The Waves Left the Shore (Aldub Maichard Fanfic)

Chapter 37 - Huge Difference

MAINE'S POV

"Alden. Anong--"ngumiti ako ng pilit at huminga ng malalim

"Anong rason mo? Bakit--Bakit ka nakipaghiwalay sa akin?"

Nakita ko ang pagkagulat sa mukha niya. Marahil hindi niya inaasahan ang tanong ko.

"M-Maine.."nauutal niyang tawag

"Ano? Handa na ako. I'm ready to hear your reasons."paliwanag ko

Tiningnan ko siyang muli at nakita ko ang pag-aatubili niyang magsalita. Kinagat niya ang pang-ibaba niyang labi at umiling pagkatapos.

"You're afraid. You're afraid that I might--"

"I'm afraid of losing you. That's it." mabilis niyang dugtong sa sinabi ko

"Bakit?"

"Wala akong pinanghahawakan sayo. Hindi naman tayo."

"Kaya nga kailangan kong marinig ang rason mo. Ano? Ayaw mo na ba?"panunuya ko

Huminga siya nang malalim at tumingin sa taas bago nagsalita.

"I told you about going out for a party with a close friend of mine."

"Ja-jason? If I'm not mistaken, it's his name."

"Yes, it's Jason's party. We were having fun and enjoying the night at his place. Then, his friends joined us. The next thing I knew, I was drunk to death, an the rest is history. I really didn't know what happened and I couldn't remember. Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang nangyari."

"Weeks passed, my manager told me about an issue. May nangyari daw sa amin nung isang babae. I had to stop the issue from spreading, from reaching you, not until malaman ko ang totoo."

"Nakakabaliw Maine. Nakakabaliw. I could barely remember the time I was that afraid after my mom passed away. Iyon pa lang ulit."umiling-iling siya at kinagat niya ang labi

"And I was never afraid of how my career would go, I was more afraid of you, of how would you feel, or how would you react and most importantly who would you believe. Paano mo paniniwalaan ang isang taong nagsasabi nang hindi niya rin sigurado? You couldn't depend on him because neither he knows what actually happened that night."paliwanag niya sa akin at pinunasan ang tumakas na luha sa mata niya

Huminga siya ng malalim bago muling nagsalita.

"So I had to find out the truth behind that issue. Hindi ko kayang tanggapin. I was so determined to know the real story behind everything. Alam kong kaya kong ako lang. Kaya ako na lang. Not until.."kinagat niya ang labi niya na naging dahilan ng pagtigil niya sandali sa pagsasalita

Naramdaman ko ang pag-aalinlangan niyang magpatuloy. Tumingin siya sa kalangitan sandali na parang nanghihingi ng lakas ng loob.

"May dumating na babae sa bahay. Kasabay ng pagtitig ko sa mukha niya ay ang unti-unting paglaho rin ng tiwala ko sa sarili ko. I knew her face. At kahit ilang beses kong sabihing hindi, natatandaan ko ang mukha niya. It was one of Jason's friends. It was one of the girls at Jason's house that night."

"You know what she said? She was prregnant. She was pregnant with my child. She narrated how it happened and even handed me a medical certificate. Dammit! I even made her try the pregnancy test at that exact moment. It was positive."nakita ko ang pagkuyom niya sa kamao niya habang inaalala ang mga nangyari noon