Remulous pov
"ang daya inulit mo na naman!!" parang bata nyang saad.
"anong inulit? wala akong alam sa sinasabi mo?" pagmama maangan ko.
"y-yung una. yung naka usap kita sa phone ginanyan mo rin ako" inis nyang saad.
"luh kasalanan ko bang mamiss mo ako?" sarkastiko kong saad.
"ikaw" nakita ko naman syang namula.tumakbo sya papalapit saakin at ambang papaluin ako, dahilan ng pagtakbo ko palayo.
"tatamaan ka talaga saakin" sigaw nya.
"haha matagal na akong natamaan sayo, dito o baon na baon! " saad ko habang na turo sa puso ko.
"kainis ka" papaliko palang sya dahil nasa likod ako ng sofa ng tungo ng hablutin sya ni Lala sa bewang nya. 'haist aagawan na naman ako ng atensyon sa kanya'
"me?? you don't miss me?" naglalambing na boses nito. tikan ko ng malimutan na nandito sya. sinuklian naman nya si lala ng matamis na ngite.
"of course lala, i miss you, kayo pa ba?" masayang sabi nya sabay yakap ng mahigpit dito.
"pero lala may alam kaba sa nang yayari sa kanila? Di ko talaga gets yung pinag uusapan nila tapos biglang napunta saakin. Ano yun?" tanong nya ng magkahiwalay sila
"yup!haha akala kasi ng tatlong bugok na to na ipinag palit kana nag apo ko sa kung sinong babae" nakangiteng saad nya. Nakita ko naman na napanganga sya sa sinabi ni lala
"what lala, all this time, you know that she is ms. Astig?" gulantang na tanong ni Excel at napahinto sa pag aayos ng chess pieces. alam nyo na pampalipas oras
"yup" saad nya at ginaya si Zhiya paupo. Sya na mismo ang nagtikom ng bibig nito para ma pa pout si wife. Natawa naman ako duon.
"so di sila... you know" ng act sya ng kunyare ay inipit ang buhok sa tenga nya at pina ikot ikot ang kamay.
"wife" suway ko sa kanya.
"ano? wala akong sinasabi." maang maangan nya.
"but lala, why didn't you tell us lala, sobra kaya kami ng aalala" Duke na naka pout.
"at na iinis din, dahil akala namin may bago na sya,... why did you kept it secret lala" Yves. Natawa naman si lala sa reaksyon nilang tatlo.
"for that question, let me rephrase it, the three of you,...come here" sumunod naman at tatlo at
Pok*pok*pok*
"pa paano ko naman masasabi sa inyo kung ang OOA ninyo eh!, then we heard something strange noise. D.I.B.A?" paliwanag na na may double meaning yung bandang huli.
"sorry po, lala" saad nilang tatlo
"ang sakit ng baston pre" na iiyak na saad ni Duke
"at dahil sa ginawa nyong kabaliwan. asahan nyong makakaltasan ng 3% ang pera nyo" na pa nganga ang tatlo sa sinabi nya.
"lala naman maawa ka sakin, ginto gasul ngayun" pag mamakaawa ni Duke.
"lala how i can buy new gadgets" Yves
"lala--" di pa natapos ni Excel ang sasabihin nya ng sumingit si lala.
"and what? what is your reason?" mataray na saad nya.
"w-wala po tinatawag lang kita, sige lala lalaro na kami" parang batang pinagalitan si Excel sa itsura nya.
"its final, kung angal kayo gagawin kong 5%" pagbabanta nya. ambilis naman umalis ng tatlo sa harap nya.
"ikaw kasi ehh" Duke
"anong ako?"Excel
"yeah its you!" na iling nalang ako sa bulungan ng tatlong kolokoy na iyon.
"huh! now you know" mataray na saad nya at bumalik sa pag kakaupo. hinarap nya naman si Wife na may malaking ngite. pero di ako papatalo kaya tumabi ako at yumakap sa bewang nya. nakatalikod kasi sya saakin eh kaya im free to hug her.
"lumayo ka nga saakin, mr. Buyer" pagtataray nya pero di ko iyon sinunod.
"tsk stop calling me mr.Buyer wife" saad ko sa gilid ng tenga nya.
"then stop calling me wife" ang katarayan talaga, pag dating saakin ay abot langit.
"nope, i won't, and NEVER. EVER" matigas na saad ko.
"tsk, umalis ka nga sa akin, di pa ako na kaka move on sa 'do you love me' na tanong mo, kay shuu!! shuu!! layo ka shupee." napa nguso naman ako sa kanya at napa cross arms. mariing ko syang tinignan.
