I Am You [COMPLETED]

Chapter 35

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[Honey...]

Kaagad akong napapatingin sa caller Id at bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita ang pangalan ni Simon. He was the one who called! The fuck?

Wrong call?

[H-Honey...]

Napapakunot-noo ako nang mapansin ang pagsisinok niya sa kabilang linya. Is he drunk?

[H-Honey! I mish you. I mish you, honey,] sunod-sunod na aniya, hindi na naibibigkas ng maayos ang mga sinasabi niya.

I am not his wife, but he called me.

[H-Honey? Why isn't you answering? A-Are you t-there? H-Hey!] Sininok na naman siya.

Napapatakip ako sa bibig ko. I wanted to tell him how much I miss him too, but I tried myself not to, co'z I know there's someone who would be hurt. There someone out there who were waiting for Simon at the house.

[May kashalanan ba ako?]

Napasinghap ako at napapaluha nang magsimula na siyang umiyak sa kabilang linya.

[H-Honey,]

Akmang magsasalita na ako nang may idinugtong pa siya.

[Sorry for choking you. H-Hindi ko sinasadya. Sorry... Please forgive me.]

Nailayo ko ang cellphone sa tainga ko nang magsimula akong umiyak. The way I missed him made me cry. But the way he repeatingly saying sorry on me, made me cry more.

[I'm so sorry, honey.]

He's so sorry on me without knowing he was already forgiven. He was already forgiven the day he pushed me away from their lives. Hindi ako galit sa kanya. Ni minsan, ni isang beses magmula nang pinaalis nila ako sa buhay nila ay hindi ako nagalit. I deserve that. Hindi naman kasi ako ang miyembro ng pamilya nila kaya nararapat lang na umalis ako. I am not a member of their family, so I must accept that fact.

Nang magkagulo sa kabilang linya ay kaagad kong ibinalik ang cellphone sa tainga ko.

[Dude, tama na. Lasing ka na. You should go home now.]

I've heard someone on the other line. Nagkaroon narin ng ingay doon.

[No. I won't be going home if my wife won't pick me up hear. You see?] Biglaan na namang nagkaroon ng ingay sa kabilang linya. [I am talking to my wife. I was asking her to forgive me for being an asshole. For being a jackass as I laid a hand on her. I shouldn't have done that. She's my wife and... I love her.]

Bahagya akong napaiyak sa sinabi ni Simon sa kabilang linya. Nang biglaang nawala ang tawag ay kaagad akong nataranta. I wanted to hear more. Kahit manlang sa ganoong lagay ay asawa parin ang tingin niya sa akin. Kahit na alam kong makakalimutan niya rin 'yon bukas, basta marinig ko lang ang mga sinasabi niya ay okay na sa akin 'yon. I can settle on that. That is how desperate I am.

I thought I wouldn't be able to hear Simon talking about me, his so-called wife, when a beep on my phone gave me a slight peek of chance.

From: Simoniii

This is Gray, his officefriend. He's here at Sunset Bar. You're the first emergency list here that's why I contacted you. I can't order him to go home. I think you can be the only one who can please him, so please come.

I was thinking so hard if I should go or not. My mind was so perplexed on deciding but I was left with a choice that I should go. No one's on his side now. Kahit manlang pansamantala ay gusto ko siyang bantayan. Gusto kong masigurado na safe siya.