His wife

Prologue

                                                                         

"Dad I can't marry her !" Dean exclaimed to his father.

A while ago, his father told him that they would have their talk.

Akala niya kung ano ang importanteng pag-uusapan nila.

"We disscussed this a thousand times already Dean. And we've already agreed on this part, so why the sudden change of mind ?" Leandro talk calmly .

Goodness. He thought this topic was long gone.

This subject was already burried. Why did his father dig this?

"But that was a couple of years ago, thas was when I haven't met Alyssa" his talking about his current girlfriend.

 "To hell with those bitches , sinabi ko na na sa'yo noon pa Dean . That you ! My hard-headed son, would marry Amanda , Only Amanda . And hell may come or high water you're going to marry her ! " may diin ang bawat salitang binibitawan nito at iniwan siya sa library.

Fuck you all! galit na utal niya sa sarili.

This can't be possible. This can't be happening. This is just to absurd.

Shit!

Napaupo siya sa isa sa mga sofa na nandoon.

He hates it when he couldn't do anything.

Ayaw na ayaw niya ng ganito.

Ayaw niyang may nagmamanipula ng buhay niya.

Especially not his father.

Never.

It's not as if ayaw niya kay Amanda.

She's more than pretty alright.

A Goddess. He corrected himself.

And they're friends for Pete's sake.

He couldn't let this old man rule his life.  He just couln't .

***

"Goodness Mandy are you that stupid?" galit na wika ng bestfriend niyang si Ella sa kaniya.

Nasa paborito nilang cafe sila ng mga oras na iyon.

It was their favorite hanging place dahil sa ambiance at privacy na mayroon ang nasabing lugar.

"What? That's not a big deal El. At saka I thought Dad was just kidding when he told me, I will be wed to him"
depensa niya

"Juice ko naman Amanda Therese. You literally beg your father to be with Dean, and now your telling me you were shock when your dad tells you, that you two are getting married?"

"Hey, it's not as if I'm too desperate." angil pa rin niya

"Oh really?" now Ella was mocking at her.

Uminom muna siya ng kape niya bago sumagot.

"Really." aniya

"You are just too hardheaded. Ewan ko sa'yo. Sa tingin mo mapipilit mo yung tao na pakasalan ka? Well hello Amanda Therese, the world doesn't work just like that"

Wala siya pakealam sa mga sinasabi nito.

Bakit? Nagmahal lang naman siya ah.

Kailan pa naging kasalanan ang magmahal?

"I love him" aniya

Narinig niya ang pag-buntong-hininga nito.

Ella deeply sighed two times.

She's trying her best to understand her one and only bestfriend.

She knows Amanda for too long, long enough to witness and support her caprices.

But this thing is another story.

Hindi niya gusto ang plano nito.

Alam niya sa simula pa lang, how Mandy likes Leandro.

Ultimate crush ng dalaga since elementary ang gwapong binata.

She supported Amanda all the way.

Pero sa pagkakataong ito, she doesn't like Mandy's plan. A bit.

"You think I don't know that? But this is not just the proper way to have him Mandy." Ella was calmer when she spoke now.

"I thought your my best-friend? Akala ko ba susuportahan mo ko?" kunway nagtatampong wika niya.

"Huh. And now, your questioning our friendship and my loyalty to you? I'm trying to knock some senses on your head Amanda Therese. I'm doing this for your own good." anito

Alam niyang hindi nagustohan ng kaibigan niya ang ginawa niya.

But this is where my happiness would be.

She told herself.

"And I'll be good with him El. I'll be." aniya habang nakatingin kay Ella.

Nasa mukha pa rin ng kaibigan ang disgusto sa ginawa niya.

Napailing ang kaibigan bagamat wala ng iba pang sinabi.

She sip into her coffee again.

After a minutes of silence between them. Ella spoke.

"I just hope it won't backfire Mandy. I don't want to tell you the word 'i told you so' ."

"It won't" siguradong wika niya sa kaibigan.

Ella looks at Amanda. Bagamat hindi niya gusto ang iniisip nito, she would always be on her side.

Sana lang hindi ito magsisi.

Sana...