7-Days To Love And Lost You (Completed)

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Isang malakas na sampal ang natanggap ko mula sa pinakamamahal kong asawa.

"What happened? Bakit umalis si Lendra?" Sebastian shouted at me kaya napapikit ako dahil sa lakas ng boses niya.

Now, I'm crying. I can't stop my tears from falling. Sinampal niya ako dahil umalis ang babae niya na dinala dito sa bahay namin. Hindi ko na kasi napigilan ang sarili ko. Lagi na lang akong nagpipigil at nasasaktan.

"Basty, bahay natin 'to, dapa—"

He slapped me again.

He gave me another slap on my left cheek. Sa lakas ng impact, para akong mabibingi. It hurt, but I ignored it kahit nang-manhid ang pisngi ko.

"Fuck you! Sumagot ka na, bitch! How dare you, huh? Remember, may kasalanan ka pa sa'kin... Tang*na mo!" Sigaw niya sa akin habang matalim ang mga matang nakatitig sa akin. Ang sakit niya magsalita, but because I love him so much, I'm willing to suffer no matter what—just to prove my love to him.

"Basty... respeto naman, nandito ako... I'm your wif—" mahinahon na sabi ko. Pilit kong pinapatahan ang sarili ko dahil nagmumukha na akong kawawa, but mas lalo lang lumalala. He cut my words, he didn't allow me to finish before he spoke.

"Hehm! What did you say? Wife?" Binigyan niya ako ng nakakabilib na tingin na para bang sobrang imposible ng sinabi ko. "Dream on, bitch!" sigaw niya ulit sa akin. He was about to push me again but Manang suddenly stopped him.

"Iho, tama na 'yan," pagpipigil sa kanya ni Manang Lourdes habang hawak ang kanyang mga braso. He calmed himself down before giving me a death glare.

"Always remember this and mark these words in your mind: that fucking you and I are married but only on paper! I will never love and treat you like what others do to their wives.” Naglakas siya ng loob papalapit sa akin. Akala ko sasampalin niya ako pero binangga niya lang ako.

“Flirty girl! You're the reason why my girlfriend broke up with me.” Last words he said before going upstairs while marching.

We're married for almost a year. He becomes the sweetest one when our parents are here to visit us. He shows them that he is taking good care of me and treating me well, even if it's not true. I admit that I'm so freaking obsessed with him since I was in high school. He was my first love. I don't know why I suddenly felt that I liked him, but I believe in the saying that first love never dies.

Kaya sobrang saya ko noong nalaman kong magpapakasal kami. Hindi kami pero ikakasal agad kami. Hindi na ako nagreklamo sa kagustuhan kong maging akin siya. But he already had a girlfriend at that time. Ang nangyari lang sa amin ay arranged marriage.

Arranged marriage kami dahil magkaibigan ang parents namin at malapit nang bumagsak ang kompanya nila. They needed more connections, and my dad was one of them, so they chose us. And now naging maayos na ang takbo ng negosyo nila because of my dad's help. It's such a common freakin' reason, right?

Dahil sa nangyaring 'yon, nalaman ng girlfriend niya kaya naghiwalay sila. Sometimes when I walked to the quadrangle before, I saw his ex-girlfriend secretly crying kahit tinatago niya 'yong sakit and showed Basty and her friends that she was happy. She never convinced them; even I could see the pain in her eyes because of me. Nakasira ako ng relasyon but at this love, you need to be selfish.

Mabait, maganda, maunawain, mapagmahal, maalaga. 'Yan ang ugali ng girlfriend niya kaya mahal na mahal niya iyon. I'm envious.

Simula noong naghiwalay sila, palagi na lang siyang lasing at mainitin ang ulo. Iba't-ibang babae ang sinasama niya hanggang sa maikasal kami, hindi na siya nagbago. Nagiging matino lang siya kapag nandiyan si Daddy, together with Basty's parents.