The Wife's Prayers

Chapter 1

CHANELLE

2/24/19

I'm only 18 and here I am right infront of the judge with the man that I love, my dream, my everything, the man who can't love me back. We are getting married because of that stupid mistake we made. I'm already 2 weeks pregnant. At oo, yun nga ang pagkakamali na ginawa namin. Hindi lang namin ginawa yun ng isang beses kasi noong highcshool pa namin ginagawa to. But this time, we didn't use protection. Hindi ako nagsisinungaling kapag sinabi kong nagustuhan namin yung ginawa namin 3 weeks ago. Nung nalaman ng mga magulang ko na buntis ako, agad na nila akong dinrop-out sa University na pinapasukan ko. Para daw walang makakaalam ng pagbubuntis ko. Kinausap din nila ang mga magulang ni Jackson na ipadrop din at panagutan kaming mag-ina.

At first, Jackson's mother didn't agree but his father, well, para mapanagutan ako, pumayag. Jackson and I were classmates since pre-school but we are not that close. We used to talk but not everyday. Crush ko siya since pre-school kami and hindi niya alam yun. Minsan nga napapaginipan ko siyang hinahalikan ako sa lips. Hindi ko inakalang magiging totoo yun. Me and Jackson were always making out during free period when we were in highschool. He said that he like my body very much and he don't want to stop doing this every day. I am no virgin. He took it away when I was 15 years old in his bedroom. Nanghingi ako ng advice sa bestfriend ko kahit na alam kong nagugustuhan ko rin ang ginagawa namin ni Jackson. My best friend, Miranda, was my 'Shoulder to cry on', my sister, my wife, my bestest friend in the whole world. Remember I said 'was'. Tinraydor niya ako sa mismong gabi ng senior prom.

Flashback:

"Mira, can we change partners?" I asked my bestfriend and she looked at me with a confused look. "Why?"

"I don't like that guy. He can't obviously dance."

"Okay, who's your partner by the way?" I frowned at her question.

"WHAT?! You don't know who's my partner? It's Mark you dumbass!" I laughed at her loud enough to be heard by everyone. It was awkward. I stopped laughing when I realize everybody was looking at me. "Hey it's not my fault. Isa pa, hindi naman tayo sabay mag practice ng dance para sa prom. Nasa isang room ka at nasa kabila naman ako. How am I supposed to know who's your partner?"

"Yeah, whatever. Can you please just say yes? I mean I don't want him to be my first dance. Diba crush mo naman siya? Go and have fun with him. Mas gusto ko pa ngang maging partner yung partner mo kasi alam kong mas magaling sumayaw yun kaysa kay Mark. Please pumayag kana." Konti nalang luluhod na ako sa pagmamakaawa ko kay Mira.

"Uh... But, ki--kilala mo ba kung sino partner ko?" I rolled my eyes at her question. Of course kilala ko! Kaya nga nakikipagpalit ako eh.

"It's Stephen, right?"

"Nope, they changed my partner. From Stephen to Jackson." Jackson? Jackson Montemayor? Jackson my FUBU?

"Why the fuck didn't you tell me? You knew that I love him right? That I should be the one he deserves to dance with!" I frowned at her. Why didn't she tell me?

"Y-ou were, kinda busy."

"Busy? But we were at Starbucks together for a week!"

"I forgot to tell you." Then she smiled. Inaasar ba niya ako? I groaned in frustration.

"Fine, forgiven! Can we atleast change partners? It's for the best you know."

"But, I thought we're not allowed to change partners."

"That's alright. Besides the teachers won't see us because we're placed at the back." Hindi ko siya tinantanan because I know that she will say yes.