The Dignified Heartbreaker

TDH ~ 19

TDH ~ XIX

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Cleopatra

"Now, how can you walk down the aisle in that condition?"

My eyes widened in shock! Hindi ko mapigilang mapanganga sa pagkagulat. Lumipad pa yata ang kaluluwa ko sa mga narinig!

"W-What?" I stuttered. I don't know what to say! My heart's racing so bad. Is this adrenaline rush? Dapat yata'y noong nabaril ko ito naramdaman!

"W-What do you mean.. Payag ka na!?" I almost stood up in glee.

Sorry naman! Ang hirap mag-isip eh! Naloloka na ako dito!

He only stared at me with humor in his chocolate brown eyes. I feel like he wanted to laugh at my reaction but stopped himself.

I can't believe him! Here I am losing my wits and he's all gorgeous and composed!

"That's what you mean, right? You do agree in marrying me?" Muli kong tanong.

It doesn't sound right because I feel like a desperate girl proposing to him. But I don't give a damn!

Matagal na akong mukhang desperada sa paningin ni Odyssey, hindi na iba sa akin 'to. Tsaka siya lang 'yan. Wala namang ibang nakakarinig. Paki ko ba sa iisipin ng ibang tao?

Ilang rejections na ang naranasan ko mula sa kanya kaya't hindi ko naisip na papayag siya sa mga plano ko. Ang tagal na kasi simula nung tinanong ko iyon sa kanya. I thought he didn't mind it. Ang husay niya rin kasing magpanggap na may amnesia kagaya noong time na umamin ako ng nararamdaman sa kanya! He seemed to forgot about it.

And he chose this moment to agree to me, huh? Right now that I'm wounded and in a hospital bed!

I want to know what made him change his mind. I want to know why he's marrying me!

Damn, I feel like I'm dreaming!

"Odyssey!" Inalog-alog ko tuloy siya! Wala kasing sinasabi!

This is not the time to be a hard stone!

"Stop it, Cleopatra." Mahinahong kinuha niya ang mga kamay ko sa braso niya.

He's trying to exert a small amount of force. Siguro'y nag-aalala siya sa sugat ko..

"Haven't you heard me? Do I need to say it again?" He seemed irritated now.

"Siyempre naman! Malay ko ba kung nabingi lang ako." Nakasimangot kong sagot.

"It's not my fault anymore that you're deaf." He shrugged.

Patuloy ko pa sana siyang sasapakin nang may biglaang nagbukas ng pinto.

Iritadong bumaling ako roon. Kapag si Senechov 'yon ibabato ko sa kanya 'tong IV stand na 'to!

"Kuya Rexan!!!"

Napakurap ako ng may dalagitang biglaang dumamba kay Odyssey.

"How are you? Does it hurt?"

Panay ang haplos nito sa mukha ni Odyssey na parang kinuyumos na iyon.

Napangiwi ako.

"Temi, I'm not hurt. Stop it." He said irritatedly but with gentleness.

Temi.. This must be Artemis Lux Stanford then, ang nakababatang kapatid ni Apollo. Matagal ko na kasi siyang hindi nakikita. I think she was younger, about nine years old, the last time that I saw her. But now, she's in her teens and pretty at that.

Well, I got busy traveling at gaya nga ng sabi ni Dad, ngayon lang ako nanahimik sa isang lugar. And it's because of this mission.

My Dad knows me so well that's why he gave me this mission. He knows that the only way to make me stay in one place is none other than, Odyssey Rexan Stanford.