Your Crush is My Husband

Part Twenty Six

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I saw Alex with her family on the beach. Kakatapos lang namin magkausap ni Rick. Its past 2 pm already, nakalimutan na naming kumain ng tanghalian dahil sa mga nangyari.

Alex sisters were busy making sand castle. Nakita ko ring binabaon ng asawa ko ang kuya nito sa ilalim ng buhangin while their parents was just watching them laughing. Napangiti na rim ako sa napagmasdan. What a happy family picture. I took my iphone and capture a photo of them.

I saw a vision of me and Alex with our children to be. Surely, Alex would be a good wife and a mother.

"Kuya!" The twins Carl and Cyril grab with my hands to their sand castle.

"Gawa tayo ng dream house!" Agad na aya sakin ni Cyril. She is giggling while forming something using the sand.

"Woah! I dont have the talent to do something like this, girls!"

The girls stare at each other. Seems like theyre communicating using their stares. Nagbubulungan ang dalawa.

"Anong sabi niya?" Carl said to his twin.

"English eh. Talent daw."

Hindi ko napigiling matawa. They were confused. Hindi nila ako naintindihan coz I was speaking English.

"Im sorry. Ang sabi ko, hindi ako marunong gumawa ng sand castle girls."

"Ahh!" Nangitian ang dalawa.

"Nag aaral ba kayo? Anong level na?" Im just curious. The girls dont even understand simple English, I wonder why. Slow lang ba ito tulad ng kapatid nito.

Nakita kong ngumiti lang ng mapait ang dalawa. They shake their head. Hindi man lang ako sinagot.

"Hindi sila nag aaral. Hanggang grade 5 lang sila." I heard my wifes' voice behind me. Nakalapit na pala ito samin.

Tumayo na ako habang nakakunot ang noong nakatingin aa asawa ko.

"Why?"

"Financial problem. Hindi namin kayang sustentuhan ang mga pangangailangan nila sa pag aaral."

I feel pity with the girls. Kaya pala, laging naktunganga lang ang mga ito pg kinakausap. As I look at them, they were around 13 years old anf below. Magkamukhang magkamukha, though Carl has longer hair than Cyril.

I stare a little while on the girls and to my wifes' other family member. Even though they have limited resourceses but they seem happy and contented. It just means na napalaki sila ng maayos ng kanilang mga magulang.

"Pinangako ko sa dalawang yan na kapag nakatapos at nakahanao ako trabaho, papag aralin ko sila. Si Carl gusto niya maging teacher, si Cyril naman gusto maging painter, magaling magdrawing yan eh."

"Really? Then, itll be nice if they could both enroll next school year and continue their studies."

Nakita kong napakunot ang noo ni Alex. I know that it is obvious on my statement.

"Since I am now your husband, I will support not just you but also your family."

She did not say any word. I cant also read what she is thinking. Napayuko lang ito saka bumuntong hininga.

"This is one of the benefits you gonna have for being Mrs. Conant. My mom has something for your family,it serves as a gratitude for giving them their beautiful daughter to be her in law."

Mom already prepared it all. She bought a house and a lot for Alex family. When she saw their old house, I already knew my mom will do something. The house is still located in the province because we both know that Alex parents will never leave the place.