7 - YakapAyoko man na makasabay siya, wala akong nagawa. Kailangan kong magpalakas. Hindi dahil nandito ako at kinidnap niya ako ay magpapaka miserable na ako. While eating, I couldn't help but think of Zally and Rony. Ivo and Anna must be worried now too. The image of Zally, who is crying and calling my name, wants me to cry more. Napatitig ako ng matagal sa baso ko at parang wala ng ganang kumain."Do you like this?" Tanong nito habang nilalagyan ng pagkain ang pinggan ko.Kalokohan na talaga ito. Malaking kalokohan na nga ito. Lahat ng sinabi niya. Lahat ng ginawa at gagawin niya ngayon ay kalokohan. Lahat ng iyon kalokohan.Hindi ko siya sinagot. Nanatili akong tahimik at nakatitig lang sa pagkain na nasa harap. Kinuha niyo ang pagkain sa kwarto niya at nilagay rito sa dining table.I took a deep breath while watching everything he was doing right now. I let him do whatever he wanted to do. Putting food on my plate and pouring water into my glass, I also let him. I don't want to
7.1 Yrony's POVI stared at myself in the mirror. We finished eating, and I finished taking a shower, but I couldn't get rid of everything that happened earlier in my mind.Alam ko na ang iniisip niya ay ang sama sama ko na. Kinidnap ko siya. Kita ko sa kanya ang lubos na galit niya nang hinagis ko ang singsing niya na tanda na kinasal na siya.Hindi ko matanggal sa isip ko ang paghagulgol at pag-iyak niya nang halikan ko siya, na para bang mali iyon at ayaw niya.Fvck! Of course, that's not a fvcking wrong! Don't think like a shit, Yrony.Kahit saan mo tignan, it's fvcking wrong. Kissing her is wrong because she is already married. It's wrong to do that because she already belongs to someone else.Umiyak siya habang hinahalikan ko siya. I don't want to see her like that. Ang pinakaayaw ko sa lahat ay ang makita ko siyang umiiyak, noon pa man ay iyon na ang pinakaayaw ko. Bakit ba lahat na lang ng gagawin ko ay napapaiyak ko siya? All I want is to be with her.My serious face remaine
I thought it was just a dream—everything that happened last night when I woke up alone in bed—but when I looked around, my shoulders just dropped. The familiar room and his scent in this room made me realise that it was not a dream. Everything that happened was not a dream.Nandito ako nga ako sa lugar na 'to at kinidnap niya ako.I was weak when I got up to go to the bathroom, and every movement I made in the shower was extremely slow. Nakakapanghina, lalo na habang iniisip ko kung hanggang kailan ako rito sa isla na 'to at kung kailan ko ulit makikita ang mga anak ko.I wanted to cry when I came out, and the whole house was so quiet. Walang bakas ni Zally at Yrony.I miss my daughter and son. I miss them so much. I already want to hug them, na kahit isang araw pa lang, pakiramdam ko mababaliw na ako sa pagkamiss ko sa kanila at pag-iisip ko sa kanila. I already wanted to hear their voices.Agad na bumalot ang galit sa akin habang iniisip ang pagiging selfish ni Yrony. How could he d
8.1"I've been looking for you for a while. Why are you making me so fvcking worried? Sana nagsabi ka kung lalabas ka so that you are not giving me this fvcking heart attack!" He immediately said when he got close to me, but even when he spoke, I ignored him. I stood up and passed him, even though I also saw how annoyed he was now.Wala akong oras para sa mga napakawalang kwentang kalukohan niya.Heat attack? Nag-aalala? Bakit naman siya mag-aalala? Sa tingin ba niya makakatakas pa ako sa ganitong lugar? Sa tingin ba niya ay tulad pa rin ako ng Azaylie noon na nakilala niya na agad-agad gagawa ng paraan para makaalis kahit na wala naman iyon patutunguhan? I know this place at hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa naman nakalimutan na isang barko lang o isang chopper lang ang pwede kong gamitin at hindi naman na ako ganoong katanga para ulitin ang ginawa ko noon na nagpaandar ng bangka para makatakas.Ayoko ng magpadalos-dalos at mas lalong ayokong magpahamak kasi may mga kailangan akong bali
