Chapter 14: The Good News

Doni had been a loner since the time he arrive from Luzon, even Mario can not cheer him up. He is no longer the Doni he used to be, he just became energetic everytime they have operation and he has the chance to kill a japanese soldiers. It seems that killing them give him the adrenaline, he is like a japanese soldier killer maniac. The same way that japanese soldiers were afraid to go outside of the garrison too because they can seldom go back alive. Everytime they're out of the garrison they were hunted by the filipino soldiers.

Now the hunter were already hunted by what they consider as enemy. Nakamura and kinomo was already scheduled for a vacation in japan when Danny and his family escaped, what they told to Danny is that they will not come back anymore so they need to leave as soon as possible, to go to a place no japanese soldiers will reach.

" Doni, I have something to tell you," Marga his sister said.

" What's that?", Doni asked.

" I want you to know that Mario is already my novio", Marga said.

" Ah, okay,.....a, what?!!!", he asked again.

" Mario is my boyfriend now..", Marga frankly told him, eventhought she felt a little alarm at his reaction.

" How come, he become your boyfriend Why I hadn't notice it before?", Doni asked.

" You had been away for a while, when you're gone he became very lonely, so we always talk until later he court me and because I think I'm inlove with him so I decided to have a relationship with him, you didn't notice it because you always have your own world,when you're here it seems that you're miles away from us",, Marga explained.

" In such a short period of time? you already realize you love him? how sure are you what you feel is already love?", Doni asked.

" Of course I'm sure! why? don't you like him for me? besides I've known him long enough, we had been in this mountain for two years now? ", Marga asked her brother.

" Of course I like him for you! if you are sure about what you feel toward each other is love, then go! go for your love," Doni encouraged Marga.

" Okay thanks for the understanding, I never thought you'll say no and I'm right", Marga said happily.

" Why would I say no? I know that Mario is a good man, he came from a good family and he is my friend", Doni said.

"I told him that for sure you'll approve of our relationship because you are friends", Marga said.

" Of course if I am to choose who you'd marry someday, it's my friend who's best for you", Doni said.

" Thanks Don, I really hope you'll approve of me for your sister", Mario said who just entered but Doni suspected he was just listening nearby at their conversation.

" Of course you're my bestfriend and you'll become my brother in law too, then it's official you will be my brother sooner." Doni who's very happy for the union if they will decide to get married.

" Sure! we just have to wait til this war is over, I don't want to settle down while we are in this situation,while war is ongoing",Mario said.

" Yes that's right,anyway everything will be okay while we're here", Doni said.

" Yes! everything will be okay", Mario answered. Both family had been much closer to each other after the admission from both of them that they have a relationship. But the family also notice when the couple has misunderstanding.

" That's what I told you! you are not ready for a relationship because you are too young,"

Maria said.

" Mom, I'm already twenty two years old I'm matured enough to have a boyfriend ", Marga defended.

" For me, you're still a baby that I don't want to settle down yet",Maria said.

." Mom, we hadn't talk yet about settling down at this time, you're right we're still young and not ready to face the world of being husband and wife", Marga said.

" Then you're going to break up with Mario?", Maria asked.

" Why should I mom? why should I broke up with him?",Marga asked.

" I thought you wanna break up with him? I notice that it seems you're not in good terms with him lately", Maria asked.

" Mom, you're assuming, of course not! I know that Mario loved me and I love him too so why are we going to split up?", Marga asked her mom.

" just assuming!" Maria tease.

" Just assume mom, cause we will never be separated", Marga answered.

" Then what's that misunderstanding all about?", Maria asked..

" That's our secret mom!", Marga answered. In the following days the new couple were very intimate to each other again,

they were inseparable just like after they admitted to Doni about their relatioship. Nobody is against their relationship, infact they all approve incase they decided on something more serious.They all know that Mario is a good man,very kind, responsible, and now he is a loving and caring person. He respected her parents he treated them the same way he treat his own parents.

" Mario, do we have to wait for this war to be over before we get married?", Marga asked. They had already talk about it before and she loved the assurance it brings to their relationship.

"Yes, right now we have no choice but to wait for the right time, and even if we want to get married who will initiate the wedding ceremomy now that we are here in the mountain?", Mario asked.

" But I think, we have to think further about it because what if I get pregnant?", Marga asked.

" For that is uncontrollable, I told you we need to wait til the war is over", Mario said.

" So we shall not do something that will make me pregnant right?", Marga asked.

" Why do you want to do it?", Mario asked in a very suggestive voice which is very charming for Marga's ears.

" I'll think about it first " Marga teasingly replied. People around them we're excited about their relationship,just like Myra and Mary, the two were envious of their growing love for each other.

" I wish Doni will notice me too, he had been my crush since the first time I saw him", Mary said to Myra.

" He is always busy thinking about his murdered troop, there's no place for you in his mind right now!", Myra replied to her sister. She know that Doni had been Mary's long time crushed but until now Doni did not notice her sister.

" I wish he will notice me too,"Mary said.

" How he'll going to notice you, everytime he's in here he seems living in an empty space, look at his eyes, it seems he is seeing no one", Myra said.

" Right, he is very withdrawn, he has no facial expression except anger", Mary said.

" Maybe that's what they call as war shock", Myra said.

" I think that's right, but I am willing to help him forget the painful experience he had in his past if he'll let me, he is goodlooking but with empty expression in his eyes except pain", Mary said.

" That's right! so stop expecting that he will notice you, why don't you give Orlan a chance? instead of waiting for the guy that will never be yours?", Myra advice.

" It's my heart that see him, everytime he's around I couldn't breathe properly, my heart seems so full that anytime it will burst with happiness when I saw him, that he's the only one I see", Mary said.

" Pity for you sis, your first love is not meant for you, but I hope time will come you'll gonna forget him and you'll just laugh at the realization that you had been stupid", Myra said.

" You're really so harsh sometimes I hate talking to you because you're so brutally frank." Mary said.

" I'm telling the truth, you should accept it", Myra insisted.

" Why, am I ugly?", Mary asked again expecting a brutally bland answer from her sister.

" No, you're beautiful and cute, any guy will give you a second glance", Myra said, and of course Mary beleived her.

" That's right, Myra's right you're pretty", Anselma who'd just entered and collecting their dirty clothes to be washed.

" Of course you're our mom, mother always thought their children are beautiful and handsome", myra told her mom.

" It's okay, I love it when I hear mom say that!", Mary reprimand her younger sister.

" It's because, it's something positive for you, that's why!", Myra said.

" Of course, why should I want to hear something negative about me? that is painful,

so I prefer to hear something positive", Mary said.

" Of course for your ego, anyway I want it to be that way too when I asked if I'm beautiful", Myra said.

" I guess the same way, but if you'll ask me also I will surely said the same thing that you are beautiful, all of you were beautiful in my eyes, no more no less", Anselma said.

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