It Takes One Woman [Rodrigo Duterte x Leni Robredo]

13 - He Went Back Home

A/N: Oh my! Sorry I missed to post an update for the past three days so here's the update for today. Enjoy!

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He went back home in the middle of the day to get the necessary documents he missed to bring earlier that day. He had been thinking of Leni since the morning, as soon as he woke up wondering how is she doing but she wasn't answering any of his messages and calls. She went away yesterday after their argument but he was certain that she slept at her mother's place that night.

He drank a glass of water as soon as he arrived and began to look for the documents he needed for work.

He checked on the drawers and cabinets but it surprised him to open their closet and saw nothing in it. He was staggered for a moment to see it empty, all of Leni's clothes were gone.

He looked at the drawer below their bed where Leni stores her favorite socks and saw it empty as well. He felt so hazy, he dropped himself at the bed and sat on the edge.

He glanced at the bathroom door and was lured to check if her bathroom supplies were still there but his guess just couldn't be wrong, her shampoos, her things, her towels, all of it were gone.

As the drawers and closets that she used to use appeared empty next to his eyes, a part of him also felt empty and lonely. His heart broke, he hurt her that much for her to be convinced to pack up and leave him behind. He swallowed the lump on his throat as he had the thought of her in his head.

Her smiles, her hugs, her eyes twinkling every time she looks at him. All of it faded away and turned into the image of her sad and crying eyes where pain dwelled and her broken heart showed.

I'm sorry, Leni. His eyes turned teary but he couldn't do anything else to undo the pain he caused her.

He suddenly saw a small rectangular box on top of the bed. He checked on it and saw the gold diamond necklace he gave her long time ago. The necklace he bought for her because he loved how her eyes twinkled as soon as she laid her eyes on it. Those were the days where everything about her mattered to him — even the smallest things.

He dialed her number hoping he could talk to her but there is no way she would ever pick up his calls.

She isolated herself for days, made up excuses so she could skip work as she felt so shattered to even think well at the workplace. She never thought that day would come where she will give up on loving him because she's tired. She was certain that he was the love of his life — for the rest of her life — but this time, she realized that she might be wrong about that.

Maybe I expected too much. I thought I could change him but it was just a dream, I guess.

She locked herself in her room and evaluated everything she's been through. She did everything she could to save the love they had but all she could think of now is that she wasn't just enough for him to love and stop looking around.

She wasn't enough. It resonated across the room.

Tears drenched her cheeks, made her eyes sore after excessively crying from a heart break. She felt silly for crying over a man but she just couldn't help but weep because all she did was love him and show hin how much she cares, she never thought he would discard her just like.     

Five years. That's how long they lasted together. Who would have thought it wasn't the road to forever yet? All along, she thought he was the one, the man she'll grow old with and the man who'll love her back for the rest of her life but all of it was just a dream — only just a dream.