Dakota's POV.
"Ang aga mo naman atang bumalik galing sa honeymoon?" sinalubong ako ng nakakunot noong si Celestine.
I looked at her flashed a smile.
"Dra. Montenegro! Good morning!" nakangiting tawag sakin ni Nurse Gelie. "Ay, shoot parehas po pala kayo" naiilang nitong sabi ng makitang si Celestine ang kausap ko.
"It's alright, let Dakota use that moving forward and you all can call me. Dra. Celestine, tell everyone that" utos ni Celestine na mabilis na tinanguan ni Gelie bago tumakbo palayo.
"Tinakot mo na naman" sabi ko sa kaibigan ko.
"Ano bang nakakatakot sakin? Ang bait ko kayang boss" sabi nito at humalukipkip.
"Yeah, alisin mo yang kilay mong pag tumaas parang tatama sa ceiling"
"Hmm, anyway you don't have to worry dahil I will be staying mostly outside the country"
Kumunot naman ang noo ko.
"Hmm that's weird, why do you suddenly wanna stay abroad?"
"May peste" sagot nito sakin at nag roll eyes pa.
"Anong klaseng peste naman ito? Gwapong peste ba?" pang-aasar ko dito.
"Please D, nakakairita lang kasi sobra yung guy from the other hospital ugh whatever enough about me, hindi mo sinagot ang tanong ko, why are you back earlier? Nag away ba kayo ni Storm?"
"No" sagot ko dito. "Storm is good, we are good, we just needed to go back dahil kailangan sya sa company nyo"
"Really? Hindi pa naman magreretire si daddy ha?"
"Tini train nga sya ni" tumikhim ako dahil hindi pa ko sanay tawagin si Tito Thunder ng ganito. "ni D-dad to handle it diba?"
"So you two are all good?" she asked.
"We are"
"Don't you dare lie, ayokong umalis na baka nahihirapan ka sa kapatid ko, I am only leaving cause he promised to take care of the both of you" sabi nito.
"I am fine, we are fine kaya go on na sa future lovelife mo" pang-aasar ko dito.
"D!" she warned me pero tinawanan ko lang sya. Lumapit ako at niyakap sya. "Aww, I cannot believe sister-in-law na kita"
"I love you C" sinserong sabi ko.
"I love you more D, I always got your back kahit laban sa kapatid ko, ipagtatanggol kita, kayo ng pamangkin ko"
I just smiled sa sinabi nya.
Celestine Snow Montenegro, she said she is one of the toughest woman you will ever meet pero once you break the wall, you'll be surprised on how much love she can give.
Maya-maya lang ay kinailangan na ni Celestine umalis dahil hinintay nya lang akong dumating. Nag rounds lang ako saglit sa mga pasyente namin ni Celestine. I am a general surgeon.
I sat down sa office ko dahil pakiramdam ko ay hinihingal agad ako, ang bilis kong mapagod.
Nilabas ko ang phone ko and texted Storm if he will pick me up.
To: Husband
Hey, just wondering if you will pick me up later?
I sent that message pero hindi ko pa man din nabababa ang cellphone ko ay nagreply na ito. That was fast.
From: Husband
I asked my driver to drop off your car there, I won't be able to pick you up, I am busy.
Mabilis na napalis ang ngiti ko ng mabasa ko ang reply nya.
What was that? Ano ba itong pinasok ko?
I closed my eyes trying to remember how sweet his smiles are nung araw ng kasal namin and how quickly it changed when our parents drop us off sa airport.
My dad and my mom came to my wedding, my dad said he was okay with everything dahil ang main goal nya pa rin naman is to be associated with the Montenegro's. He said he found out that Paris and Storm is done but he was glad that I am pregnant so he did everything for my wedding to take place as soon as possible. I know that was unfair pero ayoko na lang dumagdag sa disappointment na meron sila sakin and I do know that the company is not doing good, that's why Celestine owns the whole hospital na dati ay kahati kami. I am not sure what is happening, hindi ako makapagtanong sa kanila dahil pakiramdam ko ay wala akong karapatan.
