Mamihlapinatapai

Chapter 33

Ember

My body aches. Para bang mas gusto ko na lang matulog maghapon. Tutal naman ay wala naman kaming ibang pwedeng pagkaabalahan ni Cray habang nandito.

I tried checking her side of the bed while my eyes are still closed, only to find out that it's totally empty.

She most probably woke up early to prepare our breakfast.

Still a little bit dozed off, I pulled a pillow, planning to sleep some more which I succeeded without trying that hard.

It was not that long when I heard a loud clash coming from downstairs, making me jolt up from my slumber. Tila ba may mga naglalaglagang mga babasagin sa baba na sinundan ng malakas na sigawan.

Damn, Cray.

Without thinking too much, I grabbed the Tees that Cray has been probably wearing last night and run off downstairs.

Muntik pa nga akong mahulog sa hagdan dahil halos talunin ko na yung hagdanan pababa para lang madaluhan ko agad si Cray.

Kung sinuman yung nasa baba at nagtatangka ng hindi maganda, sisiguraduhin ko na may kakalagyan iyon.

Fucks! If anything would happen to my wife, I won't be able to forgive myself.

The noises were coming from the front door. The scene almost made me jump.

Cray was standing there, choking someone.

Wait, is that Rainey?

"Cray.." tawag ko dito.

Lumingon sakin si Cray. Halos mapako pa ko sa kinatatayuan ko ng binato ako ng matalim na titig na hindi ko malaman kung ano na naman ang dahilan.

Kung hindi pa sunod-sunod na umubo si Rainey ay hindi pa nito iyon bibitawan.

Fucks.

"Hey, you okay?" Agad ko namang nilapitan si Rainey para daluhan. Napaluhod pa kasi ito habang hawak ang leeg na para bang nahihirapang huminga.

"Cray, shit. What the hell are you doing?" I can't help but to ask her that.

I know Cray is a bit threatened with Rainey. Lalo pa at nagbanta kasi noon si Rain sa amin ng hindi maganda. But I know Rainey too well, she can't possibly hurt someone physically. Those were nothing but empty threats.

"Yeah?" Cray seethe as she glared at my direction. "So you were expecting this dumbass?"

"Dumbass?" Rainey stiffened. "The last time I checked, I wasn't the one secretly stealing someone's girlfriend. Traitor!" Galit din na sigaw ni Rainey bago akmang susugurin si Cray. Namumula yung buong mukha nito sa sobrang galit. At dahil nga mas malapit ako dito ay ito na yung hinatak ko para hindi makalapit kay Cray. "You really had the audacity to call me a dumbass, really? Matapos mong saktan lang si Ember! Ang kapal ng mukha mong bumalik para mang-agaw!"

Sa ginawa kong paghatak kay Rainey ay lalong tumalim yung tingin sakin ni Cray.

Pinasadahan pa ako nito ng tingin bago tila nagtitimpi lang na hindi ako makaladkad palayo kay Rainey.

"Get away from that woman, Ember. Before I lose myself and do something that will make me regret in the next few minutes." Itinuro pa nito yung ayos ko bago sunod sunod na umiling.

Noon ko lang natuunan ng pansin yung suot ko. Tanging yung Tshirt lang nito yung suot ko at yung lace underwear ko. Under this shirt, I'm not wearing any.

I purse my lips to control myself from bantering. Kasalanan nito kung bakit ganito lang ang suot ko. Dahil sa ingay ng mga ito ay hindi na ako nakapagbihis pa ng maayos. Malay ko ba kung may mga masasamang tao na yung nakapasok sa bahay at gawan ito ng hindi maganda? Mag-aayos pa ba dapat ako muna non?