JANG

“Why the hell didn't you tell me that there was an arrage marriage?” Pagkapasok na pagkapasok ko sa condo ni Margaux ay 'yon agad ang bungad ko sa kaniya, nagulat pa siya sa biglaan kong pag pasok at pag sabi no'n.

“Hey! Para akong aatakihin sa puso, nakakagulat ka!” My face was just a blank expression as I looked at her.

She sighed,
“Yeah, I'm sorry, okay? I just forgot to tell you about that. Err! Sa dinami-dami ba naman kasi ng makakalimutan ko ay 'yon pa.” I rolled my eyes at her, then I walked over to her single couch and sat comfortably.

“Maybe they didn't notice that you didn't know about marriage, did they?” Umiling ako kaya nakahinga siya nang maluwag.

“I will not marry him.” I coldly said to her, narinig ko naman ang malakas niyang pag buntong hininga.

“Even Yang doesn't want to marry him because she considers Jungwon only a brother.” Umupo na din si Margaux sa isang single couch, habang ako naman ay inilagay ang kanang kamay ko sa chin.

It doesn't make sense, sa pagkakaalam ko hindi naman nalulugi ang company ni Appa pero bakit kailangan maikasal ang dalawa?

“Why do they have to get married?” Matagal bago nakasagot si Margaux, tinitigan muna niya ako na para bang inaaalam kung ano ang nasa isip ko.

Tumikhim siya.
“Yang told me that the two of them could get married because your father and Jungwon's father had an agreement that when your father have a daughter and Jungwon's father have a son they will be reconciled to be husband and wife.” Bahagyang nangunot ang noo ko, pamilyar sa'kin ang ganitong usapin. I don’t know why but I seem to have a strange feeling about this agreement.

“Bakit nga?”

“The truth is I don’t know, even Yang doesn’t know what the deep reason for such an agreement is,” Sandaling natulala si Margaux, siguro ay nag-iisip. Ako naman ay napapa isip din, may gusto akong sabihin na hindi ko naman alam kung ano ba dapat. I was just familiar with that agreement when I was young but I don't remember.

“Baka naman for the friendship of your father and Jungwon's father, as if symbolizing their good friendship?” Napa isip ako sa sinabi niya pero masyado naman atang mababaw para ipakasal ang dalawa, I know my appa. For him marriage is important, for appa it is sacred and for him the only thing that should be married is the two people who love each other but why does the wind seem to change? Even though Yang and Jungwon don't love each other, they still want their marriage to continue.

Why Appa?

“However, I will not marry that man. Never.” Kumamot sa ulo si Margaux at binigyan ako ng kakaibang ngiti, ngiti na may panunuya.

“Okay? That's why you need to accomplish your mission as soon as possible para wala ng kasalang magaganap.” Tumayo siya't nag tungo sa kwarto, maya-maya lamang ay lumabas siyang may dalang folder. Inabot niya 'yon sa akin, pinakatitigan ko lamang 'yon kaya napangiwi siya.

“Galing 'yan sa Secretary ni Yang, I asked her for that because you will need it.” Tinanggap ko 'yon at binuklat ang laman, I found out those are the schedules of what Yang has to do for a week. Kung gano’n ay papasok pala talaga ako sa company nila.

Tss, hassle!

“Oh! I almost forgot. By the way, tomorrow we will have a college reunion, so come here early para makapag handa ka.” So magsusuot na naman akong dress? Fuck! that's one of the things I don't like, but I don't have a choice either.

Matapos naming mag usap ay lumabas na ako ng condo niya, papasok pa lang sana ako sa elevator nang bigla niya akong tinawag at lumapit sa'kin.

“I'll just remind you, be careful of Jungwon. He's not convinced that you are Yang and I know him, that he will do everything to prove that his suspicion is right,” She said it seriously kaya nakakapanibago, “So be careful to him.” Tumango lang ako 'saka tuluyan nang sumakay sa elevator nang hindi nagsasabi sa kaniya. Well, medyo nasasanay na din naman siya sa'kin.

I leaned on the elevator and rubbed my forehead because it hurt a bit.

When it opened I went out and walked to the parking lot, pagkatapat na pagkatapat ko pa lang sa sasakyan ko ay may nakaagaw nang atensyon ko. A sound of heels, as if it was running or walking fast?

Pagsasawalang bahala ko na lang sana pero nakarinig ako ng malakas na lagabog kaya naman sinilip ko at nakita ang isang babaeng nakasandal sa isang sasakyang kulay dark brown. The woman seemed to be pushed because of her position.

“Aeon!” I raised an eyebrow at the name the woman mentioned. Aeon? Sounds familiar.

"S-si Aeon ang boyfriend ni Yang and Yang told me that they went to the philippines together."

Are they just one?

Para makompirma ang hinala ko ay tumingin ako sa lalaki pero naka suot 'to ng hood kaya 'di ko makita ng maayos ang mukha niya.

I suddenly hid in the car next to me when Aeon suddenly turned to look at where I was. After a while I peeked again and saw that the woman hugged Aeon tightly, Aeon didn't move, instead he pulled the woman's hair tightly and then quickly grabbed it with a kiss on the lips. Every kiss of Aeon has a force but that didn't matter to the woman because she seemed very eager for the kiss they were sharing.

“If he was Aeon, Yang's boyfriend. He cheated on my twin sister, then.” I whispered to myself and a few seconds later Aeon pushed the woman away 'saka sinamaan nang tingin habang ang babae ay mapang akit na tumingin sa kaniya.

Because of that scene gave me confusion, if he have a relationship with that woman he would not treat the woman that way.

What the hell is the relationship between the two of you?

Matapos no'n ay sumakay na si Aeon sa kaniyang sasakyan. Nag madali naman akong tumungo sa sasakyan ko't mabilis na pinaandar at sinundan si Aeon. Do'n ko rin nakompirmang si Aeon nga talaga 'yon na Boyfriend ni Yang dahil nakita ko ang mukha niya bago ito sumakay sa sasakyan nito.

Marahil ito na ang pagkakataon ko para malaman kung ano ang kinalaman niya sa pagkamatay ni Yang at isa pang nakapagtataka kung bakit parang wala siyang alam sa nangyari kay Yang gayong magkasama silang nag punta sa pilipinas?

Ayon sa investigation ay hindi sila magkasama na tanging si Yang lang ang mag isang nag tungo sa pilipinas pero ang sabi naman ni Yang kay Margaux sa call ay magkasama sila. Hindi nga malabong si Aeon ang pumatay sa kapatid ko dahil nagawang ipalabas na hindi sila mag kasama kahit na ang totoo naman ay magkasama talaga sila and even if Margaux tells the detective that the two are together, that's not a solid basis because through that call, Yang said that she and Aeon are together, kung sana sa text ay pwede pa na masangkot sa investigation itong si Aeon.

But even so, even if Aeon slipped through the investigation, but to me, he won't have a loophole. Hindi ko siya tatantanan because I will do everything to find my own evidence that he killed my sister. I will make sure there will be justice for Yang’s death.

~To Be Continued...