Ex-Wife's Revenge

✔ Third Chapter

"What? Why princess? Why?" my dad asked me worriedly.

Napasinghot ako habang pinupunasan ang mga luha ko. "Daddy, I'm very sorry. I-I wanted this," I lied. I never wanted this. Never! But how can I say that if THEY are holding me on my neck now? Those animals have no heart!

Dad hugged me and told me to calm down, that everything would be alright, but he was wrong. It would never be alright, not until I do what THEY wanted me to do. "I understand princess. Don't worry about it. Early tomorrow morning, I will personally talk to them and have this arranged marriage work out, okay? Just please smile for me, my princess. I don't want a frown on my lovely daughter's face," he said then kissed my forehead.

I smiled.

Alang-alang sa'yo daddy, mommy, my family, my whole clan, I would give my freedom to those animals.

"That's my girl, my princess," he kissed my forehead again. "Now, would you excuse me? I still need to plan my script for tomorrow," dad winked at me.

"Ahaha, si daddy feeling bata," tukso ko sa kanya.

"Oh? I am young, princess. Young and good-looking," pagmamalaki niya.

"Now THAT'S my daddy!"  Napatawa kaming pareho and then he went to his house office.

My mom came in a minute after he left, and she hugged me tenderly while crying. "You don't have to do this anak."

"Oh mommy," I cried again. "I have to. I just have to."

"Why? You don't love him princess! I know you, you ARE my daughter, my only daughter," she asked while still crying.

"Mommy, I know that you can see the truth behind my lies."

"Oh yes I can."

I giggled at her proud-Mama answer. "I'm very thankful for that mommy, pero po, okay lang po na mapangasawa ko siya. Hindi ko man po siya mahal sa ngayon, matututunan ko siyang mahalin bukas. I actually have a crush on him," I told her.

She sighed. "If that's what you want. I know that I can't stop you once you made a decision. So, I guess I'll just support my princess?"

"Aww, thank you so much mommy. That means a lot to me."

She kissed my forehead like how daddy did, and smiled at me. "Now, you need to sleep okay? It's getting late and I don't want you to get any eye bags."

"Aysus! Si mommy naman, lagi na po silang present," biro ko.

"Ahahaha! Pati ba naman ang eye bags ko minana mo?" biro niya pabalik.

"Wala na po tayo diyang magagawa. Ahahaha, pinamana niyo na po eh."

Pagkatapos naming magtawanan ulit ay binati na niya ako ng "Goodnight." Nag-goodnight back naman ako at umalis na din siya after nun.

"I will love him," I whispered to myself. "If that's the only thing to save my family, my clan. I will teach and force myself, my heart to love him. And I will be crazy all over him."

Napagising ako sa aking panaginip.

Shocks! Why have I dreamed about the past?

Mabilis ang aking paghinga kaya tumayo ako mula sa aking higaan at nagpaikot-ikot sa paglalakad sa kwarto ko.

"Kalma lang Mac. Kumalma ka lang Mackenzie. It was just a dream. Just a dream," I muttered repeatedly to myself.