The Sergeant’s Hidden Secret

The scent of cheap floor wax in the high school hallway still clung to my shoes, a sharp and childish contrast to the heavy, expensive silence of the apartment I now shared with a man who felt like a stranger. " Jumi-ya" yelled by my classmate Amora I closed my locker then started walking near at her, i am holding my books that we will use on our next subject. It's eleven o'clock already. Lunch time, But the bell here at school hasn't rung yet. " What the hell! Our bell isn't ringing on time again, we're going to eat late again. " Amora's complaint. I looked at the bell hung on the wall. She's right the bell are not ringing, it's already eleven-thirty already. As we entered on our next subject, our proffesor announced something and it's about the grand ball that will be held by superior officers and I was one of them. Matagal-tagal ng napag-isipan ang grandball na 'yan, almost one year bago i-aproved ng head office ng school. " You are required to join the grandball all of you! Kapag hindi kayo umattend. I'm sorry say this pero ibabagsak ko kayo lahat! You understand! " Our teacher's announce. Napailing nalang ako dahil sa sinabi niya always niyang sinasabi 'yan saamin tuwing may ganap, at totoo literal niya kaming binabagsak that's why i hate him as proffesor. Hindi na nga siya maayos na mag-turo ganyan pa siya. After the announcement he left already that's when the bell of the school rung on the hallway. Amora and I walk through the hallway to the cafeteria to order our lunch. Amora ordered palabok with mini squid on the top, apple pie and a lemon cocktail juice with cucumber in the side then I ordered a shirmp carbonara and a cucumber juice. " Finally!" We both said when we already got our order. " I miss their palabok para kang nasa Pilipinas sa sarap, hindi pa ako pwedeng bumalik doon kaya pagtyagaan ko muna mga pagkain dito sa cafeteria natin. I heard 'din na Filipino ang chef natin sa cafeteria kaya may mga gantong pagkain" Amora's story, while she eats palabok. " Yeah. It's ate Vienna Dizon and her mother Vivian Dizon " I said as i took a bite of the shrimp on my carbonara. " Well good for them napadpad sila dito sa Winston Academy, kung hindi siguro baka walang gantong pagkain dito. And by the way is that a marriage ring?" I was shocked when she noticed my diamond ring on my finger. " No" I answered her. She might be suspicious right now because of I'm wearing soemthing that will shocked them when they see it but I can't just tell her that I'm married already. It must be lowkey relationship only. " Just my momma giving her one of her jewelries since poppa bought her a dozens of rings diamond again" i explain to her then she let go of my hand. " Tita Jameila always got a present from your father, your mom's lucky" she commented and I just smile at her. After our lunch we suggest to go home already because it's Wednesday and half-day lang kami. I was waiting in the waiting shed waiting for my driver to fetch me since i already contacted him already when suddenly a brown van stopped in front of me. The door opened and i saw a white haired man, with blue eyes, white skin, and wearing a sergeant uniform. My Husband " Get in." he commanded. He was holding a book on his lap. He's reading Pumasok ako sa loob ng hindi nagdadalawang isip, hindi ko 'din alam eh bakit ako sumunod, ginawa lang ng katawan ko. " Where are we going?" Mahinang tanong ko sakanya, katabi ko lang siya at yung driver ko sa white van namin ang nagdri-drive ngayon. " Hotel." He coldly answered. I just nod at him as i lean my back on the chair of the van. As we reached to the hotel a young woman went outside of the hotel wearing a brown skirt and a white shirt with a blank jacket that has pearl buttons and she's also wearing a pearl headband. This girl look like she's on the twenties, she's so young. and she look like a grade 12 student. " Kuya! " She yelled, walking near to this guy. Guy palang kasi tawag ko kasi hindi pa 'din ako sanay na kasal na ako, mabilisan lang 'din ang kasal na ginanap kaya ay nabigla ako sa mga nangyayari. " Vanessia. You are here? You don't have classes?" The girl shake her head. " Nah, we don't have. Mommy brought me here, so I could see your wife" she answered pa. " By the way, where is she sabi mo kasama mo siya ?" She added. I suddenly raised my one eyebrow at her. What! Did she not see me? Sabagay, hindi pa naman niya ako nakikita. This guy pointed me and the young girl look at me. " She is Vanessa" the girl smile suddenly fainted when she saw me. What? " Oh, Hi!" She greeted me. " I thought kasama ni kuya, akala ko kaibigan ka niya, sorry" she apologize then she hold her kuya hands, then started to pull him inside of the hotel. " Come'on kuya, Mommy's waiting on the meeting room" They started going inside leaving me outside, in the van. " Miss Fajardo. " Tawag saakin ni Kuya Isidro. Apilido ko nong 'di pa ako kinasal sa lalaking 'yon ang tawag niya saakin, dahil 'di pa 'din ako sanay na itawag ako gamit ang ibang apilyido. I smiled at him and started to walk inside of the hotel, kuya Isidro opened the door of the meeting room for me. All of the people in the meeting room are looking at me. " I'm sorry, I'm late" i apologized then i started to sit on the right side of my husband. " It's ok. Pero next time on time ka, 'wag kang paimportante" rinig ko ani ng matanda na nakaharap sa lalaking ito. I just nod at her then the meeting started to continue again, I was shaking dahil first time ko mapaigilan, parang pinagpapawisan na 'din ako dahil kahit na may aircon. The feeling na nanginginig ka kapag napagalitan ka or nagpapawis ka na, na para bang may anxiety ka na sa nangyari. Nawala ang panginnginig ko nang may humawak sa kamay kong nakalagay sa armchair ng upuan na inuupuan namin. Nakita kong nakahawak si Leon, ang asawa ko sa kamay ko, pinipisil niya ito ng kaunti at hinihilot. Napahinga naman ako ng maluwag dahil sa ginawa niya. Thank you! Dahil kung hindi baka mahimatay ako, dahil hindi ko alam kung anong nangyayari saakin ngayon. ____________________________ Hellooo... New author here, can u support my works, I'm gladly appreciated who support my works. Thank you!