ENDLESS JOURNEY OF LOVE

CHAPTER 7

Lezlhiana's

"Here's your coffee, ma'am." The waiter said as he was putting the coffee that we ordered. Hindi ko inalis ang mata ko sa kanya. I still can't figure out what's really happening now.

"Anong gagawin mo?"

Nagulat ako sa tanong na yun. Ako? May gagawin? It's me who should be asking that question.

"Tita, do you really have to do this?" malungkot kong tanong.

Bigla siyang tumawa ng mahina. "She's right. You became so weak."

"Tita, why are you doing this? Akala ko pa naman okay na. I did what you wished for Ian pero bakit ganito? Why are you arranging him to Albea?" malungkot ko na sabi ulit sa kanya.

"Marie, stop dreaming. This is the reality. This is what I want for him. Akalain mo yun, nangyari ang gusto kong mangyari." nakangisi niyang sabi.

"Tita, what do you mean?"

"Well, I realized na once na umalis ka, I might have a chance to have a road towards Albea Vercina who used to have a crush on Christian. Kilala mo ko, Marie? I've started being a greedy woman pagkatapos i-bankrupt ng ama mo ang kumpanya namin. For sure, malungkot ka ngayon dahil mas mayaman kaysa sayo si Albea."

"You're wrong."

"I have never been wrong, Marie." she grin at saka siya tumayo. "Wait for their wedding invitation card by the next month. I'm expecting you to be there or if you'll accept, we'll invite you as the bride's maid."

After saying those words, umalis siya at saka niya ako iniwang tulala. Just what did she said? Bakit hindi nagfafunction ang mga sinabi niya kanina sa utak ko?

She's planning to invite me to his forced marriage? Is she trying to torture me?

Kinuha ko na yung bag ko at saka tumayo. Naglakad ako palabas hanggang sa papunta sa parking lot. Ugh. Muntikan nakong ma-unbalance dahil sa biglang pagkahilo ko.

"You became so weak."

"Marie, stop dreaming. This is the reality. This is what I want for him."

Ugh. Nang makita ko yung kotse ko, napasandal ako doon at saka naghabol ng hininga. It's happening again.

I took out my phone at saka tinawagan yung driver ko na ipagdrive ako. Pumasok nako sa loob at wala pang 30 minutes, nakarating naman siya agad. It's been a long day. I just want to rest.

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I woke up from the loud noise outside. Napatingin ako sa orasan and it's 7 na ng gabi.

Bumangon nako at saka ako tumayo mula sa higaan ko. Sino naman kaya ang magiingay sa oras na'to? I can even hearp some loud music outside. Atska I clearly already know na kami lang ni Timothy ang nandito.

Naglakad ako palabas ng pinto at...

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? OHHH~~~"

Napatakip agad ako sa tenga ko at whoa. How come na kaya ni Timothy magbukas ng Karaoke?

"Go, Timothy!"

"When you nodded yes but you wanna say NO~~~"

You've got to be kidding me. Dumiretso ako sa saksakan mismo at saka siya binunot.

"Awe."

Sinundan nila ng tingin yung saksakan hanggang sa makita nila ako. I show them my cold face. "Party's over. Tim, go inside your room or els--"

"Yes, mommy yana." malungkot niyang sabi at saka naglakad papasok sa room niya.

"Lez..."

"Ian, please. Not now. I need to rest and wala akong ganang kausapin ka."