Married to a stranger [ Completed ✔ ]

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

"I heared her say that she loves you." I played with my food. He's till silent. He was waiting for me to finish what I have to say.

"But I don't know..." I took a deep breath. "Alam kong wala ako sa lugar mag tanong tungkol sa inyo, kaya okay lang." tumayo ako at pumunta sa kwarto para makapag pahinga. Hindi na niya ako pinigilan.

Humiga ako sa kama, ang daming nangyari ngayong gabi kaya nakatulog ako agad.

Dahil napuyat ako kagabi, I woke up around 10 AM. Wala na si Jaycee, he's probably at work already. I don't know if I want to work today, I'm still tired.

Gusto ko lang humiga buong araw. Medyo masama ang pakiramdam ko.

I just stared at the ceiling habang nag flashback ang nangyari kagabi. Bakit kaya hindi nakapagsalita si Jaycee nung nalaman niya na mahal siya ni Kate? Umiling ako para maalis sa utak ko ang mga nangyari.

Pagod ako kaya ayokong dagdagan pa ito.

Bumaba ako at nag brunch. Nagpaluto ako kay manang bg soup para gumaan ang pakiramdam ko.

Pagkatapos kong kumain ay naligo ako at nagbihis ng comportableng damit. Hindi na muna ako papasok sa trabaho.

Dahil may TV naman sa loob ng kwarto, nanood nalang ako ng movies.

Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako at nagising nalamang dahil sa tumutunog kong cellphone.

"Hello" I said half asleep.

["Uhm. Leona, can I talk to you?"] nagulat ako nang marinig ang boses ni Kate sa kabilang linya.

"Okay." I said.

["I'll see you at starbucks then."] she said.

"okay" binaba ko ang tawag.

Nagbihis ako ng damit. I just wore a black leggings paired with a sweater, medyo nilalamig ako eh. Resulta to sa pag eemote ko kagabi sa manila bay eh.

Pumunta ako kahit masama ang pakiramdam ko. Desperada akong malaman ang totoo tungkol sa kanilang dalawa para naman matahimik na ang sistema ko.

Nagpahatid lang ako sa driver ko, para kasing hindi ko kaya na ipag drive ang sarili.

Umupo ako sa harap ni Kate. She smiled at me sweetly.

"Hi. Uhm, umorder ka muna." she said.

Umorder ako ng frappe. Walang nag salita hanggang dumating ang order ko.

"Uhm. Jaycee told me that you heared what I said last night. And I'm so sorry you had to hear those. But I guess you deserve to know the truth." she said. Umayos naman ako ng pagkakaupo.

"Way back in college, Jaycee loved me. I like him but not as much as he likes me. At that time I loved someone else." I took a sip of my frappe and listened to her. "I didn't want to ruin our friendship just because he likes me. I love him as a friend back then. The reason why I left states was because I chose the person I loved over him. He was heartbroken ." she paused and drank her coffee.

Hindi pa rin ako nagsalita, hinayaan ko siyang mag explain.

"After a few months, we broke up and then I realized my love for Jaycee. I couldn't face him immediately, so it took me a few more months before I went back to states. When I came back, our friends said that he moved here in the Philippines. So I also decided to move here hoping I still have a place in his heart."

Napansin ko n nagigilid na ang kanyang luha.

"I was so happy when I saw him for the first time after many years in that studio. But when he told me that you're his wife, I pretended to be happy for him." tumulo ang isang luha sa kanyang mata.

"I didn't mention him about what happened when I left states because I didn't want to ruin your marriage. But still, it hurts. That's why I always drink to atleast forget about him for a few hours. Then the incident happened. So when he volunteered to handle the case, I kind of found hope. That he still cares for me and he still loves me deep inside. For the past days that were together, I realized that I can't live without him. He's all I have. But now that he's married to you, I can't do anything about it. And I don't want to ruin your relationship. But last night, I told him that I love him, hoping that he still loves me." tumulo na ang mga luha sa kanyang mga mata. Isa isa niya itong pinunasan.

"But he said that it's too late. He said that those words was what he wanted to hear from me before but now," umiling siya. "He said he loves you and respects you as his wife. And he said that, what he felt for me in the past stays in the past. He said he moved on and he forgot about what he felt for me. He loves you so much Leona. I know, because I was there when he almost got crazy finding you in the middle of the night. He said he won't go back home until he finds you. He fell for you so bad. And I know you also feel the same way because you won't be running around at night, jealous if you don't." She smiled with her tears running down her cheek.

"Thank you for telling me this." I said then held her hand. She wiped her tears.

"You deserve each other Leona. He's a great man. If only I saw that years ago." she said.

Mabait na tao si Kate. Nagparaya siya dahil mahal niya si Jaycee. She sacrificed her happiness for ours. That's maturity. I get why Jaycee once liked Kate. She's kind and understanding.

• Kamiry Delvan •