"Irene, is there something wrong?" Greg asked pagkalabas ng asawa sa banyo. But his wife just shook her head at tila abala sa paghahanda, "is something bothering you?" he added but Irene didn't give him a glance nor answer.
"Irene" tawag muli ni Greggy sa asawa, "sit down and I'll clean your wounds" Irene said. For Irene, nothing's wrong with happened. Sadyang nailang lang siya sa nangyari dahil sa gusto niya ng hiwalayan but she allowed herself to give in to Greggy.
Greggy pouted at umupo naman ito agad.
"Aray!" he reacted nang maidin ni Irene ang cotton na may betadine. "Oh, sorry" she mumbled continued cleaning her husband's wounds. "What were you thinking, driving while you were drunk," she said. Tumingin naman si Greggy sa mga mata ng asawa, "I'm sorry" he answered.
Simula nang mangyari iyon ay hindi pa nila napag-uusapan ang tungkol sa nangyari. Alam ni Irene na may kasalanan siya, but God knows that Greggy's not blaming his wife for his carelessness. Ginusto niya magpakalasing ng gabing iyon, gusto niyang makalimot pero hindi niya ginustong maaksidente para sisihin ang asawa niya.
Irene heaved a sigh and pointed the bed, "now, rest" she said at tumayo sa couch para iligpit ang mga ginamit. Sumunod naman agad ang asawa and tucked himself in the bed. Hinintay niya si Irene matapos.
"Let's sleep," he said, tapping the space beside him. But Irene had other plans for the night. "No, I have papers to review. Matulog ka na" she answered at umupo sa couch as she turned on her laptop. Greggy frowned, "Akala ko ba focus ka lang sa akin? Why are you working?" he asked.
Tinignan naman siya ng asawa, "kaya nga pinapatulog na kita para makapag-trabaho na ako" she retorted and continued typing on her laptop. "What am I? A toddler!?" Greggy reacted, "matulog ka na" ulit pa ng asawa.
The next day, Greggy woke up early. Mahimbing pang natutulog ang asawa sa tabi. "Good morning" he whispered and kissed his wife's forehead. And since he couldn't go back to sleep anymore, he decided to get up and prepare breakfast. Napansin din niya ang laptop at mga papeles na naiwan pa ng asawa mula sa trabaho kagabi.
Pagkababa niya ay saktong kababangon lang din ni manang Yeda. "Oh, Gorio ang aga mo naman ata? may kailangan ka ba?" she asked. "wala naman po. gusto ko lang po magluto ng almusal" he replied and opened the fridge. Tinignan siya ni manang Yeda, "at bakit? pinayagan ka na ba ng asawa mo magkikilos?" she asked.
"Tulog pa naman po eh." he smirked and placed some hash browns, bacon and mixed vegetables near the sink. "Aba, magkatabi na kayo matulog?" manang Yeda teased. Ngumiti naman si Greggy, "habang nagpapagaling lang po..." he replied and started pre-heating the pan that he'll be using.
"Sus, ituloy-tuloy niyo na 'yan" manang Yeda answered and helped Greggy prepare the other ingredients.
Saktong kakatapos lang magluto ng almusal nang bumaba si Irene. "Oh, sakto at handa na ang almusal. Maupo ka na diyan" Manang Yeda greeted her. Sinilip naman ni Irene ang asawa na abala sa pagtitimpla ng kape.
"One for you," he said as he placed the cup beside his wife's plate; "and one for me!" he added. "Ang aga mo naman magising," she remarked and sipped on her coffee. "Ikaw nga anong oras na natulog kagabi" Greggy retorted. Sinamaan naman siya ng tingin ng asawa, "oh, ang aga para sungitan mo 'ko ha. nagsasabi lang ako ng totoo" he chuckled and put some bacon and eggs on his wife's plate. "Bread or rice?" he asked, "just bread" Irene answered and watched her husband put a slice of bread on her plate.
"By the way, I'll be going out after lunch. Will just meet Liv and Maggie" pagpapaalam ni Irene sa asawa. Tinignan naman siya ni Greggy;
"You will drive? or magpapahatid ka kay manong Fred?" he asked and sliced some hashbrown on his plate. "I'll drive" Irene simply answered.
ESTÁS LEYENDO
Fading Echoes
FanficThey stopped talking, stopped laughing, stopped touching. They drifted apart, living in the same house but feeling like strangers. They fell out of love, and they knew it was only a matter of time before they would say goodbye.
