Chapter Ten

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Chapter 10 >¥< Kyaaa!

Gabing-gabi na at napag-isipan kong magmovie night. Sumawsaw na rin si Tobias sa gawi ko ngayong gabi. Pagkaupo ko sa sofa, binuksan ko agad ang tv at nagnetflix.

Sumunod siyang umupo, "Pwede'ng magcartoons nalang tayo?" Nangati ang ulo niya nang The Conjuring ang pinili ko.

"Plano ko, desisyon ko." Malamig kong usal.

"Wala naman tayong matututunan sa The Conjuring." He rolled his eyes. "Excuse me, it will teach you to never disturb the undisturbed." At tinakpan niya ang tenga niya at jung anong lumalabas sa nunganga niya na parang echantment.

"Sige, mag-isa ka diyan!" Tumayo ako, pero bago man ako makaalis ay hinawakan niya ang pulsohan ko at hinila palapit sakaniya. Tuluyan akong nahulog sa katawan niya, saktong ang ulo ko ay nasa kaniyang kandungan.

"If you move..." Nagtama ang mga mata namin kahit nakahiga ako. "God knows what I'm about to do to you," He had this manic smile.

"You think I'm scared huh, hindi ako natatakot---uhmmmmph!" Dumapo ang labi niya sa labi ko. My lips were like cookie dough presses on his.

He let go of assaulting my lips. "Yuck! Ew, Tobias, where is your discipline young man."

"There's no discipline when I'm with you because I'm not a young man anymore. Di lang yan ang aabutin mo sa akin, if you really run away, maybe I'll do something much more... explicit," Kinabahan ako bigla.

"Huwag nalang tayo mag-movie. I just want to spend the time like this..." Sabi niya at sumandal sa sofa habang nasa kandungan pa rin niya ako.

"Tobias," Tinawag ko siya, but he didn't budge.

"I'm not Tobias, I'm your hubby."

I rolled my eyes, "Oo na, Hi Your Hubby." Tumawa ako. "Daig mo pa si Aristotle sa paging Philosopher." Wika niya.

"Hubby,"

"Hmm," He moaned. "I don't know how to say this... But, have we met in the past?"

Tumahimik siya, at buntong-hininga lang ang naririnig ko mula sakaniya. "Yes, we have met."

Umayos siya sa pagkaupo at tinitigan ako. "Bakit ka napatanong?" Ngumisi siya, he began to lightly caress my hair.

I feel like a pet dog. >-<

"You're Nikolai Corpuz, right?" Nawala ang ngiti sa mukha niya, "Ayokong marinig ang pangalan'g 'yan ever again, wifey." Pinikit niya ang mga mata at sumandal ulit sa sofa.

He then looked straight at the ceiling with deep thoughts in his mind. I can' t read it! Ang hirap-hirap basahin ng kung anong iniisip niya ngayon. I should think of a way to stop him from depressing thoughts.

"Gusto mo ng popcorn?" Umupo na rin ako ng maayos sa sofa. "Ako na ang gagawa," Inunahan niya ako at dumiretso ng kusina at gumawa ng popcorn.

Mag-isa ako sa sofa ngayon. I feel kind of empty. I just want him beside me. Kinamumuhian ko man siya, it just feels different when he's away.

What am I thinking, he's just meters away from me. What if, I already built a sense of connection with Tobias and I have now become attached to him. That's a no-no!

Masasaktan lang ako niyan. My goal in this marruage is keep myself whole. Reap my benefits and earn what I can earn from him. Not hurt myself and more importantly, not to fall inlove!

Tumayo ako at pinuntahan siya ngayon na tulala lang na nakatayo, pinagmamasdan ang microwave habang naghihintay maluto ang butter flavored popcorn. "Tobias!"

"Argh!" Napatalon siya sa gulat at agad na binatukan ako. "Cindy, huwag mo naman akong gulatin." Napa-hawak siya sa counter at huminga ng malalim.

