Sleeping With My Enemy (Completed)

Chapter 35

"Alam ko na ang lahat, Pa..ang tungkol sa nangyari sa kanya." I admitted to him, my voice trembled with emotion.

Natahimik si Papa, malungkot na nakatingin lang ito sa akin. "I-I'm sorry anak..kung may magagawa lang ako."

"I-it's okay Pa, we'll talk about it pag uwi ko. Tanggap kong may kapalit na ako sa buhay niya, mas iniisip ko ngayon ang para sa kabutihan ng mga anak ko."

"Mommy, why are you crying?" James brows knotted, parang matandang tao ito na nag aalala na nakatitig sa akin. He's always sensitive to my emotion.

"Nami-miss ko lang kayo sweetheart.." I lied.

I forced myself to smile para hindi mag alala si Papa sa akin at magtaka ang mga anak ko kung bakit umiiyak ang Mommy nila. Dalawang linggo na lang at makakapiling ko na sila uli.

How much I missed them, lalo na sa panahon ngayon.

I need them to give me strength.

Just how they became my light when I was in my darkest hell.

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Madilim ang mukha ko na pinauna ko sina Olivia at Dave na pumasok ng mansiyon.Hindi pa ako handa na harapin si Mama at gusto kong makausap si Janet na kaming dalawa lang at walang may makakarinig sa amin.

"We need to talk." I informed her when we were left alone, my tone serious.

Napakagat ito sa labi at tumango. Hindi makatingin ng diretso sa akin because she knows she's in trouble.

Hindi ako umimik ng kumapit ito sa braso ko. I was thankful that my mother was not there to greet us kaya agad kong dinala si Janet sa loob ng opisina.

"Are you still upset with me?" she asked me worriedly.

Napatiim ako.

I'm not upset. I'm mad.

Sino ang hindi magagalit when my mother called me happily to congratulate me of my engagement and chastised me at the same time for keeping it from them.

Engagement I'm not aware of!

Mabuti sana kung ang pamilya ko lang ang nakakaalam, madaling bawiin ang sinabi ni Janet, pero hindi.

It was plastered in the lifestyle magazine and that's where my parents found out, na pati ang mga kakilala ko sa pulitika ay tumawag sa akin para batiin ako sa nalalapit kong kasal.

"I already forgotten about it, I thought hindi na lalabas ang tungkol dito because the interview was done last month, during your party." Janet explained hastily.

"You could have answer the question indirectly or totally ignore it. Alam mong magulo pa ang isip ko ngayon, marami pa akong mga bagay na hindi maalala. And I don't want to enter in a commitment, let alone be engaged when I'm confused and uncertain if I'm doing the right decision. Napag usapan na natin ito Janet and I thought you understand me."

"We can stay engage until you'll have all your memories back." Janet said pleadingly, wringing her hands. "We don't have to fix our wedding date immediately, we can get married after two or five years, kung kailan mo gusto, I'm fine with it"

I can't rid the nagging feeling that I'm being trapped to agree on this.

An arrangement that again, I will be too guilt stricken to break it later on. Tulad na rin na hindi ko kayang kumalas sa kanya dahil nakokonsensiya ako sa tuwing umiiyak ito sa harap ko.

Tulad ngayon.

"No Janet." I answered firmly, fighting the guilt I'm feeling right now to influence me. "We cannot retract your statement to the media right away without putting you in awkward situation, but we have to disappoint my parents. I will let you explain to them that there's no engagement, that it was all misunderstanding between you and the reporters or kung ano man ang gusto mong idahilan." I said with finality.