and soft? WHY?!" Emosyonal ngunit maririin ang pagbigkas nitong sambit ngunit bumuntong hininga lamang ang Heneral at patay malisyang ibinigay na sa alalay ang hawak na baril at ang face and ear protection gears. Matapos iyun ay humarap na siya kay Khallib.

"You still have golf meeting with Mr. Chang. You are already busy with your full-packed schedule today. You shouldn't think of anything else." Pambabaliwala lamang ulit niyang wika dito kaya napangisi ito.

"Isn't it funny, General? I'm busy with all the things that I have to do everyday but I still manage to spend some time for her, even if it's just a time to think about her. I still think about her even if I'm busy while she's busy thinking about someone else-- who couldn't even think about her, just because he's busy." Tila nang-iinsulto na lamang na naibulalas ni Khallib kaya natigilan siya saglit ngunit tumugon din matapos ang ilang sandali.

"Is that so? That's good then. That woman you're thinking about must be so lucky." Pagsasawalang bahala niyang kaswal na tugon at tumalikod na upang tunguhin ang tent sa bandang likuran nila noong mapahinto siya sa paghakbang dahil sa narinig.

"Even if that woman is your wife?" Determinadong habol na saad ni Khallib kaya napahawak siya sa batok bago nagsalita.

"Don't push it." He just said flatly ngunit nagsalita itong muli.

"And what if I push further?" Saad nito to provoke him ngunit hindi parin niya ito nilingon sa halip ay kaswal parin siyang nagsalita.

"If you are that confident, then go ahead." Sambit niya at tumuloy na sa paglalakad kaya naman natigilan si Khallib. Hindi nito alam kung anung iisipin o gagawin hanggang sa mapatawa na lamang ng sarkastiko.

      "Yeah for sure, you're the General Demon, you deserve the title!"  Naibulalas na lamang ni Khallib dahil hindi siya makapaniwalang parang wala lang lahat sa heneral ng mga sinabi niya. Kung siya iyun o ibang asawa ang nasa katayuan ng heneral, baka nakasapak na.