Brianna"I think...we should postpone our wedding."Terrance's words blasted in my ears like a bomb.I sat there in my bed, unable to move, my mouth agape, and my eyes wide open.Tila nabingi ako at hindi magawang i-proseso ng utak ko ang sinabi ni Terrance. Nanatili lamang ako na hindi makapaniwalang nakatitig kay Terrance. Seconds that turned to minutes had passed and I was still unable to talk."Brianna…" pagtawag sa akin ni Terrance nang ilang minuto pa ang lumipas at hindi pa rin ako makapagsalita at nanatili lamang ako na nakatitig sa kanya.Paulit-ulit pa niyang tinawag ang pangalan ko. At sa panglimang beses na pagtawag niya sa akin, na sinabayan pa niya ng marahang pagyugyog sa balikat ko ay doon na ako tila nagising.My mind is still refusing to process what he had just said as I looked at him. "W—what did you just say?" I asked. "Are you playing a prank on me? Because if you are, Terrance, it isn't funny."I was silently hoping and praying that he would say yes. I was secr
Adaline"You will be living here from now on? And who decided that?" Nakataas ang isang kilay na tanong ni Mama Teresita kay Brianna.Nasa sala kaming tatlo ngayon ni Brianna, Mama Teresita, at ako. Wala si Papa Rinaldo dahil ang sabi ni Mama Teresita ay nasa MI daw si Papa, kasama si Terrance dahil may board meeting raw ang mga ito.Magkatabi kami na nakaupo ni Mama Teresita sa couch while Brianna is also sitting on the single-sized couch in front of us. Sa tabi niya ay nakalinya ang tatlo niyang malalaki na nga maleta. Nang sabihin sa akin ni Nenita na andito nga si Brianna at inanunsiyo niyang dito na siya titira mula ngayon ay bahagya pa akong nasurprisa kaya naman nagmadali akong bumaba ng hagdanan, at lumabas, at doon nga ay nakita ko si Brianna na dala-dala na ang kanyang mga maleta. At heto na nga kami ngayon sa sala."Una po sa lahat, I wanted to apologize for what happened last time." Panimula niya sa tila nagpapakumbaba na boses. Maamo rin ang kanyang mukha, her normally a
AdalineI wanted to roll my eyes habang pinagsisilbihan ni Brianna si Terrance. Kulang nalang ay subuan niya si Terrance, na halata namang hindi na komportable sa ginagawa ni Brianna.Kasalukuyan na kaming naghahapunan ngayon, and just like during brunch, si Brianna na naman ulit ang nagluto para sa hapunan namin. And honestly, her cooking skills are way beyond disappointing. It's edible but if I would compare this to Mama Teresita's, or the mansion's cook's cooking, Brianna's dishes would look and taste like garbage. And I don't want to brag, but my cooking is definitely way better than hers. But I kept quiet about it because I didn't want to appear or sound impolite and ruin the kind and understanding character I'd been playing.But, being Mama Teresita, she didn't hold back in telling Brianna how bad her food is. Ni hindi na nga niya tinapos ang pagkain niya, and instead, nagpaluto na lamang siya sa isang kasambahay. "Is this the kind of food that you are feeding my son? No wonde
Adaline Lumipas na ang halos sampung minuto nang bumalik si Terrance. At hindi katulad nung kaninang bigla siyang umalis, he now looks calm and collected. He must have finally had his release. "What took you so long? Akala ko hindi ka na kakain." Tanong ni Brianna. Terrance sat down again. "Just eat, Brianna." Malamig na sagot ni Terrance. Halata namang nahiya si Brianna dahil sa naging sagot ni Terrance, but she acted cool. She faked a smile. "Okay. Kumain ka na rin. I'm sure gutom ka na since you usually don't eat at your office." She said as she tried to sound okay. "That is not how you should treat your fiance, Terrance. She cooked for us. The least thing you could do is be grateful." Biglang sabi ni Papa Rinaldo. Hindi ko na rin ikinabigla ang sinabi ni Papa Rinaldo. Papa Rinaldo is a gentleman, and insulting,and disrespecting a lady is the last thing he would do, unless provoked, which is what Brianna did when we argued the previous time. Hindi naman sumagot si Terr
