Del Rico #2: The Other Wife

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"Tulong!"

Pagsubok na sigaw ko habang nararamdaman ang pagsigid ng sakit sa aking tiyan.

Tumatakas ang luha sa aking mata, dinadama ng aking dibdib ang takot at kabang bumabalot sa aking buong pagkatao.

I pulled all my courage to paralyzed my body so I wouldn't move. Or else...the car will give up and I'll be facing the downfall I wasn't ready to face.

Umaalog ang sasakyan ko...ang katawan ay naninigas na sa takot. Nanginginig ang aking mga labi.

"B-bastian..." I cried his name.

Please, have mercy on me. Find me. I didn't mean to do that. I was just triggered by what she said. Hindi ko gustong atakehin si Samantha ng sakit niya. I went ballistic when she told me he'd take him away from me.

He is the only one I've got. Pakiramdam ko kaya ko kapag nariyan. Sa kaniya ako kumukuha ng tapang, ng lakas, ng kagustuhang mabuhay sa kabila ng pinagdaraanan ko. Hindi ko kakayaning mawala siya.

"Bastian..." I uttered his name through gritted teeth.

I was hoping he'll come after me, we'll talk in his condo where he brought me to stay. Pero narito ako, sa umaalog na sasakyang nakasalalay lang sa dalawang sanga nang malaking puno. Hindi alam kung may hinihintay na tulong o wala.

Everything that I went through flashed back in my mind. Did I ever experience all this shit because I was born unfortunate? Walang magulang, niloko ng sariling kadugo, nakagawa ng kasalanang hindi ko ginusto, walang hustisya at hindi kayang mahalin ng lalaking gusto ko.

Dahan-dahan ang pagkilos ko sa aking kamay, sinapo ang aking tiyan na isa pang pinagmumulan ng sakit. Sugat-sugat na ang aking labi, ang mga mata't unti-unting nilalamon ng dilim. Ang buong katawan ko, sa kagustuhang hindi pansinin ang sakit na nararamdaman, nagiging manhid na at nawawalan ng kontrol.

Hindi ko na kayang magpagaan. Nawawalan na ako ng lakas. Umaagos ang dugo sa aking bandang dibdib dahil sa mga tama ng sanga.

The tightness inside my chest is becoming more intense. I shut my eyes.

I want to imagine him coming here, rescuing me. But all I could picture is Bastian, holding Samantha's hand, telling her he won't leave her while I am stuck here in danger, with my daughter I will not be able to give birth.

Mas lalong nanginig ang kalamnan ko. Is this the price of wanting him for me? I don't believe God is punishing me for taking revenge. This is probably because I am trying to own what's not mine in the first place.

My baby is in danger. Ngayon lang ako magkakaroon ng makakasama sa buhay na alam kong hindi ako iiwan, lolokohin at sasaktan. Ang anak ko lang. Ayaw ko siyang mawala. Ayaw ko pang mamatay. Kung si Bastian at ang anak ko... ang anak ko ay gusto kong piliin. Siya lang ang aking pipiliin dahil alam ko...sa kaniya, wala akong kahati.

I need to live. I want to live. For her.

"B-bastian..." I uttered his name, no more voice coming from my lips.

Help me, please. Just come and save me, help me survive this and I will promise... I will stop being your other wife. I will give you to her, completely.
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