"bakit di mo ba ako mahal?" biglaan kong tanong, na nagpasinghap sa kanila pwera lang kay wife. Seryoso nya akong tinignan. 'fvck!! im so fvcking idiot, how can i asked that? Di pa ako handa sa isasagit nya, damnit!! fvcking fvck!! ' nakakaramdam ako ng inis sa sarili at baka kasi di ko kayanin ang isasagot nya. lalo na't alam kong may pagtingin sya sa lalakeng iyon. 'kung sana ako nalang but damn!"
"yeah i do love you"
"ohhhh!! Ayyeeiiiiii!!" tilian nilang apat. nabigla ako sa sinabi nya. Na nagpalawak ng ngite ko unti-unti sa sinabi nya, na nagbigay pag-asa sa sestema ko at ng pabilis ng tibog ng puso ko. 'shemn nakakabakla ang feelings' i cant stop my self but to smile, smile widely kaso nga lang nawala iyon ng may sinabi pa sya.
"but not the same feeling of love, like yours" parang tumamlay ang katawan ko sa sinabi nya at nakaramdam ng sakit. 'damn ang sakit pala' napalunok ako ng isang madaming laway at hinarap sya na parang di ako na apektohan.
"then! what kind of feelings is that you having for me?" malungkot na tanong ko.
"hmmp... alien feelings"
"pfft"
"ahahahahah" napa simangot ako ng husto sa sagot nya.
"wahaha meron pala nuon" Duke.
"i wan to feel that 'alien' feelings haha" Yves
"wahaaha ang astig mo talaga ms. Astig" ewan ko pero parang napag tulungan ako ngayun. Na kakainis pero di ko naman magawang mainis. kaya binalingan ko nalang ng masamang tingin ang tatlong kolokoy na ikinatahimik nila. huminga ako ng malalim at tsaka sya hinarap
"wife" may pagtatampo kong tano. pero nakita kong ngumiti sya.
"hehe sorry, as long i can't name this feelings, let's just call it alien feelings" saad nya, her words is like a pain reliever 'king ina parang gamot lang, Rem?' my thoughts says, 'what can i say, she easily ease the pain l've feeling'. humarap naman sya kay lala.
"isn't, amazing lala?" masayang tanong nya.
"yes it is" di ko alam pero parang pinag tutulungan talaga ako ng mundo ngayun.
"isn't fantastic name lala?"
"yes it is" medyo na patili pa si lala.
"hahaha" at nagtawanan silang dalawa, pero wala ehh di ko kayang mainis.'this girl always teasing me, but its okay, coz what ever she done, she still my only one'.Na balik ako sa realidad na marinig ang seryosong boses ni lala.
"so how are you?" nawala naman ang ngite ni wife sa tanong ni lala.
"hmmp fine" pinasigla nyang sagot. Nasa gilid kasi ako ni wife sa sandalan ng sofa nakagungaw ako sa kanya, kaya nakikita ko sya.
"you sure?" lala have a great instinct kaya di sya makakapag sinungaling sa kanya lalo nat nababantayan namin sya.
"yeah im fine now. look i don't have fever" she happily said.
"kakalabas mo lang sa hospital. nagkaruon kana ng lagnat. IJA ano ba ang nangyayari sayo?" na pa singhap si Zhiya at bahagyang napaatras sa malakas na boses ni lala.
"na pagod lang po!" magalang nyang saad sabay yuko.
"saan ka napagod huh ija?" alam ko kahit natataasan nya ng boses si wife ay nag aala lang sya. di makapag salita si wife at nakayuko lang sya.
"dont lie at me Zhiya" she give Zhiya a warning to.
I hear her sigh na pinaka ayaw ko, pakiramdam ko kasi ang dami at ang bigat ng dinadala nya lagi. So i hug her from behind, di naman sya pumalag at hinayaan na lang ako sa likod nya.
"tell me what happen? why you ended up in coma. tell me the full details ija." pero walang sagot na nakuha sa kanya at umiling lang.
"if you think na nag susumbong ka, well that is wrong. wag mong isipin iyon.like i said we are family and i care to you a lot" lala's whole voice become soft and mildly.
"lala sorry but i want this matter to be private so please lets not talk about it" mahinang saad nya.
"i respect your decision but not this kind of matter ija. you almost die.... How i can't middle on it, now i found you is time to do my duty as your lala" yeah abot langit nuon ang takot ni lala sa nangyari at di talaga sya napanatag hangang di lumalabas si Zhiya sa hospital na iyon. Coz after that day, we don't have any news about her.
"but lala--"
"ija trust us, please pagkatiwalaan mo naman kami. dont let me hire a private investigator, coz you'll never know what i can do, i am sure you wouldn't definitely like it." she plead but in the same time she threatened wife.
"lala don't do that" wife worried voice.
