Chained by the Wounds of Fate

Chapter 2

"What the hell is going on?!" I screamed as I walk, why are people taking all of my house properties?! "Crap, stop taking my properties!" Pero parang walang naririnig ang mga lalake, tuloy tuloy lang sila sa paglabas ng mga gamit ko papunta sa mga truck sa labas ng mansion, "I demand you all to stop this bullcrap!" Sigaw ko, saglit silang napatingin sa akin bago ulit tinuloy ang kanilang ginagawang paglabas ng mga kagamitan ko, why are they ignoring me? Why are they taking my properties?

    "Mrs. Cassiopea." A guy suddenly called, "We are following a certain order from the boss, sorry but we have to take all your properties." Dagdag niya, "This is legit, don't worry."

    Tinaasan ko ng kilay ang tumawag sa akin ng nakakadiring pangalan na iyan na minsan ko nang dinala, "it is Miss Esperanza." Pagtatama ko sa lalake.

    Nagbuntong-hininga ang lalake, "Madame, we just need you to sign this paper now."

    Pinakita niya sa akin ang isang folder, "what is that?" Mataray na tanong ko sa kanya habang nakataas ang isang kilay at nakapamewang, "and who the hell is your boss telling you all right now to take my house properties?!"

    "Me, wife."

    Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang mapagtanto ang bwisit na sumabat. "Tyrell, damn you. Kagagawan mo na naman ba ito?!" Naiinis na wika ko, curse him and his plans, of course it was him who planned this, he already said that himself, tsaka sino pa ba ang peste na naninira ng buhay ko maliban sa kanya? I had enough of him, unang kinuha niya ay ang kompanya ko, and now even my properties? Ugh! Magtira ka naman!

    "What if the answer is yes, wife? Will you come back to me?" Kahit na nakatalikod ako sa kanya ay alam kong nakangisi siya ngayon sa akin na parang panalo na siya, he thinks he will win against me? He thinks he had won already? Nah, I won't let him, like hell if I will! Isa akong Esperanza, I carry the blood of a noble family, no way I'd let him win this fight! Never!

    "Ma'am, paki-sign na po." Sabat naman ng lalake kanina at nilahad sa akin ang folder.

    "No! Why would I even sign that paper?!" Inis na hirit ko kaya naman napaurong ang lalake sa takot, maybe because I look intimidating.

    "M-Ma'am, para po ma-approve na nakuha na namin ang mga gamit mo." Sagot ng lalake.

    "Hah! You expect me to sign that contract, the hell no!" Inis na sigaw ko, ugh gusto kong pagbuntungan ng galit ang lalakeng ito pero wala itong pakinabang, my properties are not mine anymore. Damn! Kasalanan ko rin naman ito eh, dahil sa katangahan ko ay wala ng natira sa akin!

    Bakit ba kasi ako pumirma noon?! Oh yes, I thought it was an annulment paper pero isa palang property contract na nagsasabing all properties na akin (be it the inheritance basta lahat) ay mapupunta sa kamay ni Tyrell, I was such a foolish person believing it was an annulment paper! He tricked me, I was deceived. And now this is happening! Katangahan! Bakit hindi ko noon binasa ang kontrata? Of course, I was drunk.

    "Wife, I can guarantee that you'll have your old properties back, just marry me again, just come back to me and love me as you always do." Nakangising wika ni Tyrell.

    Galit kong kinuha ang folder sa kamay ng lalake kanina at saka lumapit kay Tyrell at saka marahas na hinampas ang folder sa kanyang mukha dahilan upang mamula ang kanyang pisngi dahil sa lakas ng sampal, lahat ng mga tao sa loob na kumukuha ng mga kagamitan ko at mga katulong ng bahay ay napatingin sa aming gawi dahil sa aking ginawa, "marry you again? Come back to you? Love you? Haha Tyrell, don't make me laugh!" Binato ko ang folder sa kanya at nasapol naman ngayon ang kanyang noo.

    Seryosong tumingin sa akin si Tyrell kaya naman napaurong ako at lunok, mahigpit niyang hinawakan ang kamay ko at linapit ang mukha sa aking tenga, "wife, that hurts you know." Pinulot niya ang folder at saka lumapit sa akin, "just sign the paper already, wife. Don't try to make things harder for me to handle, you know I can get bossy sometimes."

Biglang bumilis ang t***k ng puso ko pero agad kong binaling ang pakiramdam na ito at nag-astang hindi apektado. "Sa tingin mo madadala mo ako sa mga sinasabi mo?" Tumawa ulit ako kahit na halatang pilit.

