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One month later………
“Anak lumabas kanaman o……please hija, nag aalala na kami sayo.” Daing ni ginang Ramos sa anak nito.
It’s been days that her daughter is locking herself in her room.
Three days to be exact, iba kasi ito sa mga araw na nakalipas……………….since that incident happened a month ago.
Yah, she would lock up herself in time to time, but she made sure that she will not stay in her room twenty four hours a day…….and she would inform her parents if she doesn’t want to be disturb.
After that revelation that evening where in, the young doctor walk out.
Di na kasi nila ito nakita pa……….even the parents of the latter doesn’t have any slightest idea where their daughter is.
Nahalughog na yata nila ang buong Pilipinas pero wala parin silang balita tungkol sa batang doctor.
It’s like…….she was vanished without a trace.
Noong gabing yon, halos ma wala sa sarili ang batang Arkitekto.
She was froze when Glaiza utter those words to her………the words that she never forget, that always hunting her in her sleep and even when awake.
‘But……that was nothing compared to this……….not just you break my heart into pieces………..but you killed me a million times as well.’
She was not able to run after Glaiza, as soon the former walks away from her……..it was too late when she realizes it, na wala na ito sa kanyang harapan.
Upon realizing the absence of her dearest, dali dali naman syang tumakbo sa labas nang kanilang mansion, hoping against hope that she would see her there, outside perhaps…..waiting for her, unfortunately nothing, not even a single trace of her….………….it was too late, wala na nga syang naabutan kahit anino pa nito.
Ang tanging sumalubong sa kanya ay ang malamig na hangin sa kadiliman nang gabi.
She was embrace by the cold night, that pricking to her dying soul…….ripping her heart out.
The overwhelming pain, that is trying to consume her undying love to the young doctor, that was betrayed by uncertainties.
Napasalampak naman sya sa gitna nang kalsada, she was so determine to get the love of her life but she forgot the cause and effect on it, towards the woman she’s been obsessing with.
After that incident, she was not the same.
How could she be……….when she couldn’t see her anymore, touched her and kiss those exquisite lips………..kung saan saan na nga nya ito hinahanap.
Pati mga magulang nya at ang ninong at ninang nya ay labis ang pag hahanap din.
Then, suddenly three days ago out of nowhere, she receives a wedding invitation but not just someone’s wedding………………….. it was a wedding invitation of the love of her life.
She was so devastated, it destroyed her.......again.
Hanggang kailan ba sya sasaktan ng pag ibig nato ng paulit ulit....ng pa ulit-ulit.
Her hopes that they can still resolve this circumstances in which she created by the way, no argue to that.......just disappear.
And now, her she is in her room, locking herself in…………….hopeless…….so so so hopeless.
Ngayon na kasi ang araw nang kasal ng kanyang minamahal.
She even circulate a plan to stop the wedding or sabotage it………………but then, if she do that…….lalong ka mumuhian at kasusuklaman sya ng kanyang sinisinta.
She wanted to go to the church where the wedding is being held to prove her worth to Glaiza, but then again ang tanong……….matatanggap pa kaya sya nito?
May mukha pa kaya syang ihaharap dito, dahil sa mga kaga-gagahang ginawa nya dahil sa matinding pag ibig dito.
Manipulating the feelings of the young doctor out of her own happiness……..she didn’t even consider how the young doctor feels towards her.
She was so blinded with her love to the young de Castro, that she became obsessed with the notion of having her and to have her.
Ang tanong………….ganito ba ang nagagawa nang taong labis labis na nag mamahal?
Oo…..para sa kanya ay Oo, if given any chance again…………..gagawin at gagawin parin nya ang kanyang mga plano na walang pag dadalawang isip.
Rinig na naman nya ang pag hampas nang kanyang ina sa pintuan nang kanyang silid.
Para na syang mababaliw sa lahat nang mga pangyayari.
They were trying to open her door but, sad to say they couldn’t.
Their mansion was designed heavily to protect them from unexpected danger………it maybe a robbery, an under siege from their family enemies or to a trespasser.
Each door in the mansion were made of lightweight metal that can withstand the strongest equipment in the word, with a touched of wood style finishing.
Not to mention that all the glass interiors were made of bullet proof materials.
That’s how protected and heavy guarded the Ramos Mansion is……..you cannot come in easily and you can’t go out easily as well……no escape at all.
Her mom was just come from an out of the country conference and her dad is on his way home as well, as soon as he received the emergency call from her wife, informing him about the situation of their daughter.