"then tell us ija, tell your pain. don't be scare coz we are here. will listen to your complain.okay" she nodded. she sigh again. then she start telling the whole story.
while she telling every part. i felt mad, coz somebody does it to her, they hurt her physically and emotionally she experience being bullied,
"so ija what is the source of their actions, i mean bullying is normal in every school di mawawala yan, but you to ended up in coma? Thats insane, i know there is a reason behind of ther action so tell me, what it is dont hide it" natigilan naman ako sa tanong ni lala, dahil my point sya, bakit sya sasaktan ng ganun ng walang mabigat na dahilan. Minuto rin ang ikinatahimik nya hagang sa magsalita na sya. Pero bago pasya makapag salita inunahan ulit sya ni lala.
"don't lie ija" na pa palo naman si wife sa lap nya, nahalata siguro ni lalang mag sasabi sya ng kasinungalingan. Haha im sure na inis sya.
"hmp pinag seselosan po nila ako ng leader nila at ang lalake pong iyon ay si--" parang di ko narinig yung dulo kahit maliwanag naman ang pagkakasabi nya, dahil kumulo agad ang dugo ko, sya pala ang dahilan. He is the one to blame, that bastard L, i close my eyes and lessen my anger, ayaw kong mahalata ni Zhiya na naiinis ako ngayun dahil baka di pa matapos ang kwento nya.
She continued her story, sometimes i felt jealous. coz i see how she loves her friends, but in other hand i can say how thoughtful and caring she is when it comes to her love once. Seeing her smile make my heart flattered, i dont know why i feel that. I came back to my senses when the three motors speak.
"so paano mo sinipa yung princess nila?" Duke.
"ahh normal na sipa lang?" she humbly said.
"na balitaan ko na puro pilay yung mga princess paano mo yun nagawa?" Excel
"di ko alam ang alam ko lang galit ako, at yun na yun."
"how can you managed to fight those 6? And give them a seriously injuries ?" Yves
"hmmp... All i know is, i want to protect them ,to those whom hurting my friends in front of me." she calmy said and shook her head.
"anger is really powerful" lala said.
"yeah, it eats the hell out of me, and make everything worst" wife said and still worried.
"nah! You're wrong!" i said that make them heads turn at me.
"huh?" i see her questioning expression. I pinch her nose that make her frown ' haha so cute wife'
"well, its not bad after all, i mean you know you defend your friends, right? And in bonus, you'll never be here if that's never happen, so.... nice job"
"but i hurt someone!"
"yeah because you did that for reason and that reason is enough, they deserved it, they deserved everything and i think, what you'd done wasn't enough!" i said while putting her hair strand behind of her left ear
"yeah lugi ka duon dami kaya nila 6vs1? Nehh!ang daya diba?" Duke disbelief said.
"so..! don't feel sorry for them ms. Astig! They deserved it" Excel said with convincing voice.
"don't mind them, for them getting hurt, if they deserve it. Mind your self the most Khrey, stay away from getting hurt, dont let lala, boss Rem and your friends including us to get damn worried" Wife nodded at what Yves said. I see how wife mouthed 'thank you' to him. And that morons winks at her. Grr.. Mamaya ka saakin Yves pagdating sa kanya may special treatment talaga tong babaeng to.
"sorry di ko naman sinasadyang pag alalahanin kayo" napayuko sya dahil siguro nakaramdam sya ng guilt . Lala held her left hand that gets her attention
"don't say sorry ija. It natural for us, to feel it. Coz we care a lot, and that's how family does, right ijo?" i smile a little but. I thought im the only one who gonna see the regretting side of her while telling her story and the feeling of being remorseful bcoz she hurt those girls unintentionally make me proud of her. 'this girl in front of me, so humble thats why i keep falling too deep'
"thanks" and she smile and hug lala. With that,the heavy atmosphere were all gone.
"yan smile kalang ms. Price tag" saad ni Duke na tinanguan nya.
"hooo... So everything is clear now, so how about your friends, how are they? What they told you when you went out the hospital? Are they surprised seeing you with a good shape?" sunod sunod na tanong ni lala
"naku! I am sure na laki ng pasasalamat nila dahil sa ginawa mo" masayang saad ni Excel.
"im sure they are all proud of you." pahabol ni Yves. We are all smiling and wait for her answer, but our wide smile turn into straight line.
"t-they..." she shook even more her head. I see how she clinch her fist that make her skirt crumble.
A second when i heard her moans, that make me feel in pain too, her arms are shaking with her shoulder. 'fvck' i curse when i realization hits me.
"*sob* t-they don't care a-bout m-me *sob*any more" i gasp when i head that but something snap in my head and give her a back hug. Now she is crying, silence but shaking. 'damn, I am hurt when Hunter reported that she was crying for that damnbass,and give me in pain, but seeing her right now crying is more painful than ever, its like a million knives piercing my heart..grrrrr this is your fault bastard L. You keep hurting my wife' im getting upset right now.
