I MARRIED A PSYCHO [The Eligible Bachelors Series]

Chapter 68

Warning! This story may not be suitable for a very young age due to some unscripted words.

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VLANCE

=FLASHBACK=

The moment we arrived home, I immediately went to the kitchen and luckily, I found some bottle of beer at the fridge; these were left untouched after Jaden and his friends left, during their stay here.

Kinuha ko ang ilang bote na kaya kong buhatin. "What are you doing?" Duke tried to stops me.

"I need this right now, Duke, please? Ngayon lang hayaan mo ako," I begged.

He took a sigh, giving up and he just let me be. Later on, his phone went ringing. "It's Jane calling, I'll be right back." He immediately went to his office to discuss something with her.

I went quickly to our room, squat on the carper, put down the bottles of beer, and with the use of an opener, I uncapped each bottle at once.

I want to drawn all my frustrations with alcohol. Tinungga ko ang isang bote pero bago ko pa 'to malunok ay nakaramdam agad ako ng pagduwal. Natapon ang kaunting likido ng alak sa damit ako at pagkatayo ko ay nasagi naman ng paa ko ang iba pang mga bote at tumapon ang lahat ng iyon sa sahig dahil sa pagmamadali kong makapang-abot sa banyo.

Nag-apura akong yumuko upang masalo ng lababo ang ibubuga ko pero walang ni kahit anong lumabas mula sa sikmura ko. I felt nauseous and my head, suddenly felt light. Nahilo na agad ako kahit wala pa namang alak ang pumasok sa sistema ko. Bakit kaya? It felt so strange. Muli akong napaduwal ng malanghap ng ilong ko ang amoy ng alak na tumapon sa damit ko.

Halos tatlumpung minuto na akong nanatili sa loob ng banyo. Lumipat ako sa inidoro ng maramdaman ko ang panlalambot ng tuhod ko. Muli akong napaduwal. Sobrang sakit na ng dibdib at ng t'yan ko dahil sa boluntaryong pwersang reaksyon na pilit inilalabas ang asido ng sikmura ko ngunit wala namang kahit na anong lumalabas kundi puro laway lang mula sa bibig ko. Hinang-hina na akong nakaupo lang sa sahig habang nakatutok lang ang mukha ko sa inidoro. Kahit hindi ko makita ang repleksyon ko sa salamin ay ramdam ko na ang pamumula ng mukha ko.

Saka lang ako nahimasmasan matapos ang ilan pang saglit. Lumabas ako nang masiguro kong kaya ko na. The moment I went back to our bedroom, I immediately took out the carpet that had been damp with alcohol because the room is now reek with unpleasant smell of the beer. Bumalik ako sa silid para sana tapusin ang pagliligpid pero kahit anong pilit ko, hindi ko natalaga kaya. Sobrang sakit ng ulo ko kaya bumagsak na lang ako sa kama at nakatulog.

Nagising na lang ako dahil sa malakas na tunog ng phone ko. I thought I turned my phone off earlier but I guess, I wasn't able to swith it off properly. The caller is unknown. Panigurado, mga taga-media nanaman 'to.

"Shit!" Wala sana akong planong sagutin 'yon pero dahil nanghihina pa ako at maypanginginig din ang kamay ko kaya nagkamali ako ng napindot. Hanggang ngayon kase ay masakit pa rin ang ulo ko pero hindi na ganon kasakit tulad kanina.

"Hello! This is Jessica from Tell&Co. We are looking for miss Vlance del Prado. May we speak to her?" Tell&Co is a telecommunications and digital services provider and is one of the largest mobile network in the country. Last year, I just signed a contract with them for 10 years. They are major sponsor to all my shows and activities includibg my future concerts. Tingin ko, alam ko na ang susunod na mangyayari— they will terminate the contract.

"Hi! Yes, this is Vlance speaking. How may I help you?" Bumangon ako at bumaba sa kama para makausap ako nito ng maayos.

"We called to your agency but none of them were willing to assist us. So we decided to call you directly. We would like to inform you that the company would like to terminate the contract on your concert in Canada next year. Our lawyer will contact you about the termination fee or if you have any concerns you may speak with him. Goodbye. Thank you!"