He's In Control (PUBLISHED UNDER LIB)

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I never thought that I can make a story like this that will end soon. Thank you to those who had read and will read this story. LAB U! Happy NEw YEar!

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Nasa mall sila at namimili ng mga gamit ng bata nung makita nila si Claude. “Mavee? Craig?”

“Kami nga!” Mavee giggled! Paano ba naman, epic ang hitsura ni Claude, para bang multo lang silang dalawa ni Craig kasama ng kambal.

Napatingin siya sa kasama nitong babae, she’s pretty and very warm, napaka friendly nang itsura nito, di tuloy niya mapigilang ngumiti.

“Wow! I just can’t believe it! Cyrus told me a story and I thought I was just hallucinating at that time! You see, we were drinking at the bar when he told me that Mavee is here with Craig’s sons!”

“And you are not dreaming Craig!” Mavee said.

“Yeah! So, when’s the wedding?” Out of the blue Claude asked.

Both of them were speechless. Binigyan siya ni Craig ng you-are-really-my-friend look. Agad naman itong nakuga ni Claude. Napakamot tuloy ito ng ulo. “Sorry, wrong question, wala naman kayong narinig di ba?”

Ngumiti lang si Mavee. “Baka naman ikaw ang dapat naming tanungin niyan, Claude, are we gonna here wedding bells here?” Sabay tingin sa magandang babaeng kasama nito.

“Aw, sorry, siyangapala, I’d like you to meet Jellaine. Ellaine, these are Mavee and Craig. Craig! Your twins! They look exactly like you.”

“Oo naman. Guwapong katulad ko.”

Nagkuwentuhan saglit ang mgakaibigan bago nagpaalam sina Claude na may pupuntahan pa. After that, sandaling natahimik ang dalawa, that awkward moment when both of them remember what Claude asked a while ago…

Kung kailan ba ang kasal?

“ah, Mavee, I’ll just finish whatever things I needed to finish in the company then I’ll go to Gensan, the soonest I can.” Pambabasag niya sa katahimikan. Sa susunod na araw kasi ay aalis na ang mag-iina niya papuntang Gensan, gusto man niyang samahan ang mga ito pero hindi pa niya magawa, marami kasi siyang pending na mga trabaho, may imeet siyang client, nagsisimula pa lamang ang company niya.

Kung tutuusin, ang daming nagyari sa loob ng dalawang taon ng pagkawala ng babaeng mahal na mahal niya. He gave up Mavee for her peace of mind; he gave up the love of his life for his family. Akala niya dati, habang buhay nang magiging miserable yung buhay niya, hindi pala. He refused to know anything about Mavee for him to move on, he refused to know simply because he was afraid that she might be with someone else which he might not accept.