Always, My Jade

Engaged (34)

"Love, are you busy?" tanong ni Althea over the phone.

"May kausap lang dito sa bar, Lovelove, some clients, why?"

"Need a hug." sabi niya, bakit nagpaalam ata ngayon. madalas bigla na lang lumilitaw sa harapan ko at yayakap or pag nag roround siya sa mga branches ng resto nila magugulat ka na lang bigla dadaan at hihingi lang ng free hug then alis din agad, isa nanamang common weird sa kanya.

"Ok I can excuse for a sec to give you a hug." sagot ko na nkangiti dahil alam ko saglit lang ito.

"Ok, I'll be waiting here at the parking lot Love." she answered. Sabi ko na nga ba nasa tabi tabi lang siya. But there is something in her voice na kakaiba. May sakit kaya siya kaya hindi dumeretso sa office. I excused myself for a while and asked Sally to proceed since we're almost done na rin. I got out from the bar and went straight to Althea's parking spot, she always park at the corner yong hindi pansinin at medyo tago na, it was a private parking, actually. I saw her got out from her car and before i could even greet her, she immediately hugged me tight.
"Hey, I miss you, too Lovelove" I said but she didn't budge. "Lovelove?" again she didn't say  a word but she held me tight and i'm starting to get worried.
"Do you mind sharing your thoughts? Is this a bad or tiring day for you?" marahan kong hinahaplos ang likod niya.
"I love you...always." yon lang narinig ko sa kanya. Sinubukan kong kumalas sa yakap niya para tingnan ko siya pero lalong humigpit ang yakap niya.
"and I love you so so much, you know that, don't you?" balik sabi ko at naramdaman ko siyang tumango tango sa balikat ko.

"W-when the time comes that you felt like you don't love me any---" bigla na niyang sabi.

"What the?! Anong ibig mong sabihin Althea?---"putol ko sa sasabihin niya at malakas ko siyang tinulak para humiwalay sa yakap niya. "How and where did you get that idea?" inis ko ng tanong. Talaga bang hindi pa siya naniniwala sa sincerity ko? Ano nanaman to? Nasapo ko ang noo ko at  tinalikuran siya, nakailang hakbang pa lang ako ng humarap ulit ako sa kanya, d.amn that agreement - no turning our backs from each other, kasama ba to? - tanong ko sa sarili ko, just the same naisip ko pa rin na balikan siya. "What made you say those words? Kulang pa ba ang pagpapakita ko at pagpaparamdam ko sa yo na mahal kita? I want the world to know how much i do love you, Althea pero ayaw mo because you really believe that i can still change my mind, hindi ba?"

Tahimik.

I calmed myself. "What happened that made you say that, Lovelove?" sinabi ko habang nakahakbang na ako at kaharap ko ulit siya. She just look into my eyes, I always melt with those eyes pero i can sense insecurity in the way she looks at me. "Do you want me to ask the people around you just for me to know?" mahinahon pero naiinip kong tanong.

"He still loves you." bigla niyang sagot.

I thought so. David.

"Kailan kayo nagkausap, did he come to your place?" tanong ko. Tumango lang siya.

"I don't want to know kung anong pinagusapan niyo because for me, wala na kami. I couldn't even imagine na kausapin pa siya about getting us back together. At wala na akong balak pang kausapin siya. After ng breakup namin we still talk as friends pero lately he was so annoying and keep insisting to get us back together. Good thing we're not business partners so there is no reason for me to meet or even talk to him now. If you believe his words, it's up to you Althea, you both can have a good talk about me for all i care. If you still don't trust our love then you can think what you want to think dahil hindi ko na alam kung paano ko pa patutunayan ang sarili ko sayo." i said surrendering to this useless conversation. David is getting too far but i know he's not doing this alone, Angkong may had his consent to David in getting me back.