When A Heart Gets Broken

Part 22: Lost

People sometimes make decisions that they think are the right ones for their situation. Ganun din si Liam. He refused to fall in love with someone else although his relationship with Jessica is on hiatus. He has to stop his heart from loving Rey. 

Be careful what you wish for. 

Eto na ang sagot ni destiny.

The house was eerily quiet when Liam got home. Hinintay nya talagang umuwi muna si Rey before he came home. Parang nasasaktan rin siya dahil ilang araw niya na itong ginagawa.

Then he got the shocking surprise of his life when he realized there was a woman sitting on the sofa. It was dimly lit but there was a sense of familiarity with the woman. The chiseled face, the long shiny hair, and the air of confidence she carries wherever she goes. She flashed her perfect white teeth when she saw him.

"Jessica?'

"Hi Liam!" She came to him and hugged him tightly. He felt her soft body in his hands again...and smelled the same scent all these years. Jessica never changed...but something bothered him when they hugged tightly.

It was 1 in the morning when they finally left the living room. She is sleeping in his room.

7:30 AM. Rey just walked in while the house was still quiet. She confidently opened Liam's room, just like any other days. His room was always empty and she expected the same today.

Her eyes focused on a long-haired female lying on top of the sheets. She was wearing an off-white kimono. She was in a spoon position; thus, it allowed herself to imagine the other person lying beside her before she came.

Something's happening to her. She couldn't breathe and think properly. Finally, she closed the door, being careful not to wake up the sleeping body in Liam's bed. She sat in a corner of the dimly lit living room and closed her eyes. Breathe in  deeply through your nostrils and breathe out through your mouth. She did this ten times and felt her heartbeat returned to normal. Her mind is clearer although her heart still felt weird.

She was halfway done when Mommy Vi wheeled herself out.

She has a strange look in her face.

"Good morning Mommy Vi!" She greeted her gleefully, quite successful in masking her confused feelings.

"You're good as a morning glory Rey!"

Then she quipped, "My Lord, the house smells good so early!"

"Oh, I came in an hour early," she responded to the old lady. "I have to go to Taylor's school today." Rey was waiting for the old woman to say something about the beautiful girl in Liam's room, but she didn't. In reality, Mommy Vi didn't know how to start the conversation about Jessica without sounding to Rey like she's apologizing for the visitor's presence.

Rey left the home after 4 hours without knowing the identity of the sleeping woman in Liam's room. She just hopped in to a jeep that stopped when she saw Liam's car approaching.

He's home early. She must be someone special to the family.

C'mon Rey, spill it. Say who you really think she is. She's someone special to Liam because she is sleeping in his room, damn it! She's angry at herself for feeling this way.

                                                    In a sea of colours, she can only see a dull blue.

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