38. ARRANGE MARRIAGE

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SHIN YE POV:

"Sir, why? I mean, I work hard here in your company why are you firing me?" Pagtatanong ko pa sa boss namin.

"It's not about the way you work Miss Shin Ye, it just that your father told me to fire you! Ask your father what's his reason. We can't refuse your father's request or else madadamay ang lompanya. Kaya pasensya na eha," malungkot na sabi ng aming boss.

"Ibig ba sabihin nito hindi na ako magiging flight attendant," napaluha kong sabi na lumalabas sa office ng aming boss.

Lumipas ang mgabuwan, pinauwi ako agad ng aking magulang at dahilan ng pagkagalit ko.

"Dad, you really request my boss to fire me huh? Anong klase kang ama?" Iyak kong sabi sa kanya.

"You need to get married," dad speaks directly.

"What? Nahihibang kana ba dad, I don't have a boyfriend, pano ako makakasal?" Inis kong sambit sa kanya.

"You need to marry my business partner's son," he said na para bang wala siyang paki sa mararamdaman ko.

"No way dad, stop being so rude. Arrange marriage? Fixed marriage or whatever is that, no way!" Sigaw ko na naiinis na.

"Whether you like it or not, you should," sambit ni dad at lumabas ng bahay.

Agad akong pumunta sa aking kwarto upang umiyak ng umiyak. I can't imagine myself living with the man whom I don't love. My heart is belong to someone yet I'm not ready to reconciled with him.

I dialed Vinny's number dahil sabi niya gagawin niya lahat para mapatawad ko siya. I dialed Lance number too take revenge on Vinny.

Pagkarating ko sa bar, nakita ko agad si Lance at plano ko talagang paunahin si Lance kesa kay Vinny.

"Wow, you're so beautiful," Lance utterred in front of me.

"Really? Beautiful than Suzy?" I asked.

"HAHAHA, krazyyy," he chuckled.

I was about to say just kidding but I saw Vinny na nakatingin sa amin ni Lance kaya bigla ko nalang hinalikan si Lance.

I don't know pero I just wanna let Vinny felt those heartaches I experienced before.

"I LOVE YOU," sambit ko kay Lance na alam kong kitang-kita iyon ni Vinny.

I saw Vinny walking away from us but I don't know why, I was hurt. I'm fuckingly damn hurt.

"You kissed me because of Liam? Right? You said I love you because of Liam too," biglang sambit ni Lance sa akin na napapadungo nalang ako.

"I'm sorry," sabi ko.

"Shin, stop that non-sense! Been there done that. Pero sa huli ako parin ang nasaktan," biglang sabi ni Lance sa akin.

"To tell you, Suzy told me something those past few days. Vinny and her just pretending to be in relationship when we were in Waseada. Vinny courted you that time but due to the kindhearted man, Vinny, he comforted my woman, he comforted Suzy dahil my cancer ang babaeng minahal ko.
Their plan is just to make me jealous and not to hurt you Shin. It's my fault, I'm sorry," he added dahilan ng pagtulo ng luha ko.

"What? I've been mourning that up until now Lance. I hated Vinny because of that, but you were too selfish! You and Suzy were too selfish," bulyaw ko kay Lance at iniwan siya.

Mabilis kong tinawagan si Vinny pero di man lang ako sinagot. I've called him many times pero walang niisang sagot. Pumunta ako sa bahay nila to explain pero ang sabi ng kanyang ama ay wala si Vinny.

"Ah, saan daw po ba pumunta?" Tanong ko.

"He was excited just earlier because he said he's meeting his girlfriend," sabi ng kanyang ama.

"Ah okay po," sabi ko na alam ko sa sarili kong di pa nakauwi si Vinny.

"He was excited to see me supposedly but what I did, surprised him," I cried.

Agad akong umuwi dahil sa sakit na nararamdaman ko.

Lumipas ang mga buwan, I waited Vinny to contact me again however he didn't do it. I mean maybe napapagod siya.

Ang lungkot ng buhay ko tapos ngayon wala akong gana sapagkat umeepal na naman ang mga plano ni dad sa akin.

"Dad, how many times do I have to tell you na ayokong makasal sa di ko mahal . Ano ba?" Bulyaw kong sabi sa kanya.

"Matutunan mo din siyang mahalin," dad responded me.

"Goshhh, dad pano? I'm inlove with someone else," naiiyak kong sabi.

"Next week, you have to stay there sa bahay nila para mapagtuunan mo siya ng pansin," dad said.

"Dadd, please nagmamakaawa ako. Please," umiiyak kong lumuluhod sa harap niya.

"Ye, mapapahamak ang kompanya natin. Please helped me," dad utterred with a nanlulumo voice.

"Dadd naman eh," panay ang iyak ko habang pumupunta sa aking kwarto.

I dialed Vinny's number pero di niya parin sinasagot ang mga tawag ko.

Patuloy parin ako sa pagcontact until sinagot niya na ito.

"Hello," he said.

"Vin, si ShinYe to," sabi ko sa kanya na naiiyak.

"Why?" Sabi niya na parang lasing.

"Vin, tulungan mo ako. Ikakasal ako sa taong di ko kilala at mahal. Please Vin," umiiyak kong sabi sa kanya.

"I can't help you with that. Just accept it," sabi niya at hinang up ang kanyang phone.

Mas lalo pang tumulo ang aking luha when I noticed na wala siyang pakialam sa mga sinsabi ko. I mean, talaga ngang di niya na  ako gusto.

I dialed Lance number at buti pa si Lance sinagot niya agad ito.

"Lance," iyak ko sa kanya.

"Shin," he utterred.

"Lance, my dad forced me to marry the guy whom I don't know," humihikbi kong sambit sa kanya.

"What? What the heck? Bakit?" Inis na sabi ni Lance.

"I don't know, I can't say no dahil masisira kompanya namin pag di ako magpapakasal," iyak kong mungkahi.

"My goddd," stressed na sabi ni Lance.

"So, would you accept it?" He added.

"I don't know, maybe Yes," malungkot kong saad sa kanya.

"What about Vinny?" He asked.

"Parang walang paki si Vinny eh," I sobbed.

Napatahimik kami ng bahagya at nagulat nalang ako ng bigla siyang kumanta para icomfort sa akin.

"HAHAHA, ang ganda ng boses," I laughed habang nakahikbi parin.

"Hahaha, just trying to comfort you," sabi niya.

"By the way, Lance how's you and Suzy?" I asked.

"So far, okay lang, don't have any contact with her," he said.

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