Beauty's Knight

Epilogue

She was throwing our things, thrashing everything she touches, she's frustrated. Napapikit na lamang ako nang sumigaw siya.

I looked at Mael, he's frightened as well. Umiiyak na si Rika dahil sa mga naririnig kaya niyakap ko na lang siya at humalik na sa noo niya.

I stood up, walked bravely towards our room kahit ilang araw niya na akong itinataboy. Ayaw niyang makita ang kahit sino man sa amin.

"Mahal." nanginginig kong sambit.

"What are you doing here?" tanong niya without looking at me still sitting in her wheelchair.

"Mahal natatakot na yung mga bata." natatakot kong sambit. She's never like this. She was always calm and collected.

"Get out."

"Mahal please naman oh. Let me help you." It took every ounce of me to walk closer towards her.

"I said GET OUT!" she turned towards me and I saw her crying, even gritting her teeth in anger.

Inilagay na lang niya ang kamay niya sa mukha niya kaya naman naglakas loob na talaga akong lapitan siya at nagsquat. Kinuha ko ang kamay niya at pinunasan ang luha niya.

"Mahal, I promised you, for better or for worse I would stay with you. Hindi mo kailangan pahirapan ang sarili mo. I'm not requiring you to do anything, you loving me, us, is already enough."

"I don't need your sympathy, get out." saka siya umiwas nang tingin.

"Mahal, I-"

"I am of no use to you or to our kids, maghiwalay na lang tayo."

And it was the most painful words I heard from her. Feeling ko namatay yung puso ko, gusto kong itanong kung nagbibiro lang ba siya kasi hindi magandang biro but I don't even know when was the last time she even crack a joke.

"Yan ba talaga ang gusto mo ha?" my tears were falling like waterfalls.

"Yes." another boulder crushed my heart when she said that word.

"Fine, if this is what you want then ibibigay ko sayo. I did everything I could for you not to feel so alone but you shut your door for us, for me." nagpahid na ako ng luha and started walking out the door.

Ang sakit, ang sakit sakit na hanggang dito na lang.

"I'm sorry Rad." wika niya.

I stop but didn't look back for I know it will break me more seeing her emotionless face.

"I'm setting you free not because I don't love you anymore. I love you Mika, I do, but it wasn't enough for you. You promised to spend the rest of our lives together, but I guess promises are really meant to be broken." tugon ko.

"Things have turned."

"Yes, but not my love for you. Thank you for everything Mika. I'd cherish our memories for the rest of my life." I bit my lower lip, damn.

I heard my own heart shattering to millions of pieces. It hurts. I never imagined this would come to this.

"Happy anniversary." dagdag ko at lumabas na ng kwarto namin, na kwarto niya na lang ngayon.

I held my chest pagkalabas ko ng kwarto, my knees failed to kept standing strong kaya napaupo na lang ako sa sahig with my back against our room's door.

This is the most excruciating pain I've ever felt and no amount of pain reliever would help me get through this.

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Book 3?

Joke lang. HAHAHA. Hindi ito yung epilogue. 😂