Betrothed to a stranger

Chapter 1

~A/N: Hii, this chapter is dedicated to a MYUNGZY fan. HAHAHA. High five. :-) Sa mga naguluhan sa prologue, etong chapter na po ang magpapaintindi sainyo.

~Eleanor's P.O.V

I wake up. I brush my hair. I go to my bathroom. I take a bath. I put some clothes on. I dry my hair. I go downstairs. I eat my breakfast. I go to school. I go home afterwards. I do my homework.

That has always been the pattern of my life.

Palaging ganyan ang gawain ko. Everyday. Hindi na nagbabago. Nakakasawa din minsan. Well, except for the two last things I do. Hindi yung gagawin yung homework ah. Ugh, nakaka frustrate lang ang pag-gawa ng homework. Lalo na pag gabi. Nakakatamad kaya.

Anyway, back to topic, the last two things I do is what I like about in my life. Ayun ay ang i-spazz si Sungyeol. Sungyeol is a member of a korean boy group called Infinite. 

Curious about that group? Google it, then. :P

Sungyeol has been my bias ever since I have been fond of kpop music. Siya ang first bias ko. And one and only bias ko. Kaya kung sino man ang nagbabalak na agawin siya saakin, ipaparanas ko sa taong yun kung gaano magalit ang isang fangirl.

Syempre joke lang yun. I mean, I have no right to get mad anyway. Hindi naman naka entitled saakin si Sungyeol para maging selfish ako sakanya. 

At eto na ang pinaka last na gusto ko sa pattern ng buhay ang. Ika nga nila, SAVE THE BEST FOR THE LAST. Alam niyo na siguro kung ano yung last ginagawa ko eh.. at yun ay ang matulog. <3

~Next day.

I was currently eating pancakes for breakfast when my mother started shouting my name.

"Eleaaaa!! Darling... elea!!" Pa ulit ulit na sigaw ng mother ko na nasa living room namin. I didn't even bother to answer because I was too busy eating pancakes. You can't blame me, pancakes are my favorite!

"Eleaaaa.. god, darling, why are you eating like a pig early in the morning?" Tanong ng mother ko saakin right after na pumasok siya sa dining room namin. In which kung nasaan ako ngayon.

I sighed. "Hwell... it'shh panshkeyk" Sagot ko naman habang ngumunguya.

Napa face palm si mama. "Anyway, hindi ka papasok ngayon. Me and your dad have something very important to discuss with you."

Nilunok ko na yung mga nginunguya kong pancake sabay inom ng gatas. "Important? Gaano ka importante ba yan para hindi niyo pa ako papasukin? Can't we discuss this after school?"

My mother sighed. "No, darling. We need to discuss this now."

I rolled my eyes, due to frustration, not anger. "Oh, alright. I'll just finish up eating my pancakes and go there to the living room."

My mother half smiled. "Make sure that you don't leave a single piece of pancake there, okay?"

I chuckled. "Naman, mama. Akoa pa. Basta pancake, walang matitira." And with that, lumabas na nga ang mama ko sa dining room namin.

~Living room.

"So, what's this IMPORTANT topic you two want to discuss with me?" Diretso kong tanong sa parents ko.

My father smiled at me. "You may want to sit down, darling."

I nodded then sat down. "So, anong meron at hindi niyo ako pinapasok dahil lang sa topic na to?" Tanong ko sakanila. 

Ang weird. Sobra. Why does my parents kept avoiding having eye contact with me?

"Eleanor, darling. Do you still remember your aunt hyun-ae?" Tanong saakin ni papa.

(A/N: Let's just all pretend that the name of Myungsoo's mother is hyun-ae, okay? It's pronounced as HYUN-EY. Basically, alam niyo na siguro na ang lalakeng nakatakdang ipakasal kay Eleanor ay si Myungsoo. So, yeah, spoiler na ako. TT____TT So, back to the story na....)

Napataas ang kanang kilay ko. "Yeah.... I think? I mean, yes, I do know her." 

