She's The Bridegroom [COMPLETED]

12. New School

Chapter 12: New School

Kimhan Burnaphan

Anger added fuel to the fire, frustration was what bothering me yet irritation had successfully crept under my skin that those strong assorted feelings empowered my whole form. I lost to them until it reached the point I was losing my wise judgement. Whatever the things I had done to Pie was totally unforgivable. I shouldn't have done that; I was close to domestic violence and Pie could always charge me for my ruthless deed. What have I done? I must have scared her away and she must hate me more since then.

I forgot that I was dealing with a person, a fragile woman to be exact. I wasn't dealing with creature of logic but creature of emotion. Of all the things I have put her through, the previous careless deed of mine was one I regretted the most. I would pay for all cost to rewind the time unfortunately none of the force could ever brought me back to that point. I could never undo the mistake yet I could never erase the bad impression she had on me. I had imprinted her vulnerable soul with a negative image of me. I had become a beast, the spouse she would hated for the rest of her life.

The last shreds of sunlight had vanished from the sky. It was getting darker and we were not yet closer to reach home. Pie managed to convince Aunty Inn that she needed to get back and doubled check for what she needed before she moved to her new school tomorrow. However, I knew best that she was just trying to avoid the stay for the night or most importantly, she attempted to avoid me.

The pitiful creature was fast asleep right at the passenger side. Her head leaned against the window while she hugged herself in protective manner. Although we were separated by the seats, Pie would make sure that she was seated far enough, creating a large distance between us as if I was an infectious disease. I doubted that she ever wanted to get close to me anymore, what more trying to be my friend. Great, just great; I ruined the golden opportunity we had to make things better between us. Pie Mindara wasn't going to loosen up neither take the risk to let her guard down just to be nice to me. I was losing her and she would drift away from me.

Pie Mindara Manaying, the woman whom I married to was a complex creature, as complicated as what a woman was born to be. She always had the look in her eyes that I couldn't decipher yet she always showed the signs I couldn't resolve. Once, she seemed fine but the next second, her mood would swing like mad hurricane. When I thought that I could go through a day without argument, the plot twisted in a way I had never wished it to be. We would always end up in argument and sometimes the causes were only a silly matter. People said the arguments you had in your marriage life would bring you closer to your spouse. I figured out it wasn't working for the both of us. It only drifted us apart and the gap between Pie and I were even getting bigger. Pie would find anything even the tiniest detail to add the hatred she had on me. I never understood her intention of doing so. It was understandable that she built walls around her instead of bridges but why did she need to teach herself to hate me?

I wasn't aware that I was in a deep thought until a soft murmur from Pie startled me. Glancing to my side, I saw Pie stirred in her sleep, looking restless and conflicted. Her eyebrows furrowed, followed by unclear spoken mumbles. Judging from the contortion of her face, I presumed that she was having a dream or better to tell a nightmare. I wanted to wake her up but then, I was afraid that she might misunderstand my intention. Pie didn't want me to touch her. No physical contacts were allowed without her approval. Maybe I should just call her. At least, she wouldn't get trapped in her dreamland.

"Pie, wake up," It only took once when she suddenly twisted and faced me, arching her eyebrows up in question. Looking sleepy, she rubbed her eyes with her hands, pouting at me just like a child who refused to get up in the morning. Childish.