"a-hh ija, calm down, what do you mean?" lala immediately turn her head to her and cupped wife face.
"*sniff* di n-nila ako na miss lala *sob* di nila ako dinalaw huhu*sob* di na nila ako mahal" parang batang nag susumbong sya kay lala. Nagkatinginan naman kaming lahat. At mukhang di nya pa alam ang totoong nangyayari yung nasa hospital pa sya. Lala slightly smile.
"ija--" di ko na pinatapos si lala at ng salita na ako.
"lala sorry, but i think its my duty now to tell her the truth" i respectful said. She just smile and nodd.
"okay then, we're giving both of you privacy" saad nya at tumayo. Sinenyasan nya naman ang tatlong ugok na lumabas na ikinasimangot pa ni Duke. Pero wala syang nagawa kundi ang sundin nalang kay lala. Haha takot nyang mabawasan ng pera. Im glad that lala can read me. When the door is close i face my wife who still hurt crying for all the miss understanding what that bastard done.
"wife" i call her but she just 'hmmp' and calming her self. I lean up her shook face to make her look at me.
I face her face, into mine to met her eyes, her eyes is reddish same of her nose and chicks. she have a messy hair but my feeling for her never lessen, i still want this girl.
"wife" i call her again she look into my eyes, i see nothing, only dark.
"*sob*w-why*sniff*" i Chuckle when i heard her soft voice.
"tsk tatawag, tawa tapos pagtatawanan ako, pagtalaga ako nainis mo--" di ko na sya pinatapos sa kanyang pagbabanta ng magsalita ko.
"stop *tsup*" i kiss her left side of her eyes where her tears are fallen.
"crying *tsup*" next is the right side of her eyes.
"wife *tsup*" lastly at the tip of her nose, i see she suddenly stop for a moment and she gulp many times. For a second, i didn't hear her moans and sniffing. she just looking at me . i thinks she is shock.
'damn, never fails me to fall for her'
"listen wife" as i cupped her face and wipe her tears using my two thumbs
"everything what happened, its all because of L's will" i see her brows puckering and pout. 'haha so cute'
"huh L's will?" i just nodded
"ehh bakit?" she curiously said.
"wait wife let me reminisce it" i act like im thinking every well. Then i smike when i remember it, i see how she winced her mouth
"you look creepy!!" my smirk gone and pout at her.
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FlashB
Pagkatapos kong pagbilinan si Duke at sipain ang pinto ay agaran akong pumasok. I took a gaze at the girl who laying on the white bed, sleeping but not peacefully, her face is in horror. I close my eyes when a cold sharp thin metal touch my neck. I know to my self that, the person behind me is non-other than the person i hate the most.
"they say, going against you is like a yarn entering a narrow hole, why was that? if i got here so easy" i proudly said, and smirk
"who are you fvcker?" i don't answer such stupid questions, what is the meaning of wearing mask if i easily show my self. What a shame.
"i pity you, despite of what you've done to her" i added, i really want to crush him. Right here right now, but looking at her make me wanting to get her than to face him.
"she dont deserve you" i just keep adding torch to add more fire to burn
"you can't protect her"
"you cause so much pain at her and knowing you let this happen?"
"you are just an annoyance to her, a user colds hearted person," i want to step his ego. I want to crush him words by words.
"you dont know anything" he coldly said but not enough to make me believe.
"playing dumb?*smirk*" i said sarcastically. but he didn't spoke
"yes i know ......L" i said 'soon i will get into your nerves head ball'
"you dont know nothing" he said and i feel his moving.
"yes i know, i know how she cried bcoz of you, when you ignore her, i know what are those pains she enduring, i know, i know everything that you dont know, coz your such an assh*le you d*ck head" his pinned knife in my neck got lighter. 'you really a d*ck head,' i know he got shocked when i told him about the things that i know. And while him, he is just a dork man sitting pretty at his throne and think everything will go as he planned.
When the moment i dont feel the cold of the sharp edge of his knife, i get that opportunity to move. I hold his wrist and twist him. Then kick his back,i want to lock him from the back but i know he can unlock it, i look at my wristwatch 'damn i don't have much time. So i clinch my fist.' i need to get her as soon as possible' i order my self
"curse you L for making my Zhiya suffer!!" i need to get her i know our family doctors can save her, rather than his useless doctors here.
"i will get her from you" authority burst out of my mouth. I want him to horrify and threaten. And when i see his eyes got widen it means he is triggered.
"i won't let you get, what is mine"he burst, my browse rase when he proclaimly owned Zhiya. 'you fvcker don't have the rights to own her, in the beginning she is mine until the end' i can't stand my anger anymore.
