Explanations

"H-How could you?!" I yelled at him at napasabunot nalang ako sa ulo ko. All this time?! LAHAT SILA?! ARE THEY GETTING REVENGE ON ME?!

WALA NA PALA TALAGA AKO DITONG MAKAKAPAGTIWALAAN! KAHIT YATA SARILI KO HINDI NA...

"M-Man... I can explain—

"Alam mo din?"

"A-Ang alin?" Kabadong sagot n'ya. "Alam mo din ba na buhay si Cinderella? 11 years na pre... Baka alam mo?" Pasarkastiko kong saad. Bago pa s'ya sumagot may dinagdag ako "Magsinungaling ka pa wala ka na—

"Hindi ko alam. P-Pero kanina oo. Kanina lang... Maniwala ka..." Napahinga ako ng malalim. "S-Sinabi samin ng magulang n'ya... N-Nawawala kasi s'ya... Tatlong araw nang makalipas pagkatapos ng aksidente... Yun lang talaga pre... Maniwala ka."

"Alam mo na matagal na s'yang Buenaventura? "

Hindi s'ya kaagad sumagot kaya natawa na ko. "Sasagot ka o sasagot ka? Tangina ayoko nang makipag tarantaduhan sayo ha."

"Oo... Oo, alam ko... Matagal na..."

Natawa ako ulit "Sino si Alejandro?"

Tumagal s'yang hindi mag salita kaya napahinga ako ng malalim. "Sino? Yung taong matagal ko nang kasama! Yung tinuring kaibigan ko! Puta sino yon!" sigaw ko pero hindi padin s'ya sumasagot, puro pag hinga lang malalim naririnig ko.

"Si Alejandro at Cinderella ba ay iisa?"

Wala pading sagot kaya nabwisit na ko. "Sa susunod nga... Siguraduhin n'yo na pag mantatarantado kayo maayos sana tas hindi kaagad malalaman ng iba ano?" I ended the call and walk back at Cinderella.

"A-Are you okay?" She asked but I just gave her a nod and lie down. So all this time... Kaya pala nung unang pagkakakilala namin... Kompurtable ako kasi matagal na pala talaga kaming magkakilala?

Pero... Bakit? Bakit nag pretend s'ya na maging lalaki unang una pa lang? Anong meron? Matagal na ba s'yang may galit sakin?

"Hey." Tinapik n'ya ko at hinila n'ya ko paupo so umupo ako. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop... But the name you mentioned...  Alejandro Sandoval?"

"Hmm?" I hummed at napairap. Di ko mapigilan yung inis. "I think I know him."

"Really?" Napairap ulit ako "Yeah... I think it's me? I know its sounds ridiculous! Pero naalala ko lang! See this!!" I looked at her and she show me her ring and I smirk when she snapped the gem open at may nalaglag from that.

She picked it up at binalik sa ayos ang singsing, "I remembered how to use this! Isn't amazing?!" She grins at me then she place that thing on her face.

That's the mask that I have invented... Pinanuod ko lang s'ya at may parang kinalikot s'ya don that makes her face... Change... To Alejandro's...

"Nag iba ba itsura ko?" She asked and I nodded. "Now I don't know why I'm having this memory... But I think I used to be like a guy... Oh my gosh, have I ever had a relationship with a girl?!" She panicked and quickly removed that mask.

"Think yes... Depende sa pinaggagagawa mo? Pero ang alam ko meron." I smirk at lumapit sa kanya. "Tell me assassin, Can you remember me now?" I asked and she stares at me.

"W-Why are you calling me an assassin?"

"Why are you pretending to be a guy ever since hmm?" I asked again. "I asked—

"But I asked you first so I want you to answer it first before you could ask another one, assassin." I threatened so she narrow his eyes at me and hop down the car.

"I don't know what are you talking about..."

"You will if you let yourself remember everything you know... I can't let you go without answers... Wife you've gone too far on my patience and I want answers!" I half yelled at napahawak nanaman s'ya sa ulo n'ya.

I hop down also and she keeps on stepping back. I love this lady... But I don't want to be stupid now because I love her so much... I need answers and I am ready to know it...

She started groaning and I just froze on my position. Later on, she looks at me and breathed deeply. "W-Where am I? C-Callen?!" She yelled and groaned again.

