I'm Lucifer's Wife

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Brothers 1

"Oh my gosh, Al!" Irish exclaimed as she jumped. She's blushing and giddy. "He's so sweet."

"You're lucky, Al." Charm said dreamily. "How I wish I could be you if it means having someone like him."

I sighed in defeat. Seriously? For  the past hours all I could hear from them are about him and that scene he did awhile ago. That how lucky I am, how sweet he is and so on. It's making my ears bleed. Not to mention all the other ones who came to greet me. Even our Profs and the offices. Heck, even those I'm not close to or even know of.  Even the jerks did congratulate me on my 'impending demise' as they put it in regards to the marriage.

"Will you both shut up?" I asked irritably. They pouted. The jerks chuckled.

As soon as I got the silence I want, I resume reading the documents sent to me from my secretary regarding the merger. Unknown to all, even if I'm managing the company, I'm still answerable to my grandfather and dad. They still hold everything, though not much. But from time to time, I'm giving my monthly report regarding with the progress of the company's status. Another reason was, with reading the contract about the merger, I was hoping to find loopholes in which could help me get away from it, but still successful in merging the companies.

So far... nothing.

"What are you reading?" I glanced at Harold as he took a look at what I'm reading. "Oh, that."

"Yes. That."

"Ayaw mo talaga magpasakal no?" he asked chuckling. I look at him and glare. Makuha siya sa tingin. "I understand. But what if there's no way out?"

"I've thought of that as well, but as of now, I have no idea what to do next." I answered truthfully. And yes, I still don't know what I'll do if there's no more way out of this mess. Ayokong itali ang sarili ko, yung lang alam ko. "But if there's no way, then I'll make one." Supposedly that I still have enough time, that is.

He shrugged. "You know, he's not that bad at all." He said.

"I don't care."

"You could love him, eventually." He added, "After all, in our world, love is not part of it. Marriages made between us are out of business."

And it's the truth. The sad truth that we have to accept. Love, in our world, is so hard to find. All business. But I still want to believe that I could change that.

"I know."

"But?"

"But I want it to change." I said, "No matter how crazy that is."

I heard him sigh that made me look at him. "Why don't you take the risk?" he looked and sounded so serious, that he got my attention. Minsan lang kasi siyang ganito, and at those times, he makes sense. "Forget the past, and try again. It's always, as what they said, sweeter the second time around."

Take the risk?

We look at each other for a while, but I was the first one to look away. I turned my attention back to the documents I have. I heard him sigh before he got up and it's my turn to sigh. His words keep repeating in my head and as much as I hate it, I don't know what to do. Because it's not that easy for me to do just that. Alam niya yun. Alam niya yung dahilan. Isa pa, kahit naman na sabihin na nating pwede ko naman yun gawin, I made a promise. I vow to myself. And I'm not the type of person that goes back to their words. Kahit sabihin pa na ako lang nakakaalam nun.

"Nothing happens the way we want it to be." His hand brushes the tears the escaped. "May mga bagay na dapat natin tanggapin kahit mahirap."

"Tanggapin?" I asked him, my brows creased. Ano ko sira para gawin yun? Kaya nga ako naiiyak ngayon dahil naiinis ako eh dahil ayoko nun tapos sasabihin niya yun? Damn him!

He nodded and smile. It seemed that he's been able to read my mind when he continued, "But it doesn't mean you always have to. If you can still fight, then do so. Don't give up when there's still way out."

I look at him. Ang gulo niya talaga magsalita kung minsan. "Huh?" but instead of saying more, he patted my head like the way he used to do.

I shook my head. Ano ba yun? Bakit ko yun naalala? But, it somehow makes sense. Naiintindihan ko na hindi. I snickered mentally. Who am I kidding around? Noon pa man, ganun na siya. He's cryptic, but his words often times gives assurance. He's just like Lucifer and Damon. Mga sakit sa ulo. No wonder they're brothers. They have this certain ability to annoy and confuse the hell out of me.

I heard someone shrieked followed by another until all I heard is that sound. Kung sinuswerte ka nga naman. What's the use of walls and windows kung hindi sound proof ang lugar. Ugh. Ang sarap lagyan ng packaging tape mga bibig nila. Sino ba yung mga yun? At ano na naman bang meron at ang iingay nila? I look around and saw through the window outside a commotion. Dun pala nanggagaling yung ingay. Teka. Anong oras pa lang ah? Don't tell me wala silang mga class at nandyan sila? At nasan yung mga Profs?

I shook my head in pity for those outside that caused the commotion nung narinig ko yung pito nung D.O. At last. Silence. I heard their murmurs afterwards, but I ignore them. Bahala na sila dun. I look back at the problem in front of me. And up to now, wala akong mahanap na solution. Sumasakit na nga ulo ko e. Nakakainis.

After minutes of silence, I heard murmurs again, louder this time. As well as sounds of footsteps that seems to get louder and nearer to me. But I ignore them. Why waste time for them? It may be someone else at hindi ako ang pupuntahan, nagkataon lang. Di ba? Then I felt a hand on my shoulder making me look back up. Just as I'm about to snap to whomever there is who dared to disturb and touch me, only to stop into silence.

"So how's life, Raph?"