Nanginginig ang buong katawan ni Yumi sa magkakahalong emosyon. She was left alone in their room.
She was hoping that her husband would change his mind at the last minute, but he didn't.
Just like what she asked of him, he left with Ellaine at the middle of the night.
The moment she heard the gate closed, ay saka niya pinakawalan ang kanyang mga luha. She cried her heart out. Lahat ng maabot ng kanyang kamay ay agad niyang hinahagis na lang basta.
Alam niyang magigising si Carissa at Rio sa kabilang silid but she didn't care anymore.
She was in great turmoil, at kahit anong gawin niya ay hindi mawala ang bigat sa kanyang dibdib.
Kung gaano kagulo ang kanilang silid ay ganun na rin kagulo ang kanyang isip.
When she lost all her strength thrashing things ay napaupo na lamang siya sa sahig. She hugged herself while she continously cried.
She wanted to hug her son so bad, ngunit alam niyang hindi siya maaring makita ng anak sa ganoong kalagayan.
Laking pasasalamat niya na hindi siya pinupuntahan ni Carissa. Maybe she knew what she wanted.
But she felt so lonely, it's killing her.
She needed someone to make her feel that she's not alone. She needed someone to hold on to so she could have strength to move forward. She needed a friend.
With the little strength she has, she reached for her phone and dialed a number.
Ilang ring ang lumipas ngunit walang sumasagot sa kabilang linya. She was about to give up and end the call when she heard a voice on the other line.
"Hello?" Ani ng isang tinig lalaki na bahagyang namamaos. Tiyak na nagising niya ito.
"Tristan..."
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"Tristan..."
That was all Yumi need to say to completely wake him up.
Despair was so evident in her cracking voice that he knew that something happened. Dahil kung wala ay hindi ito tatawag sa kalagitnaan ng gabi.
"Don't go anywhere, don't do anything. I'm coming for you." Yun lamang at agad na niyang pinutol ang tawag.
Dali-dali niyang kinuha ang susi ng kanyang sasakyan at umalis ng bahay.
His mind was so focused on Yumi that he wasn't even able to change clothes.
Nagmaneho siya papunta sa bahay nila Yumi ng nakasando at boxer shorts lang habang ang kanyang pangyapak ay tsinelas lang.
Ni hindi man lang din sumagi sa isip niya na baka nasa bahay din si Russel, o kaya naman ay wala sa bahay nito si Yumi. Bigla-bigla na lamang siyang sumugod ng walang kahit na anong kumpirmasyon o detalye man lang sa nangyayari. He just acted purely on impulse.
Pagdating niya sa bahay nila Yumi ay agad siyang kumatok sa gate. Pinagbuksan naman siya ng kasamabahay nila na si Carissa na tangan ang pupungas-pungas na si Rio.
"Nasa taas po si Ate." Walang tanong tanong na sabi nito sa kanya pagkapasok niya sa bahay.
Maliwanag ang kabahayan, kabiliktaran sa mga katabing bahay na tiyak niyang nahihimbing pa ang mga nakatira.
Marahil ay alam nito na hindi niya alam kung saan ang tinutukoy nito kaya iginiya siya nito patungo sa isang silid sa ikalawang palapag.
Nang maihatid siya ay agad naman itong tumungo sa katabing pintuan.
BINABASA MO ANG
My Love
RomanceMayumi's story with Russel was almost like a fairy tale. He was her first love. After so many years, they finally found their happy ending in each other's arms, or so she thought. Years later in their marriage, Mayumi found out that fairy tales does...
