Marriage at the Age of Sixteen! (ON-GOING)

Revelation chapter

DALE'S P.O.V

 

Matagal bago na-absorb ng utak ko ang lahat ng sinabi ni Cass. She just finished telling the whole story and still, I don't know how to react. To make the long story short, she was married to someone she doesn't love due to family matters and at the same time, she had a jerk boyfriend who already has a fiancee and they've just broke up today. Whoaahh..I can't believe this.

Naaawang napatingin ako rito at di sinasadyang nagtaas din ito ng paningin kaya't nagtama ang mga mata namin.

"Ah.." napahawak ako sa batok ko sabay ngiti rito na parang nagpapaumanhin. "Hehe..sorry, I'm out of words."

Gumanti naman ito ng ngiti sabay iling. "No worries. Alam ko namang magugulat ka. See? Ang complicated ng buhay ko noh. Hayyss.. Bakit ba kelangan kong pagdaanan ang mga bagay na 'to? Aishh.." saka nilaro-laro nito ang straw mula sa baso.

Tsk. Ang kumplikado nga.

Tinapik ko ng bahagya ang balikat nito. "Everything will be alright."

Napasimangot ito. "Hmp. Kung ipinakasal nalang nila ako sa taong mahal ako, edi sana hindi na ako nagboyfriend pa. Yan tuloy, umasa akong magkakaroon kami ng happy ending ng Lei k-ko. I mean, ni L-Lei." saka pinunasan na naman nito ang naluluhang mata.

Hinagod ko ang likod nito, nagbabakasaling makagaan iyon sa pakiramdam.

"That's life Cass. What you are facing right now is hard. I know how it feels to be dragged into something you don't want to. Been there." saka ngumiti dito.

Nagtataka namang napatingin ito sakin. "What do you mean?"

I heaved a deep breath. "I had an arranged marriage too."

"R-Really?" she was intrigued by the look on her eyes.

I nodded. "But that was in the past. Hindi natuloy. I don't know what's the reason. Basta cancelled na daw. At first I was relieved but not knowing the reason behind it, I'm a bit regretful."

Napatango-tango naman ito saka bumaling ulit sakin. "Bakit ka naman nagsisisi? Do you want to be married at a young age?" tanong nito na parang nakalimutan ang problema. Parang naging interesado ito sa sinabi ko.

I shook my head. "No. I was just curious about the girl I was suppose to marry. We didn't meet and I think it will never happen. I was thinking, what if I have married her, can we also save something like what you did?"

Confused na napatingin ito sakin. "Ha?"

I draw a smile in my face. "You don't need to feel so depressed. You saved something. You save your family business right? And i think it's a good thing inspite of your status."

Hindi agad ito nakapagsalita ngunit maya-maya'y biglang bumuka ang bibig nito.

"Wow."

"Why?" Para kasing hangang-hanga ito base on her expression.

Umiling-iling ito. "You're different. Hindi ko alam na ang lalim mo pala. I mean, ang matured mo naman mag-isip."