No connection
When I woke up, wala na si Tross sa tabi ko, but like what he said, iniayos nga niya ako sa higaan. He even prepared breakfast with a sticky note on it. When I was eating alone, the two maids appears and we just had simple introductions. Nagtanong sila sa akin kung ano-ano ba ang mga bagay na gusto ko tulad ng pagkain, routine ng general cleaning na hindi makakasagabal sa akin. They are professionals. Siguro, galing pa sila sa agency.
After I eat my breakfast, I went to our room at nag-ayos ng sarili. I'm not into exercise kaya naman nagtungo na lamang ako sa library para libangin ang sarili. It's ten in the morning when I received a call. Nang tignan ko kung sino 'yon, kumabog ang dibdib ko hindi dahil sa kaba kundi dahil sa panibagong nararamdaman. It should be Tross, tho. Ngayon napalitan and maybe, siya ang nagpalit?
Husband calling.
Nanginginig ang kamay na dinampot ko 'yon at sinagot.
"Hello?" parang tanga kong sagot.
I heard his breathing.
"Did I wake you up?" tanong niya sa kabilang linya.
Lumabi ako kahit 'di niya naman nakikita, napailing din.
"Hindi naman. Kanina pa ako... uh... gising..." kinagat ko ang labi ko.
Is this normal? Maging updated sa isa't-isa? Magtawagan like we're missing each other every second?
I don't know!
"Have you eaten? Do you want anything else? You should tell me what you like as your breakfast," sambit niya na lalo lang nagpabilis ng tibok ng puso ko.
"Hindi– I mean, nasarapan ako. Masarap..." naguguluhan kong sagot.
I heard silence on the other line. Kinagat-kagat ko ang aking labi at 'di na alam ang susunod na gagawin. I should ask him right? We're giving this marriage a try and I can see how much effort he is giving me.
"Ikaw ba..." halos malamukos ko ang librong hawak bago nakumpleto ang nais sabihin.
"Kumain ka na ba?"
Hindi katulad ko, mabilis niya akong nabigyan ng sagot.
"I did. At our house..."
May narinig akong boses ng babae at lalaki na mukhang nagtatawanan. Tross became silent for a second before I heard him speak.
"Thank you for coming, Tita, Tito..." aniya sa kabilang linya.
The woman laughed. Ngayon ko lang napansin na medyo matanda na nga ang boses ng babae at lalaki.
"No worries, hijo. Sige at umuwi ka na para makapaghanda naman kayong mag-asawa..." ani noong lalaki.
"Naku, Ashiel. Dapat ay honeymoon niyo na at 'di ka na naaabala but your brother is really a pain in the ass at gumawa ng gulo kahit alam niya namang kakakasal mo. Magpasensya ka na lang ha?"
That's the woman talking. Tross laughed a bit and bid his goodbye before coming back to our conversation.
"We just had a meeting to settle some issue. Tinapos ko so we can have the vacation I promised you," aniya sa kabilang linya.
Naririnig ko na ang pag-aayos ng suit case.
"I'll go home now. Did your parents called you?"
Nangunot ang noo ko.
"Hindi. Bakit? I was actually waiting for Crowell's message..." sagot ko.
Just as I answered, a message appears on my screen. It's from Crowell saying he can't contact me. Knowing what he's about to tell me is important, I told Tross that I need to end the call.
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