In the Hush of Souls

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Antonia Cojuangco
Today
11:38 P.M.

You unblocked Antonia Cojuangco on Messenger.

Antonia
Wow, thank you for unblocking me 🙂

Rylan
Can we have a serious conversation?

Antonia
You're always serious anyway
Go ahead

Rylan
I think I'm in love.

Antonia
oooh

Rylan
Yeah.

Antonia
with who?
┗ You reacted 😠 to Antonia's message

Rylan
Bakit ka pa naging abogada kung ganyan ka ka-slow?

Antonia
You mean with Rachesia?
Your wife?

Rylan
Yes.

Antonia
Okay 🥴

Rylan
Why aren't you surprised?

Antonia
Why would I be?
That's normal, she's your wife
Mas magugulat ako kung hindi mo siya mahal

Rylan
I mean, we weren't in love before.
It was a marriage of convenience and I never expected that I would feel this.

Antonia
Kunwari ka pa 🤣
Akala mo siguro wala akong nalalaman

Rylan
Ano na naman ba yan, Ate?

Antonia
Baby Ryl, let me remind you again after a decade of not doing so: You had a crush on her when you were little

Rylan
So? It was just a childhood crush.
It wasn't serious.
It was Kuya who liked her.

Antonia
It wasn't serious?
Then bakit ka umiyak nong lumipat tayo ng city?

Antonia
You never pursued other girls because secretly you were waiting for her
And when you found out she wasn't still married, you said you were getting older and needed to marry soon
It was all part of your plan
That's my theory 😏

Rylan
That is completely nonsense.
Why would I do that?

Antonia
So many girls were interested in you, but you never dated anyone
Why?
Because you couldn't forget her 😏

Rylan
Ate, you're creeping me out.

Antonia
I don't care
I'll never admit I'm wrong because I believe I'm always right 🤪

Rylan
Okay, I'll admit it.
I did wait for her.

Rylan
Maybe, I did plan everything for her to enter my life.

Antonia
I knew it 😌

Rylan
You always know how to make me say and do things I wouldn't naturally do.
Damn it 😓