PAK* PAK*
He slapped her twice na ikinatabingi naman ng mukha ng dalaga
Her eyes were getting teary
"Uhm-uh I am sorry hon, i'm sorry" usal nito ngunit hindi parin tumigil ang binata at hinila pa ang buhok ng dalaga patungo sa kanilang sariling silid
Sumunod naman si Catherine sa bawat kilos na gagawin ni Andrew maibsan lamang ang sakit na maiidulot sa paghila nito sa buhok ng sariling asawa
"Nakakahiya ka!" sigaw nito
"Diba sabi ko, wag na wag kang magpapakita doon!" bulyaw nito na mas lalong ikinaiyak ng binibini
It aches inside
"Why?" lakas loob na tanong nito sa mapang abuso nyang asawa
A relieved that she talked back or a nervous that she's talking back to an abusive husband
"Because I don't wanna be ashamed that I married an ugly face!" sigaw nito sa harapan mismo ng binibini
Her hands were shaking in anger ,
Mga tuhod nitong nanghihina sa takot
"Why did you choose to marry me then?" tanong nito na ikinaguho ng buong mundo ng dalaga
She couldn't imagine na umabot sila sa puntong tatanongin nya na ang asawa ng ganung katanungan
Halos hindi na makahinga ang dalaga sa sakit na nararamdaman
He looked at her eyes painfully but his aura doesn't feel like he cares for her
He left her without an answer as he slammed the door
Nanghina naman ito at pinilit na maglakad tungo sa higaan nilang dalawa
She touches his bed where she was sitting
She was crying in pain
She picked his pillow and hugged it tight
"You've changed a lot" nahihirapang saad ni Catherine habang humahagulhol sa sakit na nararamdaman
It aches inside like
She wants to disappear
She wants to take her heart away from her
She wants to explode
She wants to die
At sa sobrang sakit ay pinili nalamang nito ang ipikit ang mga mata at matulog na nalulunod sa sakit na nararamdaman
...
She woke up in bed but no Andrew is beside her
It's midnight
As she choose to take a bath
She looked at her reflection in the mirror
Her face looked so pale
"I'm fine with my face, if I am ugly it's fine, I can't change my face just for a man like you" umiiyak na saad nanaman nito
"I sh- I shouldn't, sniff I shouldn't have fallen in lo-" nahihirapang nito saad habang humahagulhol
She lean on the wall and sat down the floor
Ilang minuto lamang ay naisipan na nitong maligo
She choose to take a bath on the bathtub
Pinuno nya ito ng tubig bago nilagyan ng body shampoo saka inilublob ang sarili dito
She drown herself under the water
Nang bigla nalamang na mas idiniin pa sa ilalim ng tubig ang mukha ng dalaga na halos ikinamatay nito
*water bubbling*
He almost killed his own wife
*PANTING*
Napaiyak naman sya sa sinapit sa asawa
He grabbed her hair na ikinalantad naman ng katawan nito
Na mas lalong ikinahagulhol ng dalaga
"Get changed!" matigas na saad nito while gritting his teeth
"Don't make me wait!, you've been there for almost a half of an hour!" bulyaw nito as he slammed the door
...
He was sitting on the edge of the bed nang lumabas si Catherine na suot suot ang bathrobe nito
"Come here" mahinahong saad ng binata but she choose not to listen and walked towards her closet
"I don't like you treating me that way" na ikinatawa naman ni Catherine sarcastically
She looked at him fiercely
"I wish..." while gritting her teeth and clenching her jaw
"I have told you that line last night"
"Let's separate ways Andrew, I don't think, this will still gonna work after all happened in our 5 months in being married" pigil hikbing saad ni Catherine habang tinitingnan ng mabuti ang pinili nyang makasama habang buhay
"You're not going anywhere!" matigas nitong binitawan ang bawat mga salita na ikinadurog naman ng puso ng dalaga
"Why do I have to stay beside you?"
Milyon milyong karayum ang unti unting bumabaon sa puso ng dalaga
"I already filled an annulment, since last month pa yang nandyan sa drawer, baka gusto mong pirmahan, pirmahan mo na!"
Binuksan naman nito ang drawer sa ilalim ng mesa
"Pirmado ko na yan!, sayo nalang yung kulang"
he stood up at iwinagayway ang papeles
"Pipirmahan ko'to sa isang kondisyon" anito
"I am not negotiating!" matigas din namang ibinato ni Catherine ang bawat salitang ito
"Then you can't leave me!, how simple is that Mrs. Hamilton" may pang aasar na saad nito at akma na sanang pupunitin ang mga papel ngunit
"Name it" nakapikit na saad naman ng binibi
"Let's make out!" seryosong sagot ni Andrew
She gritted her teeth and clenched her jaw
Napatawa naman ng mahina ang binata as he sat down and let his back fall on the bed
He takes off her bathrobe and walked towards him
Na ikinapagtaka naman ni Andrew kaya tiningnan nya ito
He looked at her seriously
He stood up and passed her
Sinundan naman ni Catherine ng tingin si Andrew
Pinulot nito ang bathrobe ng kanyang asawa at tiningnan syang muli
He walked towards her at isinuot ang roba sa kanya
He even tied it through her waist
Hinawakan nito ang magkabilang balikat ni Catherine at tiningnan ng seryoso
He pushed her to sit down as she did
"You can't leave me no matter what will happen" while caressing her face
"No!, Aalis ako sa ayaw at sa gusto mo!"
"Wala kang karapatan Catherine!"
"Hindi ako ang nagkulang sa relasyong ito!"
"Oo kasi sumusobra kana! hindi ako pumayag sa desisyong yun kase lasing ka at hindi ka pa handa!"
"At alam ko din kasi na pagsisisihan ko yun habang buhay!"
"Hinanap mo nga yun sa iba eh!,"
"Kase kasal na tayo nun Catherine!, everything of you is all mine!"
"Whether handa na ako nung mga panahong yun o hindi, pumayag kanang maging akin ka simula nung pinakasalan mo'ko!"
"I needed you that time, I was drugged but you didn't helped me" mga luhang nag uunahan na sa pagpatak, hugot ng mga nararamdaman
"Eh bakit ngayong ibinigay ko na, tumatanggi ka?"
"Eh baka kasi hindi kapa handa!"
"Alam mo, wala nang patutunguhan tong relasyong toh"
"No!, just stay, please just stay, ako nalang yung aalis" nagmamakaawang pahayag naman ng dalaga