How Much I Love Her

Chapter Fifty- Two

Carl's POV

Carl, please pick me up.

By the sound of it, looks like it is what I thought it is. I was just around the corner and drove for two minutes and I am already in front of THO. Just at the exact time Leanne walked out of the door crying.

She saw the car right away. She was half running and half walking na tinawid ang tahimik na kalsada at mabilis na sumakay sa sasakyan.

"What happened?" I asked half expecting what the answer is.

"I b-broke up with Philip." her voice cracked and tears started falling down her cheeks non-stop.

"You really did? Well, honestly Ate. I already have this feeling all day long. I didn't voice it out thinking you won't do it the moment you see him." sabi ko na inabot sya at niyakap ng mahigpit na lalong nagpahagulgol sakanya.

"I- I love him. Very much..." even saying the fact seems give her too much pain.

"I know. Hush down. Let's go for now. Art and Tina are waiting." I said in her ears while hugging her still at kumalas sa pagkakayakap sakanya at pinaandar na ang sasakyan.

"I should have noticed that you were up to something when you showed up this afternoon like that." hysterical na sabi ni Art na naluluha na din pagladating namin sa condo ko.

"Oh my God Ate. I didn't know you'll do this." sabi pa ni Tina na naluluha sa awa at naka yakap kay Ate Leanne.

"I've been having this feeling you'll do this. But is this really what you want, Ate? To finish it all?" naaawa man ay nagawa ko padin itanong.

"I- ha-have to do this. For us. For me. If I was really the one he loves, we'll find a way back to each other. Bu-but if he still loves Cath.... Let's just say I am helping him to realize it?" umiiyak man at nahihirapan ay pilit parin na paliwanag ni Ate Leanne na ngayon ay naka yuko lang at sa nanginginig nyang mga kamay na naka patong kanyang mga tuhod ang tingin.

"Help him realize it? You're such a masochist." di makapaniwalang sabi ni Art na naiiling nalang.

"I also ne-need to this for me. For his own good." sabi pa ni Ate Leanne na tila ba sya mismo ay hindi sigurado sa sinasabi.

I don't know but I have a gut feeling that she isn't saying something. This break up is teating her apart. But for some reason, there is this determination I see in her eyes. She believes it's the right thing to do.

I don't think there is nothing we can say or do to make her stop crying so we stayed to her close and just let her cry her heart out the whole night.

We even tried to convince her not to the next morning and just go the day after but the woman is kind of hard headed and doesn't listen.

"Then at least let us drive you." sabi ko. It's just 5 in the morning. I am not even when we all fell asleep. We were in the living room talking about how she finished it all with Kuya Philip and the next thing I know was she was waking us up with her eyes swollen like crazy.

"No, I insist." sagot nya on our way sa elevator.

"Ate naman. Wag ng makulit." sabi ni Tina.

"Please? I need time alone." naluluha nanaman na sabi ni Ate Leanne.

"How can we let you in this state?" tanong ni Art na napa sapo na ng noo.

"Okay. But contact us. And do answer our calls." I firmly said.

"What?" Art and Tina looked at me with flaring eyes.

Hinila ko sila at inakbayan sa magkabilang gilid ko.