"You'll never know the value of something until you loose them."
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"Hoy Yanyan! Hiwalayan mo na yang playboy mong asawa! Wag ka ngang masokista!"
Bungad sakin ni Yumi. Rien and Saab only roll their eyes while nodding. Nilawakan ko pa ang pagkakabukas ng pinto at pinapasok sila. Sanay na ko sa mga sermon ni Yumi. Pinakastraight forward kasi sya saming apat. Umupo sila sa sofa at nilapag ang mga dala nilang pagkain sa center table.
Yes. I'm already married at the age of 19. Fixed marriage nga lang. Still, I'm happy that my husband was no other than the same guy I've loved since elementary. Dale Serrano.
Pero yung akala kong masayang married life? It was just a dream that will never come true. Reality slaps me hard.
He will never love me. Instead, he loathed me from the moon and back.
"If I were you Yanyan, magpapaannul na ko. Ghaaaaad! You deserve to be happy!"
Rien said, putting all the food out of the paper bag they brought. Oo, dinadalhan pa nila ako ng pagkain. Why? Because he loathed me so much that he doesn't even buy food. My chest pains with the thought.
"Yan, we know that you love that jerk, but can't you see? He's a monster! Ni wala syang konsiderasyon sayo! Look at you now. And how about that baby in your tummy?! Would you like him to see this world, his family like this?! Pustahan tayo di nya pa alam yan!!"
Gigil na sigaw ni Yumi. I bit my lips. She's right. I haven't told him about this. How can I? Ni hindi sya umuuwi. Kapag uuwi sya, may kasama syang babae. My tears start to fall as I reminisce that day...
*flashback
"Waaaaaaa! Yumi thanks talaga ha!"
"No problem. Sige una na ko."
"Ingaaaat!"
Then I wave at her as she went off. I sighed and turn around. I scan the whole house. There were rose petals on the floor up to the stairs. Then there's a candle lit table. There's also a background music. I closed my eyes as I try to envision Dale's reaction later.
