Chapter 42: After Six Years

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YNARI'S POV

Six years later.

I am now the CEO at Asuncion's Condominium and Hotels, Inc. After all I've been through, here I am, a successful business woman now.

Actually, it never been easy.

To move forward like I'm just fine.

To show that I am happy to where I was.

To let them think that everything's alright.

And to make them believe that I ask for nothing anymore.

Yeah, that's what they just think.

But deep inside me.

I'm still waiting for her.

That I'm still holding onto her words that she'll come back.

And I'm still hoping that maybe soon, we'll be together again.

But not today when my mother called me outside of my room.

Kung kamusta kami ni Mom?

Di nya ko pinakialaman sa daang tinahak ko noong college, at sa mga trabahong pinasok ko bago ako nagsettle sa company namin, pero kabilin-bilinan nyang wag kong sarhan ang puso ko kay Jez Aval, na ipinipilit pa rin nyang sya kong papakasalan.

Oh geez! Kailan kaya sya titigil ipilit saken ang taong yun?

Naalala ko, pagod nga pala ko kase kagagaling ko lang sa trabaho kaya huminto ako sa pag-iisip at nag-sigh. Wala pang 8:00 pm nang tumingin ako sa wall clock ko dito sa bahay. And yes, di pa rin ako humihiwalay ng bahay dahil hanggang ngayon, umaasa pa rin akong isang araw magkakaayos kami ni Mom, totally. Alam nyang naghihintay pa rin ako sa babaeng mahal ko at hindi nya ako pinapakialaman sa bagay na yun. At isa yun sa ipinagtataka ko.

But as long as hindi nya ko pinipilit na pakasalan na si Jez, I am not making a fuss about it.

"Ynari, open this goddamn door!",she shouted outside dahilan para maipaikot ko ang mga mata ko at nagtungo sa may pinto.

"What is it this time, Mom?",I seriously said as I opened the door and she looks at me from head to toe.

"You're being like that again. You gonna skip dinner and cry as if there's no tomorrow! Gosh! I never imagine that I will be having a daughter who looks like a garbage just what you are in front of me now!",she exaggeratedly said kaya napahalukipkip ako.

"Mom! If you're just going to say bad things about me, please lang pabayaan mo na lang akong magpahinga",nanghihinang sabi ko at isasara na sana ang pinto nang mag-iba ang mood nya.

It looks like, she will say something I will not like.

"I've decided that's why I'm here, Ynari Aen. You'll be marrying tomorrow and that's final",she firmly said that's why I amost gape in shock.

"W-What?",I asked disbelievingly but she just smirks at me.

Oh no no! Not again!

"No way I would do that, Mom!",I protest and I stopped her by the arm when she was about to turn around. "Di ako papayag, alam mo yan Mom! You know that I'm still waiting for her di ba? Why now pipilitin mo akong magpakasal tas bukas na agad?",naiiyak na dagdag ko pero tiningnan nya lang ako ng sobrang seryoso na parang kakainin ako ng buo.

"Don't wait anymore dahil ikakasal ka na bukas. Maging ako napapagod na kong maghintay kung kailan ka magbabalik-loob sa sarili mo at maging masigla ka kaya kailangan mo na ng kapartner sa buhay dahil tumatanda ka na. Pumayag ka na lang sa gusto ko dahil wala ka ng magagawa dahil sasaya ka rin naman sa taong pinili ko para sayo",parang puno ng kasiguraduhang sabi nya gayong hindi naman sya ang nakakaramdam ng nilalaman ng puso ko.

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