CHAPTER 5- Pregnancy
MARIA
Pregnancy test kit.
Tumayo ako at inilalayan naman ako ni macey papuntang cr na ipinagpasalamat ko dahil nangangtog na ang mga binti ko. I don't know why but I'm feeling mixed emotions. Kanina nga ay kinakabahan ako pagkatapos ay ibang emosyon na hindi ko mapangalanan, ngayon naman ay sinalakay ulit ako ng kaba.
I closed my eyes to calm my self. I bit my lower lip when I entered the Cr. Pagkatapos ay agad kong binasa ang instructions na nakalagay at naghintay ilang minuto bago ko tinignan yun. Hindi ko alam kung ano ba dapat ang mararamdaman ko. Happiness, anxious and excitement. There are still some that I can't name.
Para akong babagsak sa sahig kaya naman kumuha ako ng supporta sa dingding habang naglalakad palabas. Sinalubong naman ako ng nag aalalang mukha ni Macey. Wala sa sariling binigay ko ang test kit kay doktora.
Pinagpawisan ako at alam ko na bakas sa mukha ko ang kaba. Naramdaman siguro iyon ni Macey kaya agad nya akong hinawakan sa kamay para supportahan.
Hinihintay lamang namin ang magiging reaksyon ng doctor at hindi naman kami nabigo dahil pagkaraan ng ilang minuto ay bumaling ito sakin at nakangiting hinawakan ang kamay ko.
"Congratulations! You're Six weeks pregnant!" Masayang sabi nito kaya ngumiti lang ako at nabalik na naman sa malalim na pag iisip. May sinasabi ito sa kaibigan ko pero hindi iyon na proseso sakin. I was drowned with my thoughts to even understand what they were saying. Hindi ko nga namalayan na nakauwi na pala kami.
DENRICK
"How dare you to dictate me what to do? I'm the CEO of this company, and I will not accept trashy opinions from the people who is under my position." Walang ka ngiti ngiti kong turan. Mariin ko na ring nakuyom ang mga kamao ko dahil sa tinuran ng mga taong nakapalibot sa akin ngayon.
We are currently in a meeting and they suddenly brought up a topic that made my blood boil. How dare them? And they think that I will accept it? It is my life so I can do whatever I want to do.
"But Mr Moncuedo it is already a tradition in your family to marry when you turned thirty. And now, you're in your thirties and you need a wife to be by your side. You also need a successor." Turan ng isang matandang ka meeting ko. He is one of the stock holder and what he said just made me pissed even more. Like I care if it is our tradition.
"Yeah I agree with Mr. Villanueva. Ito na ang nakasanayan na mangyari sa pamilya nyo. Para masiguro na may mamamahala pa sa kompanya nyo ay kailangan mo ng magiging asawa. You need a successor, may it be a girl or a boy." Pag sang ayon naman ng isang may edad na babae. Si Mrs. Delacruz na asawa ng gobernador na si Edmundo Delacruz.
I sighed. Yeah, we have the same tradition as Chinese businessmen. The only difference is that it is okay if we have a girl successor. They don't underestimate the capabilities of our next successor.
"Kung hindi mo magagawa 'yon ay baka mapipilitan kaming alisin ka sa posisyon mo ngayon Mr.moncuedo." Saad naman ng isa kaya marahas akong napabuntong hininga at napabaling ang tingin ko sa ama kong nakaupo at nakatingin lamang sa amin. Bumuntong hininga ito at binalingan ang mga tao sa loob ng silid na iyon.
"This meeting is adjourned. Leave this to me, everyone." Matigas na turan ng ama ko kaya naman agad nagsitanguan ang mga ito at walang imik na lumabas.
I look at him and I feel like I am just looking at my reflection. The only difference is that he looks older than me but the eyes, nose and lips are the same. He has this icy attitude that only my mom can melt. His eyes are cold and his aura screams authority. And just like me, he was also named as a monster in business. Well he was labeled as a 'devil in business.'
While looking at his eyes, I know what he was thinking. I sighed and closed my eyes tightly. Napaayos ako ng upo sa swivel chair dahil alam kong hindi na mababali ang desisyon nito. Whatever he is thinking right now, I know I am doomed.
