B2 Chapter 16

PAST

"Dale!" rinig nyang tawag ni Edward sa kanya.

Lalo tuloy lumakas at bumilis ang tibok ng puso nya.

Hindi nya alam ang gagawin.

Pero bago pa sya makapagdesisyon ay narinig nya na ang sigaw ni Trish.

"Omaygad!"

Kasabay ng pagsuntok ni Marco kay Edward.

PRESENT

While the hair and make-up artists are busy doing their jobs on each of us, my wife is asleep on the make-up chair.

So I told them to minimize the noise they are making.

They are gushing over the fact that my wife and I are holding hands.

PAST

Bagsak at duguan na si Edward pero hindi pa rin sya tinitigilan ni Marco ng suntok.

Hindi rin naman lumalaban si Edward.

Hinahayaan nya lang si Marco na bugbugin sya.

Hindi na kaya ni Dale ang nakikita nya.

Bakit ba kasi hindi sya lumaban kay Marco?

PRESENT

"Sir, awat na muna sa kasweetan at kailangan na po magbihis ni madam! Kayo rin po magbihis na rin kayo sa kabilang room."

"Is it really necessary?"

"Para po may element of surprise."

"Okay sige na nga!"

Tumayo na ako at hinalikan ang kamay ni Dale.

PAST

Hindi na ako nakatiis at lumapit na ako kay Marco para awatin sya.

He was about to throw a punch again nang yakapin ko si Edward.

Pumikit na lang ako at nagdasal na sana hindi ako masuntok.

"What the hell are you doing Dale?!? Umalis ka dyan!"

PRESENT

Gorgeous

Stunning

And all the superlatives I can think of pale in comparison to my lovely wife.

I can feel my knees turn to jelly as she walks towards me.

I can't help but be awestruck by her beauty.

"You like it?" she shyly asks.

I nodded.

PAST

Nang akmang iiwas ni Marco si Dale ay hinawakan ni Edward ang kamay nito.

"Don't. touch. my. wife!" he ground out.

"You can punch me all you want but don't you dare try to touch my wife again." he says in a menacing voice.

PRESENT

Ang tagal nyang nakatitig lang sa asawa.

He feels his heart beating fast.

Hindi yata sya magsasawang sabihin na napakaswerte nya sa asawang si Dale.

It took him a while to snap out of his trance.

"Let's go?"

PAST

Napapailing na lang si Marco sa sinabi ni Edward.

Nang tumayo si Marco ay agad na bumaling si Edward kay Dale.

He's hesitant to touch her but still asked...

"Okay ka lang ba?" masuyong tanong nya kay Dale.

PRESENT

Sakay sila ng chopper as her husband promised.

Dale is looking out on the beautiful city lights.

"Ang ganda!!!"

"Sobrang ganda!" sang-ayon ng asawa nya habang nakatitig sa kanya.

Sabay masuyong hinalikan pa nito ang kamay nya.

She feels giddy.

PAST

She is looking at Edward who is all bruised and beat up because of Marco and she can't help but feel her heart constrict in pain.

Bakit ako ang tinatanong nya?

Di ba dapat sya ang tanungin ko?

Nang hindi sya kumibo ay nagpatuloy si Edward sa pagsasalita.

PRESENT

They arrived in just a few minutes.

Nauna bumaba ang lalaki para alalayan si Dale.

Nagulat pa sya ng buhatin sya nito na parang bagong kasal.

"Bushak! Anong ginagawa mo?"

"I just don't want you to trip on your heels, love!"