" dont be so complacent L " i said and attack him. I punch him but he dodge it. Same goes of what i did. He punch me too but i just easily dodge it. I smirk when i realize that we had a hand to hand combat, 'its been a while when the last time i had a fight' I simply smirk when i read his next move.
I move backwards to give space between of us but damn, this one keep on nearing at me. He run towards to me and suddenly he make a twisted jump, he move fast, his not wasting his time. To attack me. When he reach me, i don't really have a good posture, instead of dodging his high kick i just block it with my arms and push my upper body using my lower body to push him. 'damn that's close'
"i guess i have a nice opponent here huh!" i acknowledge him, coz he hit me with no sweat.
"like wise" he coldly said, but who cares anyway, the next thing is, im the one who is attacking him. I punch him but he just hold it, 'as i plan' i simply smirk when he bite my trap. when i felt his grip getting tighter i immediately pull him close to me, that make him out of balance slightly and i turn then i hit him with my right elbow directly to his tammy. I see how L enjure the pain when he move backwards
'nice but i wont let you scape' i follow him and planning to step his right foot but he jump and push me away from him that make my body turn around. 'damn it' i heard him 'tsk' i think this fight well last forever but i can't allow it, i dont have time. Then i hurshly look where she laying down and keep fighting for her life. And here it goes again. The pain of being stabbed of millions knives. I look at L and he look at me blankly.
'i have no choice, but to fight and beat the hell out of him, until this guys in front of me, become sluggish and unconscious' i determined tell to my self and attack him. Again and again.
I admit it, the whole time that we fought i can say that we are equally strong, fast and calibrated person, great right. when i hit him, he's going to return it again to me.that make me frown even more and make my temper shorten. We exchanges punches and kicks, dodge like we are in battle arena. eye to eye, teeth to teeth, no one wants to stop, until the last one standing.
I see his grinning his teeth and moving jaw, marked of he is fvcking mad too. But i dont care im having fun with our fight. For just a moment we forget about what about we're fighting for, we concentrate to each other. Were busy to defeat each other,
"damn i kill you" he angrily said, and give me dark look. But i just ignore it.
"im the one who gonna do that to you fvcker, for hurting her" i hate him. I really hate him.
"I am going to protect her from you" my eyes get widen for a moment, i want to laugh on what he says 'going to protect her from me, hell yeah..!'
"tsk I am the one who's going to do that"i said sarcasticly
"and be ready coz your going to see your hell" i evilly said, this is it, there's no turning back.
"i already came their knuckle head, and i can bring you there" i see how intimidating he is but i don't allow him to consume me, never in my life. and we continue are fights.
"sir tama na po" one of the nurses said. But we didn't listen to him. Even some of the doctors stopping us but we never bother to give them attention,
Its like are mind is made to destroy each other. No one wants to give up, and no one wants to fail, for the moment of time, i felt tired. We are distance to each other. And seeing him gasping make me think that he is tire too. This room is occupied a large amount of space, that's why we can move freely, I take a deep sigh.
"i think i should finish you" i said darkly. And clinch my fist.
"im the one who's going to say that" despite of what he done, i can say that he really having a thick face. A moment of silence invaded us, but when i get the right amount of air that i need, i don't hesitate to attack him, same as him he also start to move.
I kick him, but he just block his using his rights arm, he hold my knees and pull to him closer,that makes my body out of balance, he punch me but a quickly duck and turn around to stand again, but he attack me again, so am i, we do keep fighting.
'this is my final blow' i said to my mind as i run fast towards to him same as him then
Bag* i hear the sound of my face get punched by him, and my fist is landed to his face too. We groan in pain as we slap down and gasp, 'this fvcking fight getting me drain ' i said in my mind when i feel exhausted. But there's a voice that make my world collapsed.
"time of death 5:48pm"
"what the" i didn't continue what I've said, i don't know but my body move to its own to stand.
'no it can't be' i feel my body is shaking now. I see how they take every fvcking apparatus one by one off to her body. When all the doctors and nurses leave her i completely run towards to her.
"Zhiya wake up" i shouted but before i completely get near at her L block me and push me away from her. But i didn't mind it, all i want to do is to wake her up, i want to touch her but, damn this guy in front of me, don't let me.
"no...Zhiya dont give up.. fvck" he plead
"Zhiya please wake up" the dark aura of him is gone, and now im seeing a soft L, but my eyes getting sharp when he's going to touch her.
"don't ever touch her" i said in a warning tone while pointing my gun to him, this is a paralysing gun. i see he move backwards a little bit and face me blankly.
"fvck this is your fault you moron" i shouted to him.
