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Hatak-hatak ko ang maleta ko papasok ng bahay naming mag-asawa. Bumukod na rin kasi kami at may naipatayo na kaming bahay bago pa kami nagpakasal. We planned everything and we made sure na dapat may sarili na kaming bahay. Unang inihatid ni Manong sa bahay ng mga parents ko si mommy. Dad was not there when we arrived. Nasa Europe pala ang ama at may business meeting ro'n. Hindi naman ako nagtagal at umuwi na rin ako sa amin. Hinatid lang ako ni manong atsaka babalik din siya kina mommy.

"Honey, I'm home…" That's odd. Ganitong oras ay dapat nasa bahay na siya. Nakapatay ang ilaw sa sala kaya hinanap ko pa ang switch para buksan ang ilaw. 

Iniwan ko ang maleta na bitibit sa sala at agad-agad pumunta sa second floor ng bahay. Kung minsan kasi ay nasa study room ang asawa at may ginagawang trabaho. Minsan naman ay maaga itong nagpapahinga lalo pa't ipinasa na sa kan'ya ang pangangasiwa ng kumpanya nila. Every night siyang busy at bagsak agad sa kama dahil sa pagod. Pero nakakapagtaka na patay ang ilaw sa sala. Did he forget to turn it on? 

I opened the door and searched for him but he was nowhere. Agad ko namang isinara ang pinto dahil baka naroon lamang siya sa kuwarto namin at nagpapahinga.

"Did he forget to put his clothes again in the laundry?" Habang naglalakad kasi ako papunta sa kuwarto ay nagkalat na naman sa daan ang mga damit nito. He's always been like this and it makes me mad sometimes. Ayaw na ayaw ko pa naman sa makalat dahil nasanay ako sa malinis na lugar.

I sighed when I realized that my husband is a spoiled rich heir. Hindi naman kasi nakaranas ng hirap si Ford at ganoon din ako. He was accustomed to have someone who cleans his mess afterwards kapag may ginagawa ito. He told me to hire some maids, but I declined. I wanna experience the feeling of being a wife now. 'Yong tipong ako ang mag-aasikaso sa kan'ya and all those household chores. Kahit wala naman akong alam sa gawaing-bahay ay nagsisikap naman ako. I always asked mom about it and minsan ay nanonood ako ng videos para maisaulo lahat ng dapat na gagawin. 

"What's this?" I asked myself. Napulot ko kasi ang isang itim na hapit na hapit na party dress. Sinuri ko iyon ng mabuti but I'm 100% sure it's not mine. I don't have this kind of dress. Sa fabric pa lang nito ay alam ko na mumurahin lang iyon and I'm not the kind of person na bumibili ng mura. Heck! I will not put myself in danger to buy those cheap clothes and have those rashes in my body afterwards. Atsaka hindi naman bagay sa akin 'yon. I can afford any luxury dress I want. Kaya isang palaisipan kung kanino 'to at bakit napunta ito sa bahay ko.

"No! He is not…" bulalas ko. Isang ideya ang pumasok sa utak ko na alam ko na ikasisira naming dalawa ni Ford. 

Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa pinto ng aming kuwarto. Hindi ko na inilapit pa ang teynga ko roon upang makinig dahil wala namang magagawa iyon. Our room is soundproof and he's the one who suggested it. Dahil gusto nitong umungol ako nang malakas without worrying someone might gonna hear us if we do something naughty. At mukhang may mga hangal akong maaabutan ngayon. They didn't even lock the door! 

I calm myself. I need to remain my usual self, the proud and elegant woman as I should be. Dapat makita nila kung paano ako mas angat sa kanilang dalawa. Malakas ang kutob ko. My husband is having an affair. It's crazy to think, but I know he is fcking another woman in our own room now. I don't need to sugarcoat what I'm going to say. I'm not dumb not to notice all of this! Paano niya ipapaliwanag itong mga damit na hindi naman sa akin? Kailan pa naging thrift store ang bahay ko?!

Marahan kong binuksan ang pinto ng kwarto. It was so slow that the two didn't even notice my presence. They were so busy with each other not noticing someone was watching them from behind. Gusto kong matawa and at the same time nasasaktan. I saw my man having so much fun with another woman. He was so pleased by what he was doing to her at kitang-kita ko iyon. I can't even move any inches. I am just watching them enjoying each other. Pinigilan ko ang sarili ko. I held back. Kahit gustong-gusto ko ng manapak at saktan silang dalawa. 

Para akong nasa isang theatre show na nanonood habang nasa VIP seat. Klarong-klaro lahat ng pangyayari na naka-HD pa.

I clap hard three times to get their attention. They both stop and Ford stops pounding the woman from behind.

"M-mandy?" the man stuttered while saying my name. Parang tinakasan ng kulay ang buong pagmumukha nito habang napatulala na lamang.

"Yes, my dear husband? Bakit kayo napahinto? Go on– I'm watching," I said with a smile on my lips. "Oh! I forgot something." Inilabas ko ang phone na nasa handbag ko at started to take some pictures of them. 

Napatili naman ang babaeng nasa kama at agad namang natauhan si Ford nang makita niya ang ginawa ko.

"What the hell Mandy?!" galit nitong wika sa akin. 

"What? Is it unfair if I'm just the only one who's gonna witness all of this? Come on Ford, you're better than this. You know me," saad ko na may pagpipigil. I'm just stopping myself from knocking the two of them. I can kill them right here, right now if I want to. I caught them having sex and that's against the law. I can kill them if I want to, walang magiging kaso 'yon!

