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Chapter 39: Trash
“I’m... sorry,” sambit ko at tinanggal ang hawak niya sa kamay ko.
Inangat niya ang mukha niya at tinignan ako. Nagmamakaawa ang mga mata niya.
Why is he making me hope? This is so unfair. Mas lalong ayaw kong mag-stay rito dahil baka hindi ko na talaga mapigilan ang sarili ko at umasa na... na baka mahal niya rin ako. Even though, it’s as clear as the sun that he’s in love with someone else.
MJ, he’s in love with someone else. I repeat it to myself to remind me of my place. Wala ako sa lugar para umasa.
“I can’t stay here. I’m sorry, Dr. Ricaforte...” paglilinaw ko.
He looks like he’s about to cry. Parang tambol na hinahataw ang puso ko at para rin itong pinipiga sa sobrang sakit. It’s making me hard to breathe. Ayaw kong ipahalata sa kaniya na nasasaktan ko. He shouldn’t know. He must not find out that I am in love with him.
“Flight ko na bukas. My grandfather already sent me my ticket. I can’t defy him, Dr. Ricaforte. He ne
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Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 40.1: Alone
[ Flashback ] Saglit kong ipinikit ang mga mata ko. Flashes of memories from that night immediately flowed in my head. My heart was burning because of pain, disappointment, and above all... anger. It had been a few days since what happened but it still felt like it happened just yesterday. Sobrang linaw pa rin sa isip ko kung paano sumabog ang eroplanong sinasakyan ng mga magulang ko at kung paano ‘yon bumagsak sa kung saan. Their bodies in the morgue stayed in my head. But I didn’t cry. I knew I was supposed to cry to feel the pain more at least let go of the pain, but I couldn’t. I just felt empty and lifeless. Para akong isang manika na naka-display lang, walang buhay. I was breathing but not alive. I felt the everything, but it was also as if I felt nothing. “Ms. Salazar, I will be asking you again. What happened that night?” tanong ng isang inspector sa akin pero nanatili akong tahimik na nakapikit sa aking upuan. Nasa loob ako ngayon ng
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 40.2: Time
[ Flashback continues ]I did what I wanted. Hindi ako pumunta sa funeral ng mga magulang ko. I just know that their bodies have been cremated already yesterday. Ngayon ang funeral nila pero hindi ko gustong pumunta. Not because I don’t want to mourn their death, but because I don’t want to see everyone.Katulad ng sabi ni Lolo, ayaw kong makita ang buong pamilya namin. I feel empty and miserable pero hindi ko iyon gustong ipakita sa kanila dahil ayaw makita nila ako na mahina. Because I’m not that kind of person. At ayaw kong panghinaan ng loob.I am still planning to avenge my parents or at least seek justice for their death. I know they were killed and covered it up as an accident. I refused to tel that to the authorities because I don’t trust anyone of them. I couldn’t even tell my family about it because I know how convinced they were that what happened was indeed an accident.Halos pagabi na nang dumating ako roon pero
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 41: Annulment
Pinalis ko ang luha ko at inayos ang sarili ko. Pagkatapos ay mga gamit ko naman ang inayos ko. Then I stand up and immediately go to the main door para umalis na dahil wala naman pala siyang balak pirmahan ang annulment papers na dala ko.There’s no reason for me to stay here. This is our house, yes. It’s safe here now, yes. Pero hindi na ako babalik pa rito kahit kailan para tumira ulit. I don’t want to be with him. And I’m still... terrified of what happened in here. So, no. I will not stay here. Sa condo ko na lang ako uuwi.“Where are you going?” I stop when I heard his voice again.Lumingon ako sa kaniya at nakitang nakaayos na siya. Mukhang papasok na sa trabaho. Night duty siya ngayon?I shake my head a little to erase the unnecessary thoughts residing in my head. Ano naman ngayon kung panggabi siya ngayon? Wala dapat akong pakialam doon. I shouldn’t get curious about his life anymore. Iyong naging buhay n
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 42: Choice