"tsk no one wants this" his expression didn't change, that soft L i saw were all gone.
"im going to get Zhiya"i said
"no! i wont allow you, over my dead body you can't get her!" he angrily said.
"i won't let her, to you again" me while pointing my not real gun. Well its look like a gun, but not real one, im just fooling them.
"as if i can let you to have her"
"so you leave me no choice" i placed my index finger at the trigger, i see his eyes getting smaller, that makes me thinks that he up to something. But i wont let him move first,
'in the court of 3,
1...
2...
T-thr--"
"ee.." we immediately turns are heads when we heard a cracking voice. And without knowing my tears fall down when i saw she is breathing,
' s_she's alive?' i said in disbelief, i don't know what to feel right now, happy, shock, longing for her and many more feelings that i cant name, its like there are many butterflies in my stomach, for the moment my world stop. But when she speak my world turn back time, with full of energy.
"E-evlik" and with that i didn't restrain my self any more,i immediately hide my gun and rush to her, i take off my mask and scope her body to hug her.
"damn wife, im so worried" i whisper to her ear and kiss her chick tightly, 'ohh God thanks you' she didn't say anything but she just pat my back, saying that she's okay, in that time my tears fall, even more. Im so thankful that she is still alive, my shoulders are shaking . Im crying because of joy.
"come with me" i said without breaking my hug to her.
"no"
"w-why" i sadly said.
"hmmp.. B-baka hanapin ako ng mga kaibigan ko"i push her slightly to see her, i smile at her, i thought she dont want to came with me bcoz of L. But im so wrong. I dig my face to her neck.
"i-im so worried w-wife*snifff*, i miss you" imma look gay right now, but who cares and i dont still care even the whole world seeing me crying, as long she is the reason i didn't mind if they judge me.
"sshhh w-wag kana umiyak mr. Buyer"i smile when she call me mr.Buyer. i know she having hard time to speak but she keep on trying.
"please come with me" i pleading her. But she just shake her head.
"im okay" she calmly said and pat my head slowly
"boss we don't have much time" Duke shout from the outside. 'sh*t this is frustrating' i said to my self coz i really want to bring her with me.
"wif--"
"shh okay lang ako" she said it like she want me to believe it. So i don't have a choice but to respect her.
"okay then be careful" i hug her tightly once again and let her go slowly, i lay her body gently on the bed.
For i moment i look at her pale face, i clinch my fist when i see bruises . Her head covered with bandage. She looks at me and still she wearing her contact lenses. I want to asked why she still wearing it, i know its bad for the eyes to keep it wearing lenses while sleeping? 'didn't the doctor see it?' i said.
"hey im going to be okay" her words make me back to reality as i see her not so wide smile.
"okay then" i cupped her face and kiss her gently on her forehead. I don't mind the sharp eyes looking at us. All i can say to him is.
'mamatay ka sa inget' as i tease him on my mind.
"i want to sleep" then she close her eyes. I guess she is not completely recovered.
"rest, Zhiya see you outside" she just nodd while her eyes close and me i walk fast and surpass L without throwing any gaze at him.
I leave wife to him for now, coz wife wants to stay, but next time, i wont allow it. We storm out of the hospital with no sweat.
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End of Flashback
And that time is now.
"so?.." Wife
"yeah, his the reason why your friends cant visit you" i said.
"huh bakit paano yon nangyari?" she shock for a moment.
"he's the one who's fault, he forbidden anyone to visit you"
"bakit nya ginawa iyon?" ng kabit balikat lang ako. Ayaw kong manira ng tao, im not like that, stubbing my enemy's back that is a coward thing. All i say is true, but let just leave the big question mark there,
'that guy is a fool, doing things very complicated, tsk he didn't bother to tell her what is the real reason, tsk' i said to my self i know the reason but that is too much, he over protect her to the point he even can't protect him self. like the time we face each other. in the hospital.
maaari nya naman kasing ipadalaw si Zhiya pero ang ginawa nya ay isang malaking kalokohan.
there's a report that there a threat in her life, so i commanded one of my mans to follow her. But as of now there is no sign of threaten.
But i cant lower my guard, i cant let them to harm her.
"you need to talk to your friends, i know they miss you too like you do"
"hmp tama ka, siguro nga masyado lang akong ng over react, kasi naman ikaw ba naman makulong ng ilang araw, ewan ko lang kong di ka mapaparanoid" i look at her curiously.
"makulong? what do you mean?" i slightly high my voice. ' may di ba ako na lalaman na ginawa sa kanya sa hospital?' i asked my self as if it can answer it own it own.
"a-aahh wala, hehe wala lang yun" pero niliitan ko lang sya ng mata.
"wifeeeeeee......!"
