The Desperate Wife

Chapter 17

It's a text message from my husband.

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"Hello Singapore!" I yell silently as I was pulling the airport trolley. I look up to see Keith who was looking at me annoyingly. Ngumiti ako sa kanya but he just rolled his eyes. Sungit talaga.

"Welcome back to Singapore!" I was a bit surprised when a man in a black tuxedo appeared in front of us and greeted us.

"Nice to see you again, John." Bati din ni Keith dito. Magkakilala sila?

"Sandra, this is John one of our trusted bodyguards na naassign dito sa Singapore. And John, this is Sandra, my.... my..."

"Wife." Dugtong ko sa pagpapakilala ni Keith sa akin. I smiled at the man whose name's John and hold out my hand for a shake.

A shock was evident on his face. "Nice to meet you, Ma'am." He said right after he recovered and reached out for my hand as well. I heard Keith coughed softly. "So, John are you with the team?"

"Absolutely, Sir! We are instructed by your brother to accomodate your transportation during your stay here." Brother? Naguguluhan ako. Akala ko ba hindi magkasundo si Keith at ang kapatid niya. Teka, I remember na may business ang mga Cruz dito sa Singapore. Maybe Keith's brother was here managing the business, and this John was working for him.

Nakasunod kami ngayon kay John patungo sa labas kung saan nakapark ang sundo naming kotse. May tatlong itim na mga kotse ang nag-aabang sa amin sa labas. Lumapit sa amin ang mga lalaking kasamahan ni John upang kunin mula sa amin ang dalang mga maleta.

Pinagbuksan kami ng kotse, sumakay at nagtungo sa pinakasikat na five-star hotel dito sa Singapore.

"Hubby, matutulog ka na?" Tanong ko kay Keith matapos itong humiga sa kama. We are currently in our grand suite, nagdinner na kami sa baba at ngayon ang asawa ko matapos maligo, dumapa agad sa kama. Hindi ito sumagot sa tanong ko.

"Ah... Saan ako matutulog?" I asked again. First time to mangyayari kung magtatabi kami sa iisang kama ngayon. Ako gustong-gusto ko, there's no doubt with that, pero itong kasama ko mukhang wala na nga talaga akong balak pansinin.

Naligo nalang ako at nagbihis pantulog. Yup, 'yong typical outfit ko na natutulog- pajama and a big shirt. Umupo ako sa tabi niya para sana humiga, kaso nasa gitna siya ng kama at kung hihiga ako, ang lapit-lapit na namin sa isa't-isa.

This is what you want Sandra, right?

Dahan-dahan akong humiga at nagmumukhang tuod sa tabi niya. Umurong akong konti hanggang sa nagtama ang mga braso namin. Tumagilid ako paharap sa kanya, and I guess our faces were 5 inches apart from each other.

Ang gwapo mo talaga Keith. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako makapaniwalang kasal na ako sa 'yo. Pero you know what minsan napapagod na akong intindihin ang ugali mo, pero may bumubulong sa akin na ipaglaban ka. Ewan ko, but I still see myself fighting for you even if I sometimes feel you're not worth it. I love you Keith, papasukin mo naman ako sa buhay mo.

"What are you doing?!" I flinch when Keith's voice woke me up from my reverie. He was looking at me exasperatingly with his wrinkled forehead.

"Ah-"

"Are you trying to seduce me? Get off! You're not supposed to lay down beside me"

"Huh? Saan mo ako papatulugin."

"It's not my problem anymore! Get off!"

"So ungentleman of you!" Pahayag ko habang bumabangon mula sa pagkahiga.