Umalis din naman siya agad matapos ang ilang minutong pananatili roon sa labas ng condo ko. I wasn’t sure what he meant by what he said. Gusto niya lang ako umuwi sa villa namin. He said that that house is my home... our home. And I told him that I never felt at home in that house, but I was lying. When I fell in love with him, that house instantly became home to me. I was at peace and I felt safe because I knew he’d be coming home to that house... to me. But that was before everything messed up. Someone broke into that house. It’s still my home, but I’m still scared. Kahit ang bahay ng parents ko ay hindi ako makapunta dahil sa takot na baka may nanonood ulit sa akin doon, nakabantay at kinukuhanan ako ng litrato. What I experienced and faced five months ago was alarming—traumatizing. I never felt secured and safe after such threatening events. And I’m still scared even though I already stopped investigating secretly. Because I feel like something is not yet
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 43: Selfish
“Dr. Ricaforte!” tawag ko sa kaniya pero hindi pa rin siya natitinag sa paghila sa akin. Nakalayo na kami sa dalawa at nakapasok na ng main building ng hospital pero hindi pa rin siya tumitigil sa paglalakad at paghila sa akin. I know that he’s mad... really mad. At hindi ko alam kung ano ang dapat kong maramdaman ngayon... dahil paniguradong ako naman ang pagbubuntungan niya ng galit niya. I’m scared and hurting at the same. I just can’t figure out what feeling is the dominating the other. Nang makarating kami sa parking lot ng hospital... sa tapat ng Sedan niya ay saka lang siya tumigil. Pero hindi niya binibitawan ang palapulsuhan ko. Binuksan niya ang sasakyan niya at pinapasok ako roon. He’s quiet. We are both quiet inside his car. Hindi ako makapagsalita dahil tinatantiya ko pa ang galit niya. Ayaw kong sumabay sa galit niya dahil baka maiyak lang ako sa harap niya. I don’t want to allow myself to be so vulnerable in front of him. Though, I fail
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 44: Want
I still can’t believe that Dr. Ricaforte is in love with me. It feels surreal. At kahit gumaan nang kaunti ang nararamdaman ko, hindi ko pa rin puwedeng basta na lang isantabi kung ano ang dapat kong gawin. I still need him to sign the papers. Yes, I am a bit happy that he’s in love with me. Pero dahil sa mga nagawa kong mali, hindi ko kayang tuluyang maging masaya. Hindi mababago ng pag-amin niyang ‘yon ang mga dapat kong gawin. That’s I can’t be truly happy. Because I know I don’t deserve this happiness. I don’t... deserve this love no matter how much I want it. I open the door my condo and I immediately saw Dr. Ricaforte. He was just about to ring the doorbell. Bumuntong hininga ako. “Hey...” bati niya. I don’t greet him back. It has been weeks since he confessed to me at walang mintis ang pagdalaw niya rito sa tinutuluyan ko. Almost everyday. He’s always making sure that he won’t be called for urgent emergencies every time he’d visit me.
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 45: Fool
He gently wipes my tears as he kisses me on my lips. “I love you, MJ,” he whispers again amidst our kisses. “I am in love with you...” ulit niya bago marahang kinagat ang pang-ibabang labi ko. I groan because I suddenly feel hot all over. Halos makalimutan ko na ang iniiyak ko kanina dahil sa mumunti at mararahan niyang halik sa labi ko. I feel safe and happy, even though I shouldn’t. Kahit ngayon lang. I want him all to myself kahit ngayon lang. Please. I urge him to remove his upper clothes and he willingly complies. Tinanggal niya ang kaniyang damit bago ako tinulak nang marahan pahiga sa aking kama. The lights are dim and they perfectly illuminate his handsome features. I caress his face as he leans closer to me again. And once again, he claims my lips like a little butterfly craving for roses’ nectar. His breathing is hot and it’s making me lose my mind. “MJ...” he calls my name like he’s worshipping me. “Zachary...” I moa
Perfectly Fake Marriage Chapter 46: Price
“Are you sure you don’t want to go back to U.S. for now?” Lolo asks me in the middle of our meeting. Nasa unahan si Gil at nage-explain ng naisip niyang project para sa launch ng jewelry shop under my company. Lahat naman ay nakikinig maliban sa aking Lolo na puro tanong nang tanong sa akin tungkol sa pag-uwi ko sa States. “I still have things to do here, Lolo. Isa pa, nandoon naman si Hanz and he was already doing a great job kahit wala pa ako roon. I just helped him a little...” “If I must remind you, mija. Your help wasn’t just a little. The projects you came up with during your stay there were absolute perfection. I am thinking of giving you one of my company’s major branches and see if you can double and triple its profit...” I roll my eyes at him before I speak up. “Stop making me go back there, Lolo. You’re only going to use me anyway, might as well just stay here and continue to manage my own company...” sambit ko. Tumikhim si Lolo at
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