Napalingon ako sa wedding picture namin ni Storm, ang gwapo nya sa picture na yun and I look pretty and happy, hindi halatang buntis ako.
If only I realized that Storm was just lying when he asked me to marry him, and if only hindi ako naging sakim, I won't be in this desperate hole.
Hindi ko kayang sabihin sa bestfriend ko, sa magulang ko or kahit sa magulang nya what happened as soon as we landed sa hongkong kung saan namin napiling mag honeymoon, ito kasi ang pinakamalapit, ayoko ng mahabang flight dahil nahihilo ako at mabilis mapagod.
I closed my eyes remembering the look and the words he said to me.
Kakatapos ko lang maligo and my heart was pounding through my chest, nagpabango pa ko bago lumabas ng banyo, nakasuot ako ng silk robe at sa loob noon ay ang silk nighties ko.
Importanteng gabi ito, hindi nya ko kinausap during flight, I figured na pagod lang sya, na kailangan nya magpahinga.
Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa kanya, nasa balcony sya ng suite namin, nakatalikod sya sakin at may hawak na wine ang kanan nyang kamay.
"Storm" I called him, mabilis naman itong humarap sakin surveying my whole body, pakiramdam ko ay manlalambot ang tuhod ko.
"Who do we have here" sabi nya, inilapag nya ang hawak nyang wine at lumapit sakin, diretso at walang emosyon syang nakatingin sakin. He held my face using my chin, making me look in his eyes. "Isn't this my wife?"
I tried to smile kahit na naiilang ako.
"Are you drunk?" I asked him.
Instead of answering nag smirk sya sakin.
"Now that you are married to me, we can both drop the act, alam ko naman how much you wanted to marry me, how much your parents want you to carry my surname, so I will drop the act and make you face the consequence of ruining my life Dakota"
Mabilis na tinambol ng kaba at takot ang puso ko.
"W-what are you saying?"
"Wife? Ang sarap siguro sa pandinig mo but you don't know how disgusted I feel right now"
"Storm, why are you saying this now?" lumayo ako sa kanya, sa pagkakahawak nya sakin, I feel so much pain. "Asawa mo na ko, kinasal na tayo"
"And I should have been married to her already!" he shouted at me kaya mabilis ko syang hinarap.
I scoffed.
"S-so this is still about her?! So this is still about my twin sister?! Si Paris pa din?!"
"Yes! Cause all my life, sya lang yung gusto kong makasama, sya yung gusto kong dalhin sa altar, sya yung gusto kong maging asawa at maging ina ng mga anak ko and now I am married to you!"
"You wanted to marry me! You asked me!"
"Of course, I cannot be a disappointment to my parents, I had to take responsibility sa batang dinadala mo, I needed you to marry me so that baka magbago ang isip ng kakambal mo and come back to me"
"You are unbelievable! And what happened to your great plan? Bumalik ba sya? No! Pero ako ang nandito, ako na ang asawa mo, shouldn't we make this work?"
"Yeah you can try that all you want"
Pinigilan kong maiyak sa harapan nya.
"I love you Storm"
"I know and do you know what your love did to me? It made the one I love throw me away"
"Storm"
"I love her" he told me with so much pain in his eyes.
Lumapit ako sa kanya and held his face.
"I'll make you love me, matututunan mo din akong mahalin, just let me show you, give me time"
Inuntog ko ng bahagya ang ulo ko sa desk ko. I know that was desperate pero nagmamahal lang ako, I wanted to give it all so that if matanggal na ang helmet ko, there will be no regrets.
Nagbukas na lang ako ng instagram ko at nag post ng picture ng coat ko, one is may apelyido ko as Sy and the new one is naka apelyido na as Montenegro. I put a caption on it.
"Back in the office, not sure which surname to use now"
In a couple of seconds, my colleagues and frieds started congratulating me in the comment section.
