Dearest Anonymous, Let Me Be

Chapter 1: Be Careful Of What You Wish For

"Y-You..."

As if on cue, tears started to form around the corners of Umi's disbelieving eyes. She heaved a deep breath, trying to calm her loudly beating heart, as she watched the grim face of the man in front of her.

"You'll leave me for that wretched woman? All those years, I did everything just for you. All those years, I have loved you sincerely...just for you to leave me like this?"

Little beads of tears began to fall, wetting Umi's cheeks in the process. Her pretty face showed a hurt and aggrieved expression as though she refused to accept the situation before her.

"You loved me on your own, Claire. You know in your heart that I never loved you in the first place. This fake engagement is all just for show, just to keep our companies going..."

Umi, who was full of disbelief, scoffed loudly out of frustration as she wiped her tears away in bitterness. She then looked up to the heavens as if she was asking for help from the gods above, yet in reality, she was only simply trying to prevent the tears from falling again from her dark miserable eyes.

"You really made a fool out of me, huh," she mumbled through gritted teeth. After figuring out that the tears won't cease by just simply looking up, she then looked down to meet the man's eyes once again.

The woman simply couldn't acknowledge it. Lines started to form on her forehead as she crinkled her eyebrows. Her right index finger pointed towards the man aggressively as she shoved his chest with nothing but only an unsuccessful push, then the woman bellowed as if they were the only two people at the crowded park.

"Then fine! I won't force myself on you. Sure, I can do that. But why her? Huh?" Umi paused to take several deep breaths then she started to cry out again, "Why that woman! She was my best friend! Couldn't you have chosen someone else? Is she the only one who can scratch your itch down there?!"

An aggrieved sigh escaped from the lips of the man as though he was only finding the situation troublesome. He grabbed Umi's finger and without any consideration, he shoved it away to the side, hurting the woman in the process.

"Because she is better than you, in every way," he boasted with a smirk, not even mindful of the several judging stares from the other people in the vicinity.

Umi's posture faltered, her legs becoming feeble. She blinked her eyes rapidly as several emotions were seen passing through her face briefly. Swallowing the lump on her throat, the woman then balled her fists and taunted, "How dare you!"

In that instant, her eyes which are already bloodshot from all the crying, glared intensely towards the man as she finally allowed all her emotions assume control over her entire body.

"Oh, my beloved," she started sarcastically then she continued with a growl, "Just you wait and see, I'll make sure to pay you back nicely for all the things you have taken away from me. You disgusting pig!"

The woman's voice echoed loudly, leaving the people around to stare at her in shock as breaths were caught in their respective throats. Time has passed and several seconds were already gone but it only seemed that everything was frozen. No one ever dared to move an inch. The only sounds that can be heard were Umi's soft sobs.

Silence took over, drowning Umi's sobs into complete nothingness, and then after a few ticks of the clock, a resounding affirmative shout suddenly echoed throughout the studio.

"Cut! That was a good one!"

Touched by the remarkable performance that was presented before them just now, the onlookers on the side applauded their hands loudly and cheered in immense admiration as they rain several praises to the woman who just cried her heart out during the scene. Even the ones who were not a part of the crew can't help but be moved deeply after that incredible performance.