"Son. You need to do what they've said. They are right. Kailangan mo ng pamilya. Nang anak para maging successor mo. If you will not obey then I don't have a choice but to remove you from that posisyon. You know the tradition of our family at hindi pwedeng ganito nalang. Kailangang may magmana ng kompanya. Ang susunod sa yapak mo. Me and your mom wants a grandchild too. You're in the right age to do that. Now it's up to you kung sino ang gusto mong maging ina ng anak mo." He stopped and looked intently at me. He is looking at me with a very serious face before he spoke again. "Remember. We are in the business world. Everyone wants your position. They have the desire to take it from you. They know the tradition of our family at kaunting mali mo lang ay magkakaroon na sila ng pagkakataon na makuha ang pwesto mo." Mahabang litanya nito kaya napahawak ako sa sintido ko. I am having a headache because of those fvckers. Oh Fvck! Fvck those stock holder. They won this time--No, I will let this slide but I will make sure that this will be the last. Hindi nila gustong makalaban ang isang Denrick Moncuedo.
Isang tapik sa balikat ang natanggap ko mula sa aking ama bago ako nito inayang lumabas. Wala naman akong nagawa kundi ang mapabuntong hininga nalang bago sumunod sa ama.
This news is really frustrating the hell out of me. I can't believe that I will follow those m0therfvcker's request. Nasuklay ko ang buhok gamit ang kamay at wala sa sariling natuon ang tingin sa isang babaeng wala sa sariling nakaupo sa harap ng computer nito.
A smile slowly crept on my face. Now I just need to execute my plan.
**Written by: Stringlily**
CHAPTER 6- PROPOSAL MARIA "Maria, kindly give me the papers that I needed to sign. Also, bring my schedule for today." Isang baritonong tinig ang nagpabalik saakin sa realidad. I was just staring blankly infront of my computer. I tried to work my a*s off but I just can't because there is so many things running inside my head. There is so many what ifs that didn't help me to calm down. I am really nervous right now. I tried to divert my attention, but I still keep on drowning in my thoughts. I want to be calm as possible, but I don't know how to. Being relaxed was out of my vocabulary right now. I was wondering what would be his reaction. Will he be mad at me? Magagalit kaya sya at pipilitin na ipalaglag ang bata o papanagutan ako nito? Those question keeps on repeating inside my head that will make me end up drowning. "Maria! Are you listening?" Rinig kong sigaw sa intercom kaya agad akong napabalik sa realida
CHAPTER 7- ONE AND ONLY MARIA DENRICK Oh sh1t! Fvck it! Even now, I can't still believe that I will follow orders from someone who is under than me. Don't get me wrong. I am not conceited, I just find their suggestion as a plain stupid. How lucky my father when he found my mom. They are also a product of arrange marriage but later on they develop a feelings for each other. I know that is why Dad agree to their suggestion because he believe that what happened to their love story will also happen to me. But they are completely wrong. Arrange marriage is completely not my thing. I don't want to marry someone I don't love---and that means eternity. Eternity because I will never love someone aside from her. And now that she is gone, the vision of having a happy also vanished. My parents want to arrange me because they said I am a very workaholic person. They said that I need
CHAPTER 8- HER PLAN MARIA I don't know if I should be thankful to his offer or what. I am shocked, yes. Who would not right? I was very nervous because of the thought that I am pregnant with his baby. I don't know how to tell him my condition and that is the reason why I am not in my self awhile ago. My thoughts drowned me earlier and I was able to pull my self out of it because of his sudden proposal. His proposal pull me back to my reverie but it manage to take all of the air that I was breathing. I was breathing so hard and I don't know if I should be thankful to him. I don't know if fate was with me. Nakisama ba sakin ang tadhana? Kung ganoon nga ang swerte ko naman. I want to smile. Maswerte ba talaga ako? Maybe I really am. My baby is so lucky and I am so happy for that. Marrying him doesn't mean I am lucky. Or am I? Diba nga pag nagpakasal kami ay matatali na ito sa akin? Pero bakit parang hindi masaya ang kalahati ng