9 - Asawa"I told you to eat, but you didn't eat. I left you there so you could eat, but you... subrang tigas ng ulo mo," he said when he came out and approached me. Mariin ang pagkakasabi niya.Bagong ligo ito at kahit medyo malayo naman ang distansya naming dalawa ay amoy na amoy ko ang mabango at nakakaadik niyang amoy. He has a black bag in his left arm; he is ready to leave and go back to Manila.I can't believe that he's so fresh, but I'm here miserable, dahil sa walang kwenta niyang pinag gagagawa.“Go back there and eat your fvcking breakfast, Azaylie," iritang sambit niya sa akin.“Hindi ako gutom,” walang kagana-ganang sambit ko sa kanya. Siguro ay nakita nito ang pagkain sa lamesa na hindi ko ginalaw kanina.“But—” I cut him.“Tell me the real reason why you are doing this. What are your real motives for doing this this fvcking sh1t, Yrony? Dahil kahit saan ko tignan, lahat ng ito ay purong mga kalokohan lang. I told you that my son and daughter need me--” Siya naman ang p
9.1I couldn't help but stare at my front hand, where the earpiece that Yrony gave me was. God knows how I don't want to use this, but I need to. I really don't want to use it, but while thinking about everything he said a while ago, I feel like this is the better thing for me to do: follow him for now and do something that will not make him angry.Galit ako sa kanya, sa ginawa niya noon sa akin at hindi ko maiwasang mas magalit sa kanya ngayon dahil sa ginawa niyang ito, pero may magagawa ba ang galit ko sa kanya? Gayong nakakulong ako rito sa isla na 'to.Hindi ko alam. Masyado akong maraming iniisip para makaisip pa ng mas maayos.With everything he's done since we met, I feel like he's going to live up to everything he says. Naa lahat ng sasabihin ay talagang gagawin niya. I'm afraid that when he comes back, he will do everything he said, iyong halik, iyong ikakama niya ako.Fvck! Napapikit ako ng mariin habang iniisip iyon. Hypocrite ako if I'm going to say that I didn't think ab
"Ano bang—" But he cut me before I could completely say what I wanted to say."I'm already here. Mamaya pa naman ang meeting ko," sambit niya agad na para bang obliga niya akong sabihan ng lahat ng gagawin ko."Hindi ko tinatanong! Can you just shut up?" Inis na sambit ko sa kanya."Tell me everything you want to eat. I asked her to cook you anything you wanted. If there's nothing there that you want, you can say it to me," he said and stopped for a while. Maybe he was waiting for what I would say to him, pero dahil alam kung naghihintay siya sa sasabihin ko ay mas ginusto ko na lanag na huwag na magsalita pa.Shit! I'm bored! Wala ba akong ibang gagawin kung hindi ang maupo rito at tumingin lang sa dagat?"Do you want anything? How about your clothes? Do you have a specific thing that you want me to buy? You want a bikini—no, that's not a good idea, saka ka na magbikini kapag nandiyan ako, and also, it's not really good for you to wear something like that because there's a guy there.
10.1Yrony's POV"Kuy—" I cut her again when she was going to say something again."what do you need? What are you doing here?" I immediately asked Janica when I removed the earpiece I was wearing from my ear.I looked at her lazily and managed to take the paper from the side to read it. I want her to see that I don't want her here. I want her to leave here because I know exactly why she is here. I don't want her to interfere again in this. I want her out of it."Where's Affeya?" Agad rin naman na tanong niya sa'kin. Hindi na ako nagulat sa tinanong niya. Pagkarating ko rito ay nabalitaan ko na agad na pinaghahanap na si Zay. Agad nilang pinahanap ang pangalan ng Interior designer na inembento ko.Nag-utos ako para palitan ang mga portfolio ng mga interior designer ng secretary na iyon, it was easy. Pinaalitan ko ang lahat at kahit ano naman ang piliin ni Zay sa interior designer doon ay ako rin ang makikipagkita sa kanya."May gagawin pa ako—""Answer me, Kuya! Don't be selfish! May
