His High School Wife (ON-GOING)

Chapter 9- [The Other Montecort]

HANNA's POV

"Sorry talaga. I forgot na wala palang dapat makaalam ng tungkol sa inyong dalawa ni Kuya Kade." Nandito kami ni Cass sa CR and I explained to her na yun nga.

"It's OK. Just be careful next time ok?"

"Fine. Sige bye Ate! Ingat sa pag-uwi." Nauna na sya lumabas ng CR saka ako sumunod.

Text ko nga muna si sungit.

To: Mr. I Don't Care

Kade, gusto ko nang umuwi. Wala naman na akong gagawin for the wedding.

From: Mr. I Don't Care

I don't care

O, DIBA? Kaya 'Mr. I Don't Care' pangalan nya sa contacts ko kasi "i dont care" sya ng "i dont care" sakin lagi. Psh.

Naglalakad na ko palabas ng school nang may humintong blue car sa harap ko.

"Hey Pretty Hanna!"

"Huh? Philip!"

"Wanna come with me?"

"Saan?"

"To watch any movie you want."

"Ah...eh.."

"You're worrying about Kade huh? Don't worry, I'll text him. Ipagpapaalam kita."

"No. It's okay. Actually, wala naman akong gagawin eh. Sige, I'll go with you."

So, ayun. Sumakay nako sa car ni Philip. 

I'm pretty sure that this day will be a great day! 

\(^_^)/

  

Papunta na kami sa mall.

"By the way, how's the... wedding preparation?" Biglang tanong sakin ni Philip.

"Sakto lang."

"I can't believe that Kade will marry on such a young age. I mean, I thought your arranged marriage will happen 5 years from now."

"Ibig sabihin... dati mo pang alam na may kasal na naka-arrange na para kay Kade?"

"Yes. Alam ko. Everyone in our family knows it. Except Kade and his sister."

"Alam mo din na ako ang ipapakasal sa kanya?"

"Partially yes, partially no."

"Huh? Anong klaseng sagot yun?"

"Yes because ang alam ko, HANNA yung name ng girl. No because I don't know that you're that Hanna girl."

"Eh ano naman yung sinabi mo sakin sa party noon na 'I LIKE YOU. DATI PA.' Nagkita na ba tayo dati?"

"Yup. Maybe you don't remember but I still remember it vividly."

"Sige nga, kwento mo sakin kung saan at paano mo ko nakita dati."

"It was Kade's 8th birthday. And you were one of his guests. It was a big party. I'm there, my dad & mom's also there. Hindi pa kami nagma-migrate nun sa U.K. Everyone's enjoying the party except you. I saw you sitting alone & nilapitan kita. Right then I saw the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. And then, you said that your name is Hanna. Tapos, ayun. I talked to you until the party ends. There." He smiled.

"Ah... eh. Sorry talaga kung di ko naaalala." I looked down.

"No, it's okay. You were 5 then. And I'm only 8."

"Ibig sabihin mas matanda ka pa kay Kade?!"

"Yup."

"Eh... Pero... Bakit..."

"Bakit si Kade ang naka-arrange sayo and why not me? Simple. My dad and Kade's dad are twins. And unfortunately, mas matanda ang daddy nya. Ang gusto ng lolo ko, ang apo nya sa panganay ang ipakasal sayo. Not the oldest grandchild which is me. Sayang no? If only my dad was the first one to come out from my lola's womb, ako sana ang ikakasal sayo. Not Kade." Bigla syang nalungkot.

Hindi na ko nakapagsalita pagkatapos kong nalaman ang lahat. Parang nalulungkot ako sa nalaman ko. 

Edi sana di ako nagtitiis sa ugali nung masungit na Kade na yon. 

(.....)

"Haha! Ang saya grabe! Thank you sayo DANIEL ah!" Tapos na kami manood ng The Croods. He insisted na ihahatid nya daw ako pauwi.

"Stop calling me Daniel!" Haha. Inaasar ko sya sa second name nya na 'Daniel'.

"Ang cute kaya. From now on, I will call you 'DANIEL'. Masyadong old-fashioned yung 'Philip' no? Ah. dyan mo nalang sa tabi." Hininto nya yung car nya.

"Nice house."

Bumaba na ko saka sya sumunod. 

"Pasok ka."

"No. Wag na. It's already late. Malayo pa uuwian ko." 

"Ganun ba? By the way, aatend ka ba sa wedding?" Napansin ko na bigla nanaman syang naging malungkot.

Tanga mo Hanna! Alam mo na ngang nagiging malungkot yung tao pag pinag-uusapan yang "wedding" na yan! 

"Yes. I'm going. I can't miss to witness the girl I like and the cousin I hate getting married." Nag-smile sya. Yung ngiti na parang ngiting malungkot.

Then, umalis na sya.

Nalulungkot ako para kay Daniel. 

Kung sana lang sya na lang yung ikakasal sakin. Hindi yung masungit na Kade na yun!

Pero parang meron akong nararamdaman sa puso ko na hindi ako naghihinayang na si Kade ang magiging asawa ko.

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MULTIMEDIA: DANIEL MONTECORT.