“Aurora what happened?!” Nag aalalng tanong ng kasalukuyang Heneral sa may bahay nito.
“Our daughter Dominggo, Manang Sita said she’s been locking herself in her room for three days now?!” Hysterical na sagot nito sa asawa.
“Wait, I should be the one asking you that, you are here with her in this house, what happened?” Balik tanong din dito sa asawa.
“I was…….I was kind of busy, I’m sorry.” You could hear the disappointment in his voice.
“Anong gagawain natin Dominggo di ko mabuksan buksan ang pintuan?” Panic is evident in the voice of the Ramos matriarch.
“Don’t worry she will open the door, I received a call from Armando and they are on the way here.” Masayang hinarap nang kasalukuyang heneral ang asawa nito, with an excited expression on his face.
“What’s the connection of Armando with this?” Naguguluhang tanong naman nang ginang, she just wanted her husband to open the door of her daughter, why his kind of pump up?
“They knew where Glaiza is Aurora!” Bigla namang balita nito sa ginang.
Sumilay naman ang ngiti nang may bahay ng Heneral nang mapag tanto nito kung bakit maaliwalas ang mukha nang kanyang asawa.
“So you mean…..”
“Yes! They will bring us to 'HER'.” Excited na pag putol nito sa sasabihin pa sana nang may bahay.
Di nila alintana na bukas na pala ang pintuan sa silid nang kanilang nag iisang anak.
Napatingin naman sila sa gawi ng pintuan .
Standing there is their daughter……… a skinny, pale and undone young woman whose eyes were blood shot, because of nonstop crying.
“Anak!”
“Hija!”
Sabay na sigaw ng mga magulang sa dalaga.
Her stand became unsteady at bigla naman ito na buwal sa kanyang kinatatayuan.
Buti nalang mabilis naka kilos ang ama nito, at naagapan agad ang pag bagsak nito sa sahig.
“Hija are you okay? What happened anak tell us please, wag mo naman itago sa amin ang iyong hinanakit o sa loobin, kagaya nang dati.” Sentimento dito sa ama……….he is her father, but where he was when her daughter need him.
He was busy man handling their businesses that he forgets the worth of his family.
Ibinigay naman ng dalaga ang sobreng hawak hawak na di man lang nila na pansin.
Still puzzled, kinuha nang ginang ang inabot na sobre nang anak sabay tingin nito sa asawa na naguguluhan din.
Bigla namang nanlaki ang mga mata ng ginang nang mapagtanto kung ano ang sobre.
“Bakit Aurora? Ano bayan at para kanamang tinuklaw nang ahas dyan?” Sabay hablot nito sa hawak na sobre.
Muntik namang mapa mura ang kasalukuyang heneral sa nabasa.
“Is this true?! This is just a joke right?! Tell me this is just a joke!” Bulyaw nito, he was not raising his voice to anyone……….he is like that, when something frustrates him……………especially if he cannot do anything about the whole situation at all.
Then suddenly, out of nowhere the Retired Chief General Armando de Castro where bursting inside the Ramos mansion.
“Have you heard?!” Walang pasabing hiyaw ni ginoong de Castro sa pamilya, but realizing they were all in the floor.
“Wait……what happened?” Muling tanong ulit nito, di man lang alintana nang dating heneral, that his not in his own comfort zone. Because of his excitement to give the news to his god daughter, he unintentionally came inside the mansion without proper greeting or what so ever.
“Armando I’m glad you’re here…......do you know about this?” Instead of answering their friends question, tanong rin ang sinagot ng kasalukuyang heneral sabay taas ng sobre.
“Bakit pare ano ba yan? At anong nang yari as ina-anak ko? Is she okay?” Tanong balik ulit nito sa kaibigan, while rushing to the side of his friend, when he saw her god daughter na naka salampak sa sahig.
“Ano ba ito? Okay kalang ba hija?” Tanong ni ginoong de castro sa inaanak.
Umiling lang ang dalaga………….how can she be alright of this sudden news?
“Dominggo dalhin mo muna ang anak natin sa sala para maka usap natin sya ng matino, kukuha lang ako ng tubig para sa kanya.” Utos naman ni ginang Ramos sa asawa nito.
Tinayo at ina-aalalayan na ng dalawang mag kaibigan ang dalaga papunta sa sala.
“Wait, is this an invitation of my daughter’s wedding without our knowledge? “ Tanong ni ginoong de Castro na nakatingin sa ina anak nito.