Jesus, I think I'm the one who've gone too far! Hahabulin ko sana s'ya non baka kasi malaglag sa bangin pero tumakbo s'ya pababa that made me anxious about her! Pababa tong pwesto namin! She might lose balance!

Before I could get her, she was running furiously and it looks like she can't control the speed now so I yelled her name and follow her downhill.

Hindi pa yata ako nakakababa non, I saw her hit herself on the tree that made her fall on the ground, I yelled her name again at mas binilisang bumaba. Pagkababa ko, I saw her now standing, looking around.

Damn! Now I make it even worst! Baka lalo n'ya kong nakalimutan don! "C-Cinderella!" I yelled again and so she faced me.

I ran as fast as I could at nakita kong tumakbo na din s'ya sakin. I was shocked when she jumped on me that made me fall on the ground with her.

"Chase..." I heard her sob at ramdam ko na may parang tumutulo sa may leeg ko so I touched it. Fvck, that's blood. Too much blood!

I quickly got up with her and carried her. Now she passed out and bleeding too damn much from her head.

I ran back up, kahit na sobrang hirap di kona inintindi yon kasi kailangan ko nang agapan tong pag dugo ng ulo n'ya.

Ilang minuto din ay nakabalik na kami sa taas at ihiniga ko s'ya kaagad sa backseat. I catch my breath first before continuing. Kinulang na yata ako sa exercise, sobrang hingal ko ah!

Maya-maya din ay ginamot ko na s'ya, peste dapat galit ako eh. Pero di ko s'ya matiis. I remove my shirt and dust it off kaso napairal ko ung init ng ulo ko kaya nahahampas ko na pala yon sa puno.

I let go of it and continuously punch the tree. Sorry, I can't release my emotion without hurting anything. Tska bakit ba lagi nalang ako nabubulag sa katotohanan? Bobo mo naman Chase para di mapansin na iisa lang yang minamahal mo at yang si Alejandro!

Why's my Cinderella full of surprises?

"Chase!" Napaharap ako bigla sa kotse nang makita ko na biglang bumangon si Cinderella doon kaya tumakbo ako doon. "Cha—

She stopped calling me when she saw me. "You're fine... I'm here, don't worr—

Now she's kissing me! DON'T KISS BACK! GALIT KA! CHASE! MATAPANG TAYO. BAWAL— eh kaso di kinaya.

I kissed back and I slowly lie her back on the comforter, fvck! Tigil na Chase! Before she could pull me closer to her to deepen the kiss, I hold her wrist and slowly pull away, then glare at her.

"Enough with you..." I murmured and sit back, she sat down also at pagkasulyap ko dito, di ko napansin na luhaan pala s'ya.

"W-What do you mean? Y-You don't love me anymore?"

Why is she acting like this now? I'm really confused about her actions now!! It's killing me! "I'm sorry... I have to save m-my life from my parents from these past years chase... I-I'm sorry na naging selfish ako..." Napatitig nalang din ako sa kanya.

"D-Don't tell me you now remember me? Coz' you're a hundred percent acting weird and making me a lunatic!"

She smiled as her tears trails down her cheeks. "T-Test me." She even managed to laugh so I smirk.

Napapagod na kong intindihin s'ya ngayon... Ang gulo-gulo n'ya... Pero wala eh, mahal ko padin kaya nandito ako para intindihin s'ya kahit nong mangyare.

"What happened to you three days ago?"

"I've got into a serious accident with my parents... And when I woke up... I remembered Callen taking me away from that crash... Then the next thing that I could remember..." She paused at natulala. "What is it?" I asked and looked at me.

"He e-erased my memories... That bastard..." She whispered at napatulala ulit sa labas na para bang may ni rerecall, she even rub her head and groaned when she felt her wound.

"Don't touch that. You hit your head on the tree earlier." I said so she glanced at me and quickly grab a mirror. She removed the gauze from her wound and I saw her pinching that wound that made me look away. She's really weird now... Still, cute.

When she sighed, I look back at her. "Damn you!" I accidentally cursed and quickly wipe her blood from her face with my shirt. And now my white shirt matches the color of my hoodie.

"Wait..." She was about to pull me away but I grab her wrist. "Stay still. This is a lot of blood." I said at hiniga muna s'ya saka ginamot ulit. After cleaning her up, she show me something that made me look at it carefully coz' I think I know this thing...

