Ashton, The Invisible Husband ✔️

Chapter 22: Chasing Hope

Ashton POV

I stormed her room only to find her crying her heart's out and it's breaking me. I didn't expected her to cry like that. I thought she was somewhere in her room hiding but she was sitting in the middle of her bed. Grieving like someone died. What's wrong with her? Slowly I walked into her room. Light spread so quickly and when I gaze upon her I thought I stopped breathing. A gust of wind punched my stomach at her distressed.

"Shhhhh, it's alright I'm here." Hindi ko alam kung paano akong nakalapit sa kanya. Hinila ko syang palapit sa akin saka ko sya niyakap ng mahigpit.

"Ash?" Disoriented, she tried to push me away.

"Shhhh, it's me. I'm here." Again she tried to push me. This time I let go.

"Ashton?" Tanong nya sa akin.

"Ako nga." I didn't know she would cry like this nang dahil lang sa kulog at kidlat.

"Ash?" For the third time around she asked me and this time, she started touching my  face. As if she trying to memorize every lines and details of me.

"Yes Alexandra, it is me, Santino Asthon." To my surprised, she started sobbing then later on she was already crying before she went hysterical. Confused and lost I tried to shake her off. "Alex, stop that!" But she just cried and cried and cried.

I do not know what else to do but kiss her.

The kiss wasn't planned.

The kissed was only meant to stop her, to silence her, to calm her but something happened. For the first time in almost 6 years, I felt.....

Home.

I was home.... With her.... It was home....

The kiss was so comforting. I was kissing her and she was kissing me. Time wasn't material anymore. Only her lips, only her.

"Ash? Is it really you?" She asked softly.

"Shhhh, tahan na, I'm here. Matulog ka na I'll be here."

"Ayoko." Sagot nya kasabay ng pag siksik nya pa lalo sa akin.

"You're not feeling well Alexandra and you needed to rest. May sinat ka pa oh." Sagot ko sabay salat sa kanyang leeg.

"You'll go if I sleep." Parang batang reklamo nya. Obviously she's not really in her right get mind dahil hindi ganitong Alex ang inaasahan ko pag katapos naming mag hiwalay, mag aanim na taon na ang nakalipas.

"I'll stay Alex." I'll stay until you needed me.

"Promise? Promise you'll stay?" She asked as she snuggles in between my neck and shoulder. "Don't go please?"

"I won't. Pangako." Habang yakap yakap ko sya, hindi ko maiwasang isipin kung ano ang nangyari sa kanya pag katapos nya akong iniwan. Naging masaya ba sya? Did she met someone new and might have fallen in love with him? Ang isipin ko pa lang na may iba na si Alex ay hindi ko matanggap.

Hindi ko alam kung gaano sya katagal nakatulog sa aking mga bisig. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang magiging kasunod na kabanata sa aming dalawa. Yakap ko pa rin sya when I received text from Matt.