"tsk. Oo na sasabihin na" pag suko nya that make me smirk
"tell me"
"kasi ano ehh. Hmmmp pano ko ba sasabihin to,, ang hirap ehh" then she give me a fake laugh.
"tell me everything no less yes more" pero sinamaan nya lang ako ng tingin.
"what im trying to be advanced. I know you're not going to tell everything kaya inuunahan na kita" at duon ay nawala na yung nakakatakot nyang tingin.
'pwee~~ that was close damn!'
"hmmp.. Sa totoo lang di ko alam ang mga nangyayari, dahil pagkatapos natin mag usap ay nakatulog ulit ako, then when i open my eyes and try to reach my aching head. Duon ko lang napagtantong na naka posas ako."
"what!!?" napatayo at napasigaw ako dahil sa nalaman ko 'fvcksh*t that man, what he does to her?' inis kong lintanan sa isip ko, ngayun ay unti unti ng tumataas ang dugo ko.
"easy men, kalma lang di naman ikaw ang na kulong ahh!" i cross my arm and look at her coldly. 'men?'
" i know, but you can't change the fact he does it to you, i can't accept that, what are you.... a criminal? Damnit" eto na lumabas na ang pagiging cold at seryoso ko dahil sa narinig ko.i roll my eyes in a sexy way.
"yun ohh nice.. haha lika nga dito" hinila nya ako paupo, para naman akong bata na sinusuyo nya. ' this girl'
"you wife! You giving me an idea to exchange lala's places to you, coz you act like a mother now" i said bluntly
"really?" she happily said with sparkling eyes. i just nodded.
"then pwede na kitang--"
"but i say NO..to that idea, coz I rather be your husband than your grandchild, dont ever think that you can replace lala" i coldly said, then she shook head.
"coz lala is my grandmother and you are my wife" well that is true she never be my grandmother lol.
"ouch!" sinuntok lang naman nya ako sa braso.
"baliw" she shyly said.
"sayo lang naman ehh" i innocently said.
"ewan" then she stand up. But i immediately grab her hand.
"hey! and where are you going?"
"l-labas na" she said while hiding her face.
"nope we are not done yet" duon ay napatingin sya saakin ng di makapaniwala. I see how red is her face. She is blushing.
"saan ba?" padabog syang umupo, i just smile at her.
"di kapa kasi tapos sa kwento mo ehh" napabuntong hininga naman sya. At mukhang kinakalma ang sarili.
"saan naba ako nahinto?"
"duon sa nakaposas ka" me. Tumango naman sya at tumingin sa kawalan.
"my days there is like a hell, frustrated and anxiety yan ang nararamdaman ko...frustrated dahil sa nakaposas ako di ako makagalaw ng malaya at anxiety dahil parang may laging nakatingin saakin specially pagtulog ako. Kaya lagi kong pinapatay ang ilaw..... " she stop and smile bitterly
" nakakatawa nga ehh ultimo sa pag ihi ko ay kailangan may kasama ako. That hospital is a dungeon were my room is my penitentiary, and live like a prisoner, when the outside........ is my freedom" i see tears grasping at her chick. And i hear her sob again that i hate the most.
"*sob* i-its humiliating w-when i remembering it,huhu" i hug her, 'damn that bastard' naiinis na naman ako sa nalaman ko.
"i-*sob*ayaw ko ng p-pumunta duon" iyak pa nya. Di ko alam kung anong klaseng trato nila sa kanya duon pero isa lang ang masasabi ko. They give my wife a very bad experience.
"shh stop crying, I promise you will never ever enter in that fvcking hospital, huh!?" she nodd at lumayo sya saakin pinunasan nya ang mga luha nya at huminga ng malalim, tumingin sya saakin at ngumiti.
"thank you" and give me a heart melting smile.
"anything for you, wife" then i hug her again. My heart pounds fast when she hug me back tightly 'this girl giving me always a hard time ey,!' so i kiss her at the top of her head.
I'll never stop, watching you form far away wife and protecting you. I know my feelings towards to you and im completely sure that is the right words but, right now i want to enjoy being with you, and when that spacial night comes, i will surely say the right words in front of you.
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Kaneri pov.
"haist tama na emot, tara na nga" saad ko at kumalas sa pagkayakap nya.
"where?" nginitian ko lang sya. At masiglang tumayo sa harap nya.
"EDI SA MGA *grooan~ kaibigan ko" para naman akong nanliit dahil sa tunog na lumabas sa katawan ko.
"pfft hahaha" tawa nya, 'damn how can you embarrassed me for the second time stomach' sermon ko sa tyan ko dahil sa tunog na nilikha nya. Na patalikod nalang ako sa kanya at parang tangang pinag dudoduro ang tyan ko dahil sa kakahiyan na inabot ko.
