Patuloy sa pag-inom ng alak si Russell. Halos maubos na niya ang isang bote ng whiskey pero tanging katawan lang niya ang namamanhid pero ang puso niya ramdam pa rin ang sakit.
Masama ang loob niya dahil sa ginawa ni Maple sa kanya. He told her to stay away from every man who dare to touch her but she does the opposite.
She even had sex with Morris for pete's sake! Sigaw niya sa isip. Hindi siya makapaniwala na magagawa iyon sa kanya ng dalaga. Pero sa bibig na nito mismo nanggaling ang katotohan. And she even proudly told me that she enjoyed fucking with him! "Damn it!" Galit nitong sigaw at ibinato ang hawak na baso sa pader dahilan para mabasag ito .
Napasabunot siya sa sariling buhok dahil sa samu't saring emosyon ang nararamdaman niya ngayon.
Nagagalit at nasasaktan siya sa ginawa ni Maple sa kanya pero nalulungkot din siya dahil sobra na niya itong namimiss.
Gustong gusto na niyang puntahan ito para yakapin at sabihing mahal na mahal niya ito pero iniisip pa din niya ang dahilan kaya siya lumalayo rito.
Ayaw na ayaw niyang may ibang humahawak dito na lalaki. You can call him a pathetic and lunatic man for being so possessive of her but that's what he is. He only wants her just for him.
He never stopped loving her kahit nang maghiwalay sila noong umalis ito ng SIU. He kept himself updated in everything that is happening to her. He even attended her graduation in college to hear her present her speech as she was the Suma cum laude of her batch. He remembered that she didn't have the chance to present her speech during her graduation in High School being the Valedictorian because she left and that is because of him.
This girl was so smart for being a top honor and graduating with flying colors which makes him love her more. He even followed her in Australia when she decided to work there. But when he saw her with Linc and how happy she was with him, he went back here to start a new life.
He and Mallory were best of friends since they were kids. They treat each other like brothers and sisters but their parents already made a deal that they will marry each other in time.
So when Mallory asked him to help her with this fixed marriage, he did. Nagkasundo kasi sila noon na kapag wala silang ibang matagpuan na taong pakakasalan nila ay itutuloy nila ang pagpapakasal sa isa't-isa. Dahil magkaibigan naman sila ay sa tingin naman niya ay magiging ok ang buhay nila bilang mag-asawa.
May mga bagay silang pinagkakasunduan at mukha naman magiging mabuti itong ina kung sakali man na magka-anak sila. At siguro naman ay matututunan din niya itong mahalin dahil napaka-bait nito.
Pero hindi niya inaasahan na magkikita silang muli ni Maple noong thanksgiving party ng Costa Esquivel. Halos gusto niyang tumakbo palapit rito at yakapin ito ng mahigpit.
Pero ng makita niyang kasama nito si Linc ay halos magwala ang puso niya. He don't want to see him touching her. He almost went crazy after that night thinking of her.
Then when she saw her leaving the restaurant and was chased by this maniac, he fired up inside. Kitang-kita niya kung papano nito hawakan si Maple at nagdilim ang paningin niya.
Kung hindi nga lang niya nakita ang babae na halos naka-salampak na sa kalsada ay hindi niya titigilan ang pagsuntok sa lalaki. Baka napatay pa niya ito.
Dinala niya ito sa bahay niya sa Tagaytay dahil nag-aalala siya kung iiwan niya itong mag-isa sa condo nito.
At nang may mangyari sa kanilang dalawa dahil hindi niya napigilan ang sarili ay laking gulat niya na birhen pa rin ito paglipas ng maraming taon. Masaya siya na siya ang naka-una dito pero ang mas ikinasaya niya ang pagsabi nito na mahal siya nito. Na hanggang ngayon ay ito pa rin ang estudyante niya na patuloy pa rin sa pagmamahal sa kanya.
BINABASA MO ANG
Why can't it be?
Fiksi UmumAt the young age of sixteen, Maple fell in love. She's maybe young but she knows that what she feels is true. She learned that love can be unpredictable, uncontrollable and unexpected. But at the same time it can also give you an unbearable pain. ...