Just weeks after my wedding was called off, Tita Doris asked me to come to their house.
Ang akala ko ay makikibalita s'ya tungkol sa kalagayan ni Mommy, but I was totally wrong.
“Just marry my daughter instead, Sven. You are both in the right age to settle down…” she said while seriously looking at me. Halos hindi ako makapaniwala sa narinig kong sinabi n'ya.
Just what the hell did she think of me? Do I look like someone who will get married just because I am already at the right age to do that?!
“I can't do that, Tita Doris. I'm not marrying someone for convenience,” prangka at umiiling na sagot ko. Napasinghap s'ya at ilang sandaling napatitig sa akin bago muling nagsalita.
“Don't you have any feelings for Joy, Sven? You both grew up together. You were always together since you were
