Finding Querencia

Chapter Two

CHAPTER TWO

"OH SHOCKS, hihimatayin ako. Tubig. Kailangan ko ng tubig." I mumbled as my heart eratically beats in my ribcage and my right palm was on it to feel.

"Dang, will you stop overreacting, lady? You've been doing that for 30 minutes." Inis na implikasyon niya at puno ng panghuhusga ang mga abo n'yang mga mata sa'kin kaya sinamaan ko s'ya ng tingin bago ko siya hinampas sa braso niya.

Nabigla ito at hindi makapaniwala sa bigla kong ginawa. "What the fvck." Rinig ko pang bulong niya.

"Paano nangyari 'yon ah! Umamin ka, stalker kita ano? Tapos gumawa ka ng paraan para lang maging asawa mo 'ko!" I accused and gritted my teeth.

"What the. Why would I do that? Like I have said to you, I have only known you three days ago." He tsked. "Such a feeler." He even mumbled but reaches my ear kaya inirapan ko nalang siya.

We are now on the parking lot and we are leaning on the hood of his car. But mind you— hindi ako basta-basta sumama sa pontio-pilatong ito— I actually bought my own car when he convinced me na pumunta sa korte dahil sobrang seryoso niya talaga no'n.

So, yeah here I am. At 'yon nga, nagpag-alaman ko na sa mismong judge na kasal nga kami at pinakita pa ang papel na may pirma ko at pirma niya. Huhu. Kung hindi ba naman kasi ako kalahating shunga at may papikit pang nagpirma— hindi sana mangyayari 'to.

I sighed heavily because I realized na may kasalanan ako kung bakit nangyari 'yon. It is just that, I am so shocked and very unbelievable but look where I am now— in the parking lot with a problematic face.

Paano ko 'to sasabihin sa parents ko?

I was thinking deeply nang may maisip ako kaya napapitik ako sa hangin at tumingin sakan'ya na nakatingin na sa'kin na parang tinubuan ako ng dalawa pang ulo.

"Alam ko na, Mister." I brag. "We are going to get an annulment, pronto!" I stated enthusiastically at hihilain sana siya ng pigilan niya ako kaya nagtatakha ko s'yang tinignan.

Sa totoo lang ang sakit niya sa batok. Kaasar, I am 5'9 in height, matangkad na for a grown woman but this man he looks more of a 7 footer or almost like that.

"No. We're not going to file an annulment." He answered that made me drop my jaw.

"Sira ka ba, Mister? Okay pa ba mga braincells mo?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko sakan'ya bago namewang sa harapan niya habang pinagmamasdan niya lang ako. "Look, we do not know each other personally and my supposed-to-be husband was about to come back here soon, okay? Ano bang problema mo at ayaw mo? Because that's absurd!" I huffed frustratedly. Ang sakit na n'ya sa utak sa totoo lang.

His eyebrows furrowed and sighed. "I am in need of a wife and you happened." He simply answered but with annoyance swirling in his eyes.

"Edi after annulment, you can find another who is much more willing, my goodness." I problematically implied at him.