Wedded by Fate

Chapter 7 Xylo

<Third Person>

Tumayo si Kioz para buksan ang pinto at nakita niya ang mayodorma na may hawak na isang basong tubig. Tahimik na kinuha ni Kioz ang baso at walang sabi na sinara ang pinto.

Pina-inom niya ng tubig ang asawa niya na umiiyak ulit.

"Here, drink water."

Grace drinks water a little.

"Now, I want you to have a rest. Relax your mind."

Grace shooks her head at takot na tumingin kay Kioz.

"Paano kung makulong ako? Ayaw ko na malaman ng iba ito. Mamamatay tao ako," muli itong humagulgol sa iyak.

"Wala na akong mukhang ihaharap sa iba. Mas aaayawan ako ni Jaedon dahil mamamatay tao na ako. Hindi ko na makikita si Jaedon dahil makukulong ako," nababaliw na sabi niya.

Kioz goes silent ngunit mahigpit na nakayukom ang dalawa niyang kamao.

"Go to sleep Grace," seryoso at nakakatakot na utos ni Kioz.

Grace goes silent and asks innocently.

"Are you mad at me?"

"You're overthinking. Go to sleep."

Muling umiling si Grace.

"Ayoko. Natatakot ako Kioz. Wala dito si Kikay, wala akong kasama," malungkot na sabi nito.

"I am here. I won't leave until you don't sleep in deep" Kioz assured seriously. Walang buhay ang kanyang mga mata at hindi hindi mababasa ang tumatakbo sa kanyang isip. Kioz is giving his wife a blank expression.

Pakiramdam ni Grace ay meron siyang nasabing mali. Bakit naging malamig ang pakikitungo ni Kioz sa kanya? He was worried sa kanya, at ngayon ay para na itong galit.

Kioz stops himself from getting mad and remains calm.

"Until you wake up, I am still by your side," he earnestly assured.

"Are you sure? Hindi mo ako iiwan? Kahit mamatay iyung mga ipis sa bahay mo?" Parang batang tanong ni Grace.

Kioz nodded his head for the ninth time dahil sa kakulitan ng asawa niya. Though, hindi naman siya nagsasawa sa paulit-ulit na sinasabi ni Grace.

Inalalayan ni Kioz ang asawa na mahiga sa kama. Humiga na din siya para maging kumportable si Grace.

He offered his arm para maging gawing unan ni Grace.

Grace lay beside him and she hid her face in his chest and shamelessly hugged him from his waist. She even inhales his scent secretly.

"I want you to sleep tight. You don't have to worry about anything. As long as I am by your side, you have nothing to worry about," he assured.

"I don't want to be inside the jail. I heard it's mainit and mabaho. I don't like being uncomfortable. I want comfortable life." parang batang sabi nito.

Kioz chuckled in his mind, he fixed her hair and played with some strands.

"That won't happen. I make sure you wake up every morning in our bed."

"What if-"

"Shh. You need to take a rest Grace."

Grace didn't commented. Mukhang sigurado si Kioz sa mga sinasabi nito na hindi siya makukulong. Kioz is overly confident and sure.

Kioz gently caress his wife's hair, technic niya para makatulog ang babae ng madali.

Nang maramdaman ni Kioz na mahimbing na ang tulog ng asawa ay inayos ang pagkakahiga nito. He covers her half body in a comforter and kisses her forehead and her tummy before getting up from bed. Pumunta siya sa balcony at inilabas niya ang kanyang cellphone.