Bewitched

CHAPTER FORTY FIVE: After Fart-y

Yanny

I went inside the kitchen to breathe for awhile. Kanina pa ako paikot ikot talking to my guests. My two sisters are also busy talking to some relatives. I never thought that hosting a party can really be this tiresome.

"I'm never doing this ever again." I muttered to myself then I poured myself a glass of wine and took a sip from it. My throat really feels dry after all the conversations I had with family and friends.

"Escaping?" Aly's voice came from behind me. I look back and saw her walking towards me.

"Just for awhile." I said with a smile.

"So have you tried it already?" She asks as we both leaned on the table.

"Tried what?"

"Duh! The Love Potion Yanny!" Aly exclaimed. Umiling ako then I took another sip from my wine.

"What?! But why?" Medyo parang disappointed na tanong ni Aly sa akin.

"I just don't think it's a good idea Aly. Forcing someone to love me back is not right." I said as I handed her the Love Potion.

"Diba si Lola Conching naman din nagsabi that her love potions doesn't work everytime? Why don't you just give it a try." Aly encourages me.

"I don't know Aly. What happens if it does?"

"Then you get your happily ever after. Tapos ang istorya."

"And what if it doesn't?" I ask as I stare at the Love Potion on Aly's hand.

"Then you move on."

"You make it sound so simple Aly." I said na may kasamang buntong hininga.

Aly suddenly took the glass of wine from my hand then she poured the Love Potion in it.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" I exclaimed while looking at her.

"Yanny life is a gamble and so is love. Ako na ang naglakas ng loob ng maglagay nyan dyan para sayo now it's your turn to decide on whether you will give that glass to Byron or to pour all of its contents down the drain." Aly said then she left me and my glass of wine alone in the kitchen.

I don't know how long I was staring at the glass.

I walk towards the sink. "I don't know if whether you are fake or real but forcing someone to love me back is wrong." I said then I tilted the glass.

"Yanny can I use a bed? Nakatulog na kasi si Lorenz at nangangalay na ako kabubuhat sa matabang batang ito." Tita Cecile said when she appeared in the kitchen. I put down the glass of wine then I went towards them.

"Sure Tita. Samahan ko na po kayo." I said then we walk towards our guestroom located on the first floor.

I watch as Lorenz peacefully sleep on the bed. He looks like an Angel. He is so innocent.

"Bakit kasi ayaw nyo pa mag-anak ni Byron hija?" Tita Cecile said.

"Ayaw pa po ni Byron." Palusot ko.

"Mukhang hindi naman. The way he looks at you while you were holding Lorenz kanina in the living room was priceless. He got the same look on the face as Harold when he first saw me carrying our child."

I chuckled. I am not sure if Tita Cecile was hallucinating back there but I am quite pretty sure that Byron has no plans of having a child lalong lalo na sa akin.

"You are one lucky girl Yanny. I can sense na mahal na mahal ka ng asawa mo." Tita Cecile added.

I felt a little sad after hearing it because it only proves one thing and that is Byron is getting much better in pretending to love me.