His Runaway Bride

Chapter 25: The Unexpected Reunion

Creed Isaiah

Pinagpatuloy kong mamuhay sa kabila ng nangyari. In order for me to go on without her, without a closure or anything. I had to eliminate everything that reminded me of her. So, I quit the surgical unit and entered internal medicine residency instead. Where I don't have to necessarily enter the operating room and work on kids...cause she loves them...and everytime I see one...I just remember her...even in the operating room and whole fucking surgical floor.

Sa internal medicine tanging mga matatanda, middle age o adult ang mga pasyente ko. It's been two years and it still hurts...my anger for her is flaming. I forgot the last time that I was able to go to peaceful sleep at night. I always find myself wondering, thinking about the what if's and possible reason why she left me.

But maybe, I am not the reason at all..maybe, she saw something in Polanski that made her give up everything for him. Pero hindi siya iyon...hindi pa din ako makapaniwala kahit ilang taon na ang lumipas I am still hoping that she would come back. Kahit na nakita ko 'yung status ng bank account niya ilang buwan matapos niya akong iwan. She drained her accounts and transferred it into an offshore account where it's untraceable.

She's really never coming back and she made up her mind on being with that fucking Neurosurgeon.

No matter how much I distance myself from everything that reminds of her.....I would still remember her and it will cause a massive ache in my chest.

Nakasandal ako sa likod ng couch, I was facing the glass walls, the whole city was visible. Tinungga ko ang vintage wine na nahanap ko dito sa lumang penthouse namin dati. I didn't sell it kahit na noong lumipat kami ng Nueva Ecija. This would've been our place here if we ever try to have a vacation here in Metro, pero iniwan niya ako.

Nanlabo ang paningin ko sa luha. Ala una na ng madaling araw, kagagaling ko lang sa family dinner. Where I acted like everything's okay. Well, I should be, two years have passed ever since she left me. Two goddamn years of misery. My family knew that I was pretending but they didn't say anything and went along with me anyway. I love them even more for that.

"Inseparable, yes...we are..." I muttered bitterly.

The freaking ipod from 2012 is still working...it has our playlist from Natalie Cole, Diana Ross, to Frank Sinatra. She loves old songs....and because of her, I did too.

'We're like a flower to a tree, like words of a melody of love. There is no way we could break up'

"Fuck.." I muttered and wiped my tears.

"Isaiah!"

I huffed out a breath and paused the ipod when I heard Pelocci banging on the door.

"The door is unlocked!" I said loudly, maya-maya ay ang tunog ng mga yabag na tumatama sa sahig ang umalingawngaw sa paligid. Tumungga ulit ako.

She sat down beside me, she's still wearing her scrubs. Sinundan niya ako dito sa Metro. She transferred to the same hospital and continued her residency. Lumingon naman ako sa kanya. Her lips were pursed as if she was disappointed that I was drinking again. Her chocolate brown eyes were observing me. Fatigue was written all over face, mukhang kagagaling lang niya ng hospital.

"How'd you find me?" Tanong ko.

She scoffed and turned her attention to the view of the city. Hinabol niya sa akin ang bote at uminom din doon.

"Kung hindi sa bar ay dito ka naman tumatambay para uminom tuwing anniversary niyo ni Jillian. I figured you wouldn't come back to the bar since ayaw mo na kaladkarin kita palabas."

I smirked and got the bottle back. She was right. Dapat ay anim na taon na kami ni Jillian ngayon. We would've been married. My eyes burned as I held back tears. She's the only woman that I ever cried about..lakas ng tama ko sa kanya kahit ilang taon na, naroon pa din ang sakit.