"Then, how about her son? Do you remember anything about her son?" Tanong saakin ni mama. Just by looking at my mother's face, malalaman na agad na gusto niyang sabihin ko na naalala ko yung anak ni Aunt Hyun-ae.... but, sadly, I don't. I don't even know she had a son.

I bit my lower lip before saying, "No, I don't. Sorry ma, pa, just by looking at your facial expressions eh alam ko na agad na gusto niyong sabihin ko na naaalala ko pa siya. Yung anak ni Aunt Hyun-ae. Sorry, I don't really remember him anymore."

Sabay na nag frown ang parents ko. "Should we still tell her? Or let Hyun-ae tell her?" Tanong ni mama kay papa.

Napatayo ako. "Tell her? Anong sasabihin niyo? At bakit kailangan pang madamay si Aunt Hyun-ae dito?" Tanong ko sakanila. 

"No, it should be Hyun-ae that must tell her. Siya dapat ang mag explain. Hindi tayo." Sagot naman ni papa kay mama. Wow ah, ano ako invisible? Cool, I've always wanted to have superpowers anyway. -_-

Pumunta ako sa palagitnaan ng parents ko. Bago ko magsalita ay tinignan ko muna silang dalawa."Ano ba kasi dapat yang sasabihin niyo? At bakit si Aunt Hyun-ae pa ang dapat mag explain saakin?" Tanong ko ulit sakanila.

Hinawakan ni mama ang magkabilaan kong balikat at sinabi na, "Eleanor, pupunta ka sa Korea. Not today, though. Bukas pa. Bukas ka pupunta ng Korea. And there, you will live for a while with your Aunt Hyun-ae and explain to you things. Things that we can't explain."

~Myungsoo's P.O.V

"I'm really sorry, mom. Pero hindi talaga ako makakapunta sa airport bukas. I need to practice." Sagot ko sa mama ko. Kausap ko siya ngayon sa cellphone. 

"Bawal bang wag ka muna mag practice bukas? I mean, importante na makapunta ka sa airport eh. Specially that finally, mami-meet mo na ang Fiancee mo." 

I sighed. "I'm really sorry. I can't. My career is much more important than her. Than my fiancee. Take note, I don't even know her so why would I care?"

"Ughhh, fine. Fine. Pero make sure na uuwi ka sa bahay after mo mag practice to meet your fiancee. Kapag ikaw, natulog nanaman diyan sa dorm niyo. Susugurin kita."

Napatawa ako sa sinabi ni mama. "Yeah, yeah. I got to go. I still have to practice. I love you, take care tomorrow, alright?" And then, binabaan ko na si mama.

Napaupo ako sa lapag ng practice room namin. Ang daming gumugulo sa utak ko ngayon. Lalong lalo na yung fiancee ko. Well, let me tell you this, having a fiancee that is a complete stranger to you sucks big time. 

Biglang akong may naramdaman na pitik sa tenga ko. "Aishhhh!" Sigaw ko.

Napatingin ako kung sino yun. Si Sungyeol pala, tinignan ko siya ng masama. "What's up? Mukang problemadong problemado ka ah?" Tanong saakin ni Sungyeol.

I sighed. "Remember the story I've told you? About the fiancee thing? She's coming here. Tomorrow."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Sungyeol. "Seriously? Wow... just.. wow... wait, shouldn't you be happy? I mean, bukas mo na makikilala yung soon to be wife mo."

"Happy? Hell no. I mean, if you were in my place.. anong mararamdaman mo? Wala. Kasi sino ba namang gusto na magkaruon ng isang fiancee na hindi mo alam ang muka at hindi alam ng personalidad nito?"

Napatango nalang si Sungyeol. "You've got a point. Pero, admit it, it's pretty exciting to have a stranger fiancee."

"Yeah, I guess so..." sagot ko naman.

"Guys, practice na ulit tayo! We've still got a lot work to do!" Sigaw ni Sungjong.