Wretched Choices

Epilogue

Thank you very much for reading Wretched Choices! It must be frustrating, but you all still stayed 'til the end. I ought to write this kind of muddled stories. So, once again, thank you. See you in the next installment of Fatal Series.

Epilogue

"Ang ganda-ganda talaga ng ambiance dito sa café mo. Parang gusto ko rito tumambay araw-araw dahil wala akong ginawa sa bahay kundi matulog. Ayaw na ayaw akong pakilusin ni Jethro!"

Sharry kept on rubbing her slightly bumped stomach, while sipping an organic orange juice. In front of her, there were three big loaves of banana bread. Sa kanya lang 'yon, pero alam kong hindi pa sapat sa kanya 'yon kaya nagpahanda na rin ako ng pasta para sa kanya.

"You should watch your weight, Sha," I absentmindedly told her and indulged on my coffee which I brew myself.

She immediately snapped at me. "Excuse me, I'm eating for two, that's why!"

Tumango-tango na lang ako sa kanya, natatawa dahil ang bilis niyang mainis. Well, maybe, it was the reaction of her hormones since she's currently pregnant with her second child.

"Anong oras ka raw ba babalikan ng asawa mo?"

"Ang sabi niya pagkasundo niya kay Queenie sa school." Umirap si Sharry dahil ayaw niya pang umuwi agad. "Parang wala pa akong dalawang oras no'n dito kung ganoon."

"Wala ka namang ginagawa rito, kaya okay na 'yon. At saka ayaw mo bang makabonding ang anak mo?"

Her eyes lit up. "Of course, I would love to!" But then, she frowned. "Pero alam mo namang daddy's girl 'yon. Mas papansinin niya lang si Jethro kaysa sa akin. At dahil wala nga akong ginagawa, mas pipiliin kong nasa labas at hindi nakakulong sa bahay."

Based from what I experienced when bonding with her family, I could tell that Queenie's really a daddy's girl. Not that she didn't like to hang out with Sharry because whenever Jethro's at work, they really get along well. Pero kapag nandyan si Jethro ay asahan mong sa kanya siya pupunta lalo na kapag may kailangan.

"Pero dadaan si Jerome dito mamaya, 'di ba?" Bigla siyang nagalak. "Maybe I can tell Jethro na huwag niya na muna akong sunduin dahil dadating si Jerome mamaya."

"Sandali lang si Jerome dito. Dadaan lang daw siya," sabi ko naman.

"Okay lang 'yon! Mags-stay pa rin ako," pilit ni Sharry.

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako dahil mukhang wala nang makakapigil pa sa desisyon niya. "Anyway, pupunta ako saglit sa BGC branch mamaya. I'll personally check the inventory, pagkatapos ay babalik agad ako rito," sabi ko. "Doon ka muna sa loob ng office ko. You can use the sofa bed to sleep or rest, while I'm gone."

"Noted, Ma'am Keia," she mocked me and winked.

Hindi na lang ako pumatol sa kanya. I should try harder to be extra nice to her since she's pregnant. And besides, I still owe her a bunch for not being able to attend her wedding which happened just a few months after our graduation because Jethro got her pregnant.

It was the time I was healing from depression outside the country after my grandmother was put to rest. I decided to travel in the nearest Asian countries for a few months and worked in Singapore for two years. Amidst of everything, I constantly underwent therapies and took medications to take care of my mental health.

When I got home, finally free from the mosnters which devoured me, Sharry wanted to get married again because she wanted me to be her maid of honor, but of course, that idea was outrageous. Nangako ako sa kanyang babawi na lang ako sa ibang paraan.

"Kayo na muna ang bahala sa kanya. I'll just go to the BGC branch," bilin ko sa aking mga staffs dahil kailangang maiwan ni Sharry dito.

I wanted to take her with me, but she said she was fine here. Hindi na rin ako nagpumilit dahil kailangan kong magmadali para pumunta sa kabilang branch.