Nahihiya akong nakayuko dahil sa kahihiyan. I can feel my cheeks burning hot right now.
Good morning kasi ang bati nina Mama at Papa sa akin kanina. Hindi naman nagsabi si Zion na tanghali na pala kami nagising.
"What happened to you, Ally?"
Umiling-iling ako at umiwas ng tingin kay Sanny.
"Did you wake up late b-because..," narinig ko ang pagsinghap ni Sanny, "..you two did IT!"
She emphasized the last words. Now I'm ashamed. I feel like my neck up to my face is blushing red right now!
"Oh my gosh! Anong gagawin mo ngayon? Did you two have a protection? Wala ka pang naalala, Ally." Umiling ako sa sunod-sunod niyang sinabi.
"H-Hindi!" Tanggi ko nito.
"Liar!" asik nito.
If there's a hole right now, i want to bury myself deep in it.
"Huwag mo akong lokohin, Ally. You're face all the way down to your neck turned red. Wala ka namang lagnat."
Magsalita sana ako pero biglang dumating ang waiter dala ang order ni Sanny saka pagkatapos ng paglapag ng waiter sa order ni Sanny ay tumikhim ako.
Minutes later tahimik lang kami ni Sanny waiting for the waiter to leave at nang umalis na siya ay saka ako nagsalita muli.
"Fine! It's an accident, Sanny. Anyways, forget about this," napabuntong hininga ako bago nagsalita ulit, "..May sakit ba ako before i came here in the Philippines?"
Iyan ang una kong itanong kay Sanny. She said i look sickly and pale kaya imposible naman na bumalik na ang body posture ko at hindi na ako mukha masakitin. My face here looks like my face in my real world.
"N-Naalala mo na?" gulat niyang tanong sa akin.
Umiling ako, "That's why I'm asking you."
"W-Well.. oo. May sakit ka. Though we don't know what caused you to be comatose! For goodness sake, walang sakit sayo not until you and that scumbag Carlo got in relationship," paliwanag niya.
Carlo? Anong kinalaman niya?
"Him? Carlo Ville? What did he do?"
"Don't even mention that name coming out through your mouth, Ally. I always told you about that-- scumbag! He's up to no good. And because of him, now look at what happened to you!" asik niya.
Nagulat ako sa reaksyon niya kay Carlo. She's so angry at him. Very angry.
"Walang nangyaring aksidente sayo except that you told us na that man is breaking up with you, Ally. Kaya bakit ka naging comatose after that day? Nagdate lang kayo ng lalaking iyon sa isang restaurant, he broke up with you and after that, okay ka lang namang umuwi sa inyo pero after you fall asleep, hindi ka na nagising. The doctor didn't see anything wrong about you. Bigla ka nalang naging coma!"
Tahimik lang akong nakinig kay Sanny.
This is strange. Kung na coma nga ang Ally rito then.. we have the same situation! Na coma din ako base sa napanaginipan ko!
"I'm very suspicious of that man. But i didn't see any evidence pointing towards that bastard," seryosong sambit nito as she drank some water.
"Anyway, iyon nga. When you're in a coma state in the hospital days after you are admitted, bigla kang nawala and here you are in front of me," napabuntong hininga muna ito bago dumagdag ng sasabihin, "...with no memories."
So after that one, when the Ally here disappeared, nakita ako ni Zion. That makes sense. Pero naguguluhan na ako. There's still missing here.
Nagsimula na siyang kumain while I'm deep in my thoughts, a lot of scenarios are running inside my head.
"Anyways.. I'm still investigating that man and his woman who is more like a clown for me."
Tumango lang ako at saka uminom ng tubig to ease my mind a little.
My life is so difficult. Bakit ba kasi nangyari sa akin 'to?
"Pero hindi mo pa rin sinabi sa akin na may nangyari na ba sa inyo ng asawa mo?" biglang sambit niya na ikinagulat ko. Napaiwas tuloy ako ng tingin.
"...Well."
Narinig kong humahalakhak ito ng tawa as she slaps the table a little kaya napansin ko tuloy ang ibang mga tao na nakatingin sa direksyon namin. Especially this woman in front of me.
"May nangyari nga! Hahahah," natatawang sambit nito.
I want to hide myself in a hole kung meron man! Now na!
"Anong nangyari ba? Bakit kayo..?"
Umiling-iling ako habang hindi pa rin ako nakatingin sa kaniya.
"I heard Madam Fiona told those rich wives about having a future grandkid soon," base sa tono ng boses nito ang tuwa.
Nararamdaman ko na tuloy na uminit ang katawan ko.
I decided to look at her as i slowly fan myself because of the heat I'm feeling.
Nanlaki ang mata ko nang maalala ko ang nangyari sa akin kagabi. Heat.
Sana naman walang aphrodisiac ang sabaw na iniinom ko kanina! Now I'm having trust issues with soup!
"Bakit ka ba naiinitan, Ally? Katapat ka lang naman ng air-con oh!" singhal nito.
Kung may thermometer ay baka para na akong may lagnat dahil sa init ko ngayon dahil sa kahihiyan.
"Wala!"
"No! Sayo nalang itong in-order kong cold noodle soup," aniya sabay lapag sa isang maliit na bowl ng sabaw.
Napatitig tuloy ako sa bowl ng sabaw na nasa harap ko.
Just staring at the soup in front of me makes me think of Mama's salty chicken soup last night.
Biglang may lumitaw na bubbles sa sabaw that makes me wonder kung si Mama ba ang nagluto niyo pero imposible naman kasi restaurant itong tinatayuan namin ni Sanny.
"Hoy! Why are you staring at the soup like your enemy?" biglang sambit nito na ikinabalik ko sa huwesyo.
Tinignan ko siya na ngayon ay kanina pa palang nakatingin sa akin na nakakunot ang noo.
"...Well just appreciating the toppings." I lied.
Nagkibit balikat nalang siya saka tinuon ng pansin ang pagkain sa harap niya at nagpatuloy ng kumain kaya yumuko ako at tinitigan muli ang cold noodle soup bago kinuha ang kutsara.
I'm hesitating whether to eat this cold noodle soup or not. Pero kasi hindi naman ako gutom.
But maybe a little sip might be okay for me.
Pinikit ko ang mata ko as i scoop the soup and drink it. Masarap naman ang sabaw.
"Why are you closing your eyes while eating the cold noodle soup i give you?"
Umiling ako at ngumiti.
"May naalala lang. Don't mind me," ani ko.
"Hmm, okay," aniya.
I was about to scoop the noodles when somebody called my name na ikinahinto.
"Mrs. Cartridge!?" biglang sambit sa pamilyar na boses.
Lumingon ako kung saan nanggaling iyon at nakita ko ang isang pamilyar na lalaki sa hindi kalayuan ng table namin na nakatayo habang nakatingin sa amin ni Sanny.
It's the male lead, Carlo Ville. And standing beside him is the female lead, Lily Sanchez.
"Mr. Ville and... your clown," walang emosyon na sambit ni Sanny, "...I see."
Funny how destiny plays us. Topic lang namin sila not too long ago and now-- here they are in the same place as I am with Sanny.
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I Became The Villain's Wife
Fantasy| COMPLETED | | UNEDITED | Ally Cole, an ordinary person, was engrossed in reading an online novel while walking down the street when she was suddenly stabbed by a thief. Just like that, she died. When Ally woke up, she found herself as a minor char...