WakasYrony's POVMabilis ang paghawak ko kay Zay nang muntik na siyang matumba pagkatapos niyang sagutin ang tawag mula sa Doctor ng Lolo niya.“S-Si lolo. Yrony, si L-Lolo,” nanghihinang sambit niya habang sabay sabay na tumulo ang luha sa mga mata niya.She tried to hold me tight, pero talagang nanghihina siya. It's been an hour since our simple wedding was held. I was so happy that, finally, I can already really call her mine without thinking anything. She is really mine. She is already Delazardo; at last, for many years, she can still be ended up as Delazardo, but now, how can I be happy when she is in too much pain right now?I pulled her closer to hug her tight. Wala akong magawa para pawiin ang sakit na nararamdaman niya ngayon pagkatapos niyang marinig ang balitang iyon.Don Alvarez. Napapikit ako ng mariin.“I-I know that I don't have any r-right to ask a favour to y-you after what I did to you, but please, can y-you please make my granddaughter happy? I-I want to see her hap
94It was so fast, or maybe that's just what I think? After we finished eating, we immediately went to the building where the Delazardos' company is located. Gagamitin namin ang Chopper nila papunta sa ibang bansa.Sa mismong kompanya ng pamilya nila, and I can't help but reminisce about the time when I first came here and let my life change into the life that I didn't expect that I would become.Subrang tagal na non, pero nananatili pa rin iyon sa isip ko.They are really serious. Akala ko ay makakausap ko pa sila at sasabihin na huwag silang padalos dalos, pero they are both serious.“You own this?” Napasulyap ako kay Rony nang casual niyang tinanong ang ama niya.We are already on the chopper. Gulat na gulat pa nga sila Tita and I am sure na pagbalik namin, kalat na panigurado ang tungkol sa kambal. Ipagsigawan ba naman ni Yrony ang salitang mga anak sa harap ng mga empleyado niya, kaya paniguradong malalaman ma ng mga nakakakilala sa amin.“You also want to own something like this?
93Affeya/Azaylie's POVIsang malakas na kalabog ang nagpagising sa akin at halos umawang ang labi ko nang makitang nasa baba na si Yrony habang nakahawak sa likod niya at nakangiwi.“Rony!” Hindi makapaniwalang sambit ko nang makita ang ayos ni Rony. Sa pwesto niya ngayon ay mukhang tinadyakan niya si Yrony kaya siya nahulog mula sa kama.Zally was just staring at Yrony while Rony was so angry. Parehas na silang gising.“Leave!” Bulyaw nito sa ama niya habang nakaturo sa pinto. “Son—” Yrony tried to talk to him, pero agad ulit siyang binulyawan ni Rony.“Don't call me that!”“Rony!” Saway ko ulit. He looked at me."If you don't want to leave, then I am going to be the one who leaves!" My lips parted at what he said.Before I could stop him, he was already out.Zally immediately followed his older brother, so Yrony and I were left behind. Napahilot ako sa sintido ko.“Sorry. Kakausapin ko sila ngayon—”“I-It's fine,” sambit ni Yrony kaya tinignan ko siya. Kumunot ang noo ko at napasi
92I stared at my son, my daughter and my Fiance.Fiance.I kissed Zay's hand that I have been holding until now, even though he is fast asleep next to our children. It's already 5 a.m. in the morning. I can hardly sleep. I can't sleep because I'm scared to wake up, and suddenly all of those become dreams. I don't want to go to sleep. I just want to sit here and stare at them.Napapikit ako ng mariin at agad na pinunasan ang luha ko nang agad na tumulo iyon galing sa mata ko.I'm crying. I am fvcking crying because of the happiness that I feel right now. She said she loved me. She said that there's nothing between her and Ivo. Wala naman akong pakealam kung may namagitan sa kanina, yes, it's hurt, but even if there's something on them, if she said that she loves me, wala na akong pakealam sa iba.This is the scenario that I've been dreaming of all these years, which I thought would never happen. I'm very tired. I was already told that word after all the desperate things I did. I was a
91I tried to remain cool while texting my team to investigate and to start finding Zally. Fvck! I shouldn't be overacting. It's normal to worry, but fvck! What I am feeling right now was not normal. If only I could have stood up and led the investigation right now, I would have done sa subrang pag-aalala ko ngayon kay Zally.Hindi ko naman anak ang kinidnap, pero halos pagpawisan na ako sa pag-aalala nang marinig kong nawawala si Zally at may kumidnap. I just arrived, and that's when the news came to me right away. It's their birthday. It wasn't in my plan to go here and see how happy they are while I was away watching them, but the courage to see Zay and give Zally and her brother my gift was the reason why I still go here.Ang kaso, wala akong lakas para bitbitin iyon kaya iniwan ko kuna sa kotse ko. I am planning to talk Zay, but I don't know how.Napasulyap ako sa batang nakamaskara. That must be Zally's brother. Hindi ko pa siya nakikita kahit isang beses. All I always see was