Adaline "It's because I've had enough. You said that I understood you when you chose your job over our wedding preparations? It's not because I wanted to, Brianna. It's because I have to! It's because I was left with no choice! Ang pagtatalong ito nila Terrance at Brianna ang siyang narinig ko nang mapadaan ako sa kwarto nila habang papunta na sana ako sa kwarto ko. I looked around me to make sure that no one was around. Mama Teresita and Papa Rinaldo is already in their room na nasa first floor lang naman, while the maids are nowhere to be found dahil abala ang mga ito sa kanya-kanya nilang mga trabaho. Nang masiguro ko ng walang tao na malapit sa akin ay dahan-dahan at walang ingay ako na lumapit sa pinto ng kwarto ni Terrance. Then I leaned my ear on the door, and listened to Terrance and Brianna's conversation. "And now you're throwing the blame on me? I can't believe you. Okay, fine! I accept it. Tatanggapin ko na may mga pagkukulang ako sa'yo. Tanggap ko na minsan ay nawaw
TerranceMalamig na simoy ng hangin na tumatama sa mukha ko at kalmadong mga alon ng dagat.Peace and calmness. This is what I needed right now.Pagkatapos kong umalis sa bahay ay walang direksyon akong nagdrive. Hanggang sa namataan ko ang lugar na'to kung saan iilang tao lang ang nakikita kong tumatambay, na ngayon ay unti-unti ng nagsisi-alisan. Maybe because it's starting to get late and this place is really dark kaya hindi na sila nagtatagal sa pananatili rito. Ang liwanag nga lang na nagmumula sa kotse ang siyang nagsisilbing ilaw upang makita ko ang dagat. I am holding a can of warm beer as I sit on the hood of my car while staring at the calm sea. Iyon lamang ang ginawa ko as I wait for Adaline to arrive.Yes. I asked Adaline to come. And I know I am mad for doing that when Brianna and I just fought because of her. But I don't know why but after my fight with Brianna, and how upset I was, I suddenly had the urge to see Adaline and be with her. I just have this feeling that se
Adaline "Ow!" Hiyaw ko nang bigla akong itinulak ni Terrance pahiga sa kama, the moment we stepped inside the room that I booked for the night. After telling him that I'll bring him to a place where he can forget everything that happened today ay dinala ko siya sa kalapit lamang na motel na nadaanan ko kanina habang papunta ako kay Terrance. And yes, we're about to have sex. I mean, isn't sex the most effective method to temporarily forget about your problems? Nagmamadaling hinubad ni Terrance ang lahat ng kasuotan niya. At habang naghuhubad si Terrance bumangon naman ako at umupo, at katulad ni Terrance ay hinubad ko na rin ang mga damit ko. Terrance is already fully naked when I was just about to take my panties off. And since he was already fully naked at mukhang sabik na talaga siya ay tinulungan na niya akong hubarin ang panty ko sa marahas na paraan. At pagkatapos niyang mahubad ang panty ko ay kanya ng mabilis siya na yumuko, inilagay ang kanyang isang kamay sa likod ng ak
Adaline"What was that?" Ang pambungad na tanong sa akin ni Jackson the moment I stopped my car.Pagkatapos ko siyang makita kanina sa gilid ng kalsada, malapit sa mansyon ay ilang minuto pa kaming nagkatitigan bago siya lumapit sa akin at sinabing kailangan naming mag-usap. And so I brought him here, to a park where only a few people go since this place is quite far and secluded, which is perfect for this conversation that we are about to have.Sa totoo lang ay nagulat ako. Hindi ko inaasahan na si Jackson pa ang pinakaunang makakahuli sa amin ni Terrance. Maliban sa gulat ay kinakabahan din ako. Kinakabahan ako sa kung ano ang sasabihin ni Jackson at sa kung ano ang magiging tingin niya sa akin. Ngunit hindi ko iyon ipinakita. I tried really hard to not let my emotions be visible on my face. I let my face remain stoic.I gripped on the steering wheel tightly and without looking at Jackson, I answered his question with a very calm face. "It is exactly what you saw. We were kissing."