Captivating Aphrodite (UNEDITED)

Chapter 31

Reese's POV

Nanatili akong nakahiga sa queen sized bed ko. I was just staring at the ceiling, letting all my thoughts drift away. I definitely feel so damn lost and alone. My eyes look tired, with its dark circles and eyebags. I look extremely pale.

For three days, I isolated myself here in my four-cornered room. I cancelled all my appointments and let Jeanie do the explaining. Sobrang pagod at gulo ng isipan ko that it refuses to work.

Three days of hell.

I wanna talk to someone about what I am feeling. And that someone is only my dad. Ang tagal na rin nyang hindi tumatawag and I am really missing him. Again, for the nth I am crying.

Sobrang bigat ng loob ko. Hindi ko akalaing magagawa sa akin ni Damien iyon. He's the last man I am expecting to do that. To cheat on me. The worst is, it's not a simple cheat. I caught them having sex. To think that we fought later that evening, na akala ko umalis sya because he doesn't wanna make the fight worse. But in the end, mahuhuli ko pa syang ganon?

I wiped my tears and finally got the courage to check my phone. For three days, it was turned off. Pagkabukas ko, tumambad sa akin ang 200 messages and 10 voicemails.

I checked the messages. Mostly from Damien. Same thing, he was asking for an apology. I opened one of his messages.

Baby, please talk to me. Patawarin mo na ako. I don't know what got into me. Tarantado ako, oo. Gago, tatanggapin ko lahat. Just please...take me back.

Napaiyak na naman ako. Just when I thought that things are falling not into the right places, may ilalala pa pala iyon.

One message caught my attention. It was from Spencer.

I'm so worried about you. Nasaan ka ba? Please call me.

Nakagat ko ang labi ko. I checked the voicemails and they're all from Spencer. All says Please call me. I am so fucking worried.

I decided to go to office today. I am more than sure na marami na rin akong trabaho na naipon. Hindi ko dapat dinadamay ang trabaho ko sa mga problema ko. I should be taking care of the company.

I took a bath and got dressed. I picked a red dress and a black pumps for work. I put on some make up to hide the face with so much pain, doubts and worries. Kailangan kong bumalik sa pagiging Aphrodite, isang tigress.

And there's no place for weakness in that side of me.

Nagdrive ako papuntang office. After minutes of driving, I safely reached my destination.

Lahat ng makakasalubong ko ay binabati ako. I just respond their greetings with a subtle smile. I can't smile that big because I feel hurt, big time.

"Ma'am, ilang araw na po pabalik-balik dito si Sir Damien," bungad ni Jeanie sa akin. Ilang beses na ring nagpunta si Damien sa bahay pero hindi ko sya nilalabas. Maybe he thought walang tao roon.

"What did you do?" I asked Jeanie. "Sabi ko po hindi ko alam."

"Tama lang ang ginawa mo Jeanie. If he comes again, don't let him in." I ordered her. She nodded and left my office. I sighed. Binuksan ko ang personal account ko sa yahoo and started typing.

Aly, I feel lost.

Iyan lang ang sinend ko sa kaibigan kong si Alyanna. I don't wanna story out right now and besides, she's pregnant. I don't think that's good for her baby kung dadramahan ko sya.

Naglog out na ako nang biglang pumasok si Jeanie. She was panicking for pete's sake! "Ma'am! Si Sir Damien po eh! Nagwala noong hindi ko sya pinapasok! Ano po bang gagawin ko?!" Halatang kinakabahan si Jeanie.

Gumuhit din ang kaba sa puso ko. Hindi ko alam kung handa ko na ba syang makita. "L-Let him in." I was stuttering. Dali-daling lumabas ng office ko si Jeanie.

Iniluwa ng pinto ng office ko si Damien. He looks so wasted. His eyes are tired, he's wearing the same clothes the moment I caught him. Mahaba na ang bigote nito. Mukhang ilang araw na rin itong walang ligo. Yet, he is still handsome ngunit nabawasan ito.

Parang hindi sya ang Damien na hinahangaan ng mundo. Mukha syang kaawa-awa ngayon. And God knows how painful it is to see him like this. Ngunit alam kong alam din ng Diyos kung gaano ako nasaktan ng nahuli ko syang may ibang katalik.

Pasuray-suray itong naglakad papalapit sa akin. Parang napako ako sa kinatatayuan ko.

"Reese, please let me explain..." he was crying. He looks so weak and vulnerable. "Please take me back!" He was begging in front of me.

"Damien, you're drunk. Go home," I said, trying to hide my emotions. Ayokong makita nya na nasasaktan din ako.

"Reese, parang awa mo na, I can't live without you!" And he bent his knees at nagsumamo sa harapan ko. Inilayo ko ang paningin ko sa kanya. Tumulo ang mga luhang kanina ko pa tinatago.

"Damien, umalis ka na. Fix yourself!"

"Kapag ginawa ko ba iyon ay babalikan mo na ako?" He was desperate as hell. I wanna hug him but I will not. Dahil napakasakit nang ginawa nya. It's tearing me up inside.

"O-Oo. Just, please....fix yourself." I said. Niyakap nya ako ng mahigpit. He was crying so hard when he left my office.

Tila isang gusaling bumuwag ang mga binti ko at nalugmok sa sahig. I was crying, letting all the pain go but it won't.

"Jesus! Fuck! Why are you crying?!" Isang pamilyar na boses ang narinig ko. The next thing I knew, nakakulong na ako sa mga bisig ni Spencer. He was whispering sweet nothings into my ears. Lalo pa akong naiyak.

But I feel some kind of peace in his arms. It's like I am safe with his side.

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Sobrang inis ko lang kasi tatlong beses ko itong tinype. Ewan ko sa wattpad bakit hindi sinesave. Mas maganda yung una kong gawa eh -__-

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Damien Alegro sa media. Sya po ay isang model, at sya yung lalaki sa Blank Space music video ni Taylor Swift. His name's Sean O'Pry.

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