Narration
"Talk." Joy told him coldly once she sat down across from him in the empty cafe. She had requested it to be closed for the day to avoid any paparazzi from coming. He looked at her with sadness in his eyes but she didn't care.
"I'm sorry-" he started only to be cut off by her.
"Cut the bullshit Atlas. Sabihin mo na kung ano yung kailangan mo sabihin and end this for good." she scoffed when he tried to reach for her hand. She quickly pulled it away earning a sad sigh from him.
"I know I fucked up. I know I hurt you but can you please give me a second chance? I still love you Joy. I never stopped." he explained. Joy rolled her eyes before staring at him coldly.
"Ah so yung nag cheat ka saakin invalid na ba yon? Second chance? Bakit, deserve mo ba yon ha? Ginago mo ako ng 7 months. Ginawa mo akong tanga. Ilang buwan ako umiyak dahil sa ginawa mo tapos gusto mo ng second chance? What for huh? Para saktan mo ako ulit? Sayo nalang yang putanginang pagmamahal mo na yan. Walang silbi etong paguusap na to. Kung wala kang matinong na sasabihin saakin aalis na ako." she stood up to leave but he quickly pulled her into a hug. She pushed him away and watched the tears form in his eyes.
"Pwede ba Atlas, layuan mo na ako. Masaya na ako. Naka-move on na ako. Hindi na kita kailangan kaya bumalik ka nalang sa states at lumayo ka na saakin." he shook his head and tried to hold her hand, but she quickly pulled it away again.
"Mahal na mahal pa rin kita Joy. Please give me another chance. May iba na ba? May mahal ka na ba?" he asked her in a pleading tone. She froze and stayed quiet once hearing his question. Only one name came to mind as he asked that but she wasn't sure herself of her feelings yet. Or that she was but she didn't know how to say it out loud.
"Si Ford Villanueva ba? Sya na ba yung bago mo?" he asked to her surprise. "Ganyan ba kabilis mo akong pinalitan?" a loud slap echoed in the empty cafe.
"Ang kapal ng mukha mo. ikaw ba? 6 months into our relationship at humanap ka na ng iba't ibang babae para palitan ako. Don't you dare try to paint me as the bad guy here. Wala akong ginagawang mali. Ayusin mo muna buhay mo Atlas. Puro kagaguhan nalang ginagawa mo." she told him before walking away. She stopped and turned to him before continuing. "And for the record. Oo si Ford nga. Someone who I know will love me and treat me better than you ever did."
"Mahal mo ba sya?" he asked as his voice trembled.
"Yes." she told him before leaving the cafe.
BINABASA MO ANG
Midnight Memories
RomanceA short taglish epistolary stand-alone Joy Cerezo and Ford Villanueva swore to keep their fubu title with strictly "no strings attached" but with their tension on and off stage, that's easier said than done.
