My Antagonist Wife *completed*

Thirty Six

"Anak, are you sure ayaw mong pumasok?" Mom asked me, while leaving the door half-open.

"No, mom. I'm okay here. Close the door." Sumandal ako sa upuan.

Nandito ako sa labas ng ICU. I don't know what gotten into me at sumama ako kay Jerod. Or maybe alam ko na ang dahilan, pero ayaw ko lang i-acknowledge. Tinignan ko ang phone ko na nag-vibrate.

From: Lars

We're flying. Love you! We understand your decision. Come back whenever you feel like it.

I smiled at her message and put back my phone inside my army jacket.

"Coffee?" Jerod handed me a coffee.

"Thanks." I said and took a sip.

"Why don't you go inside? Take a look at him." Tinitigan ko ang coffee na hawak ko.

"I don't want to." Tipid kong sagot sa kanya.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit ayaw kong pumasok. I don't really know. Kaya ko naman siyang tignan mula sa glass window, pero hindi ko talaga kaya sa loob. I feel like it will suffocate me anytime.

"Sorry sa mga nasabi ko sa'yo kanina. I'm just desperate to make you stay." Hindi ko alam ang isasagot ko.

Wala naman siyang dapat ipag-sorry dahil kusa akong sumama. It's not as if he kidnapped me. Matanda na ako for those stuffs.

"When's the engagement party?" Hindi siya nakasagot agad sa akin.

"Ah..ano...wait! Pumapayag ka na?" He sounded a bit excited for me.

Tumango lang ako sa tanong niya. I don't know what's happening to me. This wasn't my plan at all. Hindi ko ito pinag-isipan man lang. The moment I went inside his car, everything was decided. There's no turning back. Hindi ko alam na hindi niya na-gets iyon agad.

"We should tell this to tita. I think she'll insist we wait for your dad to at least wake up." I nodded.

He woke up two days after. Hindi pa ako nagpupunta ng ospital since then. Ayaw kong ipaalam na alam ko na. I don't know why I'm even doing this in the first place. Nandito lang ako sa condo ko.

"Pangs!" I almost jumped off the couch when I saw my dog.

"They took a really good care of Pangs, Maj. Miss mo na siya 'no?" Pris kissed Pangs in front of me, trying to make me jealous.

"The fuck, Pris? So childish." Sabay kaming natawa sa sinabi ko.

"Where's Lara? Sila Shaun? Ikaw lang mag-isa dyan?" Pris let go of Pangs.

"Yeah. Work work work work work." She even copied Rihanna.

"Damn, Pris. Buti na lang hindi ako sumama sa paguwi dyan. I'm not fond of staying home with you." She gave me her middle finger as a reply.

"Congrats on your wedding!" She laughed while lying on the couch. "How's it going there? Are you really sure about that?" She became serious all of a sudden.

"I don't know, Pris. It was all decided the day I chose to stay here." She nodded while looking sarcastic.

"So it means, babalik kami dyan for your wedding?" Napaisip ako.

"Hindi na muna siguro, Pris. I can manage. Besides this is not like a real wedding to me. I just don't have any choice but to do it."

"Yes you do. As if naman hindi ka pa nagrebelde noon. You stayed because you care for your dad. Accept it, Maj." I rolled my eyes at her.

"Whatever. Bye." I heard her laugh before I ended the video call.

Nagulat ako nang may kumatok. Hininaan ko pa ang TV to make sure that I heard a knock. Nang masiguro ko na may kumakatok talaga, tumayo ako para buksan ito.