Yours Forever (COMPLETED)

Forever 63

It was one of those days when he moves out of the house and takes a stroll in the community. It was his rest day at umuwi siya sa kanila para magpahinga. He spent the whole day sleeping. Nang magising siya ng hapon ay naisipan niyang maglakad just like he does every-time. Nakalayo na siya sa mga kabahayan nang maisipan niyang bumalik. Pagabi na rin kasi and he could not get off his mind kung ano ang ulam nila ng panggabihan. He smiled.

Natigilan siya nang makatinig siya ng sigaw sa hindi kalayuan. It was a voice asking for help.

"Tulong!"

Hinanap niya ang pinanggagalingan ng boses. Luckily, he traced the location of the voice. Sa kasukalan ay nakita niya ang isang babae at isang lalaki sa isang alanganing sitwasyon. That was when he realized that he is witnessing a crime. The man is forcing himself into the lady. It is a rape!

Matapang siyang sumugod doon at sinipa ang lalaki sa tagiliran. "Itigil mo iyang kahayupang ginagawa mo!" sigaw niya sa lalaki.

Ang estranghero ay naalarma. Mabilis itong tumayo at patakbong nilisan ang lugar na iyon.

"Ayos ka lang ba?" tanong ni Alden nang balingan niya ang takot na takot na biktima. Napakunot ang noo niya nang mamukhaan niya kung sino ito. "Yumi."

"K-kuya A-alden." gulat at takot na usal ni Yumi. Mabilis itong napatayo at niyakap siya ng mahigpit. "Maraming salamat sa  pagligtas mo sa akin."

She then told her how she came to that situation. Galing daw ito sa kabilang bayan at naglalakad pauwi nang atakehin ito ng rapist na iyon.

After assuring her that she's safe, Alden led her home.

"K-kuya, sana walang makaalam sa nangyaring ito."

"Makakaasa ka Yumi."

At mula sa araw na iyon ay tumaas ang level ng pagtingin ni Yumi kay Alden. Hindi lang basta bilang isang fan but more than that. She began to follow his every moves.

Ilang araw ang lumipas. When Alden returned to his hometown for his rest day, he went to visit Yumi and brought her flowers and chocolates. It was 'Get well' or 'Forget and forgive' gesture but Yumi, blinded by her hero-worship sickness over Alden, assumed it as a romantic gesture. It even came to a point where she offered herself to him as a gratitude for saving her. Alden politely declined, telling her that she was just on shock.

Alden's visits to Yumi carried on for a month. Nang mapansin niyang bumabalik na ito sa dati ay minabuti niyang itigil na ang pagbisita dito. Nang tumigil si Alden ay nagalit si Yumi at naghanap ng dahilan. She blamed everything, everytime. Until she came up on blaming Maine for Alden, for stealing him away from her. From that moment on, she developed a hate over Maine Mendoza and let it grew over the years.

Yumi managed to hide everything through his lady-like ways and 'mahinhin' image. Nobody ever thought that deep inside her is a devil corrupted her being. A deadly obsession, she can never control.

Gamit ang kaibigan niyang si Bianca ay nagawa niyang mapalapit sa buhay ni Alden. Nakapasok siya sa kompanya nito at nabantayan niya ito ng maigi.

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"A-alden." Maine uttered when she found out that Alden and Harry found her. She tried to get up despite the pain from her wound caused by the shot Yumi fired at her.

"Diyan ka lang!" sigaw ni Yumi na muling itinutok ang baril sa direksyon ni Maine. "I will finish you right now!"

Dalawang putok ng baril ang muling umalingawngaw sa katahimikan ng gabi.

"Harry!" sigaw ni Maine nang bumagsak ang katawan ng lalaki sa kanyang harapan. He took the shots that was supposedly for her. She crawled towards Harry to check on him. "Harry!" muli niyang sigaw nang mapansin niyang wala na itong hininga. "Don't die on me please. I have something to tell you yet."

Si Alden na gulat na gulat sa mga nangyari ay dahan-dahang lumapit sa kinaroroonan ni Yumi. "Y-yumi, stop all of this nonsense now."

"Alden." Yumi uttered. Nagugulat din ito sa nangyayari. "Y-you are finally coming with me right?"

"Yumi, ano bang pinagsasabi mo?"

"Now, I can finally finish Maine at tayo na lang ang magsasama Alden. Lalayo tayo. Mangingibang-bansa at mamuhay ng tahimik at masaya."

"Yumi." Alden said. He does not want to upset Yumi at baka may magawa pa itong mas nakakakatakot.

"Mahal mo ako di ba? Si Maine ay isa lamang distraction sa ating pagmamahalan. Huwag kang mag-alala, ngayong gabi ay mamatay din siya. Tayo na lang ang magsasama."

"Yumi." he whispered her name once more. "Hindi kita mahal."

Gulat na napamulagat si Yumi. Napaatras ito habang nanginginig ang buong katawan. "Hindi yan totoo!"

"Iyon ang totoo Yumi. Never once did I love you. I always see you as a friend, as a younger sister and as an employee. It never go beyond that. Si Maine. Siya ang nag-iisang babaeng mahal ko. We may be separated by time pero hinding-hindi nawala ang pagmamahal ko sa kanya. She is my life Yumi. We will forgive everything that you have done to us, to our family, if you forget all of this and leave. I am sorry if after all this years, you thought that I have something for you. Alam ko na ang lahat kung bakit ganoon na lamang ang hangarin mong mahalin kita. I can help you Yumi. Let us help you remove your obsession towards me."

"No!" malakas na sigaw ni Yumi. "Alam ko kung ano ang gusto niyong mangyari at hindi ako papayag! Hindi ako baliw!" poot na poot nitong wika habang napapailing at napapaatras.

"Careful!" malakas na sigaw ni Alden nang malapit na ito sa bangin dahil sa pag-atras nito.

"Puwes, kung hindi ko makukuha ang gusto ko, mas mabuti na mamatay kayong lahat!" she shouted with so much rage. Itinutok nito ang baril sa kanya. She was bout to pull the trigger when she realized that she has gone to far.  She slipped. Nabitiwan niya ang baril at huli na nang marealize niyang nasa dulo siya ng bangin.

"Yumi!" sabay na sigaw nina Alden at Maine nang malaglag ang babae sa napakataas na bangin.