The Trained Wife [Completed]

Kabanata 10

"I made a reservation sa Antonio's. Let's eat first bago tumungo sa bahay ko." Ngumiti ako sa kanya at tumango.

Nang makarating kami sa restaurant ay hindi pa rin mawala sa isip ko ang sinabi ni Rav. Of course he won't remember me as that girl, sobrang iba na ng hitsura ko noon sa ngayon. I won't mind too if Rav realized it was me. Rav is a person I know who doesn't judge people quickly.

"Masarap?" Tumango ako. "Hindi kayo masyadong lumalabas ni kuya..." Ngumiti na lamang ako. "I noticed you always study and you practice things a wife always does. Alam mo? Kung ikaw ang asawa ko, lagi kitang ipapasyal sa buong Pilipinas at buong mundo. Si kuya, he keeps on proving himself. He had done so much for MP already. He's earning a lot just with his signature, he should unwind too and relax." Natatawa ako sa mga kumento ni Rav. He seem so problematic about his Kuya Kal.

"I'm just a trained wife. Just a wife he need to show Immaculee's parents or just a displayed wife he needed to show everyone. This won't last anyway for sure." Sinubo ko ang huling slice ng ribeye steak sa plato ko. Nag-angat ako ng tingin sa kanya tsaka ko natanto na nakatitig na pala siya sa akin. "May dumi ba ako sa mukha?" Ngumiti siya sa akin habang umiiling. He drink a bit of his red wine as he gave me an intent look.

"Pag naghiwalay kayo, pakakasalan talaga kita." Biro niya pa. Rav is the exact opposite of Kal, he can be serious sometimes but he can always be jolly too.

Si Kalee ay bigla namang naglambing sa akin pagkatapos naming kumain ni Rav. "Si kuya kasi hindi makawala kay Immaculee. Nagiging sunod-sunuran. Dapat dun pinapacheck up na talaga sa psychologist." Dagdag pa niya habang naglalakad kami pabalik sa kanyang kotse. Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. Knowing Kal, paano siya magiging sunod-sunuran? It should be the opposite.

"What about Immaculee?" Takang tanong ko habang hinihele-hele si Kalee dahil mukhang inaantok na naman. Napaka-antukin talaga nito. Nangingiti ako habang unti-unting pumipikit ang mga mata niya, gustong-gusto niya talagang ginagawa ko ito sa kanya. She's like my baby.

"I don't know but Immaculee, I guess, has mental issues. She's  showing symptoms of being bipolar and paranoid. Ever since their relationship, kung ano-anong binibintang niya kay kuya. She's so paranoid that kuya will cheat. Lagi niyang ire-reason out that kuya has another girl. When all Kuya Kal did was to only love her. He never looked at other woman. His eyes were only for her, I'm not sure anymore now that he has wife. " Inabutan ako ni Rav ng bottled water. He looked at me meaningfully. "I know when kuya's really in love." He said like it wasn't meant to be said. Sumandal muna siya sa kotse at tumingala upang pagmasdan ang kalangitan, makulimlim na.

"She seems okay." Ani ko bago uminom ng tubig. Tipid siyang ngumiti sa akin.

"Looks can be deceiving." Aniya. Pinagbuksan niya ako ng pinto ng kotse. Umupo ako sa passenger's seat. He stayed there looking at me. "But I can't really judge her. Growing up with parents like she have must be pressuring on her part. We don't know, we'll really never know what each of us are going through." I agreed with him. Nakakatuwa na malamang ganito rin ang naisip niya. Kahit ako hindi maintindihan kung saan nakukuha ni Immaculee ang tila ba pagka-inis niya sa akin. Pero ngayon dahil sa sinabi ni Rav ay naiintindihan ko na.

"Kung nasasaktan ako, marahil ay doble ang sakit na nararamdaman ni Immaculee. Sa tingin ko ay mahal na mahal niya si Kal. Ngayong pumasok ako sa buhay nilang dalawa ay hindi na sila pwede kahit sa papel lang naman ang relasyon naming mag-asawa ni Kal." Tumitig sa akin si Rav tila naninimbang. "Like what you said we really can't judge her. Maybe she's going through a lot and Kal has always been there for her during those times. Maybe she needs Kal more than anyone does." Tipid na ngumiti sa akin si Rav bago umikot upang umupo sa driver's seat.