I'M YOURS, YOU'RE MINE (Book 3)

Ch.24: Less painful truth

Chapter 24: Less painful truth

Odette’s POV:

Nandito kami sa isang room dito sa Foxtrot. After kasi ng spiel ni Eunice about sa downfall ng DC, si Prei naman ang napansin namin. And we just thought we need to convince her that marriage is really their end.

“Why are you so afraid of telling your parents? I mean, you’re not a teenager anymore. And you’re already on the right age. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” Aly said.

“Prei, if you didn’t really wanna marry Lance, then why did you accepted his proposal in the first place? You know that’s kinda annoying. Pinaasa mo yung tao.” Eunice added.

“Hindi ko sya pinaasa. I really wanna marry him. But I’m just afraid.” Prei answered, finally!

“Why? Anong kinakatakot mo, Prei?” Eunice

“To be honest, natatakot ako kasi alam kong hindi pa ako ready for this. I know I’m on the right age already, pero sa tingin ko hindi ko pa ‘to kaya.” Prei

Hay. I think she should be lucky because she got pregnant at her age.

“Prei,” I sat beside her. “first of all, kahit hindi ka pa ready, I know kakayanin mo. Kami nga ni Eunice teenager nagka-first baby di ba? Ikaw pa kayang working girl na? And second, kung hindi ka ready for that, yun ang silbi ni Lance. Kayong dalawa ang magtutulungan. Alam you, you’re lucky enough to have Lance beside you at this moment. May kasama ka.”

Hindi tulad ko, single parent. Sigh to life—to my life.

Iniwan na muna namin si Prei don sa room. Then we tried to call Lance and told him where Prei is if ever he wanted to talk seriously. Pupuntahan nya daw mamaya. Buti naman.

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After 3 days…

“Fairytale! You can be a prince, duh! Or if you want, you can be a royal guard.” Venice

“I don’t wanna be a corny knight-in-shing-armour! Mom, I want super hero! Well, Venice can be Wonder Woman?” Maze

“Ugh! No I don’t wanna be a super hero! Magic is more fun than powers!” Venice

“It’s no fun, Ven. It’s corny.” Maze

Oh my god! Sumasakit ang ulo ko dito sa dalawa!

I asked them kung anong theme ng birthday party ang gusto nila. And then the war started. Maloloka na ‘ko dito. Di sila nauubusan ng sagot sa isa’t isa e!

Lumabas ako ng room. I dialed mama’s number.

“Ma! Hindi ko na alam gagawin dito sa kambal. Nagaaway sila sa theme ng party.”

“Ayan na nga ba ang sinasabi ko e. Dapat hindi mo na tinanong e!”

“Ma naman, may utak na ‘tong dalawa. Syempre may gusto na sila.”

“And their interests aren’t the same! Bahala ka. Ayusin mo ‘yan. Busy ako. Bye!”

“But—Ma? Ma!!!” Ugh! Babaan ba ‘ko?!

Papasok na ulit ako dapat sa kwarto nang tawagin ako nung isang maid.

“Miss Odette, si Sir Kevin po nasa baba.” Kevin?

Ugh! Hindi pa ‘ko ready harapin sya e. Pero… ugh! Bahala na nga.

“Ah, osige. Bantayan mo muna yung kambal dyan sa loob, baka magaway.” Sabi ko.

Inayos ko muna yung sarili ko, tsaka ako bumaba.

May dalawang lalaki naka-upo sa may living room; yung isa si Kevin, yung isa bata. Yung totoo? Bakit nagsusulputan mga bata ngayon?!

“Kevin?” I called.

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Lumabas muna kami ni Kevin. Nandito kami sa may beach. (A/N: Remember? May beach dun sa village nilang magkakapatid. If you don’t remember, look for the chapter in You’re Married, But I Love You where Lance prepared a dinner for Prei.) Naglalakad-lakad lang kami.

Actually, medyo awkward ang atmosphere. I know may sasabihin sya sakin.

Yung batang kasama nya—

“Odette, may kailangan kang malaman.” He started, breaking off the silence.

Kinakabahan ako. Masasaktan nanaman ba ako?

Wala pang dalawang araw mula nung saktan ako ni Vince, ngayon naman, si Kevin?

But on the second thought, wala naman akong karapatan magalit kay Kevin if ever may sabihin syang nakakasakit. First and foremost, we’re already engaged but same way Vince did to his fiancé, I cheated.

“Look, I didn’t want to keep this from you. Hindi ko lang alam kung pano ko sasabihin. I’m afraid that you might hate me if you knew. Or you might break up with me. So, before it gets worse and worst, I’m telling you this now.”

Alam nyo kung ano nararamdaman ko ngayon? Guilt. Aside from that, wala na. Guilty lang ako. Look at him, napaka-sincere at loyal nya sakin. Pero ako, wala. Aaminin ko, wala akong nararamdaman ngayon.

Oo natatakot ako sa sasabihin nya. Masama na kung masama. Pero natatakot akong mawala sya dahil magmumukha akong talunan. And I never wanna be a loser.

Ayokong mawala sya dahil kailangan ko sya, hindi dahil mahal ko sya.

Bali-baliktarin man ang mundo, saktan man ako ng ilang beses, walang magbabago sa pagmamahal ko kay Vince. Pero galit ako, kaya magagawa kong ibalik sa kanya yung sakit.

Well, yun ay kung apektado pa rin sya sakin.

Teka nga! Si Kevin ang kasama ko ngayon. And napaka stupid lang na isipin ko pa yung two timer na yun.

“Just get straight to the point, Kevin.” I told him.

We stopped walking. Huminga sya ng malalim.

“Five years ago, before we met, may girlfriend ako. Being a reckless teenager, I got her pregnant. Wag mong isipin na tinakbuhan ko sya, please. I’m not like that. Her family took her away from me. My dad advised me to just go on with my life since it’s their decision too to leave me.” Oh my god. This is such a revelation. “Remember when I flew to America after Aly’s wedding? Dun nya pinakilala si Ken. And when I went to China, at sumasama ka, hindi kita maisama kasi yun yung time na dinala ko naman si Ken sa parents ko.”

The truth is, hindi ako nasasaktan. Of course I am shocked. Hindi ko rin ineexpect ‘to. But still, Vince’s cheating is still worse than this.

“I’m sorry, Odette.” He frowned, bowing his head.

Honestly, it’s fine with me though. Sino ako para itaboy sya? Sya nga tinanggap at minahal ako kahit may anak na ‘ko e, ako pa kaya?

I smiled at him and cupped his face. “Don’t worry, Kevin. I understand you. Wag kang magalala, I won’t break up with you.”

Mukhang di pa sya makapaniwala sa sinabi ko. Haha.

I know it’s kinda evil to hear, but yeah, as long as Kevin’s by my side, I’ll accept everything.

“Are you serious?!” He asked.

“Of course I am! Kevin, you accepted me for what I am and for what I have with me. Then who am I to judge the very right person?” And I answered. “And in fact, it’s less painful when a person admits his mistake to you than to know it to anybody else.”

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A/N: A short update for Kevin! Yay! Naglalabasan talaga ang mga babies. Hihihi.

Anw. Happy New Year, everyone! <33

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