Nagkukumahog sa pagbihis si Ford at ganoon din ang babae. Napansin ko naman ang suot nitong panty at halos umusok ako nang mapag-alaman kong akin 'yon! That panty she was wearing now is mine. It is one of my collections! Bakit ko nasabi? Because I'm the one who bought it. It was a very expensive underwear that I bought from Paris. It was limited and it has just 5 sets that were produced by that time. Isa ako sa lima na nakabili niyon. How dare she wear that underwear?! Eh, mas mahal pa 'yan sa buhay niya?!

"How low can you be, Ford? Siya ba? Siya ba ang ipapalit mo sa akin? You are hurting my ego here. That trash compared to me?! Are you even thinking?!" sigaw ko. Akmang lalapit ito sa akin pero hinarang ko ang mamahalin kong handbag sa dibdib niya upang pigilan siya. 

"You," turo ko naman sa babae. Nakayuko ito at tanging isang oversize t-shirt at 'yong undies na pagmamay-ari ko lamang ang suot nito.

"You know what woman… That panty you are wearing is mine. At kahit pagsama-samahin mo pa ang buhay ng buo mong pamilya ay hindi mo mababayaran 'yan." Halos patayin ko na siya sa paraan ng pagtitig ko. Kinakabisa ko ang bawat parte ng mukha nito. Ang mukhang hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan hanggang sa mamatay ako. I took again a picture of her wearing my undies. Napatigil lang ko sa pagkuha ng litrato nang magsalita ang walang kwenta kong asawa. 

"Mandy, just please… Stop taking pictures. Let's talk this out," ani pa nang lalaki at akmang lalapit na naman. Anong pag-uusapan namin? Is it not enough na nahuli ko sila? What explanation he is planning to tell me para gumaan ang loob ko?! 

"Stop and stay where you are. I don't need to hear anything from you, Ford. What do you want us to talk about huh? Bayaran mo 'yang underwear na suot ng kerida mo!" galit kong saad. "Babayaran mo, or do you want these pictures out in public?" pagbabanta ko.

Napapikit si Ford, litong-lito ang pagmumukha nito at natataranta na siya kung sino ang uunahin niyang kausapin sa pagitan namin ng kerida niya. He knows when it comes to this kind of matter ay ako 'yong taong hindi nagpapapigil. I can ruin him in just a matter of seconds at baka bawiin pa ng mga magulang niya ang kumpanya sa kan'ya kapag nalaman nila ang kalokohan ng anak. 

"H-how much is it?" nahihirapang tanong nito sa akin. He was just standing there in front of me with his nervous look. Kabado siya na baka anong gawin ko na ikasisira niya. 

"2 million pesos," I said with no hint of hesitation. Nagulat si Ford sa sinambit kong presyo. Nakalimutan niya na ba? We own the most expensive jewelry line in the world. That price alone is just a penny for us pero dahil niloko niya ako. This is my revenge for what he did to our marriage. Actually, the undies were just 1 million pesos, dinoble ko lang ang presyo. 

"Isasauli ko na lang po. Ford, masyadong mahal. Huhubarin ko na lang please atsaka lalabhan ko," sabat no'ng kabit nito. Nailipat ko ang aking paningin sa kan'ya. Batang-bata pa pala ang babaeng 'to. That's why Ford is going crazy about her to the extent that she put our marriage into this scandalous situation. Our ten years relationship was ruined. I'm hurt, but this pain is nothing. Hindi ako tulad ng ibang babae na nagmumukmok na lang dahil nangaliwa 'yong asawa nila. Umiyak ka, magwala ka, but never ever beg. Masakit talaga 'yan pero ikaw 'yong talo kapag naging mahina ka sa harapan nila. 

"Siraulo ka ba? Malay ko ba kung may aids or herpes ka, or some sort of disease?! Or do you even bath? Ang langsa mo kasi na kahit dito ay amoy ko ang baho mo, you slut! May balak ka pa atang hawaan ako. Bitch, you might need to check yourself, baka hindi lang virus ang nasa sa'yo baka internal kakatihan na," walang gana kong ani. The girl was taken aback by what I said. Biglang napayuko at natakot. Gan'yan nga, matuto kang lumugar. 

"Fine Mandy, I'm gonna buy that and we're gonna talk okay," Ford said. 

Two weeks lang akong nawala ay parang ang laki na ng pinagbago ni Ford. He is so far from that man I have loved for ten years now. Yes, loved, Past tense 'yan. Why do I need to keep loving him kung ginagago na niya ako? Ano ba ang mawawala sa akin? Nothing– I'm maybe in pain today but at the end of the day mayaman at may career pa rin ako. 

"I'm not gonna let the two of you get out in this room without you…" Tinuro ko si Ford habang nanlilisik ang mata atsaka nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita. "Without you… Wiring me the money!" 

"Okay, okay just relax, will you?" he said nervously. 

Kinuha nito ang phone atsaka may tinawagan. It took him minutes to end the call and some bank notifications pop up in my phone saying that my husband has just transferred some money into my account. 

Umalis ako sa sarili naming kuwarto at dumiretso sa kusina. I opened the fridge and took out some champagne. I also took a shower and dressed myself in red nighties habang naghihintay ako sa sala para sa pag-uusap kuno naming dalawa. When he got downstairs ay agad itong dumiretso kung nasaan ako. I think this will be a long night. What a pain in the ass.