“I….I th….ink…….I think so tay, and today is the day of the wedding……it says there.” Utal utal na wika ng dalaga, she doesn’t know if the cause of her stuttering is because of the wedding or dahil ba sa ilang araw na syang walang kain at walang tulog o pareho…….definitely both, but more on to the un expected news.
“So anong gagawin mo hija……hindi kaba kikilos?” Biglang turan ng dating heneral sa inaanak nito.
Bigla namang nagulat ang dalaga sa tanong ng kanyang ninong, pati narin ang ama nito.
“Anong pinag sasabi mo Armando, ikakasal na ang iyong anak……ano pa ang magagawa ng anak ko? And considering Glaiza already choose someone else, di man lang nya kinausap ang anak ko for finality, just to end my daughter's misery.” Medyo napa taas narin ang boses ng kaibigang heneral na humahalili sa kanyang posisyon ngayon.
Alam nya na kasalanan ito ng kanyang anak, pero sana naman kahit papa-ano ay kinausap ito ng batang doctor…..………para naman matuldukan na itong kahangalan ng anak nya para dito.
“Dad it’s okay…………….I’m okay.”
“No you are not!” Biglang singhal nang ina nito na biglang pasok sa kanilang silid tanggapan dala dala ang tubig para sa anak.
Lumapit naman ito sa anak na naka upo sa upuan at biglang luhod nito upang ma pantayan nya ito.
“Listen to me hija and listen to me well……….susuko kanalang ba nang basta basta lang? You have been planning to have ‘HER’ for more than ten years now, tapos ngayon kapa susuko?”
“Mom who said that I would give up.” Sagot nito at biglang tayo sa kanyang inuupuan, na medyo hilong hilo pa....para maagap na nyang na pa ayos ang sarili.
“I already come this far………pupunta ako sa kasal nila……….I will let her choose between me and that f*cking whore or whoever she is getting married with.”
“That’s my girl!” Pag sang ayon naman ni ginoong Ramos sa anak nito……..na katayo na rin at abot nito sa dalang tubig ng kabiyak.
“Wait……I thought…….” Naputol naman ang sasabihin pa sana ng ginang ng magsalita ulit ang kasalukuyang Heneral.
“Ofcourse not……butong buto kaya ako sa inaanak ko……..knowing the men that your daughter introduce to us……..wala sila sa kalingkingan ng inaanak ko, especially to the last one you introduces to us hija, I know his not up to good. Sorry anak ha, but your choices of men were so………..never mind it’s your choice not ours.”
Napa iling iling nalang ang kumpare nito sa tinuring ng kanyang matalik na kaibigan.
“So…………..? What are we waiting for……..time is gold kids.” Nag lakad naman ang ginang papunta sa pintuan ng mansion.
“Mom! Wait!”
“What?! Time is essence here hija, baka tuluyan nang maagaw sayo ang future daughter in law ko!” Huminto naman ito sa pag lalakad, sabay sigaw at lingon naman na sagot nito sa anak…..malayo layo na kasi ang linalakaran nya.
Nang makalapit ang dalaga sa ina ay napakunot naman ang mukha nito sa ginang.
“What? Why you’re looking at me like that? Pero bago tayo umiksina sa kasal ‘KUNO’ ng future na mamanugangin ko, you have to dress to impress anak.”
“But mom…..baka hindi pa tayo makahabol.” Maktol nito.
“Maaga pa hija……it say there three PM, e mag aalas dyes palang, may oras pa hija…….let’s go………….your wasting time anak.”
Wala namang nagawa ang dalaga kung di mag pati-anod sa desyon ng ina nito………….tama naman din kasi marami pang oras.
Kung ano man ang resulta nang gagawin nya ngayon, ay isasa Diyos nalang din nya.
Alam nyang walang kasiguraduhan ang gagawin nya ngayon………………but at least, ginawa nya ang lahat nyang makakaya to prove her love to Glaiza, hindi sya nagkulang sobra sobra pa nga e.
This is her last straw………..come what may……………..no regrets.
Love is the most beautiful feeling, which is not everyone is happy to enjoy.
However, most people are lucky to meet his or her soul mate after all.
That’s why she is doing this…….all of these for ‘HER’, calls her crazy, she doesn’t care.......... because she’s crazy over the moon with GLAIZA DE CASTRO.
When a person falls in love with someone, it's important to attract his or her attention and not to lose it forever.
‘I came underneath the stars above.
What started out as liking soon turned into love.
I sensed a certain something in my heart that was true.
I know I waited all my life to fall in love with you.’
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