The Trained Wife [Completed]

Kabanata 20

I felt sweats forming on my forehead as I keep up with Yshara. "Anak, dahan-dahan lang, hindi ako kasing bilis ng daddy Rav mo sa pagtakbo!" I told her as I approach her. She would stop running for a moment once she see that I stop running too.

"Come on mommy! I need you to run after me," she's turning seven next month and she had shown me how intelligent she is. Manang-manang sa kanyang daddy.

"Daddy Rav!" Tumakbo siya patungo kay Rav nang makita niya itong may dala-dalang isang box ng Krispy Kreme. Nadapa ito sa pagmamadali kaya napatakbo din ako papalapit sa kanya. She didn't even cry at umaktong wala lang sa kanya ang nangyari. At that age, she already knows a lot of things. She even requested for a shelf in her own room, with set of encyclopedias. She hasn't read them all, but she had a glimpse of every book already. Ang sabi niya ay kailangan niya ito kapag mas lumaki na siya.

She is quite different compared to other kids at her age. She prefers studying over playing. At kung gusto niya namang magpahinga sa pag-aaral she'll run everywhere in the mansion and ask someone to chase after her. And whenever she gets tired from running, she'll go back studying or reading books, she's currently in grade one now and she's reading book ahead of her grade. Iyong mga pang-grade two dahil natapos niya na raw ang mga librong pang grade one. "Mommy, did you see the letter on my notebook?" Napakunot ako ng noo.

"May family day daw sila sa Lunes." Si Rav na sumalo sa pagkukulang ko kung minsan. I'm still studying, graduating in college. Lalo pa't thesis ang inaasikaso ko ngayon kaya hindi ko masyadong napagtutuunan ng pansin si Yshara, but I make sure I'm always present in every special events of her life.

I'm already 26, bagamat ilang beses na naantala ang pagpasok ko sa kolehiyo ay sinikap ko pa rin itong tapusin, kasabay ng training ko bilang CEO ng Ped Airlines. I'm just really thankful of Rav for always being there with me. Tuwing hindi ko maasikaso si Ysha ay nandiyan kasama sila mommy and daddy, pati si Jengjeng na palagi ring kasa-kasama ni Ysha. Grade eleven na rin kasi si Jenjeng at sa iisang academy lang naman sila parehong nag-aaral.

"Mommy is daddy missing this year's family day at school again?" Nagkatinginan kami ni Rav. Ysha is talking about her biological father na si Kal.

I waited for him while still having the same trust for him for the past, almost 8 years. He told me to trust gaano man ito katagal. And Rav has been supporting me with the same thought. Hindi ko sigurado kung may nalalaman ba siya o kung pinadala ba siya sa akin ni Kal upang bantayan ako.

News came to me that he married Immaculee after our divorce, he handled everything, na tanging mga papel na lamang ang dumating sa akin para sa divorce kasabay ng invitation sa kasal nila. The marriage is held private too, no media were invited. Kaya minabuti kong hindi na lang um-attend. That time Ysha already turned one and I can't go there too, knowing I won't be able to explain to her that her father is marrying another woman.

Kung bakit hanggang ngayon ay naghihintay pa rin ako, marahil ay dahil dito. Humawak akong mahigpit sa flower necklace na binigay niya sa akin. I found out that it's not just an ordinary flower, it is freesia which is the ultimate flower of trust.

"You know what? You can just let go... Besides I don't think Kal is still serious with you. Sa totoo lang, naiinis na ako sa kanya. Why don't you just marry Rav instead?" Si Rycie na parang every year pinapaala niya sa akin. "Don't get me wrong, I've seen Kal loved you enough back then. But I'm not sure if he should still be trusted now. Ano bang plano niya? If I know, she's just using her mental issues, that's why Kal can't run away from her. Ginagamit niya lang si Kal. Ito namang si Kal hanggang ngayon nag-aaksaya pa rin ng panahon sa babaeng iyon. Imbes na sana sa inyong mag-ina na lang niya ginugol ang oras at panahon niya." Hindi ko alam kung ilang beses naikot ni Rycie ang kanyang mga mata sa pagra-rant na parang siya ang na-agrabyado rito.