The husband worked abroad, the wife borrowed 500,000 pesos for him to protect himself. In the first months, he regularly sent money home, then gradually stopped calling and writing letters. Until the woman received a gift box from her friend – and what was inside stopped her from speaking.
Marco and I got married in 2018, in a small town on the coast of Batangas. On the wedding day, there was no dowry or gold in the wedding, only his heart and a simple promise:
“I will work in Japan for a few years, save money and come back to open a shop for you, to give our children a better future.”
Because of my trust in my husband, I borrowed money from everywhere, saving up enough 500,000 pesos to take care of the processes for him to work abroad. The small house my parents left at the beginning of the village also had to be mortgaged to the bank.
The day he flew, I carried my three-year-old son, standing in the middle of the airport to say goodbye to him, tears streaming down my dress but still trying to smile. For the first few months, he kept his promise. Every month, he sent 20,000 pesos, as regular as clockwork.
I raised my children, paid my debts, and dreamed of his return. In my heart, I had only faith – my husband had the will, and he would succeed. But the happiness was fleeting.
In the sixth month, I received a handwritten letter, several pages long, from Osaka, Japan:
“Work has been difficult these past few days, the company has reduced working hours, and wages have been reduced. Please try to save, I will send less from now on…”
I loved him, without hesitation. Since then, the money returned was only 10,000, then 5,000, then occasionally.
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