He chuckled. "What if I say yes?" He countered.

Kumuyom ang kamao ko. "Baka gusto mo ng isa pang sapak sa mukha."

Tinignan niya ako, "do it again and I'll take you by force, sign the papers, wife."

    Napaurong ako dahil sa banta niya, kinuha ko lahat ng lakas ng loob ko. "What do you think of me, a frigging fool?" Tinaasan ko ng kilay si Tyrell, "I will never sign that paper!" I screamed.

Ngumisi si Tyrell at lumapit sa akin, kunting galaw na lang ay magtatama na ang aming mga labi, "I'm only giving you two options, wife. Sign that paper now and lose everything you have or marry me again and you'll have everything you had."

    He knew how much precious the sentiment and value of my properties were to me, he is using it against me.

    Damn you, Tyrell.

Napaurong ako ng ilang hakbang, "Ayoko ng matali sa isang tulad mong demonyo!"

"This demon is your husband." Malamig na sagot niya.

"Hindi! Wala akong asawang demonyo!" Iling ko, "Wala akong asawang tulad mo!"

Ngumisi siya, "I'm still your husband, Dea. You think we've already divorced? Think again, wife. What you've sign before was not an annulment contract, it was a property statement saying all things you have will be mine, and you fell for it. Do you think I'd let you go that easily? No wife, you are mine, mine, and only mine."

"I was effing drunk that time when you made me sign that! You tricked me! I thought you'd finally let me go! But no, I was wrong... you just took all those precious things I have! You took everything that I have! And please, stop that possessive-my-hole act you're showing, it's very disgusting!" I groaned, frustrated.

"You wanna know why I made you sign that contract?" His voice was showing his dominance, he was reminding me that he is almighty and powerful and that he can do everything even the impossible in just a snap of his fingers, nang hindi ako sumagot ay lumapit ulit siya sa akin, "I made you sign that contract to make sure that you won't escape this time, to ensure that you have no escape from me. You are my wife, it is a husband's duty to secure his wife."

"You are not securing me, Tyrell. You are taking away my freedom!" Sinampal ko siya sa kanyang pisngi, "you are taking away all the dreams I have! You wanna know the reason why I can't bring myself to love you?!"

Bigla siyang yumuko, napatingin ako sa kanyang kamay na ngayo'y parang handa nang manuntok dahil sa nanginginig na kamao, pero hindi ako tumigil.

"I can't bring myself to love you because you took him away from me! You are the reason why he left me! Ikaw ang rason kung bakit sirang-sira ang puso ko! Ikaw ang rason kung bakit nawala ang lahat ng mga taong mahahalaga sa akin... you took everything from me and there's no way you can ever bring it back! At ngayon, you're expecting me to still love you? You're expecting me to say it after all the things you've done?"

"Even if you don't love me, you're mine!" Sigaw niya.

"No, Tyrell. You're wrong. I was never yours." Iling ko, "Please stop this... please just let me go." Naluluhang wika ko, I was suddenly on the verge of crying. Stop it, Dea. Stop the tears before they fall.

"No! I can never let you go." Hinila niya ako at saka niyakap, biglang bumilis ang t***k ng puso ko... bago ko pa man mapakawalan ang matagal ko nang pinipigilan ay agad akong kumawala sa kanyang yakap at saka siya tinulak.

"If you can't let me go, then I'll find a way to escape you."

Tumawa siya ng napakalakas kaya napatingin ang lahat sa loob ng mansion sa amin, "you really think I'd let you?" He smirked, bago pa man ako makakibo ay naramdaman ko na lang na may biglang malamig na bagay na nasuot sa aking kamay, tumingin ako sa kamay ko at napagtanto na isang posas ang nakasuot ngayon sa kamay ko, ang isa namang posas ay nasa kamay ni Tyrell.

"What the ef." I cursed as I tried to take the darn handcuff off, pero wala... I sighed in defeat habang tinignan ang namumulang wrist dahil sa bwisit na posas.

"It's futile, wife. You can never take the handcuff off, the key is with me but I'll never tell you where I am hiding it."

"Ugh! Fine, I give up! I'll sign that damn paper already! Just take this stupid handcuff off already!" Inis na buntong ko.

Ngumisi siya sa akin, "nevermind about signing the papers, if I can't have you your way, then I'll have you my way. You can't escape me now, wife." He smirked devilishly. "I got you."

   Tinignan ko siya ng masama, "papatayin kita!"

   "Tutal patay na patay naman na ako sa iyo, huwag na lang." He grinned.