CHAPTER 9- BITTER REALITY MARIA "MAYANG dalian mo na dyan! Nandiyan na ang fafy mo! Wag mo na syang paghintayin!" Rinig kong sigaw ng bakla sa labas ng kwarto ko kaya mas binilisan ko naman ang pagsuklay ng buhok ko. I look at my self in the mirror and smiled sweetly.What a gorgeous creation.I laugh and tried to act cute infront of my reflection. Ang ganda mo talaga Mayang! "Mayang!" I took a last glance at my reflection before I hurriedly got out. Pagkalabas ko ay sya naman hila nito ng buhok ko. Tinignan ko ito ng masama pero umirap lang ito bago bumaba. Sumunod na din akong bumaba sa kanya at naabutan ko ang boss ko na nakaupo sa luma naming sofa. With his simple t-shirt and a denim pants, he looks like a model. He looks like model without even trying hard. Yung kahit simpleng t-shirt lang ang suot mo ay nagmumukha ka pa ring dyamante. How can he do it? And why
CHAPTER 10- MARIA "Hey are you okay? Kanina ka pa parang wala sa sarili." He keeps on questioning about that and I always said that I am okay. We are now on our way to my apartment and just got done with my check up. Hindi ko sinabi na narinig ko kanina ang pinag uusapan nila ng pinsan nya. Para ano pa diba? I know now my role in his life. That is important so that I know my place and my limits. Hindi na ako aasang mamahalin nya ako dahil hinding hindi nya gagawin yun. Tipid nalang akong ngumiti sa kanya. "Okay lang po ako. Napagod lang siguro ako ngayong araw." Rason ko kaya napabuntong hininga ito. I know he is wondering why I suddenly acted like this. I just let him because I don't have the energy anymore. I feel like his word
CHAPTER 11- WHAT?? Denrick "So how's your work? Kamusta na ang mga stock holder ng kompanya nyo? Did they still making a way to remove you from your position?" A man asked me. He is not just a man but a friend of mine. Terrence Montero is looking at me intently while waiting for my response. We're here at the bar. We are in a VIP room to be exact. We don't want to be interupted by the noise so we decided to rent a room. We just want to have some quality time together after our stressful days. "Oo nga. By the way, did you find someone who can be your wife and the mother of your child?" Dark mijares asked me while maintaining his stoic face. I am really amazed with this man. He still remain emotionless even with us. He never shows his emotions and only us knows why. It is a secret of our group. And who
CHAPTER 12- DREAM MARIA "Hoy bruha kanina ka pa dyan tulala! May nangyari ba? Parang kagabi ko pa napapansin na parang wala ka sa sarili. Bakit biglang nadrained yang energy mo?" Puna sakin ni Macey. Napabuntong hininga naman ako bago sinubo ang pagkain at hindi sya sinagot. I don't want him to know the plan of denrick to me. Alam ko naman na mamahalin nito ang magiging anak namin. Based on his expression yesterday when he attentively listening to the doctor about my pregnancy. I know my bestfriend. If he knows the plan of my boss, he would go berserk. He is so protective of me that is why I am afraid of what he would do if he will know. Oo, babakla bakla lang sya but once he knew na inaapi ako ay baka lalaki pa ito sa lalaki. He once did that when I was being bullied in our school and I can't imagine him getting more angrier if he knows m
CHAPTER 13- IS SHE THE ONE? MARIA Sa durasyon ng byahe papuntang opisina ay katahimikan ang namayani sa amin. We are both drowned with our own thoughts to even talk. Nag usap lang kami nung papasok kami ng opisina kung saan lahat ng mga empleyado ay pinagtitinginan kami. Who would not right? He is holding my hand. Hindi mo talaga maiiwasan na may mga usasero at usasera pag may chismis. Paano ba kasi e ang alam nila ay secretary lang ako nito and nothing else. Yes may mga times nga din na siniship nila ako sa boss ko which I also like to be honest. Pero bakit ko naman sasabihin sa kanila right?So I acted like I am irritated but deep inside I like it. They even gave us a name, DenRia which at first I found so beautiful but now I think it is so corny. Wala na bang iba? I don't know their reaction