"Are you hitting on another man?" He asked coldy, taking deliberate steps towards me.
"A-ano bang pinagsasabi mo?! Tinatawag mong ibang lalake ang iyong kapatid? Whats wrong with you"
Habang lumalapit siya sa akin, hindi na ako maka atras dahil sa bookshelf sa likod ko.
He's now standing in front of me, leaning in and cornering me against the bookshelf.
"Baka nakalimutan mo na. Ikaw ay kasal sa akin, at ang mga utos ko ay dapat mong sundin, hindi ng iba" mabigat ang paghinga ko dahil sa dilim ng kaniyang awra.
"Baka nakalimutan mo din, asawa mo ako at hindi taga sunod"
He's jaw clenched tightly.
Hinawakan niya ng mahigpit ang panga ko, kaya napa-daing ako.
"N-nasasaktan ako, g-gale" sabi ko habang hinahawakan ang kamay niya.
"Masasaktan ka talaga kapag sinusubukan mo ako babae"
Sambit nito ng may biglang kumatok. Binitiwan niya ako at tumalikod para buksan ang pinto.
Napa hawak ako sa panga ko, at tumutulo ang luha ko, He opened the door slightly.
"Why are you here?" rinig kong sambit ni gage sa labas.
"I should be the one asking you that. Its my wife's room" gale said.
Pinahiran ko ang luha at nanatiling naka tingin at nakikinig.
"Where is she?" Rinig kong tanong ni gage.
"She's sleeping, what brings you here?" Gale asked.
"Never mind" gage replied.
Just as gale was about to close the door, gage stopped him.
"Do me favor. If father asked you where i am, dont tell him, ok?"i watched his shadow walked away.
Gale approached me again, his fingers gently lifting my jaw to meet his gaze. He carefully wiped away my tears before his expression turned stern. "I don't want to hurt you, but I'll be forced to if you continue being a hardheaded bitch, Sage."
Lumayo siya at nilahad ang kamay sa harap ko.
"Phone" sambit niya.
Kinuha ko ang cellphone sa bulsa at binigay sa kanya.
Matagal siyang may ginawa bago binigay ulit sa akin.
He unblocked his number on my phone. Luckily, he didn't see Gage's number in the hidden messages.
With that, he turned and left my room.
Napa iyak ako. What's wrong with him, wala naman akong ginawang masama.
Sinigurado kong naka lock ang pinto ng aking kwarto bago natulog.
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Napa dilat ako sa tunog ng alarm clock pero ang bigat ng aking pakiramdam kaya pinatay ko ito at natulog ulit.
Sobrang lamig kaya ako balot na balot sa ilalim ng kumot, ang init ng aking pakiramdam pero giniginaw ako.
Maya-maya napa dilat ulit ako ng may kumatok sa aking kwarto.
"Sage, open up!" Gusto kong bumangon para buksan ito pero wala akong lakas para bumangon. Ang bigat ng aking pakiramdam.
Ilan pang tawag ni gale sa labas hanggang sa may narinig akong susi.
The door opened. Gale stood at the door, naka ready na siya habang ako ay nasa kama pa.
"What the fuck are you still doing?" Di ako sumagot at pinikit na lamang ang aking mata.
Nag-init ang aking mata at buong mukha.
"Sage, didn't you hear me?" Galit na sambit nito kaya sumagot na ako.
"Hindi ako makaka trabaho ngayun. Nilalagnat ako gale" he crossed his arms.
"Your making reasons, just so you can stay here at makikipaglandi-an na naman?" I wanna rolled my eyes so bad at him.
Kung ano-ano nalang pinag-iisip.
"Get up, your not staying at home" nagtalukbot ako ng kumot.
"Isa" he counted but i didn't even flinched at all.
"What did i told you last night?"hindi ako sumagot.
"I'm warning you woman-"
"Di mo ba naiintindihan?! Masama ang pakiramdam ko! Please...Get out" pagkatapus ay narinig ko ang pagsara ng pinto.
Pinikit ko ang mata at natulog ulit dahil umiikot ang paningin ko.
Minutes later i heard a knock again.
Bakit hirap sa kanya ang pag-intindi! Why can't he be respectful to me for once?!
The door opened.
"Sage?" A deep soft voice called out.
Nagmulat ako at tumingin sa pinto, Even though my vision is blurry without my glasses i can still see its him.
"I didn't see you with your husband coming downstairs. I thought you were sleep-deprived, so I assumed you were still resting." Confuse he went inside.
"I bought breakfast," he said, setting the tray on the table and giving me a confuse look.
"You look unwell, are you ok?" Naglakad siya patungo sa akin kaya tumalikod ako sa kanya.
"Yes, im fine po. Thank you for the breakfast ill eat it later" sagot ko at nagtalukbot sa kumot.
"Estás mintiendo, No te creo" he said it in other language.
I groaned at his comment.
"Sage" tawag niya pero hindi ako sumagot.
"Amora" what's with that word! Is that even a word?
Napa dilat ako sa ikalawang tawag nito.
"Sage, sweetheart you need to eat" i felt my warm hands started sweating at nanlamig ang paa ko.
What the hell is happening.
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I watched as his muscles flexed as he scooped up the rice with soup.
Inayus ko ang aking salamin at agad ding sinuot ito pabalik.
"He didn't even stay with you for a bit, even thought he knew you were sick?" He asked, disappointment evident in his tone.
"Maldito hijo de la mierda" he murmur.
"Hmm?" I muttered.
"Nothing, just finish up. So you can rest again" i nodded.
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"Can you teach me a few tagalog words?" Tanong niya.
Natapus na akong kumain and he stayed in my room, dahil daw wala naman siyang kausap sa kwarto niya.
"Sure" tumikhim siya at nag isip saglit.
"What is 'your beautiful' in tagalog?" Umayos muna ako sa aking higaan and shifted a bit to him.
"Maganda. Say it with me Ma"
"Ma"
"Gan"
"Dan"
"No its Gan"
"Gan"
"Da"
"Da" he repeated.
"Ok, all together 'maganda'" he licked his lips before repeating me.
"Madamba" i shook my head.
"Ma-gan-da 'maganda'"
"M-maga-nda oh 'maganda'" he said it with his sexy accent. I nodded.
"Ikaw, maganda" pumalakpak ako.
"Your doing great!" Puri ko.
"So what is 'i like you'?" Tumikhim muna ako bago sumagot.
"Its 'gusto kita-"
"Gusto kita"
BINABASA MO ANG
Taking The Spotlight(Revenge)
Romance"Sage, a 22-year-old, was coerced into an arranged marriage with celebrated actor Gale. Despite her beauty and intelligence, Gale disapproved of her nerdy demeanor and glasses. As their marriage deteriorated, Sage discovered Gale's clandestine rela...
