Tell Me A Lie [R-18] [Completed]

21- WITHOUT WORD

21 Without Word

Without word, Andrei had flew to New York. Iris almost fell on her knees when the news got to her. He didn't even say goodbye, and what devastated her most was that it seemed like she was the last person to know that her boyfriend had left the country.

Pinuntahan niya ang opisina nito para lang matagpuang sarado ang pinto niyon. Si Wylona, ang sekretarya nito ang huling naging kompirmasyon niya na umilas na nga ang kasintahan. Mabibigat ang mga paa na binalikan niya ang desk niya. Nagdial siya sa numero ni Andrei at hinintay na sagutin nito iyon. There was a long moment of ringing until she heard the nonchalant voice of the operator service. Irritated, she quickly shut it off by pressing the end call button. Tumipa siya ng mensahe para kay Andrei. Ang sabi lang niya ay mag-usap sila. Hilot ang noo na hinintay niya ang pagsagot nito subalit wala pa rin. Sinubukan niya muling tumawag. But still... nothing.

Iris turned her computer on and quickly opened her browser. She wrote Andrei's name on the search bar and made an online research about him. Recent news about him showed pictures of him in the airport with a girl that seemed familiar. Napadiretso siya ng upo nang mamukhaan ang babaeng kasama ng nobyo. Si Anna, ang babaeng kasama ni Andrei sa sasakyan noong muntik na siyang masagasaan habang papatawid siya ng kalsada dahil naghahalikan ang dalawa sa loob ng kotse.

May mga kuha ang dalawa na matamis na nakangiti sa isa't isa. Mayroon ding nakaakbay ang isang kamay ni Andrei sa balikat ni Anna habang hinahalikan nito ang pisngi ng babae. Sapat na iyon para tuluyang masira ang araw niya.

Malinaw sa kanya na ginagantihan siya ni Andrei. Oo, sinambit niya ang pangalan ni Troy habang magkaniig ang mga katawan nila ni Andrei. But can't he just move on? What she did was an accident and saying Troy's name was totally meaningless to her. Why was it so hard for Andrei to forgive her?

She felt like an absolute shit for what he did. Hindi ito nagpaalam na aalis at nakipagkita pa sa ibang babae. Ano pa ba ang dapat na maramdaman ni Iris bukod sa galit at kirot na dinaranas niya ngayon? Now she really had the reason to be mad.

She let out a heavy sigh.

Just when things are about to get real good between them, they both seem to do everything that will screw it all up.

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By night, Iris was awakened by the incessant ringing of her phone. Pikit-matang pinaglakbay niya ang kamay sa kung saang-saang bahagi ng kobre-kama niya hanggang sa mahagip ng daliri niya ang maingay na aparato. Sinagot niya iyon na hindi nag-aabalang tingnan kung sino ang tumatawag.

"Iris..."

She quickly got up from the bed when she heard his voice. "A-Andrei?"

"Hey," his voice was husky and sexy as if it was sex laced with warm chocolate and vanilla. "You called. I'm sorry I wasn't able to answer you, tulog ako noong tumawag ka."

Or maybe you were busy hanging out with another chick, Iris thought. "Anong oras na d'yan?" tanong niya habang kinukusot ang isang mata.

"It's eight in the morning here. Kakagising ko lang." That explains the hoarseness is in his voice. "D'yan, anong oras na?"

Tiningnan niya ang oras sa screen ng cellphone. "Pasado alas dies na ng gabi." Muli niyang ibinagsak ang likod sa kama. Naalala niya kung bakit siya maagang natulog. Gusto niyang panandaliang ipahinga ang utak sa kakaisip kay Andrei.

Andrei fell silent in a minute, and in that short space of time, Iris pictured him on her mind. The last time she saw him, he was wearing his business attire, a white crisp polo under a black as ink coat that matched his slacks. He looked so damn hot but his eyes were cold as ice because of their recent quarrel before that day.