Stay With Me

Chapter 18 Gentle Kiss

I pretended not to notice him. Thankfully Red was already here.

When he appeared all people will acknowledge his presence and greeted him. You wouldn't believe at his age, he already earning at millions, no, probably billions. You just wouldn't believe.

There were announcements, speeches to the outgoing CEO, tribute to the incoming one. These were speeches that I couldn't understand because my mind was on Emmanuel.

Taking a deep sighed. I pressed my forehead using my fingers.

I thought I had already move on. Thought I had. I realized its not easy to move on. Especially to the man that had been your one great love from the beginning. My tears falling down, couldn't help it but let them flow until I felt relief.

Why you appear tonight Emmanuel? Why??

Trying to ease my heaving chest, I stood up silently from the table.

I didn't asked permission to Red coz he's on stage already. I pursues to go out from the hall to find a place where I could scold myself. I reached the doorway and two usherette met me.

"Can we help you miss?"

"I need to go the washroom"

They instructed me. With the stupid thought in my mind that everything happened was just a nightmare. It was horrible. And I felt horrible. T'was like a repetition of history.

I wiped my wet cheeks.

"Please remain" A familiar voice awakened my dreamy state.

I turned my head to him. It was him. Remember Abbygail this is not gonna happened again. Emmanuel will never change. Don't you ever expect.

I ignored him once.

I had been running away from things that were risky all my life. So what if he broke my heart? I wouldn't be somebody else like my mom who is martyr.

I was silent when he walk towards me. I tried to catch a glimpse of him. I wanted to give the longest gaze to him to make sure if it was really Emmanuel San Antonio that I knew. My brain made me recall and imagine when he proposed to his girlfriend.

This was Emmanuel San Antonio.

My one great love.

My knees trembled as I walked in the direction of the washroom.

But Eman hold my elbow in a roughest manner. Why he always treated me like this? Sometimes gripping my wrist until I feel hurt. Or grabbing my elbow in his own manner. I cant let him do if what he wants, in the first place were not close nor friends and Im not his pet.

One wrong act tonight and everything would change.

I didn't wait for him to say his first word until I release my elbow from him.

I still pursued to go on the washroom. But he take one step closer to me.

"Stop running away again Abby." He said in a husky voice

I almost laughed in annoyance "Me? Running away with you?" I asked him

He breath hard "Like what you've done"