It's like a needle like if you'll put it together, pero kasi naputol and now I know what is this. That bastard spent his life inventing this shit to make revenge using my wife?! Naalala ko na nabanggit n'ya to sakin... Pero binaliwala ko. He used to be great in manipulating things... Now he wants to control my wife but first erasing her memories and changing her personality!

"Bal, I remembered him locking me up in his home... And he even commanded me to marry him... For the next 5 days... While he'll go in New York for a while... And the next thing I could remember is I followed someone in a party to make revenge coz' that guy literally sexual harassed me. Turns out it was Callen's butler. Disgusting. Tanda na nang mamanyak pa." I know it's a serious talk, but I can't help but to smile. She's back...

"That's why I feel locked up in my own body... I can't even control myself!" She snapped out and looked at me. Okay she caught me staring at her lips! Okay chase be a good boy, look back at her eyes.

Now she raise that eyebrow on me. "We have to get Callen, bal..."

"Yeah. I'm aware of that... I'm glad that you remembered everything... But do you mind telling me other things that you used to lie on me?" I smiled sarcastically and wow chase, that's an headstart of you being angry to her. Carry on man. I'll be proud of you.

"If you're going to ask me where to start... Start ka sa pagiging Alejandro mo hun, then tell me about everything you did after you almost died on my arms?" I smiled at her and she bit her lower lip.

"Oh... You knew about that... Alejandro thing..."

"Yeah. From your own words... Nag explain kana pero kulang hun... Di ako nakuntento... Come on, you can start now, I've been waiting for all of the answers I want ever since." I lean back at huminga na s'ya ng malalim.

S'ya lang pala kailangan ko sa pag sagot ng mga katanungan ko... Hahanap pa ko sa iba na kulang-kulang mga detalye na nabibigay.

Sinabi n'ya sakin simula sa una at oo, naka ilang oras kami dito at mukang ayos lang naman sa kanya na kahit gano pa kadami s'yang ieexplain sakin, pinagpatuloy n'ya. At kahit sa sobrang dami ng nalaman ko mula sa buhay n'ya... I don't know... I'm not mad anymore...

"And... From these past years... Yung oras na akala ko mamamatay na ko... Thought it was it... Pero... Nagulat ako nang makita ko si papa... Buhat ako kasama si mama na umiiyak na..." She play with my hands and our position today is comfy, We were cuddling under the stars...

"They bought me on a room... And I saw my uncle there... And I'm sure that he's not a doctor. He's like a mad scientist? Parang joke no? Pero that guy saved my life so I'm thankful. " she chuckled and she looks at me. "Then the following days... Wala eh... Pinagmalupitan na nila ako... Alam mo bang alam nila kung nasan ako simula nung lumayas ako? Then know everything I do with you... As in."

"Then why didn't they take you away from us ever since?"

"That's my question also to them. Sabi nila siguro nga kasalanan din nila bat ako nagkaganto... So they just let me since this is I wanted to be... Pero habang nag tatrabaho akong assassin sainyo, they are always there to look after me..."

"S-So... Nung panahong nakipag meeting ako sa kanila... Alam nilang nandun ka?" She nods "Miss na daw ako."

"Oh so pano yan... Pag nalaman nilang nasakin ka..." I gave her a sad face so umupo s'ya kaya umupo na din ako. "Gagraduate na ko next week. Gusto ko nandun ka kahit anong mangyare ha?"

"Pano ko magagawa yun? Eh pag nalaman nilang nasakin ka nga... Baka ilayo ka nanaman nila sakin... I don't want that to happen..."

"We won't let that happen... Sobra-sobra na sila sa taon na makapiling ako... Sobrang namiss kaya kita." She sits on my lap and wrap her arms around my waist so I smiled.

"Kaya nga bawat taon... Natakas ako samin para makipag kita sayo..." She whispered so nanlaki mata ko sa kanya. "SABI NA EH! KAYA PARANG TOTOO YUN! Anong ginawa mo ha?"

She winks at me. "A friend of mine knows a drug for that. Sabi n'ya parang panaginip lang yon sa nakainom but it's real."

"Bal naman... Alam mo namang tumigil na ko jan. Tapos ikaw tong nagpapasimuno." I push her hair back and she holds my chin. "I can't live without you... Kaya kahit makita ka lang ayos na sakin yun. And I made you my strength habang sakal padin ako sa magulang ko. You're the reason why I'm still pressing myself forward." She gave me a peck so I smiled.