90Yrony's POV“Don't worry. I don't want your Papa Ninong to be my father. I have my own father, so I don't need yours,” Zay's daughter said in her serious voice.Sa subrang seryoso niya sa pagsabi non ay para akong dinudurog. I tried to calm myself.I don't know the exact reason why I felt a tightness in my chest when I heard that from Zay's daughter.She's right. She doesn't need me because she has her own father, but my chest tightened when I heard that. Maybe because I know that I love their mommy very much, and loving their mom was also wanting me to make them my own. Pero sabagay. Zay also have Ivo, kaya hindi niya panigurado ako kailangan."I didn't raise you like that, Vanie! Where did you get those words? Where did you learn to talk like that!” panenermon ni Venus sa anak niya habang papasok sa bahay.But Vanie didn't seem to hear anything. She just keeps going up the stairs. Pagod akong naupo sa isa sa sofa ng bahay nila at inihilamos ang palad sa mukha.“Vanie! I'm talking
89“Huh?” Gulat na tanong ko at talagang napanganga na ako sa harap niya. Muli ulit siyang lumapit sa akin at halos umawang ang labi ko nang maramdaman ko ang pagdausdos ng isang bagay sa daliri ko.“I said let's married right now. May kilala akong mayor at pwede ko siyang tawagan ngayon,” bulong nito pagkatapos niyang mailagay ang singsing sa kamay ko.Nahigit ko ang paghinga ko habang nakatingin sa daliri ko.I don't know what I am gonna say. Saan galing iyong singsing? Bakit may singsing? I bit my lower lips nang mag init ang mata ko. I felt his face on my neck, and he started kissing me there.Hindi ko maiwasang isipin kung nasa likod pa ba namin sila Janica o ano, pero wala na akong pakealam doon. I look at the ring he gave me right now. Pakiramdam ko nananaginip ako. Hindi kami nag uusap kanina, then aaway kami, tapos… tapos… may singsing.“I want us to marry, immediately,” he whispered again.Kinagat ko ang labi ko at sinubukan ang lahat para matigil ang pagtulo ng luha ko. I
88“Yrony!” Tawag ko sa kanya habang mabilis siyang naglalakad papunta sa parking lot.“Teka, Yrony!” Tawag ko pa. I wipe the tears on my eyes while chasing him. Gusto kong palakasin ang loob ko ngayon dahil alam kung iyon ang kailangan ko.Galit siya at nasampal ko siya. He said na nakakapagod na ako. Parang pinagpipirapiraso ako habang iniisip nga na titigil na siya at susuko na. Hindi pwede. Hindi siya pwedeng sumuko ngayong handa na ako. I know that I have no right to say that sa sobrang dami na niyang hirap dahil sa akin, pero ayokong tumigil siya.Hindi niya ako pinansin kahit na alam kung naririnig niya ang pagtawag ko sa kanya. Patuloy lang siya sa paglalakad paalis.Nang malapitan na niya ang kotse ay pinatunog na niya ito. He didn't even look at me kahit na naabutan ko na siya. He seriously opne the door at agad na pumasok. He is about to close the door, pero agad kong hinawakan ang pinto, rason kaya agad na naipit ang kamay ko nang isara niya ang pinto.Napamura siya at bin
87I am happy to see Anna like this. She always there when I needed her and I was really thankful that she was here. She was a best sister to me kahit na hindi naman kami magkadugo.“Kakausapin ko naman siya—” But she cut me.“Kailan? Ngayon na! Lumabas ka rito! Huwag kang babalik hanggang sa hindi kayo makapag usap. Kung nakapag usap na kayo at hindi pa rin maayos ang kung ano kayo, saka ka na maupo diyan!” Biglang bulyaw niya ulit sa akin.Bumuntong hininga ako. Inabot ko ang sinasabi ni Ivo na hard liquor at nilagyan ang baso ko. I think I need this to tell Yrony everything I want to say.Kyle and Anna let me drink that and just watch me, na para bang alam nila na kailangan ko ang alak na iyon para magkaroon ng lakas ng loob.Tumayo ako pagkatapos non, pero ilang sandali pa ay nakarinig kami ng pamilyar na sigaw mula sa ibaba. Kyle immediately stand up para pumunta sa balcony para tignan kung anong ingay iyon. Pagbalik niya ay sunod sunod ang naging mura niya habang nagmamadaling t