"Señorito, nasa dining na po ang Mommy at Daddy niyo kanina pa po kayo hinihintay."
Sabay kaming nagkatinginan ni Rylen, nasa loob ng malaking Mansyon nila, hawak niya ang kamay ko simula nang pumasok kami.
"If you're not comfortable—"
"Ayos lang ako, Rylen, hindi rin naman pwede na lagi kong iiwasan ang Mommy mo kung nasa isang lugar lang naman kami," hindi ko na pinatapos ang sasabihin niya sa akin.
Lumakad na kami pagkatapos non, bumungad agad sa akin ang mahabang lamesa, iba't ibang klase ng pag-kain, may apat na puting plato ang naka-labas. Hindi kami nag-tinginan sa mata ng Mommy niya.
"Good evening, Dad," nag-mano siya sa Daddy niya at lumipat sa kabilang side. "Good evening, Mom."
Bumalik si Rylen sa akin at naramdaman ko ang paghawak niya sa beywang ko, tumingin ako kay Senator Valiardo, lumapit at nag-mano ako pati rin sa asawa niya.
Mrs. Valiardo was so quiet, she didn't even greet or smiled at us, para lang kaming hangin sa kanya ngayon. Rylen pulled out the chair at umupo ako, nasa kaliwang side ko siya.
"We said we want a family dinner, why she's here?" tanong ng Mommy niya.
Inasahan ko na 'to pero bakit hindi man lang siya makisama kahit ngayon lang. I haven't told to Rylen about what happened last time when his Mom visited the house just to confronted me. Problema pa 'yon.
"She's a family, Mom, she's my wife," saad ni Rylen.
Mrs. Valiardo chuckled and shook her head.
"You got married without telling us, Rylen. Without our blessing, and now you're expecting us to accept her? this is not the son I raised," she sounded so disappointed.
Senator Valiardo held his wife's hand, he gave him a nervous smile. Si Rylen ay naka-titig sa Mommy niya, biglang natawa ng mapait ang Daddy niya para sa kanya papunta ang atensyon.
"Rylen is not a kid anymore, he knows what he's doing let's just respect his decision, hun," he squeezed Mrs. Valiardo's hand.
"I don't think he knows what he's doing, he married the daughter of Senator De Castro, can you imagine that?" nang-iinsulto siyang tumingin sa akin.
I want to speak up for myself but I didn't come here to disrespect her, huwag lang akong mapupuno. I stayed quiet, walang akong reaksyon, wala akong sinabi, hangga't maaari ay gusto kong tumahimik lang.
"I told you to marry a decent woman, Rylen, from a decent family," binaling nito ang pansin sa anak.
Ang kamao ko ay yumukom sa ilalim ng lamesa. Pinipigilan ang sarili.
"Let's get out of here," Rylen grabbed my hand and stood up.
"Rylen," pigil ng Daddy niya.
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Loving the Rejection (Psychology Series #2)
Science FictionBrey Allen De Castro, a 4th year BS Psychology meets Dohn Rylen Valiardo, a former Marine Engineering student from their University. Brey is the President of Psychology Department and everyone is scared of her because of her strong personality, she...