"ikaw talaga" bulong ko.
"haha i see, so wanna date?" and he wink* tae kanina pa nya ako binibigyan ng uncomfortable feelings, kaya di ko maiwasan mamula.
"ahh ehh... Wag na, uuwi nalang ako" i said.
"hmp wag nong pabayaan ang sarili mo at maaga pa naman ehh its 2:38 pm kaya marami kapang time to waste" tuwang tuwang saad nya. Magrereklamo sana ako sa kanya ng biglang inakbay nya ang kamay nya saakin at hinatak ako,
tinatangal ko naman iyon pero yun nga binibigatan ng mokong yung braso nya. Huminto lang kami nuong malapit na kami sa pinto. Sya mismo ang nagbukas, pero pag bukas nya nakita namin na sa iisang dereksyon lang sila nakatingin at di saamin yun
"are you eavesdropping to us in the whole time ?" cold nyang tanong sa tatlo at kay lala na nabiglang tumingin saakin. Natumba pa yung tatlo dahil magkakapatong kasi sila.
"ohh opo, are you done? No where not haha why would we... Haha right? " she naughty said.
"haha oo nga boss bakit namin gagawin yun" Excel.
"we are not chix moso and chix mosa" Yves
"oo nga boss di naman namin kayo pinakikingan, wag kayo mag alala wala kaming narinig wala talaga" sinamaan naman sya ng tingin ng mga kasama nya
"aray naman aray...." sigaw ni Duke ng pagbabatukan sya.
"wala ka talagang kwenta" hinghal ni Excel
"you nut head" inis na anas ni Yves. Pero dinilaan nya lang ang mga ito. Ibang klase.
"ohh where are you going?" lala
"eating" napatingin naman ako sa kanya sa tipid nyang sumagot kay lala.
"ohh thats great" and she claps.
"but wait let me fix your hair ija, para ka kasing ginahasa ng 1o lalake ehh isa lang naman kasama mo at mukha pang walang gahasaan na nangy--"
"lala" we said in unison to stop her dirty mouth. 'napaka halay na matanda' sa isip ko.
"okay, calm down, init ng ulo? May aircon naman" napapailing na nakangite ako sa sinasabi ni lala.
"tara dito ayusin natin buhok mo" saad nya at hinatak ako, nagpahila naman ako at pina upo nya ako sa swivel chair, duon ay tinangal nya ang pagkakatali sa buhok ko at sinuklay nya. Naupo naman sila mr. Buyer sa kaninang pinag uupuan namin.
"you know ija, matagal ko ng di nagagawa to" saad nya para makuha ang atensyon ko
"ang alin lala?"
"eto ang pagtatali ng buhok. Alam mo ba na napaka saya ko nuon dahil dumating ang nanay ng apo ko, at dahil nga sa mabait sya. Nakakasama ko syang mag bonding at pumapayag din syang talian ang buhok nya. Well it's my pleasure to do that, mother thing, wala kasi akong anak na babae at iisa lang din ang anak ko lalake pa. But i didn't regret having him, coz he give ma a beautiful daughter-in-law and a handsome grandchild" napangite naman ako sa kwento nya. Nakikita ko talaga na isa syang butihing ina.
"hmp lala pwedeng magtanong?"
"hmp ano yun ija, basta kaya kong sagutin huh!" natawa naman kami sa sinabi nya habang sunusuklay pa ang mahaba kong buhok.
"asan na po ang magulang ni Evlik?" naramdaman ko naman na bumigat ang kamay nya sa ulo at biglang gumaan din.
"they're dead" malungkot na saad nya
"oops sorry po" nakayuko kong saad.
"nope don't be sorry di mo naman alam ehh, and naka move on na kami duon. Bata palang sya ng mawalan sya ng magulang, yun din ang dahilan kung bakit naging malamig na ang pakikitungo nya saamin." she pause and take a deep breathe
"but some how, you came in his life, when he is with you, i see how happy he is, i see my sweet clingy grandson came back. Im happy when he is lively again" then she turn the chair and face me to her.
"please don't let his smiling face gone" she please, napatingin naman ako sa likod ko kung saan nanduon si mr. Buyer at ang mga kasama nya. They are laughing, na para bang walang problema,
"Please im not saying this because you are using Zhiya's name no! That's not it, im talking to you, the real you, im talking the one in front of me, please promise me.....promise me you won't let those smile faded huh?" ewan ko pero napatango ako dahil sa. Determinadong pagtingin saakin ni lala. I don't feel pressure yet im sweating. She smile at me.
" thank you" then she kiss me at my chick. Bakit ba ang hilig nilang manghalik, sa kanya siguro nagmana si Evlik. Pero parang na blanko ako sa sunod na sinabi nya.
"Kaneri"