Payb Takes Book 3

Agitation

Weirdly enough, I got quite a few requests for the same topic.

Ayaw ko nung una dahil iba talaga pag si M ang magtampo but well, ginusto niyo to.

So here goes. Walang magagalit, makukurot kayo. Hahahahahaha Cheret!

Thank you.

Hugs everyone!

Deng

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May 29, 12mn:

M watches quietly as R tinkers on his phone while she clears away the dishes after their late dinner together. With them, it has always been late dinners, midnight walks, final show movie dates, closing time mall strolls, always covert, always during hours when everyone else is asleep.

She didn't complain and is NOT complaining because she is with him, actually with him. She is always his priority. Except for days like these which lately has been irking her off.

She goes on with her chores quietly and walks to the sink while he is still playing on his phone.

He came home late that night after a Thanksgiving party. She didn't mind that he got in later that what he promised. It was his night after all and she didn't want a fight so she she gave him a kiss and offered dinner.

He said although he was full, he'll still have a little because she cooked for him then gave her a kiss on the forehead.

He changed his clothes and joined her at the table shortly, already busy with his phone. He knew how it upsets her and she has told him several times to keep his gadgets out of the way during the few hours they get to spend alone together. She was upset but she shrugged (at least tried to) shrug it off and put food on their plate.

He ate a few spoonfuls she fed him and told her how delicious her adobo was, still glancing at his phone and absentmindedly humming his responses to her stories.

She is seriously pissed off now but she still gives him a few chances, her patience wearing thin the more she waits for him to put his phone away and actually BE HOME.

She gives him ten minutes.
He will pick up that cup I left and give it to me.

He doesn't. She walks back and gets it.

Thirty minutes:
He will walk over here and help me with the pots. He always helps me with the pots.

He doesn't so she cleans it by herself.

After forty five minutes, she goes to the bedroom and gives him five more minutes to follow her.
He'll be here. He always follows after just a minute. He will kiss me and cuddle with me and...

Ten minutes and he doesn't show.

She finally gets fed up and grabs a her laptop, her purse and an overnight bag with her clothes. She puts on a jacket and walks out of the bedroom.

He is already sitting on the couch, still on his phone when he catches her in his peripheral vision as she walks past him.

"Love! Saan ka pupunta?"

"Aakyat." She tells him plainly.

"Bakit ang dami mong dala?"

"Dun ako matutulog." She starts walking to the door again.

He quickly gets up and stops her by holding her wrist.

"Love, ano ba? Mag-usap tayo." He says irritatedly.

"Oh! Now you want to talk. Nage-exist pa pala ako? Akala ko di mo na ako kailangan." She says in an eerily calm voice.

"Love naman..."

"You come in late. Okay lang. I understand. Pero yung halos di mo ako kausapin dahil busy ka sa kung ano diyan sa cellphone mo. Yung parang wala lang ako dito for over an hour na nandito ka. You're here but you're not really here." She tells him with tears flowing from her eyes.

"Love ano..." He tries to explain but she raises a hand to stop him.

"No. You had an hour to explain, to actually be here and talk. Oras ko ngayon." She said and he listened.

"The girls who have no respect for me and throw themselves at you, kaya ko. The tight jeans, the sexy man image, I can tolerate pero ito? From the start, I told you what I really need from you. Kahit wala ka nang ibigay sa akin. Oras mo lang. Oras lang ang kailangan ko. To be with you, to talk to you, to actually have you here with me in mind, body and spirit. Pero two years after and almost three months into our marriage, nakikihati pa rin ako. Namamalimos pa din ako ng oras mo. Kailangan kita dito. Kailangan kita ngayon! Hindi bukas, hindi mamaya, hindi sa hanggang magsawa ka sa mga pinagkakaabalahan mo. So unless you can give me your whole self sa konting oras na magkasama tayo na tayo lang, I'll be out of your way." She twists her hand away from his grip and walks to the door.

He runs after her and hugs her tightly from the back while her hand is on the doorknob.

"I'm sorry. Please. Wag ganito, Love. Mali talaga ako pero wag ganito. Mag-asawa na tayo, we can't just walk out on each other like this. Pag-usapan natin please." He pleads and nuzzles on the side of her neck.

She sighs. "I can't talk right now." She turns and looks at his face. She finds deep regret and sadness in his eyes. "I don't want to say things that I will regret later so I can't talk right now."

He nods his head and sniffles as he brushes his tears away.

"I'll be in the other room. I'll see you in the morning. Good night, RJ." She dismisses him and pulls away from his embrace.

He hesitantly lets her and sobs as he watches her walk to the room beside theirs.

Their eyes meet shortly before she softly closes the door behind her.

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Unbeta'ed and not proofread.

To be continued in the next chapter: The Deal.

Thank you for reading.