diminutives

in between

kung saan sumasayaw ang alon para yumakap sa naghihintay na dalampisigan....

rj?

he took an inch closer to her body

kung saan hahalik ang daluyong ng tubig
sa tigang na lupang uhaw sa pag-ibig

her eyes glistened with tears. her lips unable to break her own silence.

dahil ang dagat ay mawawalan ng saysay
kung di ito hahalik sa nag-aabang na baybay

he wiped the tears that's flooding her cheeks and kissed her forehead while he softly whispered the next verse

ito ang pag-ibig na iginuhit ng tadhana sa pangako... isang pangako hindi kailanman mabubuwag at maglalaho

she closed her eyes and her heart warmed hearing his voice.

you remembered she whispered softly

ang puso mo ang aking dalampasigan
dahil ako ang alon na sayo'y maninirahan

he tugged her frame and kissed the side of his wife's head

i will never forget, love... never...

"i've loved you more than she does, rj... i love you more than she can ever give" hannah protested on the sidelines

rj's forehead creased hearing hannah's claim. he lovingly locked his eyes with maine's and without even looking at the other woman he answered

i never cared if you did hannah. i never needed a love more than maine can give.

then he turned to face hannah with fiery eyes

rj.... maine tried to intervene seeing rj's expression

i can live a hundred lifetime even more without her loving me but my heart can never live a single moment not loving her

the pulsating veins on his neck and his almost white knuckles were enough evidence of his seething anger

"ako yung nandun rj nung iniwan ka nya. at ako ang nandito hanggang ngayon. ako—"

she wouldn't even have left me had you not tore us apart with your evil plans

maine tightened the hold on rj's arm when his tone changed

"pero rj ginawa ko lang naman yun kasi mahal kita"

do you even hear yourself?

rj tama na... she said trying to calm him still holding on to his arm

"i was the one who was there so you can reach for your dreams! ganun kita kamahal!"

no hannah you ruined my dreams.

rj.... please.... she said softly but her eyes are pleading not wanting the situation be blown out of proportion let's go...

she pulled his arm to get them both out. unfortunately hannah is unstoppable

"you were hailed as the best pilot for two consecutive years because of me. di ba pangarap mo yun? i made it happen!"

rj glared at hannah.

i only dreamed to be the best pilot for my wife to be proud of me. so i can make my wife happy. THAT WILL ALWAYS BE MY DREAM. make maine happy

"pero rj—"

rj... let's go... wag mo ng patulan maine grabbed rj's arm again trying to drag him away from hannah