The Man With Broken Dreams ( WATTYS 2019 )

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Natigil ako maghalungkat sa box nang mag ring ang cellphone ko.

Sa inis ko ay pinatay ko na lang muna ang cellphone. There were three pieces of onesies na pang baby na lalaki. I grabbed the first one , There was a letter attached on it.

''Hi Daddy Zello, I think our baby is a boy. I hope one day we meet our baby together. Pero hindi ka na ata babalik pa. I'm sorry for everything I did. I'll take care of myself and our little angel. I love you both so much.''

Love, mommy aie

I cried in pain and silence while hugging the onesie. If I could just turn back time I will never leave her alone again.

With shaking hands I held on the second onesie

''I hope someday we can be together and take care of our little one. I love you so much I'm sorry for being incapable of fighting for you, for us.''

I was crying my heart out I hate it. I regret everything I did.

''I'm sorry I couldn't take care of our baby. If I could just switch my life with him, I would. I'm sorry I love you so much. Wherever you are, I hope you're happy.''

I should've stayed when she lost our baby.

Nananahimik na siyang namumuhay magturo sa mga bata and yet hinanap ko pa talaga siya para gaguhin.

I spent the night in grief for the things I've done to addi.

So many chances were wasted at ngayon hindi ko alam kung mapapatawad niya pa ba ako sa lahat ng ginawa kong kababuyan sa kanya.

The next day went fast maaga akong nagising at naglakad lakad muna sa dalampasigan, I went back to my apartment to check on my phone.

- KUYA

Azello!! Answer your damn phone!

Answer it dammit

Addi was kidnapped!!!

Azello you asshole!

If you don't reply to them they would take advantage of addi! Umuwi ka na.

I was bombarded with Kuyas messages when I opened my phone. Dali dali akong nagligpit ng gamit at bumaba I roared my car to life while calling kuya.

Kinonect ko ang call sa speaker ng sasakyan

''fuck azello she's being beaten up!! You need to respond to them! I was shot by one of the guys who kidnapped her.'' He shouted lalo kong binilisan ang pagharurot ng aking sasakyan

He gave me the contact number of the thugs who kidnapped her.

Agad kong tinawagan iyon

''sa wakas tumawag din ang knight in shining armor ni Addi'' the voice seems familiar and I can sense the guy's smirk through the call.

''Edmund! Please let me go!'' I heard Addi's voice, Edmund? Siya yung lalaking kapitbahay ni addi sa bahay niya dati!! What the hell?!

''not now darling. I want to taste you so bad pero dapat sa harap ng bebe knight shining armor mo'' he stated he hung up at ako naman dito nagpapaulan na ng mura sa manibela ko I don't care if I overspeed ang mahalaga mapuntahan ko muna si kuya to get information about Edmund that asshole.

Hindi ko na ipinasok ang sasakyan ko sa loob ng bahay I got off instantly and shouted my Kuya's name

''Kuya!'' I was panting hard sa halong pagod at kaba he was walking while pain is evident on his face sa braso ang tama niya

''Edmund Remoso. Obsessed with Add, kapatid ni Raiyah Remoso he was living beside Addi's house because he's obsessed, kamukha ni Addi ang girlfriend niya noon na iniwan siya, he was very nice to addi but he was the one paying the bar where she works for. Addi only danced once nang wala yung nagpeperform, she was just a waitress but he paid much more nang malaman na si addi ang papalit and that was the day you punched him and took addi away. He said that he had searched the depths of hell para lang makuha ulit si addi sayo.'' He handed me the files about Edmund agad akong tumakbo pabalik sa sasakyan ko and opened my compartment I grabbed two guns and loaded it with bullets, kinasa ko ang isang baril at pinaharurot ang sasakyan I opened my GPS and tracker sa monitor and contacted kuya to send me that asshole's whereabouts.