A Moment in Time: My Everything, Justice
KATARINA
JUSTINE (SEIGEN means Justice)
SAMIE
JUSTINE
“Let us all congratulate, the new pride of Forton’s Law Firm, our own Atty. Justice!” introduction of Atty. Forton and we all raised our glasses.
It’s Justine now, though. I just faked a smile as a formality.
“Winning 5 consecutive cases in just 8 months after being an attorney, I’m really envious!” Sambit ni Anne. Nag- agree naman ang lahat sa kaniya.
“You, really are an ideal husband” Atty. Forton clearly stated her motives as she traced her hands through my shoulders.
“What would you expect of my man” biglang yakap sakin ni Mika, ang girlfriend ko, kaya naman itinigil ni Atty. Forton ang ginagawa niya.
Mika kissed me on my lips without even warning me and looked fiercely through Atty. Forton’s eyes infering that I’m off limits and hers alone.
I know it’s going to be a spoiler but Mika’s not a girlfriend of mine, she’s my cousin, the one and only. By the way she’s an actress, so as you can assume, I hired her to keep bugs, who tries to exploit everything they need from me, away. Needless to say, it’s a job well done.
“As much as we like to stay for this celebration, we would like to excuse ourselves now. I still have to escort her home. Thank you, Atty. Forton for doing this for my sake. I really appreciate it. Looking forward for more success with all of you.” Mika and I bid our farewells and I drove her home.
I still have a kid to lecture.
“Won’t you atleast open the door for me, my love?” Sabi niya na may diin sa mga salitang ‘my love’.
“Yeah about that, could you stop kissing me out of nowhere? It’s not included in our contract.”
“Whaat! That’s the best part! You should see those beyotches’ faces whenever I do that, they’re so… so.. *laughs* pathetic!” And she burst out laughing harder.
“You know, that’s not reason why I hired you, brat.”
“I’m not a brat. For your information, it’s part of what you hired me to do so. And it’s not like I’m fond of what I’m doing, in fact it disgusts me! If only Ate Rina is still here, then I wouldn’t even have to do this troublesome wo—“
“Don’t!” My tone raised as a warning, “Don’t speak that name”. But instead of getting flustered, she just raised an eyebrow.
“What? Still affected? Excuse me for I will be harsh but wala akong pake kung ano man ang iniisip or nararamdaman mo ngayon. And you know what? I’m still disappointed of you! I still can’t believe you sided against her.”
“For the second time, stop!... I don’t need to hear it.”
“Well, yes you do. She loved you!” Hearing it from her with all loath she feels, I felt the same stabbing pain on my chest that I never thought I would ever feel again after all these years.
“It wasn’t!” I shouted unconciously. When I came to, she’s only glaring at me.
“It wasn’t…Don’t talk as if you know everything about me and her. It wasn’t my child. And your job’s long done, get out now.”
“Is that so? Well, that’s how you are” she picked herself up and opened the door but she halted. “Throwing aside those you do not have any use of.” And she closed it, hard.
“What the? What would you do if it broke huh?” I shouted at her, then she looked back, raised her middle finger and then she mouthed “Fuck you!”.
“Brat” I mouthed back.
I reached for my wheels and was about to drive away but only then did I felt my whole body trembling and weaken.
‘Rina’, words that just kept on sending pain to both my heart and mind.
Why? Why, even after 2 decades, you’re still haunting me?
-The next morning-
“Love, wake up!” a very sweet, angelic and nostalgic voice woke me and as if it were those magic chants that heals a broken heart and mind, my head became clear and the pain was gone.
How I miss this.
“How can you miss me? We’ve been together since yesterday night.. And for your information, we’re late!” Ah, the same irritating voice that Mika have. So much for being an angelic voice, eh.
“What do you mean late? I have no work, I’m on leave, so if you would just leave, please, Mika!”
“Mika?” She was angry and I felt that she pushed me.
“So you’re talking about some other girl while you’re in bed with me?”
What? Other girl?
“What are you talking about? And why are you even in my bed, you shitty bra—“
“Ri- Rina..”
-chapter end-
YOU ARE READING
My Everything, Justice
Short Story20 years after I put her in jail, I became a lawyer and she died. I sided against my love, I was thorn between love, family and my future. But love, won't give you your future, it will only give you pain just like what she did to me. We made love...
