Sincerely Yours, Your Ex-Wife

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Morgan Grace Mendoza

"Magkano po dito sa hipon?" tanong ko sa lalaking nagtitinda.

"500 isang kilo, pero para sayo 450 na lang miss ganda" sagot nito sa akin.

Nagulat ako ng may mabilis na pumulupot na braso mula sa likod ko, David's face came out from my side.

"We'll take 2 kilos, 500 each, my wife's face is more than that" he added bago bumitaw at naunang maglakad towards the vegetable area ng palengke.

Wife?

"Ang seloso naman ng mister mo" tumatawang sabi nung nagtitinda, I was about to shook my head pero pinigilan ko na lang ang sarili ko.

"Ako na magdadala" David told me bago kinuha ang mga pinamiling hawak ko. Naglalakad lang kami pabalik sa bahay nya rito sa Aurora.

"David" tawag ko sa kanya kaya naman huminto ito.

"Tinawag mo kong wife sa harapan nila"

"We agreed to let it be? Mas okay na tawagin kitang" he cleared his throat "asawa ko kesa i explain sa lahat kung bakit tayo magkasama, why I can hold you like I hold you now"

I just nodded. He is making sense pero lunes na ngayon at wala pa ata syang balak bumalik, he made me file for leave.

"Pero kailan tayo babalik sa manila?" I asked him.

Matagal nya akong tinitigan na tila nag iisip.

"What if we don't go back?" he asked.

"David, anong sinasabi mo?"

"Nevermind" hinawakan ako nito sa kamay. "We would go back tomorrow, for now stop making me feel like you don't want to be here with me."

"Hindi naman sa ganoon" I told him pero nagsimula na syang lumakad kaya hinayaan ko na.

Does he want to stay with me? Gusto na ba nyang magkaayos kami?

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Nagluto lang ako ng paborito nyang buttered cheesy shrimp para sa pananghalian at sa gabi naman ay gusto nyang magluto ako ng adobong pusit.

"Jonathan has a sister, do you remember her, yung dati naming secretary?" David asked.

"Si Nikka? OMG, magkapatid sila?" I asked. He nodded while smiling.

"Yes, Nikka now is a flight attendant, nag aaral sya habang nagwowork nun, referred her to our friend Jason, who owns FlyPinas, she's doing well there"

"Wow, I'm happy for her, I heard nga na pangarap nya talaga mag travel-travel and now Jonathan is your secretary"

"He's good and very reliable, good thing as of the moment, he doesn't have any plans to leave me, sya kasi ang nag aalaga sa nanay nila" he added.

I smiled. Jonathan seems like a genuine person, he's kind and marespeto regardless of your position. I am glad David have someone by his side na mapapagkatiwalaan nya.

"Why are you not eating?" tanong ni David.

"Uhm, maybe because I cooked? Wala akong gana" I told him pero to be honest parang tila masusuka ako sa niluto ko, I don't find it appetizing at bumabaligtad ang sikmura ko.