Find a way back into love

Chapter 00

"Love, dinner's ready." Sabi ko kay Issah, she's still doing something on her laptop, maybe something about her work, that's what only stressing her out.

"Wait, love. I'll just finish this one." She gave me a glimpse and gave me a lazy smile. I know something's off about her these past few days but I chose to ignore it maybe she's just too tired from her work.

I just shrugged and put the food on a tray, she's in her study table, dadalhin ko nalang sakanya.

"Subuan nalang kita, you shouldn't skip meals, pumapayat ka pa lalo oh." Puna ko sa katawan niya, she's slim pero mas pumapayat pa siya lalo and I know that's not healthy.

"Aw. Thank you, Love. Opo, hindi na po pero subuan mo na muna ako ngayon." She said, she put her hand on her nape and stretched her neck.

"Ano ba gusto mo isubo?" I kidded to lighten up her mood. She chuckled and she look even hotter by doing that.

"Siraulo ka talaga, food noh! I don't have the energy na for that today." She answered tapos binatukan pa ko. We barelay saw each other because of our work, nauuna siya sakin umalis and when I came home from work, she's already asleep.

That's fine with me though, I know how hard working in the hospital. Ang mahalaga, we love each other.

I was about to give her a morsel of food when her phone starts vibrating. An unknown number's calling her. She looked at me with her shocked face and excuse herself.

Why? I asked myself. Dati naman when someone's calling her, hindi na niya kailangan lumayo.

I don't want to meddle with her business because we still had our own life and I respect her privacy.

I just hope that she's cheating on me. I shrugged that thoughts, hindi naman tama na pinagdududahan ko siya without basis, right?

After some minutes she came back nervously.

"Uhh love. Do you still hangout with your friends?" She asked me out of nowhere, I looked at her with a confusion visible in my eyes.

"Yes, love. Why? Is there something wrong?" I asked her, I stared at her waiting for her answer but she looked hesitant.

"Uhh, n-nothing." She just smiled at me and continued what she's doing.

I shrugged at tinuloy ko nalang na subuan siya, I cared for her, ayokong napapabayaan niya sarili niya.

After that, nagpaalam na siya na matutulog na siya so I let her because I know how tired she is already.

When I woke up, wala na siya. Pumasok na ata. Pumasok na rin ako sa company. I texted her na late na ako makakauwi kasi nag aya yung tropa. She just said it's fine.

This what I love about our relationship, she's not like the other girls na pipigilan sumama sa kaibigan. She trusted me that much.

When I arrived at the club, there's the boys, Alicia and Crishel.

I texted Issah who am I with but she didn't reply. It's fine tho. Malamang babad nanaman sa laptop niya yon kakatrabaho.

"Oh, where's Issah?" Alisha asked me. Crishel's also looking at me and waiting for my answer.

"Busy." I answered her.

"Nanaman? Nako, she should have a life hindi puro trabaho, winkles agad yan. Gosh. Text her, said come her now."Crishel said while laughing. I just gave them a thumbs down. 'Di papaistorbo yon lalo na nagtatrabaho. They just shrugged and roll their eyes at me.

The boys gave me a fist bomb before I sat down.

"Kamusta naman na kayo?" Eli asked. I looked at him and told him that we're fine.

The boys get an alcohol, when they came back, we did the usual.

Seven kami na nandito, we put our phone in the middle of the table.

Here's the rule. Kung kanino ang may unang magtext, siya ang magbabayad ng lahat ng gagastusin this night.

We're talking and having a lot of fun, but we stopped when we saw a phone light up.

'Issah.

One message.'

My smile faded away.

It was Eli's phone.

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