RISQUÉ 1: Forbidden Temptation

Chapter 28

Celadon
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GALIT na lumapit si Diana kay Mike at inagaw ang kuwadra rito. Hindi niya pinansin ang mga matalim na titig ng kanyang asawa at sinuri ang kalagayan ng kuwadra. Thankfully, it was unsullied and still intact. Pagkatapos ng nabungaran niya sa stock room, hindi kakayanin ng puso niya kung sisirain din iyon ni Mike.

"Hindi ko na kaya, Mike..." puno nang hinanakit na wika ni Diana sabay umiling-iling. Tuloy-tuloy ang mga luha niya sa pag-tulo nang humarap siya rito.

"What? Trying to have a child? Is that why you are acting like this because it's pressuring you?" tanong ni Mike na para bang hindi ito makapaniwala. "Kung ganoon naman pala, bakit hindi mo sinabi? Hindi iyong bigla mo na lang gugustuhin magpinta ulit kasi frustrated at stress ka."

Diana bit her lower lip and then she closed her damp eyes. "No, Mike, I mean it... I can't do this anymore. Us."

Sandaling hindi kumibo si Mike, halatang naghanap ng sagot sa kanyang mga mata kaya naman inipon niya ang lakas ng loob para magsabi ng totoo.

"I had an affair," Diana confessed while looking straight into his eyes. "I had an affair for months."

Hindi pa rin nagsalita si Mike at nanatili lamang itong nakatingin sa kanya. For a moment, she wondered why he didn't react, but she realized he didn't see any surprise in his eyes... or hatred.

"It's immoral and unforgivable and you deserve to know the truth. I have become unfaithful to you, Mike. And you most certainly did not deserve it."

Tumayo lamang ito sa kanyang harapan na para bang hinihintay na lamang nitong magsabi siya ng totoo. "Diana, I... I know about it."

Diana's hand flew to her mouth when a realization jabbed her. "Y-You knew?"

Tumango si Mike, nanginig ang pang-ibabang labi. "Right from the start."

"H-How?" hindi makapaniwalang wika ni Diana sabay salat sa kanyang dibdib. "How did you know, Mike?"

Mike held his tears by blinking while looking up at the ceiling. For some reason, he didn't look like he was betrayed or aggrieved or disgruntled. In fact, it was the other way around.

"Diana, I..." Mike stopped for a while to clench his jaw before he looked at her again, apologetically. "Before the accident, you wondered why I was on Mabini, remember? I lied when I said it was Sir Cormac who gave me an errand. I was there in my own will. I was there because I had my personal reasons. I was there because—"

Bago pa man matapos ni Mike ang eksplanasyon, napailing-iling si Diana nang mapagtanto ang gusto nitong sabihin.

"No..." wika niya sabay patuloy pa rin sa pag-iling. Her tears pooled so much in her eyes, it was blinding her. "Please tell me you are just making things up."

"I am not," pag-amin nito sabay tuluyan ng napahikbi. "I'm sorry."

Natunganga na lamang si Diana sa kanyang natuklasan at pakiramdam niya ay sinampal siya nang malakas ng katotohanan. Kung iisipin ng mabuti, wala siyang karapatang magalit dahil sa kanyang pagloloko. But post-accident Diana wasn't reacting to Mike's confession but the pre-accident Diana, where she was the most loyal to him and she would kill him for him any time.

If she was able to feel this pain after cheating on Mike, what else if she stayed clueless and faithful?

Siguro ngayon ay baka nawalan na siya ng bait. Nagsisigaw sa sobrang galit dahil hindi siya makapaniwalang nagawa iyon ni Mike.