Married Overnight (BOOK 2)

Chapter 18

(Author's POV)

Palalim na ng palalim ang gabi pero katahimikan ang bumabalot sa loob ng nipa na tinutuluyan ni Ellie at Zach. Pakonte na rin ng pakonte ang oras ni Zach na makasama si Ellie but still there's no room for reconciliation.

"3 days is almost over..." Panimula ni Zach matapos ang mahabang katahimikan.

"I know, and you cant imagine how much I waited for it" sagot pa ni Ellie na halatang na-eexcite pa whilst Zach tried to explain to Ellie again.

"Honestly Elle, maraming akong gustong ipaliwanag sayo, although it might sound like an excuse but everything is definitely just a misunderstanding, kung pinakinggan mo lang sana ako," he said but Ellie isn't interested at all.

"You don't need to explain, we're already over. We don't need to reminisce our past dahil pareho lang tayong masasaktan. I tried so hard para makalimutan lahat ng sakit nayon, please stop bringing it up. I risked everything before dahil akala ko yun na talaga yung para sa akin, you've brought so much happiness to me Zach, you heal me, you brought the best out of me, akala ko talaga happy ending na but then, you end up breaking me too. Yun ang pinakamasakit sa lahat." paliwanag pa ni Ellie and she seemd more calm talking about it now.

"I really didn't mean it Elle, I'm sorry. Ginawa ko lang ang sa tingin ko ang tama, there's really nothing between me and Isabelle" dagdag pa ni Zach but Ellie doesn't want to hear anymore about it dahil buo na ang desisyon nya that she'll stick with Daniel.

"Enough na Zach, palayain mo na ako, yung totoong malaya, please??" paki-usap ulit ni Ellie sakanya but she didn't know that Zach is also breaking.

"Talaga bang masaya ka kay Daniel?" tanong naman ni Zach.

"Yeah, at lahat ng nangyari noon between us was just a misunderstanding... I just realize that Daniel is still the one for me, hindi ko lang sya pinagkatiwalaan noon. What's between us before was just a mistake, and I keep lying to myself that I can make it work kahit ang totoo ay hindi naman pala." paliwanag pa ni Ellie.

"You've already made up your mind. Ano pa bang laban ko dyan? Sana lang ay magiging masaya ka sa desisyon mo. I'm happy na kahit saglit lang ay nakilala kita, naging parte ka ng buhay ko and I get to love you more than myself." dagdag pa ni Zach habang nagpipigil ng nararamdaman. "Meeting you was not a mistake Ellie, you'll never be a mistake because I loved you and I always will" dagdag pa ni Zach at napaluha nalang sya nang hindi nya na mapigilan ang nararamdaman.

Ellie realized that Zach finally gave up but she suddenly felt some guilt somewhere inside her. Inisip nya nalang that maybe it's another kind of happiness.

Lumabas nalang muna si Zach para magpahangin kahit umuulan pa.

Oras din ang lumipas bago naisipan ni Zach na pumasok ulit sa loob dahil mas lumalamig na ang gabi. Si Ellie naman ay nakatulog na nang nakaupo sa gilid ng higaan at mukhang nanlalamig pa kaya naisipan ni Zach na linisin ang higaan para makatulog ng maayos si Ellie.

Nang maayos na ang lahat ay dahan-dahang binuhat ni Zach si Ellie at hiniga ng maayos sa kama. Ramdam nyang nanginginig sa lamig Ellie pero wala din syang magawa dahil sya ay nanlalamig din.
Ilang sandali, sa hindi inaasahan ay bigla nalang napayakap si Ellie kay Zach habang mahimbing itong natutulog.

Hindi naman mapigilan ni Zach ang malito sa nararamdaman especially when he's preparing to let Ellie go, pero nang dahil sa ginawa ni Ellie ay mas lalo lang syang nahihirapan.
Hinayaan nya lang muna si Ellie na mahimbing na natutulog hanggang sa nakatulog nadin sya.

Kinabukasan ay pareho silang nabulabog sa mga taong naghahanap sakanila't sinisigaw pa ang pangalan nila. Hindi naman makapaniwala si Ellie nang magising syang kayakap si Zach kaya agad syang napabangon at lumabas sa kubo na parang wala lang nangyari.