Law of Love

21

"Let's break up."

"What do you mean, Matt?"I asked. My tears are already forming in my eyes.

Is he seriously asking me to break up with him over a phone call?

Those three words that I don't want to hear whenever I enter a relationship. I know there will be times like this that I will ended up breaking up with someone whom I love and hearing it from Matt is much more painful that how my last break up happen.

"Are you seriously asking me to break up with you over a phone call?"I sarcastically asked him over the line.

"Yes."he replied.

"Why? Why the fuck are you breaking up with me?"I asked him.

"I am not the right man for you, Mari. You're not safe with me anymore."saad niya.

Some workers are already watching me at mukhang nakikinig pa sila sa chismis kaya naman minabuti ko na lang na pumasok sa loob ng kotse ko at doon kausapin si Matt.

"Who are you to tell me kung sino ang tama para sa akin? I myself can tell if a man is worthy of me or not?"saad ko sa kanya.

My tears are already falling at hindi ko din mapigilan ang pagtulo ng luha ko. I wiped my tears first before listening to him again.

"Hindi mo naiiintindihan Mari! Im a Lawyer, a criminal lawyer to be exact. My job is not that safe as it is. Malalagay lang sa alanganin ang buhay mo if you would still continue to be with me. At ayoko na mapahamak ka ng dahil sa akin. That's why Im breaking up with you."saad niya. And I hear him cry over the phone.

Alam ko kung ano ang trabaho niya and I know how dangerous it is to be. Magulo ang mundo na pinasok ni Matt ayaw niya na madamay ako sa gulo na hinaharap niya. Naiiintindihan ko siya sa bagay na iyan, pero ang hindi ko maintindihan ay kung bakit kailangan niya pa akong iwan. Why does he have to break up with me.

"Naiintindihan ko na iniisip mo ang kapakanan ko Matt pero alam mo na hindi kita hahayaan na hiwalayan ako, call me selfish but I don't want to break up with you kahit ano man ang mangyari, and its because that is my promise, and I don't want to break my promise to you. Let me stay with you okay?"saad ko sa kanya.

"Bakit mo ba gusto panindigan ang pangako mo na yan kung alam mo sa sarili mo na buhay mo na ang nakataya? I don't want to be selfish Mari that's why I'm asking you to break-up with me."he said on the other line.

"Because a promise is a promise Matt! At kilala mo ako, I don't break promises. Wala sa vocabulary ko ang pagbitiw sa pangako, kaya hindi ko magagawa ang hiling mong yan."sagot ko naman sa kanya.

I heard him let out a heavy sigh and even took a deep breath before talking again. But before he could talk again, I cutted him off.

"I wont break up with you unless may maibibigay kang sapat na rason para iwan na kita. I have to go. I have work to do, bye love."saad ko bago pinatay ang tawag.

Pagkatapos ko patayin ang tawag, I drove my car back to the company. I went to my office and got my stuffs. Pumunta na rin ako sa office ni Daddy para magpaalam na uuwi ako ng maaga dahil medyo sumama ang pakiramdam ko kahit hindi naman totoo. After that phone call, nawalan ako ng gana na tapusin ang trabaho ko dito sa office and I just want to go home, go back to my condo and sleep.

Buti nalang pumayag agad si Daddy na umuwi ako ng maaga kaya naman diretso na agad ako sa condo at sinalpak ang sarili sa kama. Alam ko anytime may pwedeng magtangka ng buhay ko dahil mukhang alam nila na girlfriend ako ni Matt. His enemies already did a background check about me. Paano ko nalaman? Because of the legal head ng company namin.