Our Married Life

39

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Chapter 39

Always

Pinahanap pala ni Hale si Nanay Pilar. Minsan ko na rin kasing nakuwento sa kaniya noon ang tungkol sa dating katulong sa mga Chavez na naging mabuti sa akin. I didn't know that my husband would put an effort to find her so that we can be reunited. And I really appreciate my husband more and more for all the things he has done for me and for his love. I feel like I can only try to equal Hale's love for me but I can never get past him. I feel like Hale loves me more.

"Are you a little nervous?" Hale held my hand that was resting on my lap.

Bumaling ako sa asawa ko na siyang nagmamaneho ng sasakyan namin ngayon. Sa backseat ay kasama namin sina Angel at Gelo. I'm now very pregnant with our child but I can still manage and go on a travel like this. Healthy naman kami pareho ni baby, at maayos lang ang pagbubuntis ko. Although nahirapan din talaga si Hale lalo na sa mga paglilihi ko. And I can still remember some of it...

I remember this one time when I really wanted to eat Kangkong chicharon. Nakakain na kasi ako nito dati na dalang pasalubong ng isang kasambahay namin nang umuwi siya sa kanila. When I got pregnant I remember about the food and asked my husband for it.

"Where can we buy it..." He looked a little doubtful.

I gave him an annoyed look. He can't tell me that we can't have it now. I want it and the baby wants it, too. Buntis nga talaga ako.

"Of course, love. I'll look for it right away." Mabilis din naman niyang binawi.

Tumango na ako at pinaalis na siya ng bahay to buy me my Crispy Kangkong.

Kung saan saan noon naghanap si Hale but at that time wala siyang nakita. So he can't buy it for me. Pero natuwa pa rin ako sa ginawa niya, because he searched for it online instead. Pinag-aralan pa niya ang simple recipe and then he just bought Kangkong in the market and made me some chips. And I loved it!

"Thank you, Hale!" Niyakap ko siya sa tabi ko at hinalikan ang pisngi niya. Before I went back to just enjoying my Kangkong.

I smiled upon remember it. Hale had been a really wonderful husband to me. Wala na akong ibang karanasan sa ibang lalaki bukod sa kaniya. He was my first in everything. At kung papipiliin akong muli o kung mabubuhay man ako uli si Hale pa rin siguro ang gugustuhin kong maging asawa. At hindi ko pinagsisisihan na siya ang pinakasalan ko at pinagkatiwala ko ang sarili ko sa kaniya.

Umiling ako at ngumiti. "I'm fine, Hale. Iniisip ko lang kung ano kaya ang magiging reaksyon namin ni Nanay Pilar mamaya kapag nagkita na kami."

"It's been a long time since you two last saw each other. But when I talked to her she can still remember you very well, and she even got a little emotional when I mentioned you to her. She's told me that there was not a day that she did not think about you. And she always worries about you, Liz."

I smiled.

At nang tumigil na ang sasakyan ni Hale ay sa labas nakita ko na sa bintana ng sasakyan na nakatayo doon si Nanay Pilar at halos lakad takbo pa itong lumapit sa sasakyan namin para salubungin kami.

She surely aged but she still looked the same to me. Siya pa rin iyong Nanay Pilar na nag-alaga at nagmahal sa akin noong bata pa ako...

And she cried out of happiness when she saw me again after many years...

"Palagi kitang naiisip, anak. At nag-aalala talaga ako sa 'yo na naiwan ka doon sa bahay ng mga Chavez!" Naiiyak na aniya.

"Ayos lang po ako, 'Nay." I gave her a reassuring smile.

She wiped her tears and looked at Hale before she gave back her attention to me. "Sinabi ko sa asawa mo na sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa kaniya dahil niligtas ka niya, Liz!" Naiyak pang muli siya.

Ngumiti lang naman ako kahit nagiging emosyonal na rin. Indeed Hale really saved me...

I turned to look at my husband and gave him a contented smile. Tumingin din siya sa akin at ngumiti rin pabalik.

And then I remember everything from the very beginning...

My mother died early and I was left to the care of my father. Isang kasambahay lang ang nagmalasakit sa akin... Nanay Pilar was the only one who cared for me in that house. Hindi ako itinuring na parte ng pamilya sa bahay na iyon. I was treated like a mere housemaid. And thanks to the books I've read that gave me the knowledge and idea that I needed...and I saw an opportunity with Hale that time when our paths crossed...

I just told him my thoughts... And he took me with him, protected me, gave me a family and a home that I longed for. And for all of it I really thank Hale for everything. I am glad that he's my husband, always now.

Hale let me stay with Nanay Pilar. Pinakilala ko na rin kay Nanay sina Angel at Gelo. And the kids were polite to my former nanny. Sa huli ay natapos na rin ang iyakan at ngumiti at tumawa na kami, while we spend time with each other.

"Thank you for taking good care of me when I was young, Nanay Pilar." I told her in the end.

She smiled genuinely and held my hand. "Iyon lang ang magagawa ko para sa 'yo, Liz..." Tears shined in her eyes again. Pero nakangiti na siya ngayon.

Ngumiti rin ako. "Dadalaw po kami muli, Nanay. Siguro pagkatapos ko nang manganak para makita n'yo rin po ang anak ko."

Her eyes widened a fraction. "Naku! Sobra talaga akong natutuwa para sa 'yo, Lizette." She said, still a lots emotionally.

And I only smiled.

Thinking about my past before I met Hale was truly sad, too. And it can also make me emotional. Pero naisip ko na kung hindi rin naman ganoon ang naging sitwasyon ko noon, I doubt if I'll ever meet Hale... Or that we'll end up this way.

Kaya tingin ko ay ayos lang ang lahat. Ayos na. At tapos na rin naman. I will not easily forget about what I went through... But I will also look back at it with all the life lessons it taught me. Happiness doesn't always come, or we don't always feel happy. It ends... Just like how hardships in life can end, too. Lahat ng bagay ay may katapusan. Kahit nga tayo. So if you're going through a lot of things right now...it will pass, it will end. It will be the case, eventually...

So if you're crying right now... It will end and will be replaced by a smile and even happy laughter. Just like how the sun shines after the rain poured...