Against All Odds (Playboy Series #2)

Chapter 58

Chapter 58
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"That old woman is really a freak!"

"Sadie!" saway ko.

She looked at me then sighed. Umiiling siyang naupo sa tabi ko.

Isang oras na ang nakakalipas simula nang umalis ang Mama ni Travis at si Elaine dito sa aking opisina. But here I am, still unable to even move. Nanlalambot ang mga tuhod ko at bahagyang nagsisisi na nagawa ko silang sagut-sagutin. But then if I didn't do that, they'd feel free to step on my identity and I hate that. And I want to show Travis that I'm true to my words. That I'll be brave enough to fight for us. I just hope I didn't go to far. Screw my conscience.

Walang nanghamak na mga katrabaho kong magtungo rito pag-alis ng dalawa kahit alam kong lahat sila ay kuryoso. I'm thankful for that, though.

"Travis needs to know-"

"No way, Sadie." I immediately cut her off.

Ni minsan, hindi sumagi sa isip kong sabihin ang nangyaring ito sa kanya. Hindi niya kailangang malaman dahil hindi naman ako magpapaapekto. Paniguradong mas gugulo lang kapag nalaman niya ito. I can handle it, anyway. Isa pa, kailangan naming i-respeto ang opinyon ng Mama niya. Kahit iyon na lang dahil sigurado akong hindi namin iyon kayang sundin.

"Bakit hindi? Yani, for sure one of these days, Travis will ask you to marry him. So as early as now, you should address these problems if you don't want a complicated married life soon!"

Napatikhim ako roon, naalala ang usapan namin ni Travis kaninang umaga. Thoughts of being married to him clouded my mind and I just want to slap my face. Heto't tutol sa amin ang Mama niya pero kung makapag-isip ako ng ganoon ay wagas! Damn it!

I sighed. "Basta, Sadie. Travis will not know anything about it. Maaasahan ko ba iyan sa'yo?"

"Tss. Ewan ko sa'yo," tumayo siya at iniwan ako roon.

Sumandal ako sa sofa nang makaalis si Sadie. I closed my eyes firmly then massaged my temples. Wala na ba talagang igiginhawa ang buhay ko?

Alas singko nang magpasya akong maghanda na para sa pag-uwi. Travis texted me a while ago na gabi na siya makakabalik ng Manila. Mabuti na rin iyon dahil kailangan ko talaga ng panahon para maging maayos. I don't think I can face him right now and pretend that I'm fine. Baka mamaya ay malaman pa niya ang nangyari dahil sa mga ikinikilos ko.

Paglabas ng opisina ay doon na ako pinaulanan ng mga tanong ng mga ka-trabaho ko. Their questions, though, are more on the concerned ones and I appreciate it. I just told them that we kind of talked. What really happened is something that is not worth to share. But for sure they already have different conclusions in mind. I'm just glad that they didn't say it anymore.

Nag-taxi ako pauwi dahil wala akong pakikisabayan. Wala si Brent maghapon sa opisina at si Sadie naman ay maagang umuwi. And it's such a pain in the ass because my tears kept falling that it's awkward. Ngayon lang nanuot sa utak ko kung gaano kasasakit ang mga binitiwang salita ng Mama ni Travis. She did not even raise her voice at me. She was calm and composed the whole time but every word that she dropped were catastrophic, it seeps through my heart.

And maybe I am hurt because it's true. It's true that I'm poor now, it's true that I will be of no help to Travis in terms of his career. Matagal ko na iyong naamin sa sarili ko. We're in two very different fields. But unlike the first time I heard it from Elaine, ngayon, hindi na ako naaapektuhan. What pained me is the fact that they despised my family. I can't accept it!

Pinunasan ko ang luha ko. Parang pinipiga ang puso ko kung paano niya halos pintasan si Mommy kung hindi lang ako sumabat. Ang sakit lang sa loob. I can accept all the insults without hurting, but if it's my family, then it's a different story.