"I'm still in love with you Bal..." I said and move closer to her. "Still?"

"Yeah... After your graduation, come with me in batangas okay?"

"Sure." Before she attacks me on a kiss I hold his chin so she laughs. "Nung nakita ko na ulit si Alejandro... Yung papunta akong batangas, ikaw ba yon?" I narrow my eyes at her and she slowly nods.

"Ba yan wife. Dami mong surprises. From now on ayaw ko nang nagtatago ka ng kahit ano sakin ha? Promise me."

"I promise. Since tapos na naman yung kila Owen at kevin."

"Yeah. Isa nalang na naman. Kay Callen nalang, at last na din sa magulang mo. Gusto kong makipag kita sa kanila."

"A-Are you sure about that?"

"It's for our own sake. Gusto na kitang pakasalan ng walang hahadlang don." I hugged her tight and she hugged me back. "I love you so much my Cinderella..."

"I love you too." We snuggle and before we end this conversation, I want to come out clean to her. "Wife?"

"Oh?"

"P-Please don't be angry at me..." I said so she pulls away and look at me. "Why? What did you do?"

"I don't know what did I do... It just happened..." I said at napataas s'ya ng kilay sakin. "What is it? Tell me..."

"Y-Your cousin... Belle?"

"What about her?" Now she got off me and stares at me, parang nakakatakot nang ituloy ah. "Before I go at Kian's party... I don't know... S-She's acting weird... Ever since you died..."

"Chase. Tell me what is it! kinakabahan ako..." She grasp on my hand so I bit my lower lip first.

"It was a normal day. Just me in the house... At kinabukasan ng alis ko, I don't really know what happened! I just saw her dressing up and me... Naked! WIFE! NO STAY. Let me finish wife!" I pull her down when she stood up

"How could I listen to your cheat—

"Hindi ko pa nasasabi sayo buong detalye... Can you please... Stay and listen..." she's not convinced so I pull her hand and place it on my chest. "If I don't love you, edi sana may iba na ko. Sa sobrang mahal kita hindi ko talaga kayang ipagpalit ka kaya ako nanirahang mag isa sa lugar na wala madyadong tao kase hindi ko padin kayang tanggapin yon... Please wife... Just listen to me... Trust me..." I wipe her tears away so she sat close to me and I hugged her.

"Si belle... Matagal na s'yang may gusto sakin kahit nung mga panahong buhay kapa. Ask Kian... Even him agrees with it... Nung araw na nandon ako... Kami-kami lang nila kian nandon nang bigla s'yang sumulpot at sinasabi na tutulungan n'ya din ako... Hindi ko gusto kasi ayoko ng madaming tao... Tanging si Kian lang pinayagan ko at yung asawa n'ya na dapat si Alejandro muna... O ikaw siguro..." I paused when I felt her sigh.

"Kian and I found out that she looks glad that you died... So I can't help but to raise a voice at her... Yet Kian handles it so I left in that conversation... Trust me Cinderella... Ask Kian... Tas sumunod non yung... Yun nga... Yung araw na yon. Literal na wala akong maalala na kahit ano... Bigla bigla nalang s'yang sumulpot... She's even stealing your looks... I'm sorry to have the thought of it, but I think your cousin wants to be you to steal me..." I said at natulala s'ya.

"C-Cind—

"I remembered her... Asking for my old photos... My clothes..."

"Wife! Why did you hand it over to her?!"

"She's my cousin! I did not know she's playing with me!!"  Now she stands up at kaya sumunod ako sa kanya. "Where are you going?!"

"I'll kill that bitch!" She yelled at di ko napigilang mapangiti, kaya nasapak ako sa dibdib. "Bat ka tumatawa?! Ano! Pinagseselos mo ba ko!"

"No! —

"Then why did you laugh?!"

"I love how you get angry on someone who tries to steal your husband from you... Ang swerte ko naman sayo..."

"Syempre pogi asawa ko. Aware ako na madaming mang aagaw kaya kailangang malakas ako. Tara. Hanapin natin yang bruhang yon! Pero teka! Ano bang sinabi n'ya bago ka umalis don?"

"It was.. A fun night daw... Eh wala nga akong alam! Promise! Kahit ako pa putulan mo ng ano..." I raise both of my hands for surrender and she just glare at me then grab my hand as she drag me in the car.

My wife is back bitches.