Scandal 9 – In which the fool is sick
Napagpasyahan ni Cassandra na kailangan na niyang tapusin yung painting niya. Ilang linggo na niyang pinabayaan ito dahil naging busy siya sa benefit at sa iba pang bagay.
Pero dahil wala na siyang ginagawa ngayon at wala si James ay pwede na niyang tapusin ang pagpi-pinta niya.
Kaya pinahanda na niya ang kotse, nangangamba parin siya dahil bago ang kanyang driver at hindi siya sigurado kung mababayaran ba ito na wag i-report kay Bert kung saan siya nagpunta na ire-report naman sa asawa niya.
Pero dahil hindi gusto ni Cassandra na nagmamaneho at isa pa, her husband had prohibited her to drive. It wasn’t as if she wanted to drive too. Kaya mas preferred niyang may driver siya.
Nang nasa may foyer na siya ay napansin niyang naghihintay sa kanya si Bert, Bert the ever so loyal butler of her husband. “I’m going out Bert.” Sabi niya at lumabas na ng bahay.
Narinig niya ang pagsunod ni Bert sa kanya. Ito ang nagbukas ng pinto sa kotse at tinignan siya. “Are you dining out madam?”
“Yes.” Sagot ni Cassandra at sumakay na siya sa loob ng sasakyan.
Inutos niya sa driver kung saan sila pupunta, nakita niya ang gulat ng driver ng sinabi niya ito. Nang nakarating na sila sa bahay ni Anton ay pinagbuksan agad siya ng pinto ng driver niya.
“Pagkauwi natin, gusto kong sabihin mo kay Bert na nag-punta lang tayo sa country club. I’ll pay you handsomely for your silence.” Utos niya dito at pumasok na siya sa loob ng bahay ni Anton.
Pagkapasok niya ay nakita niyang nandito ang sekretarya ni Anton. “Alicia.” Tawag niya dito.
Napatingin sa kanya si Alicia at agad na naglakad papunta sa kanya. “Ma’am.”
“Anong ginagawa mo dito? Nandito ba si Anton?”
Tumango si Alicia. “May sakit po si Sir Anton, ma’am kaya tinawagan ko na po yung doctor para tignan siya.”
Ngumiti naman si Cassandra, Anton’s secretary was really considerate of Anton. “Good. Let me know kung nandito na yung doctor.”
Nagpunta na rin si Cassandra sa studio niya. James prohibited her to paint, so there was no room for her to paint at their house. And it was not as if she could rent out a studio apartment, so Anton gave her one room in his house to be her art room.
She’d go here to paint. Painting had always been her passion and even when James had prohibited her, she could not do it. If she stopped painting then what would become of her life?
She tied her hair into a bun and wore the apron. She walked towards the easel and looked at her unfinished canvas. Kinuha na niya yung paintbrush at nagsimula ng magpinta.
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The Shackled Wife
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