Shotgun Marriage (PUBLISHED under LIB)

4th Shot: Merely Talking?

MEG's POV:

"Bumaba ka na at sumunod ka sa'kin."

I didn't know how to react and what's really happening; why did he bring me here, why he is angry and now he's commanding me to follow him. Who the hell did he think he is to use such tone to me?

He is just your husband Meg. My mind says.

I was just looking up at him because seriously, this is not the Andrae Knudsen whom I used to know. The caring and gentle Andrae is gone now and the Andrae in front of me is a short tempered and much more handsome Andrae that makes me forget of my intention why I am with him tonight.

"Meg..." sabi pa nya sa naiinip na boses at sinenyasan akong bumaba.

"Eto na nga. Bababa na! Apurado lang?" nakakainis! Kung alam ko lang na ditto lang pala talaga kami mag uusap sa condo nya e di hindi n asana ko nag dress. Kainis talaga!

Pagkababa ko, isinara nya kaagad yung kotse at nauna nang naglakad. So ungentleman. Ni hindi man lang ako antayin.

Papasok palang kami sa elevator nung mapansin kong parang bumagal ang paglakad niya. O baka naman napabilis lang ang hakbang ko? Tapos biglan nalang nya kong binalikan, hold my hand at halos hilahin na ko papasok sa elevator.

I tried to take his hands off mine but its no use. Kasi kahit nasa loob na kami ay ang higpit pa rin ng hawak nya sa kamay ko. Naaasiwa na ko. May kasabay pa naman kaming tatlong teenager na babae na panay ang sulyap sa kanya, tapos magtitinginan at saka hahagikgik. Anong akala nila saken? Walang pakiramdam? Alam na alam ko kung ano nasa isip ng mga batang yan. Letse naman kasi tong si Drae, wala man lang paki alam.

*DING*

Bumukas yung elevator sa fifth floor at may limang lalaking amoy alak ang sumakay so the three girls kept their distance from the drunk men at sumiksik sa kabilang sulok. Kami naman sa kabila katapat nung tatlong teenagers. Hindi ko alam kung matatawa ba ko sa mukha nung tatlo kasi halatang halata na ayaw nila nung amoy kaya yumuko nalang ako. Sa 34th floor pa kasi kami.

"Will you take your damn eyes off my wife!?" Napatingin ako bigla kay Andrae and he's looking at the five drunken men na parang gusto na nyang tirisin.

"Easy bro! We just happened to admire your beautiful wife." Sabi nung isa na nag smirk pa at tiningnan ako mula ulo hanggang paa.

"Stop it Drae." I held his arm nung maramdaman kong binitiwan nya yung kamay ko and was about to go after that guy.