The Demon General's Young Wife

Chapter 79

       "Once upon a time, I met this young man who is the manliest among all the man I've known in my life. That was in my darkest days. As a young girl, I've done and committed a lot of mistakes, even crimes if I were to mention, huh!" Panimula nito at ngumisi pa.

Tahimik naman si Shu dahil gusto niyang makinig sa mga pinagsasabi ng fisrt-lady gayun din si Claire kahit na kapwa sila natatakot.

"Just like what my mom always tells me, she birthed to a monster when she had me. She never liked me, her and my Dad. My whole family and even clan hated me. Except for my lolo of course. He loved me, but he's a politician so he never had time for me. Feeling left alone and melancholic, I've created my own world and committed countless crimes and horror that my lolo and family kept cleaning and covering up for me. Hanggang sa magsawa na sila at ipinatapon ako sa America. My lolo agreed but he sent me off himself, he got me a condo, and made sure that I'll never ran out of money regardless of things that I do with my life. I had nothing but money and my garbage life. Sadness was my only friend. But-- bago pa man ako tuluyang talikuran ng mundo, dumating ang isang tao sa buhay ko." Mapait ang tinig niyang kwento ngunit may sumilay na ngiti sa kanyang mga labi sa huli niyang sinabi. Her smile was genuine but it screams sadness.

"He was a high schooler in the University where I was attending several days in a month. He's for sure younger than me, but the age gap is not much. Besides, he's a matured young man. It all started when he butted in in the middle of the fight I was in. He took down five college gangsters from my school na sinalihan ko. They were bullying me tryin to ask for my card's password so that they could withdraw my money. He was just a high schooler, but brave enough to protect me, to save me from my own mistake."

Muli niyang pagkukwento. Banaag sa kanyang mga mata ang saya na nilimot na ng panahon.

Matapos uminom muli ng alak ay nagpatuloy siya sa pagkukwento.

"That man learned that I am also a Filipino like him so since then, he kept an eye on me. He helped me got out of the gang nang hindi namamatay. He protected me from the group even if he's taking blows sometimes during countless fight with those bastards. He would look me around the campus to give me food or water. Ang sabi niya baka raw hindi ako kumakain kasi nangangayayat ako. He had became my company. Later on, I found myself thinking positively for myself, I've started dreaming for a brighter future, because of my desire to see him, I attended school everyday. I've always longed for his smiles, his laughs, and his cold aura even if he's emotionless most of the time. I found myself falling deeper and deeper for him. He made me feel like I'm important, he protected me, and even took care of me." Nakangiti niya pang pagtutuloy ngunit napalitaan din agad iyun ng lungkot at poot sa mga mata sa mga sumunod niyang sinabi.

"But-- but one day, bigla nalang siyang nawala. Just as soon as I thought that my life is getting better, na may pag-asa pa pala akong maging okay at maging maayos, he left without any trace. I had looked for him everywhere but he was nowhere to be found. I was wrecked, too wrecked. Once again, my world turned upside down. Everything became sadder and worst than ever. He gave me false hope and I loathed him for that! He made myself 10 thousand times uglier and horrible than before!" May galit sa tinig niyang bulalas bago magpunas ng luha. Kasunod nun ang pagsilay ng mapait na ngiti sa kanyang mga labi.

"In addition to that, I had found out about my family's tragic death here in the country. I was okay with that but not with my lolo's horrible death. I had found out how they were betrayed by Claire's family. Yes, your father sold off his father, my lolo, and his whole clan for money. He betrayed them and those Villarialles took over their positions, took over our families wealth and power! I didn't know that something like that happened, ilang taon na pala ang nakakalipas, pero wala akong kaalam-alam na wala na pala akong uuwian."