Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Sister's Substitute Wife : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Tumingala si Leila sa maaliwalas na kalangitan. Sana ganoon din kaaliwalas at kagaan sa pakiramdam ang nararamdaman niya. She stopped walking and turned to the park in front of her. She entered there and sat on a bench. May nakita siyang mangilan-ngilan na mga kabataan, matanda, at magpamilya na nakaupo sa ibang bench o 'di kaya'y nakaupo sa damuhan at nagpi-picnic. May mga bata rin na nagtatakbuhan paroon-parito sa playground.Leila silently observes her surroundings. She stared intently at the group of families not far away having a picnic. One of her dreams since she was a child was to have a picnic with her whole family. Simpleng pangarap na kailanman ay hindi natupad dahil sa pagkamatay ng kanyang ina at hindi pagkilala ng ama sa kanya. Nabaling ang paningin niya sa magkasintahan na dumaan sa kanyang harapan na magkahawak kamay at masayang kumakain ng ice cream. They are so sweet, sweeter than what they eat because the man kissed the woman's lips after eating her ice cream.She r

Leila can't think straight about what happened back at the pub. The only thing she's worried about right now is her boyfriend's silence since they left the pub earlier. He carried her up to her apartment.Remind her not to drink again in any pub or bar because this is what will happen to her.She just felt her body touch the soft thing, she felt relieved. Even though sleepiness was pulling her, she tried to open her eyes and looked at her boyfriend who was removing her high heels.Pinilit niyang umupo na ikinabaling nito sa kanya."Sleep now, baby," anito, hindi siya nakinig at hinawakan ang kamay nito."Are you mad at me?" namumungay na mga mata na tanong niya. Ayaw niyang nagagalit ito sa kanya, hindi niya gusto iyon.Stefano sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, next to her. "I will not be angry with you, I may be sullen but I will not be angry." Pinisil nito ang kanyang baba saka inayos ang nagkabuhol-buhol niyang buhok. "Don't be stubborn. I let you drink but I didn't let you da

Leila knocked on Patty's room before she heard that she could come in. Binuksan niya iyon saka pumasok. Napatingin naman sa kanya ang mga batang tinuturuan nito at lahat ay ngumiti."Bonjour, Miss Leila!" sabay na bati ng lahat sa kanya. Nilapitan siya ng kaibigan habang suot nito ang apron na may mga marka ng iba't ibang kulay ng pintura."Bonjour!" magiliw niyang bati."What's that?" Patty pointed to the paper bag she was carrying."Souvenirs," sagot niya at inilagay niya iyon sa mesa nito."From where? Did you go on vacation abroad without my knowledge?" Patty furrowed as she examined the paper bag."Nope. That's local wine and food from Kaysersberg. Stefano and I went there yesterday, went for a stroll. Try them all later and they taste so good, especially their champagne.""Is this raisin brioche?" Pakita nito sa bun na nakalagay sa brown paper."Yes. I know we have that here in the city in the pastry shops, but believe me, it tastes different. Alsatian wine and raisin brioche ar

"How are you? Masakit pa ba?" tanong ni Leila makalipas ang tatlumpung minuto.Bumalik sa normal ang paghinga ni Stefano dahil unti-unti na ring nawawala ang pananakit. Mas nakatulong ang pananatili ni Leila sa tabi niya, mas magkakaroon siya ng lakas. "I feel better now, baby. Thank you.""Why suddenly you have a headache?"Because he remembered what happened to him before he had an accident.Ang pangyayaring iyon na nagpabagsak sa kanya, hindi lang sa katawan niya kundi maging ang pag-asa na pinanghahawakan niya para sa kanila nito. Ang pangyayaring iyon na nagparamdam sa kanya ng matinding sakit at pagkabigo. Iyong akala niyang matayog niyang pader ay walang sinuman ang makakapagpabagsak, pero nagkamali siya."Maybe because of the sudden change of weather, that's why I suddenly got a headache," he lied so she wouldn't worry about him anymore. Mainit ang klima ngayon sa Spain sa ganitong buwan ng Agosto. And like in France, the day is long here also.Stefano didn't want to tell his

Alam ni Leila na nagkita si Lara at si Stefano kagabi. And even before the said meeting happened, the two called her first and asked her for permission if she would agree. She agreed because she didn't see anything wrong with it and her sister just wanted to vent her frustration at Stefano's sudden proposal to her while she wasn't by her side and didn't witness one of the happiest events in her life. Ang hindi niya lang alam ay kung pati ba sa nangyayari sa kanilang ama ay napag-usapan ng dalawa na lingid sa kanyang kaalaman.Kaya ba hindi pa ito nakakauwi sa Mallorca o sa Paris dahil sa kanilang ama? Pinagsinungalingan ba siya nang sabihin sa kanya ang rason sa negosyo ng kanilang abuelo na inaayos nito rito? Why didn't she even tell her that something like that had already happened? Did their abuelo also know about their father's situation and didn't tell her?Sa kanilang dalawa ni Lara, alam niyang ito ang mas naaapektuhan ngayon na nakalaya ang kanilang ama, kahit pa sabihing pans