diminutives

in between

please... take it off...

i—uhh... i... i'm s-sorry for wearing—

love... what i meant... i... it's not—

he tried to hold her hand but she moved away from him

hindi  she shook her head fervently while cutting him off   tama ka... i shouldn't be wearing this ring

she removed the ring from her finger took his hand placed the ring on his palm and closed his hand then she smiled weakly at him

minsan talaga dumadating ang panahon na gumuguho din ang dalampasigan

her voice cracked saying the words.

his heart broke seeing the hurt in her eyes.

maine...

she opened the cardoor without looking at him and slid herself in. she tried her hardest to calm herself  by taking deep breaths while wiping the tears that continued to run down her cheeks

she even reminded herself that she's the one who left him. she's the one who asked to void their marriage. she's the one who decided to leave.

it felt like a heavy object was impaled on her whole being that she cannot even breathe. it was just the same feeling. the same feeling when he lost him years ago.

he raked his fingers thru his hair. he knew it came out wrong. he knew his words meant differently. he knew his actions would cause her to slip away again

rj wanted to curse himself for what he had done. now he's having a dilemma.

fuck jack sparrow! it's now or never...

he went in front of the car and looked thru the windshield

her forehead creased seeing rj looking intently at her outside the car

what are you up to this time?  she asked herself

he did not dare move, he just stared at her then looked up the heavens as if waiting for something

she tapped the steering wheel as she waited for him to get inside the car. her frustrations are now building up

a few more minutes has passed but rj hasn't moved so she went out the car slamming the door

are you not getting in? sabihin mo lang kung gusto mo ng iwanan kita dito  she asked a little agitated

maine... he called her softly

wala akong balak hintayin ka sa kung anuman ang hinihintay mong bumagsak galing sa ulap she ranted as if she did not hear him

maine... he called again indistinctly  love...

alam ko na... ok na... her voice was shaking  tanggap ko na... hind mo kailangan ulitin

she turned her back at him covering her eyes not wanting him to see the tears that kept on streaming down her cheeks

rj please naman umuwi na tayo. kung ayaw mong sumabay sa kin fine i'll call dr. marasigan  she stated still not looking at him sa kanya ka na sumabay

maine...

i'm dialling his number sandali lang  she said not facing him

maine  he called her a little louder to catch her attention but she kept on busying herself dialling from her phone