SKEPTICAL
Home - midnight
He carries her in his arms straight to their bedroom.Sandra's eyes are shut and there is still a shed of tears in her eyes. On their way upstairs, she is muttering words he could not understand. It is merely audible for him to hear.
He puts her immediately to bed. Careful not to wake her up, he steadies her head on the pillow and takes off her stilettos from her feet.He then notices strands of hair occupying her beautiful face and quickly tucks them behind her ears. He smiles while watching her sleep. As he is about turn his back to get some water and face towel to sober her up, Sandra pulls his arms resulting for him to lay over her. "Please, don't leave me" This time, her whisper is distinct and clear. Four words. Just four words, but it makes the butterflies in his stomach go crazy.
"I need you. Huwag mo kong iwan" Unconsciously, she puts her arms around his neck and moves him closer. Her eyes are half closed as she looks at him.
"Sabi mo dati, hindi mo ko sasaktan. Sabi mo ako lang. Sabi mo--" She breaks down in tears. Looking at him with those downcast and disheartened eyes. "Bakit mo ko sinasaktan ng ganito?"
He is not answering. He is not doing anything. How can he react when he knows she is hurting because of something she thought he did.
"Tell me, mahal mo pa ba ko? Siya na ba yung mahal mo?" She moves closer, their noses are now touching each other.
"Let's talk when you're sober, okay?" He tries to remove her grip but she tightens it even more and what she does after, makes him jolt back a little. She kisses him with all her strength remaining. God knows, he wants it. He wants to respond; he wants to kiss her back but then it is not the right time for him to follow what he desire. So he pulls back and lays her instead on the bed again. "I love you. I love you so much" He kisses her multiple times on the lips while saying, I love you's. "Please comeback to me"
He sheds tears as he releases her.
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Morning After...
Sandra wakes up with the smell of burnt toast bacon and egg, blueberry pancakes and coffee aroma. Her head is still aching from the last night as she sits up massaging it.
She sees the well prepared breakfast on the table beside the bed with a note sticks on the coffee cup, "Good Morning Mommy! We love you - Ali&Zee"
She smiles automatically and is startled when the door hangs open, revealing her two precious kids.
"Mommy!!" They shrieked enthusiastically before jumping on their mommy to give her a sweet hug. "We miss you mommy! We love you.. We love you.. We love you." They plant sweet little kisses over their Mom's face which makes Sandra laughs loudly. "Naku, sobrang miss naman ata ako ng dalawa kong makukulit na baby!" She secures them in his arms and gives them both a kiss. For a moment, she forgets the pain and sorrow. For a moment, she is lighten up. Her heart is jumping with happiness because of her sweet precious little ones.
"Mom, we missed you." -Zee
"We haven't seen you for weeks." -Ali
"Aww, my babies. I missed you too. Both of you."
"Look mom, we made breakfast for you! Dad helped us prepare this" Ali gives her mommy a sweet smile while talking about how they prepared her breakfast with the supervision of their father.
"It's delicious mom! Come on, try it.."
She gives them a half smile and then turns her gaze when she notices someone is watching them.
"Oh, kayo talagang mga makukulit na bata ginising niyo pa mommy niyo.." Arman smiles while watching his three special person together again.
"Dad! Come one, join us here with Mommy" They pull and make him seat on the bed. Arman and Sandra stare at each other uncomfortably and couldn't even hold an eye contact for a second.
