Million Dollar Marriage

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Kasama ng paglandas sakaniya ng mga papel ay ang paglatay naman ng galit sa aking sistema. He knew damn well it was I, anong ibig sabihin naman niya dito? Mukha ba akong nagbibior sakaniya at kinailangan niya pang gawin ito? 

This motherfucker is out of his goddamn mind, for sure!

"Do I look like a fucking joke to you?" I may look like a mad woman but this is it! 

His idiotic smile is still there.

He scoffed for a moment before taking off his sunglasses, he took few heavy strides before he reached my front in no time, his dangerous hawk eyes are darting through my soul, taking every possible breath it can. 

And there I saw it, raw anger shot through him, he is looking at me darkly, smoldered with resentment.

"What is this all about, huh?" His voice is laced with pure anger, "Miss Milana, I don't know about your educational background but I am sure that you've been given enough knowledge for you to realize that what you just did is not what an educated and high maintenance people like you must do. I can sue you for this." 

And it hit through me.

"Sue me, then! But don't forget that you provoked me first, asshat."

"Oh, how so?"

Naiinis naman na tinaasan ko ito ng kilay, "Don't act dumb on me. You know damn well what you did, Yago. I will not go through these lengths kung hindi mo binili ang lupa na 'yon!"

"I am a businessman, Milana baka nakakalimutan mo." He paused, tinignan ang relo bago bumaling saakin, "Your choice of wordings are beyond me, but that's not my concern here. You don't just barge in someone's house and throw papers at them, wala ka sa teritoryo ng pamilya mo, their power is invalid here."

Kumunot naman ang noo ko sa sinabi nito. "What did you just say?"

"You don't call the shots here, Milana. I do." Somehow his statement hurt me. 

Wala naman kasi akong sinasabi na sundin niya ako! Pake ko ba sa mga desisyon niya.

"Kung paputukin ko kaya 'yang nguso mo! Just sell the la-"

Bago ko pa matapos ang sasabihin ko ay bigla nalamang itong tumalikod at tila paapsok na ulit sa loob ng kotse niya. I was about to go after him when his bodyguards began to cower over me, some even held on to my both wrists, but being as stubborn as Nathalia, I kept on struggling on their hold.

I need to act quickly before he even gets inside the car!

Ang tanging naisip ko para pigilan ito ay, "Ouch! You're all hurting me. Please, Yago!" 

Papansin na kung papansin but I needed some of his time. 

When I looked back at him, he suddenly stopped mid-entering his car, but without looking back at me, he just moved his head left before entering his car fully. Tsaka lamang nila ako hinayaan nang tuluyan nang gumalaw ulit ang kotse ni Yago. I looked at them with annoyance before I withdrew a hiss. Bagsak balikat akong naglakad papunta sa kotse ko, I don't know what to do anymore! 

He doesn't care! Kahit patigilin manlang niya 'yung mga bodyguard niya sa paghawak saakin, but he didn't. He just let them be, let me be. 

I drove back to our condo with thoughts torturing me, realizations that I no longer have his sympathy. Bagsak balikat akong nag drive pauwi, kaya naman pagkatapak napagkatapak ko s aunit ay nagpalit ako ng swimwear at pumunta sa pool area. There, I released my anger through pads and lengthy strokes to the water. It's a good thing that there's not much of a volume of people here right now, dahil kung meron man ay iisipin siguro nila na I'm getting ready for a swimming contest sa sobrang paulit-ulit ko at abnormal na pagkakampay sa pool.

Umahon naman muna ako at umupo sa isang sun lounger doon at nagtipa ng mensahe kay Nathalia kasi I've noticed kanina na wala pa pala siya roon.  Minutes passed, then an incoming call erupted on my cellphone.

I answered the call without even looking at the screen, sa sobrang lutang ko ay wala manlang bakas ng sigla sa aking boses nang magsalita.

"Milana, you dumb bitch!" At dinugtungan pa ni Nathalia, "I heard what you did, you've caused a scene- A major one, might I add."

I just hummed at her at tila kinainis pa lalo nito, ngunit inunahan o na siya ngayon magsalita. 

"Walang kwentang Yago! He did not even bothered to shoo his bodyguards away from me," I then released a scoff, "I am this close losing my class kanina, Nathalia. This close to even beg him on my knees."

"You're so boba kasi! I told Tita Helen about what you did and she's not even a bit delighted by it. I think I also heard some mura from her, ikaw lagot kay Tita."

"Alam mo, Nathalia ang sakit-sakit na ng ulo ko sa mga pangyayari dadagdagan mo pa ng walang kaayos-ayos mong pagsasalita!"

I quickly ended the call and collected all my stuffs and went down in our unit. Naligo at naglinis naman ako ng condo namin ni Nathalia kaya menos sa kalat na kapag biglaang dumating si Tita Helen. 

Kung hindi ba naman kasi isa't kalahating tanga 'yan si Nathalia ay hindi niya na ikukwento pa iyon kay Tita. 

I made myself a homemade caesar salad when my stomach cried for food. The meal was so depressing lalo na sa aura ko ngayon, it was ages ago nang maramdaman ko ang ganito. 'yung kakain ka nalang sana, masaya dahil masarap ang kakainin mo, tapos effort mo pa na gumawa pero in the end, you'll just be sitting in front of your food, remembering all what has happened then suddenly feeling sick and all that.

Nanuod nalamnag ako ng television hanggang sa dumating si Nathalia na sandamakmak na paper bag ang dala, most of it are from designer clothes, but what caught my interest the most is the attache case that she's been carrying  amidst the glitz and pinks.

When she's finally settled, ibinagsak nalamang niya ng parang laruan sa lapag ang mga pinamili at ang tanging tinira ay ang black attache case, "See this?'

Tinaasan ko naman siya ng kilay, "Ano nanamang katangahan 'yan? Nathalia, I'm too worn out to even get down to your level of stupidity."

"A katangahan is the one that you did a while ago, while this," Iminuwestra pa saakin at lalo pang ininis ako ng ngiti niya, "This one right here, my dear, is what you call katalinuhan. The one that you've been lacking lately."