Tears Of The Unwanted Wife [COMPLETED]

Unwanted Wife 26

"She's here."

"What?"

"She's here."

"Who?"

"Kreisha."

Lumingon lingon ako sa paligid at nang mapagtantong nag iisa lang ako, agad kong sinamaan ng tingin si Lolo na natatawang umiling iling sa akin.

He's really pissing me off, ha!

"Sleep now, young man. I know this day is really tiring for you." I hear him say.

"No... Yes, I mean. Uhh, okay."

"What's bothering you, Helius?" Lolo ask.

"Lo, do you think Kreisha would still accept me, I mean us, Vero, after everything I've done to her?" I ask him back.

"I know she'll accept Vero, she's longing for her, for years now. I just don't know about you. You destroyed her and hurt her, remember? And please respect her for what decision she'll come up. Mahirap iyon para sa kaniya. Hindi mo alam ang pinagdaanan niya. If she doesn't want you to be part of her life anymore, then accept it. In the very first place, ikaw naman ang unang bumitaw." Nanlumo ako dahil sa narinig kong sinabi ni Lolo.

Kung hindi rin naman ako tanga, sana hindi na kami nagkasakitan ni Kreisha.

I should've listened to her.

Sana hindi na ako nagpadala sa mga sinabi ni Freya.

Sana masaya kami ngayon.

Teka lang...

How?

"Paano mo po nalaman, Lolo?"

"Kinupkop ko siya matapos mong ibenta ang bahay at lupa na kusang loob ko namang binigay sa kaniya." I can see disappointment in his voice. Mukhang hindi niya talaga nagustuhan iyon. Pero—

"Lolo, it was all Freya's idea." I answered.

"At kung hindi ka pa naman tanga bakit sinunod mo ang ideya niya?"

"Because I was busy taking care of Vero at hindi ko alam na ginawa na pala iyon ni Freya. Nalaman ko na lang noong sumama na siya sa kabit niya." Sumbat ko sa mga paratang na ipinupukol sa akin ni Lolo.

"Kabit? Kreisha never cheated on you," hindi makapaniwalang sabi niya sa akin, "all her life, sa loob ng limang taon na iyon ay ginugol niya lamang sa loob ng institution. Hindi siya lumalabas simula noon maging hanggang ngayon. Now, tell me Helius, paano siya mangangaliwa sayo?"

Institution? So, Lolo knew at hindi man lang niya sinabi sa akin.

"Institution? Why? What happened to her?!"

Kung ganoon tama ang hinala ko.

"Huwag kang sumigaw. Wala namang nangyari sa kaniya, maayos naman siya." Simple nitong tugon sa tanong ko.

Anong wala?

Kreisha's been in the institution for five years tapos sasabihin niya lang sa akin na wala?

Is he joking?

"Lolo! I talked to Kreisha earlier. She— she's not in her right mind. She didn't even know that it was me, the man she's talking about!"

"So you know where she is."

"Of course! Sinundan ko kayo, siguro kung hindi pa nga kita sinundan hindi ko pa malalaman na nandoon pala ang asawa ko." Natigilan ako sa huling salitang binitawan ng bibig ko. Asawa ko?

Fuck!

Mas lalo pa akong nahiya ng makita kong natatawa si Lolo sa reaction ng mukha ko.

"Don't worry, apo. I already call the institution and I bet, by this time ay papunta na rito ang asawa mo." Sabi ni Lolo na may halong diin sa huling dalawang salitang binigkas niya. Tila inaasar ako.

"Why didn't you tell me? All this years, alam mo. Pero hindi mo man lang sinabi sa akin." May halong pagtatampo kung usik sa kaniya.

He could've just tell me na alam niya kung nasaan si Kreisha.

He just shrugs and walks towards the main door, as if he's expecting someone to come.

Hindi na ako lumingon pa at nanatiling nakatingin sa sahig, thinking of the possible outcome kapag nagkita na kami ni Kreisha.

Would I hug her? Would I kneel in front of her? Would I—

"Helius, she's here!" Gulat akong napalingon kay Lolo nang bigla niyang tawagin ang pangalan ko, "Come on, hija, come inside."

I look at the woman who entered the house. Her eyes are still emotionless, but when she met mine. I saw how she stilled at tila bang gulat na gulat kung bakit narito ako.

Hindi niya pinatagal ang titigan namin at inilipat niya ang paningin niya sa gawi ni Lolo.

She has this confused look in her face at tila bang nagtatanong kay Lolo kung bakit nandito ako.

Lolo cleared his throat and invited Kreisha to sit in one of our couch across mine.

Wala pa rin kaming imik dalawa at nakikinig lang sa sinasabi ni Lolo.

"So as you see Helius, she's not crazy and she's physically, emotionally, and mentally healthy." Napatingin ako kay Kreisha ng marinig ko iyong sinabi ni Lolo. I saw how her cheeks blushed and she immediately looked away.

"Why did you do that? I really thought you have develop some disorder or—"

"Stop! I was just nervous and shock, okay?" She answered, stopping me from what I'm supposed to say. But still, she's not looking at me.

"So you're not crazy or have that some kind of weird thing?" I asked her, sinisigurado ang lahat.

Umiling siya at nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag. Thanks God!

"So when is the wedding?" Lolo suddenly asked.

"WHAT?"

"HUH?"

Sabay naming sigaw ni Kreisha.

We both look at Lolo and he just shrugged his shoulders, "You're both here and besides, Vero, would be really happy."

"Vero's here?" Kreisha asked Lolo.

This is going to be the first time she'll meet Vero in person ever since Vero was born.

"Hmm, but she's still sleeping." I answered her.

I saw excitement, longing and love in her eyes.

But she rolled her eyes at me, "I'm not talking to you. Papansin!"

Napayuko ako dahil sa sinabi niya. Mas lalo pang nag init ang tainga ko nang marinig ko ang impit na tawa ni Lolo.

"I think I should go, it's getting late and I have to attend a charity ball tomorrow." Sabi ni Lolo at tuluyan na siyang lumakad palayo, leaving both Kreisha and I in the living room. Kreisha also stood up on her seat so I looked at them both.

"Where are you going, hija?" Lolo asked Kreisha when he noticed that she stood up too.

"I'm going with you."

"No, you'll stay here. Besides this is your house too."

Kreisha look at me and sighed.

She let Lolo go and stayed on where she is standing.

Nang masigurado kong wala na si Lolo sa labas ay dahan dahan akong lumapit sa pwesto ni Kreisha. She's still not moving so I hold her arm. I felt her body shivered so I quickly let her arm free.

"Kreisha..."

"Helius..."

"Ano?"

"Natatae na ako! Doon ka muna sa kuwarto ni Vero, pasensiya na."