Good Boys Gone Bad Series 2: FORBIDDEN YOU

🔥Kabanata 39🔥

🔥Kabanata 39🔥

Charmaine:

I just drove and wandering along the road. I stopped by and breathe an air along the ocean side of the city—I let my mind be calmed while shedding tears. Hindi ko rin sinagot ang mga tawag ni Dimitri—but I didn't turn off my phone.

He was worried, alam ko pero bago muna ako bumalik sa bahay—I wanted to make sure that I was fine. Gusto ko ring maayos kong masabi sa kaniya ang nangyari kanina—oo, nagselos ako pero..he did what was the right thing to do at that situation.

It was just, I felt being left and alone. Yun lang, maybe this feeling was too normal—this was a typical reaction for somebody who loved a person.

After spending an hour alone—I drove back. Pero hindi ako makadaan ngayon dahil may disgrasyang nangyari sa unahan. Lumabas ako at nag-usisa.

"Anong nangyari po diyan, manong?" Tanong ko sa isang motorista sa gilid ng sasakyan ko. The car was whacked.

"May naaksidente, e.. Ang asawa na siguro yang bagong dating.." Ganun ba? Nakaramdam ako ng lamig—I was driving fast kanina dahil sa selos at galit ko. Glad I shifted fast and I calmed myself while driving along the dark road.

May mga pulis sa daan. I took my phone. Ang daming missed calls ni Dimitri—I swiped and called him. Pero hindi niya sinasagot. I felt guilty of letting him be worried..

My eyes glared at the man who walked out the car and talked to this police officer—D-Dimitri? Kaagad kong ibinaba ang phone ko and walked forward to the crime scene.

"D-Dimitri? What--? Why is he..crying?" Halos pabulong kong tanong sa sarili ko ngayon—definitely, si Dimitri nga ang nasa crime scene kasama ang mga pulis. I looked at the whacked car—it looked the same with mine!

Malalaking hakbang ang ginawa ko patungo rito.

"Dimitri!" Malakas kong tawag rito—but he didn't hear me. Naglakad ito patungo sa bangkay. "Dimitri! I am here!" Then he saw me standing in the middle of the crowd—yelling his name. Tears clouded when I saw him cried—while running and closing our gap.

Mahigpit niya akong niyakap.

"M-Maine? Charmaine? Oh God!" Napapikit ako—I felt every emotion he had at the moment. Thinking that I was dead.. He rested his head to my shoulder and cried—he was shivering cold.

"I-I've been searching for you, baby.. Oh Jesus! I can't blame myself enough kung..kung merong nangyaring masama sa'yo—I'm sorry.." Paulit-ulit niyang ibinulong sa'kin yun but I felt so guilty now—I frightened him.

"N-Nagpahangin lang ako—"

"Baby, I'm sorry.. Patawarin mo ako.." I cupped his face and looked at him. His eyes were red because of crying—he was still sobbing in front of me and in front of the crowd. Hindi ko rin mapigilang hindi maiyak dahil sa sobrang takot na ipinadama ko sa kaniya ngayon.. We both wiped our tears off our face.

"Sir Dimitri?" The same police officer approached us and Dimitri faced the guy.

"Officer, thank you—sa inyong lahat. This is my wife, Charmaine." I smiled at them sabay yakap rito. I felt his arms tightened.

"We're glad to see you that you're safe, Mrs. Istafani.." Wika ng pulis sa'min and we thanked them for their effort. Hindi ko inakalang nagulo na rin pala pati ang estasyon ng mga kapulisan dahil sa'kin.

"Thank you.." I replied.

***

"S-She confessed everything?" Sinabi niya ngayon sa'kin ang lahat ng sinabi ni Clara sa hospital. I also told him what happened before he saw that scene when Clara fell on the floor—I was stuggling to get the knife out of her hands.

"She did at the hospital. I'm sorry hindi ko hinintay ang paliwanag mo—"

"I was worried for the baby too, Dimitri. I understand."

"Pero nasaktan kita.."

"I felt that you chose her—yes, nasaktan ako. Pero naiintindihan ko dahil sa bata."

He heaved a sigh. Bakas pa rin ang mugto ng mga mata niya ngayon. We were seating on the couch here in our room—drinking a cup of coffee. "You don't have to understand everything, Maine—it's okay sometimes to let the pain out. Alam kong nasasaktan kita—you can screw me, punch me all you want.."

"You just did what should be done, Dimitri—she needs help." Umakbay siya sa'kin ang let my head rest on his shoulder. He gently caressed my face.

"so scared that I lost you." Bulong niya sa'kin."I never meant to hurt you, baby.. Hindi ko ginusto yun.." He had said that many times. Sobrang nagsisisi ito sa ginawa but actually, he did what a concern citizen must do.

"I understand, Dimitri. At least, everything's clear to us—wala kang pananagutan kay Clara. That's enough for me.." At walang mas importante pa dun.. He kissed my forehead—I listened to his heart beat. I silently thanked, it was beating normal—unlike kanina. I totally terrified him.. I'll not do it again.