Anwar can't help but let out a deep breath while waiting for Analyn in his car. Nasa loob pa ang babae at may kinukuha pa daw na mga gamit bago sila pumunta sa site. Mas mainam nga na natagalan ito dahil kailangan niya ng iilang minuto para sa sarili niya.
He found out about his past life back when he turned 20. At first, he just brushed off the dreams that kept on haunting him every night. He just assumed that it was a mere result of his active, teenager-turning-to-young-adult mind. Years passed and all those dreams started piling up and then he finally realized that it wasn't just dreams, it was his memories.
Gulong-gulo siya noon kung ano ba ang mga memories na nakikita niya. It wasn't just simple memories, all of it was dated back in the 1500s. Mga panahon pa ng mga Datu, Rajah at unang pananakop ng mga Kastila.
He was so confused, so fucking lost. Not until a man named Sidapa went up and introduced himself to him. Ito ang nagpaliwanag sa kaniya ng lahat. Ang sabi nito ay mga alaala niya sa unang buhay niya ang kaniyang napapaginipan. He doesn't want to believe in reincarnation but that was what Sidapa told him that was happening right now. Kaya naman tinanong niya ito kung nasaan ang asawa niya sa past life niya.
Sidapa helped him find Analyn, his beloved wife. Tinulungan siya nito at ngayon nga'y nagpapanggap siyang investor sa archaelogical project ng dating asawa upang mapalapit dito. Maraming nagtataka kung bakit niya ginagawa ito ngunit wala naman siyang mapagsabihan ng nangyayari sa kaniya ngayon. He just wanted to be with his wife.
Every second with her was torture. He kept on fighting himself not to touch her because he knew he couldn't. Asawa niya ito ngunit sa past life nila iyon, hindi ngayon. She doesn't remember him. She doesn't remember the memories that they had as a married couple. Wala siyang karapatan sa babae.
But he was here to change that.
Gagawin niya ang lahat upang makuhang muli ang loob nito. Babawi siya sa kaniyang asawa. Sisiguraduhin niyang hindi na nito maaalala ang lahat ng mga masasamang bagay na ginawa niya noon. He would ensure that she would never ever remember Datu Anwar and the torture he did to her.
"Kinakausap ka na niya?" His head suddenly whirled on the passenger seat and saw Sidapa, the God of the Afterlife, materializing next to him. Sa ilang ulit na nitong ginawa iyon sa kaniya ay natuto na siyang huwag magulat at magtaka. Gods like Sidapa can suddenly emerge anywhere they want.
Malakas na naman siyang bumuntung-hininga bago ito sinagot. "I can't exactly say that we are close but . . . we are not strangers anymore. That's a nice start, right?" balita niya dito. Sidapa has always been here with him, helping him with his plans to be close with Analyn.
"Nice start" wasn't really the best way to describe what was happening to them now. He just suddenly kissed her without warning when his eyes first landed on that familiar innocent eyes of hers. He can't help himself because the last time that he saw her was 501 years ago. Hindi naman niya siguro kasalanan kung ang kauna-unahang maisip niya nang masilayan ang pagmumukha ng kaniyang asawa ay halikan ito.
"Huwag mo siyang biglain, Anwar," pagpapaalala sa kaniya ni Sidapa bago siya seryosong tinitigan. "Tandaan mo, hindi ka pa niya kilala dito. Wala siyang naaalala sa nakaraan niyo. Hindi niya alam na mag-asawa kayo noon."
"I know . . ." nanghihinang sang-ayon niya dito. He doesn't know if he should be happy or frustrated that she doesn't remember what happened in their past life. Pero siguro ay mas mainam na magpasalamat pa siya sa Diyos dahil sa sitwasyon nito ngayon.
Analyn shouldn't know what happened before. Hindi dapat nito malaman na pinatay niya ito.
Yes, he killed his wife in their past life.
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My Everything In His Past (2nd Book of 'In His Past' Series)
Historical Fiction"I wish I realized much sooner how important you are, my wife, my president, my everything."
