Trapped

Chapter 1

“Why Dylan?” humahagulgol na usal niya. Buong akala niya ay matutuwa pa ito kapag naghiwalay na sila. But it seems that he has other plans. She wanted to hate him so much for doing this to her. But she knows deep in her heart that she can't. She had been loving him for more that two decades now. And that won't be easily be gone. But she would have to atleast try. For her sake. But this is all her fault. She shouldn't have gotten herself to marry him. Damn her heart! For loving him, and for being this stupid.

She prayed to God na sana hindi siya mabuntis ni Dylan. She is too broken that she's doubting herself if she would able be a good mother to her child.

She wanted to say that Dylan broke her. Pero hindi eh, she broke herself because of loving Dylan.

That night she slept alone in their bed.

Naputol ang pagbabaliktanaw ni Crisel sa pagtunog ng kanyang cellphone na nasa drawer ng kanyang desk.

Nakitang niyang text message lang iyon mula sa kaibigan niyang si Leona. Tinatanong nito kung nasaan na siya. Naalala niyang magkikita pala sila nito sa mall at sasamahan siya nitong mag-grocery.

She typed a quick text saying that she is on her way.

Dali-dali na rin niyang inayos ang kanyang mga gamit at mabilis na lumabas na ng private school na kanyang pinagtuturuan.

She loves teaching. She chose to teach pre-schoolers dahil naniniwala siyang habang bata pa lang ay dapat nakakapag build na ng magandang foundation at iyon ang pinapasa niya sa mga bata. And she felt like she is a kid at heart dahil sa mga kasama niya ay mga bata.

If only she could be child again. She loves seeing how carefree and happy kids were. She believe that Everybody is entitled to have a happy childhood bago sila isabak sa tunay na laban ng buhay.

Nang nasa gate na siya ng school ay binati pa siya ng mga gwardiya. Magalang naman niyang nginitian ang mga ito.

Nagulat pa siya ng makilala niya ang taong nakasandal sa tabi ng kotse nito na naka-park sa tapat ng school at nakangiti sa kanya.

Lumingon pa siya sa kanyang likuran para masiguro na siya nga ang tinitignan nito. He chuckled ng makita nito ang reaksyon niya. They were not even close to begin with para pumunta ito dito. Although they have been seeing each other in a few occasions, like sa engagement ng kapatid niyang si Inigo kay Andrea.

Aside from his constant flirting with her and she constantly turn him down, they don't see each other that often.

Ipinamulsa nito ang kamay sa bulsa ng suot nitong pantalon.

“Alex? Anong ginagawa mo dito?” kunot-noong tanong niya dito.

“I'm here to see you,” kibit-balikat na sabi nito. As if balewala lang dito ang tanong niya.

“Bakit?” nagtatakang tanong niya, “Is something wrong with Inigo and Andy?”

“No.”

“Then why are you here?”

“I'm here to take to lunch,”

“WHAT?! Nasisiraan ka na ba? I'm a married woman, you cannot just ask me out like that,”

“Even as friends?” he pouted. He look adorable, but she refrain from showing him any emotions dahil baka kung ano pa ang ipakahuluguan nito doon.

“Yes. Even as friends.” she said firmly.

“Oh come on Crisel, just lunch,” giit pa rin nito. She looked at him directly. This guy doesn't know when to quit at mukhang hindi rin ito sanay na matanggihan ng isang babae.