Nagpunta na lang ako sa homepage to see anong updates sa mga taong pina follow ko. I was scrolling and was shocked to see Storm posted a photo of me in the reception, I was smiling widely probably talking to someone. Nag caption lang sya doon ng, wife.
I had the urge to open up the comment section, just like mine people are saying congratulations pero I bit my lip when I saw comments from other people that I am not familiar with.
So happy that you and Paris tied the knot na.
Sya pa rin pala ang endgame mo pare, Storm in Paris ❤
Nagkita lang tayong tatlo nung nakaraan, ikakasal na pala kayo nun, congrats!
Storm and Paris lang malakas talaga, sana all haha congratzzzz
I did not see my name on it, hindi nila ako kilala maybe dahil lowkey type akong tao and not everybody know na may kakambal si Paris.
Sinarado ko na lang yung app dahil nagiging emosyonal na naman ako, ano ba namang nag heart react lang sya sa mga nag comment na ako si Paris.
I felt like a joke.
Itetext ko sana sya to confront him pero I realized na baka mas lumayo lang ang loob nya sakin.
I just texted him ng take care and drive safely.
Hindi ko namalayan ang oras kaya naman nagulat ako ng pagsilip ko sa relo ko ay 7PM na. Tumayo na ako at lumabas.
I drove myself home, kumuha ng bahay na dalawang palapag lang si Storm, may kalayuan nga lang sa ospital pero it was okay, sakin pa din naman sya uuwi.
If you ask about the honeymoon, he actually left me the next morning. I travelled hongkong alone, hindi ko masabi kahit kanino cause I feel like a joke, ayoko ring mag-away silang magkapatid dahil sakin. Mahal na mahal ni Celestine si Storm, they are close to each other.
Nung makapasok ako ng bahay ay nakita ko si Storm na nasa sala, he is doing something in his iPad.
"Hi" pagbati ko sa kanya pero hindi man lang nya ko pinansin, nilapag ko ang carkeys at wallet ko sa kitchen counter. Nagulat ako ng makitang nandoon ang phone nya.
"Kumain ka na ba? I'll cook" hindi pa rin ako nakakuha ng sagot sa kanya pero nagsimula na akong maglabas ng ingredients sa ref.
I will just cook adobo para mabilis dahil baka gutom na sya.
Nagulat ako ng mag ring ang iPad nya, somebody is face timing him. He immediately answered it.
"Hey man!" pagbati ni Storm.
"Hey married man!" sabi nito. Nakikita ko ito dahil nakatalikod si Storm sakin. I kinda know his friends, this is his other bestfriend na nakilala nya nung college, si Zach. I kinda like to stalk him kaya medyo kilala ko na ang friends nya. "Hindi mo man lang ako in-invite sa kasal nyo ni Paris!"
Napahinto ako sa paghihiwa dahil sa narinig ko.
"Grabe, hey is that Paris?" nagulat ako at napatingin sa kanila, that Zach guy is looking at me now, nahagip siguro ako ng camera. "Oh my, nagluluto na si Paris?! Isang malaking himala! Meron ka na talagang may bahay, ang swerte mo sa kanya pare"
I bit my lip, hindi ko alam kung anong dapat kong maramdaman sa oras na iyon.
Storm stood up at nagsimula na syang umakyat ng hagdan.
"Swerte mo kay Paris" I heard the guy from the call.
"Of course, that's why I love her" narinig kong mahinang sagot ni Storm hanggang sa tuluyan na itong maka akyat sa taas.
Huminga ako ng malalim to stop my tears from falling.
"It's okay, okay lang Dakota, kaya mo to" I told myself.
He wants people to think he married my sister, he is so ashamed to let them know the truth.
Inabot ko ang cellphone nya. May password pero bago ko pa ibalik ay bumalik sa lockscreen kung saan makikita mo ang notifications.
I bit my lip as tears started falling.
From: Dra. Sy
Take care, drive safely.
Just how much do you hate me Storm?
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- Noona