Tears Of A Broken Man ( One Shot)

Second Part

CONTINUATION...

Namimiss ko na ang Tashang makulit, sweet, childish, at ang mga sweet gestures niya, pati na rin ang mga I love You's niya, I missed everything about her. I am out of my penny thoughts when someone tapped my shoulder. Turning my gaze at the person from beside me, I saw Ron - my bestfriend. Flashing him a smile, I know that he already had the idea what I was doing - reminiscing what happened that night.

"Siya na naman ba pare?" He asked and sat beside me. I nodded as a response. "Mag-iisang buwan mo na nga siyang kinukulit pero wala ring nangyayari." He added remembering those times I and Tasha, together. Kinukulit ko siya para lang mag-explain pero parang bingi na siya sa akin dahil di na niya ako kinakausap o pinapakinggan. I heard Ron heaves a sigh and shook her head.

"Mahal ko siya pare kaya hindi ko siya kayang mawala sa akin. The fact na it was my fault, it's like I'm living half-dead." I said as I stop when I saw Atasha with the campus rumored Casanova. God! Ano bang nakain niya para sumama sa lalaking 'yan. She dragged herself to that monkey monster, who wanted to get on every girls' pants.

"Pare, sila na ba ni Luke? Diba hindi naman official 'yung break-up niyo? And you still have the right over your girlfriend. 'Wag kang mawalan ng pag-asa." He uttered encouraging me and he's right. He tapped my shoulders to comfort me. And we hear his phone's ringing. He fished it out from his phone and I peeked in the screen. I saw his girlfriend's calling, it's Brittany. "Oh! Pare, nandiyan na yata ang misis ko. Be sure you'll win her back before the graduation comes." Paalam niya at tumango lang ako bilang sagot. I looked back at Tasha. Narinig kong tumayo na si Ron at umalis na. What shocked me was when she let Luke - that damn bastard, snaked his arm around Tasha's waist and fury was boiling up in my eyes, that eye - sore sight. Dinalawang hakbang ko lang ang kinaroroonan nila. Grabbing that filthy hands out of her waist, I pulled Tasha closer to me and that's when we caught everyone's attention. Napatingin sa 'kin si Tasha na medyo naguguluhan. Sa tinging 'yon, alam kong ayaw niya akong makita. Even she pushes me away to nth times, I won't give up on her because I know I can't live a life without her. Ignoring her glare, I gazed back at this arrogant fucking bastard laying his hands on my girl.

"Get your hands off my girlfriend." I said gritting my teeth and looked at him coldly. Not waiting for his reply, I dragged Tasha out of the cafeteria and to a place where we could talk privately. She pulled her hands off mine and I faced her. I can't sustain the anger building up from my system. "What the hell was that, Tasha?" I asked her, raising my voice. I saw her startling from where she was standing.

"I should've ask you that, what the heck is your problem, Leb?" She mocked at me mimicking my voice. "You sounded like a boyfriend right now!" She bitterly stated faking a smile, full of sacrcasm. And she's really different right now. The Atasha I knew turned into a someone like her and I was to be blamed for with her sudden transformation.

"I am your boyfriend Tasha!" Sigaw kong sagot sa kanya. Hinawakan ko ang mga kamay niya. She was about to wiggle my hands off her when I tightened my grasp.

"Yeah, it was! Was! That night when you torn my heart into pieces, you broke your promise for not making me cry and if you did, we're over! And don't ever mention you loved me when you never did. Stay away from me." Puno ng hinanakit niyang sabi at may lungkot sa kanyang mga mata. "Forever." She whispered like she didn't mean what she just said. I'm slowly dying inside as she wanted me to get rid out of her life and she was trying her best to look at me coldly. She's teary eyed and that's when I realized my cheeks were wet with tears. There's this thorny lump in my throat that blocked my breathing. Wala na talaga akong magagawa to win her back.

"I'll be staying away when you look into my eyes saying you don't love anymore." I dared her as I felt her body froze in shock and she gazed at me in disbelief as if I've grown two heads. And she recovered after awhile. She looked directly in my eyes and I can sense sincerity in her eyes.

"Sorry Caleb but I don't love you anymore" She replied. Ako ang nagulat sa sinabi niya. I was taken aback for awhile as I eased my grip on her hand. Para akong gulay na biglang nalanta. Nawalan ako ng lakas sa mga sinabi niya. Turning my back, blast of tears streamed down my cheeks as if my world turned upside down.

Naglakad ako paalis sa lugar at iniwan ko siya roon. Nakatungo lang ako sa baba. Nakakalayo na siguro ako sa field dahil semento na ang nilalakaran ko. I am about to take another step when I saw a familiar pair of shoes in front of me. Looking up, my eyes flared in fire when I was welcomed with gray-colored eyes. That familiar color of her eyes, Hailey. And she was grinning victoriously at me.

I don't know but all I want is to win her back. I slowly knelt down in front of her, still my tears ran down my cheeks from my eyes. Wala akong pakialam kung may mga nakakakita sa akin, but I am too desperate to win her back. Kahit wala ng pag-asa. At para akong pinapatay ng paunti-unti. The idea that she don't love me anymore, it pains me as if my heart would stop beating.

"Please Hailey, tell Atasha about what you've done. I beg you please. I don't want her out of my life. I love Atasha a lot. Admit it to her that you initiated everything she saw. Please?" I begged while my eyes were directed to hers. Hindi ko iniisip ang mga pagtatanong na mga tingin ng lahat dahil sa ang school's basketball captain ay lumuluhod sa harap ng school's slut. I knew that she slept with almost all the boys around the campus. Alam kong mahal pa ako ni Atasha pero pinipigilan 'yon ng galit at sakit na kanyang nararamdaman. For the girl I've been with since childhood, everything about her ay alam na alam ko na. "Please Hailey, I want Atasha back. Please, nagmamakaawa ako sa'yo." I brokenly pleaded as I can't help the tears falling from my eyes.

"Why would I Caleb?" She asked in a teasing question. Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig. Wala palang kwenta ang ginagawa kong pagmamakaawa sa walang pusong babaeng 'to. I wiped my tears harshly with the back of my knuckles, picking up my shattered pieces, and stood up from kneeling. I gazed at her blankly.

"Forget it." I coldly uttered and walked pass her.