The Wife's Agony

Special Chapter 3

GRAYSON

"GRAYSON, aren't you going to do something?! Hillary is getting married!" histerikal na sabi sakin ng pinsan kong si Thalia

Parang isang malakas na suntok iyon sa akin nang malaman kong ikakasal na siya. And that man isn't me.

"Thalia, leave me alone."

"Pero—"

"She loves that man, right?"

Natahimik ito sa sinabi ko. Anong karapatan ko para sirain ang masayang buhay ni Hillary? I ruined her before.

I stopped all the news about Hillary. Inabala ko ang sarili ko sa trabaho. I made my own firm and made a name for myself. I made myself busy to forget about her and stop myself from running back to her. She have her own life now. She's happy now with the man that she chose.

Years passed by like a wind. I feel so empty. I have my firm, I have money, I have the influence and power but I don't feel happy at all. There's still a hole in my heart that didn't heal over the years.

"Attorney Andrews, someone's looking for you at the lobby." maingat na imporma sa akin ng sekretarya ko

"If it's not my family, don't bother me. Tell them to book an appointment." malamig na sabi ko sa kanya

They know the rules but they still make such silly mistakes. They should know that I won't meet anyone who doesn't have an appointment, except my family.

"S-Sir, it's your cousin from the Philippines."

Tumigil ang kamay ko sa pagpirma ng dokumentong hawak ko at tumingin sa kanya.

Is it Thalia? Siya lang ang pinsan namin na alam kong sasadyain ako rito pero ang alam ko ay nasa Thailand ito para sa shooting ng bagong pelikula niya.

"Which cousin?" kunot-noong tanong ko rito

"Thalia, Sir."

I knew it.

"Let her in."

Ilang taon ko ring iniwasan si Thalia dahil lagi ako nitong kinukulit tungkol kay Hillary. Tinuon ko ang atensyon ko sa monitor na nasa harapan ko, pinag-aaralan ko ngayon ang susunod na kaso na hahawakan ko. Hindi ko nilingon ang pinto nang bumukas iyon dahil alam ko naman kung sino ang pumasok.

"If you're going to bother me about Hillary, shut it, Thalia. She's happy now. I don't want to be a home wrecker." walang ganang sabi ko habang patuloy sa pagtipa

I heard her sat down gently and spoke, "What if she's suffering?"

That familiar voice.

Napatigil ako sa pagtipa at gulat na nilingon ang nagsalita. Hindi ko kailan man naisip na makikita ko siya ulit.

"Tita Camilla?" gulat na sambit ko nang makita siyang kalmadong nakaupo sa sofa at nakatayo sa gilid niya si Thalia

Something is different with my cousin. She looked really troubled and spiritless. She's normally hyper around everyone but she looks really different now. Nanatili itong tahimik at hindi man lang ako binati.

Mabilis na tinawag ko ang sekretarya ko at pina-cancel ang appointment at meetings ko. Nagpahanda din ako ng meryenda at lumapit kila Tita Camilla. Seeing them here after all those years means that there is a problem and what Tita Camilla said awhile really bothered me.

Did something happen to Hillary?

"Thalia, are you alright?" nag-aalalang tanong ko sa pinsan ko nang bigla itong humagulgol ng iyak