The Shackled Wife

Special Chapter - In which a preview is shown

Me Before You

Prequel to The Shackled Wife

This isn't happening.

Cassandra could barely hide her gasps as she stared at the man in front of her, my god, anong ginawa nila kay Anton? Paano to nangyari, sabi na nga ba't dapat hindi niya ito iwanan mag-isa pero kinailangan ni Cassandra na umuwi sa probinsya para ipalam sa magulang niya na may internship siya sa LA. 

Mahalaga tong internship na ito dahil nga pinalagpas na niya yung sa Germany kaya nga ay tinanggap na niya ito kahit pa alam niyang baka hindi pumayag ang ama at ina niya ay umoo parin siya dahil LA na to. Kailangan niya itong internship na to. 

Her tears falling as she stepped closer to Anton, he was hurt. His body was full of bruises. She didn't know what to do as she approached him, "Anton." Her voice croaked. 

Anton looked up and she almost moan in protest as she looked at his face, his eyes were so empty, so dead. This couldn't be happening. Nang nalaman niya yung balita tungkol kay Anya ay nagmadali siyang bumalik sa Maynila para kay Anton pero hindi niya ito inaasahan. 

"Wala na siya, Cass. Magpapakasal na siya sa iba." 

Her heart broke for her best friend, she knelt beside him, "I'm sorry." Dahil hindi niya alam kung ano pang masasabi niya ngayon. 

"Mas mabuti pa atang mamatay nalang ako, Cass. Sobrang sakit. Bakit niya ako iniwanan? Akala ko mahal niya ako, bakit niya ako pinagpalit sa isang prinsipe?" 

And at that moment, she truly hated Anya Petrovna for destroying Anton. Bakit ganun si Anya? Ou nga naman, sympre bakit nga ba naman nito pipiliin ang isang Anton kung mayroon naman isang prinsipe. Walang wala si Anton. 

Umiling si Cassandra at hinawakan yung kamay ni Anton, "Anton, makakaya mo to. Kaya wag kang magsasabi ng ganyan."

"Mahal na mahal ko siya. Gusto ko ng mamatay, Cass. Ayoko na." 

"Please wag. Hindi siya deserving Anton. Wag kang mawalan ng pag-asa." 

Umiling lang si Anton at kinuha yung bote ng alak na nasa tabi nito. Ipikit ni Cassandra ang kanyang mga mata, eto ba yung mga ginagawa ni Anton simula nang nalaman nito yung kay Anya? Ang uminom at ang makipagbugbugan? 

Paano niya iiwanan si Anton kung hindi siya sigurado kung may babalikan pa siyang best friend. Anton was suicidal. He was empty without Anya. 

At nang buksan ni Cassandra ang mga mata niya ay nakita niya lalo kung gaano kawalang buhay ang mga mata ng kaibigan, paano niya mababantay si Anton kung nasa kabilang dako siya ng mundo? 

And that was when she decided what she needed to do. Even if it would mean sacrificing the freedom she would have if she accepted the internship in LA, she would for Anton was her best friend, the one man she could count on. He needed her. 

True, she longed for freedom, freedom to do whatever she wished, freedom to fly high without the restraints but Anton needed her. Paano niya maiiwan si Anton kung ganito ito ngayon? Paano siya magiging masaya sa LA kung alam niyang nag-iisa at depressed ang best friend niya sa Maynila? 

Kaya niyakap niya si Anton bago siya tumayo at umalis sa boarding house ni Anton. Pumunta siya agad sa university at sa office ni Professor Weller upang ipalam na hindi na niya tatanggapin yung internship sa LA. 

Eto yung tamang desisyon dahil hindi niya basta basta pwedeng iwanan si Anton. Graduating na sila at kailangan maka-graduate ni Anton. Kailangan niyang tulungan si Anton na makabangon dahil sa ginawa ni Anya. 

She really hated Anya, she wished to the Heavens above to let Anya's marriage to the prince be as miserable as Anton felt right now. She didn't blame Anton for the sacrifices she had to made, no, she only blamed that self-centered Anya who Cassandra had always known to consider Anton as beneath her social standings. 

Anya was to be blamed to all of what happened and what would still happen. Siya ang puno't dulo ng lahat ng ito. Wala ng iba. 

However, in the deepest part of her heart and soul, Cassandra knew she was part to blame. Because Anya wasn't the only one who was selfish. And maybe that was why, she felt no tiny feeling of regret in declining her internship in LA.

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So this is only a preview. I'm going to post this soon! If soon means after The Widow then I'll be posting this soon. I feel that I need to finish The Widow first before I give you this.  Dahil pag inuna ko to may magiging spoiler para sa The Widow. Marami pa po kayong malalaman tunkol kay Cassandra, Anton, Ralphe at Clara dito. Actually parang all my characters would be shown here except Elena of course kasi siya lang yung nag study abroad.

 

In here, you'll see the deepest darkest desire Cassandra had, I don't know if you guessed about it during The Shackled Wife but we'll see. 

 

Why did I post this? Wala lang. Gusto ko lang pong ma-excite kayo. 

 

till next time...