My Husband's Secret

Chapter 21

I decided to cook her dinner the next day. I panicked when I saw her crying while tasting and looking at the kare-kare that I made. She told me that her late mother used to cook this for her because it's her favorite. My heart clenched as she opened the topic because I know it reopened the wounds in her heart. I knew that her mom and her brother died in a car accident with her because her father told me about it. 

Noon ay hindi ko gaanong pinagtuunang pansin iyon dahil wala naman akong pakialam sa kanya dati but now that I get to know her, I'm slowly letting her in my life unconsciously. 

Another week had passed at nanghingi na ako ng monthly reports of my company departments. I got worried when Anya, my secretary entered my office crying. Mabilis ko syang dinaluhan at niyakap.

"Hey, what happened?" I softly asked her as I pulled from the hug to look at her.

"S-si D-darren... I-I saw him with a-another girl." She cried out. Niyakap ko ulit sya at marahang hinagod ang buhok upang pakalmahin sa pag-hagulgol nya.

"Fuck him, I'll beat him to death." 

Darren is Anya's boyfriend and Anya is my cousin from my mother's side. She's the closest I have, sya lang ang napagsasabihan ko ng problema ko sa pamilya ko. Isa sya sa mga may alam kung ano talaga ako, silang tatlo lang ni Zoey at Aaron, my guy close friend and no, hindi ko gusto ang lalaking 'yon, madupang ang gagong yon at bata pa lang kami ay kaibigan ko na sya. Silang dalawa lang din ang nakakaalam na may asawa na ako but Aaron hasn't personally met Zoey yet. I'm thankful for having the both of them for being there for me.

I heard a knock and the door flung open, niluwa niyon si Zoey. I motion her to go out for a while dahil sa sitwasyon ng pinsan ko. Hindi nya ako sinunod at tuloy na pumasok kaya bahagya akong nairita, can't she read between the lines? Pagkatapos ipatong ang dalawang folder sa coffee table ay umalis na sya nang hindi ako tinatapunan ng tingin.

Sinabihan ko muna si Anya na mag-absent muna at mag-pahinga kaya ngayon ay doble-doble ang trabaho ko. Ayoko namang abalahin muna si Zoey dahil alam kong madami rin syang ginagawa. I left my office late and decided to go to Anya. I want to keep her company for a while dahil alam kong mag-mumukmok ang isang yon. 

"Peste sya, puputulan ko sya ng bayag." nanggigigil na sabi sya pagkatops ay uminom ng alak mula sa lata. She ranted endlessly about her fucking boyfriend at kapag nakita ko ang lalaking yon ay lintek lang ang walang ganti. Nang mahimas-masan ay pinahid nya ang luha at tumingin sakin.

"Gago, bakit nga pala di ka pa umuuwi?" She asked.

"Natural kasi nandito ako."

"Gago ka, baka nag-aalala na yung asawa mo!" Hampas nya sa braso ko. I suddenly looked at my wrist watch and it's already 2 am. Oh shit, I forgot to fetch her! Fuck, damn it Kyle!

"Hey, I have to go. Wag ka munang pumasok bukas kung di ka pa okay, ha." I kissed her cheeks at tumakbo palabas ng bahay nya. Tangina Kyle, baka napano na ang babaeng 'yon.

I drove fast pero pagdating ko sa convenience store ay iba na ang empleyado doon. I asked the guy where Zoey is and his answer made me feel guilty.

"Kanina ka pa nya hinihintay, sa sobrang pagod nya hindi ka na nya nahintay hanggang ngayon at umuwing mag-isa." Sinamaan nya pa ako ng tingin na hindi ko nalang pinansin.

I went home at dumiretso sa kwarto nya. I saw her there sleeping, I can see how worn out she is from the dark circles under her beautiful eyes and her pale lips. She's so peaceful when she sleeps, she might replace the angels in heaven. 

I just stared at her sleeping face and decided to go out dahil baka magising ko pa sya. I was woken up by an annoying call from the office at dawn. Something came up and I need to head there ASAP so I went there having no choice.