CHAPTER 5

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"Sa susunod huwag mo na ulit gagawin 'yon. You'll be the death of me, Mister Redwood." I calmly said to him after I opened my apartment door. "Goodnight. This will be the last—"

"Hayaan mo akong...ligawan ka, Duress." Legit ang pagkatulala ko sa sinabi niya. My heart better in palpitation. Bakit ba lagi niya nalang akong ginugulat? At bakit ang bilis kong mabitag sa sincerity ng isang tao? "Hayaan mo akong...patunayan sa'yo ang intensyon ko..." My iron-made heart slowly ruined with the sincerity that I groped within his voice.

I melt.

God! Why my heart hurt as if a wrecking ball was slowly destroying it was beyond me. I never heard such a sincere voice so solemn like choir songs and soft like that of a marshmallow.

I stared at his eyes. Stupid! Why did I feel like I was gonna ruin his life if ever I'd turn him down?

For five years! I was never hesitant in turning men down on their strikes over me. Countless men were trying to hit on me but I never felt bothered by turning them down right away.

But this man with precious eyes as dear as black diamonds. Bakit ang hirap niyang tanggihan? Eyes as sharp as hawk's claws nipping on my soul yet soft and fragile like a dandelion trying to lurk from the wind's blow. Why did it felt like I was gonna break too if I'd see him breaking? If I'd see him hurt?

C'mon, Duress Venner! Just say no! Ano ba ang mahirap doon? Two letters, one word! Just...come on! Say it!

"I understand..." He nodded his head. My heart ripped open when he's trying to hide the pain overwhelmed in his eyes. And I still saw it behind his smile I felt my heart bleeding. "I'll...still wait—"

"May magagawa ba ako?" I could see his breathing hitched in the middle by my rejoinder. Kumunot ang noo niya at nanghahagilap ang mga mata na lumingon sakin. I smiled at him to justify my reply. "Kahit naman tanggihan kita ngayon, sa susunod na araw tatanungin mo rin naman ako. O kahit tanggihan kita ngayon ay may gagawin ka pa rin para mapa-oo ako. Am I wrong, Mister Redwood?"

Slowly, a smile formed in his lips just how his eyes shone with pure bliss. And ironically, I feel relieved. I must be really crazy for feeling this way! Or was I exhaust myself from the work that much?

"I need to rest. Goodnight." I went inside and closed the door without waiting to get a response.

Everything! It didn't resonate well! I needed to sort things out. Goodness! Pumayag akong magpaligaw! Really, DV?

I really added fuel to the fire by doing this! Now, everything had just sunk in. I just gave him a false alarm! Hindi ko naman siya sasagutin. Badly, I needed a good relationship with him to make the marriage dissolution smooth and easy to process. But not this way that he's thinking the other way around.

Stupid, Duress!

Patihaya kong tinapon ang sarili sa kama pagkatapos kong maglinis ng sarili. Kinuha ko ang cellphone saka nag-surf nalang sa internet para ma-divert ang attention sa ibang bagay.

Just when I came across an article.

Actor Weorden Louis; married? What happened to Jarrah M?

What?!

I went to my messenger and visited our as cold as corpse GC.

Me:

What is the meaning of this?!
Just because we're bz doesn't mean you guys won't ud me anymore!!
Is this article a scam or what?!

Dolce:

Had you read the content you wouldn't have to ask us.
Bitch, you dumb?

Hari:

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