I glared at him, "Ang sakit ng pagbatok mo sakin!" Hinampas ko ang braso niya,

"Ikaw ang unang nanggulat," Binuksan ni Tobias ang microwave at inalayan ako.

"Popcorn?" Hindi ako nagdalawang isip at kumuha isang kamaong popcorn. "Thats's a lot wife, magdiet ka naman."

"Excuse me? Popcorn doesn't make you fat. Kung may dapat magdiet, ikaw dapat 'yun." Mababoy kasi rin' tong si Tobias. He eats portions for 2-3 people.

"I need to eat a lot to maintain these muscles," He flexed. "Sige ka, hihiyos yan sa laki." Bumalik ako sa sofa at sumunod rin siya at sabay kaming umupo.

Naging tahimik ang buong living room. Abala kami sa pagkonsumo sa butter flavored popcorn na niluto niya.

It felt like we were little children again. Walang pinoproblemang trabaho at mga tao sa buhay. It felt like childhoosd, but I don't know about Tobias if this is how he feels.

"Doesn't this reminds you of childhood?" I point out the thing were doing right now. Binuksan niya ang tv at nanuod ng Cartoon Network.

"Childhood? Didn't have that, sorry." He apologized. Sinapak ko ang likuran niya. Humiyaw siya sa sakit, "Wifey, alam kong binatukan kita kanina, kaya sorry na okay. Stop hitting me,"

"Do you want to feel what real childhood feels like?" Humiga ulit ako sa kandungan niya. "I don't know, will you show it to me?"

"Ofcourse, I'd be willing to show it to you." Ngumiti ako sakaniya.

"To be honest, this doesn't feel like childhood. Sitting on the sofa, with my wife, watching cartoons while eating popcorn, this absolutely feels like goals." What? I don't understand. Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Nevermind, sige mauna na akong matulog." He gentle placed my head on the sofa and left me laying there.

What's wrong with Tobias. Pinatay ko na ang tv and nagmadaling ubosin ang Sinundan ko rin siya sa kwarto, and he was getting ready to sleep.

I analyzed Tobias and his reaction on his name a while ago. It must have caused a very scarring trauma in his heart. It happened in his childhood, so what if...

I jumped on the bed, "Tobias!" Nagulat na naman siya sa pagsulpot ko biglaan. "Wife, nananakot ka na naman."

"Can you give me just a day, like, isang araw na hindi ka papasok sa trabaho, please?" Ngumuso ako, halatang nagpapacute. "Why? I have to think about it though,"

"Mag-amusement park tayo. Date tayo, sige na. Let's have a friendly date?" I suggested, hindi muna siya umimik.

Nagdaan ang ilang segundo, he just stared at me like nothing. Nawala ang ngiti sa mukha ko at umayos nalang sa pagkakahiga. "Huwag na, baka bisi ka. Goodnight," Malamig kong sabi.

But why doesn't he want to go. I did not say na bukas na bukas. Gusto ko talagang makita siyang ngumiti at masaya. Maybe amusement parks isn't the way to do it.

I shift away from his direction. I was side positioning myself away from him. Naramdaman ko nalang ang paglapit niya sa akin, and he spooned his other hand on my waist.

"Let's go nextweek." Bulong niya sa tenga ko. Napatili ako sa saya, humarap ako sakaniya, at naestatwa ako nang malamang ang lapit-lapit ng mukha niya sa mukha ko.

"Hmm, better." Naka-akbay pa rin ang kamay niya sa baywang ko at pinikit na ang mga mata niya. Nahihirapan akong kumilos at lumayo dahil sa bigat ng kamay niya.

"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Tumango ako sa pangangamusta niya sakin.

He pulled me closer, caging me with his hands. I probably don't need a comforter right now. His body keeps me warm.

I placed my head on his chest while I was in his embrace. "Comfortable?"

Hindi ako umimik at pinikit ko nalang ang mga mata. Yes, better.

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