Bite The Bullet | Vicerylle

Chapter 36

"I should have told you about my husband... Well, I guess I should say ex..." umiiyak na sabi ni Solenn. Napalapit naman si Vice sa passenger seat kung saan nakaupo ngayon si Solenn. He reached for her hand na nakapatong sa knee nya at hinawakan ito.

"Solenn, wala namang magbabago sa pagtingin ko sa'yo eh."

Napatingin si Solenn kay Vice sabay pinunasan yung luha nya. Their supposed to be adrenaline filled date which mainly consisted of car drifting got cut off ng bigla na lang parang nawala sa sarili si Solenn at hysterical na nagsisigaw at iyak habang nag d-drive si Vice wildly.

Dahil sa nangyari ay bigla naman nag emergency stop si Vice at niyakap ito to stop her from hurting herself dahil sa gusto nitong lumabas ng kotse sa sobrang pagka upset.

"Solenn... Hey, what's going on?" tanong ni Vice ng tumigil na ito sa pag-iyak at natulala na lang. Hawak parin nya yung kamay ni Solenn at patuloy lang na hinahaplos ito using his thumb.

"I was married once." Panimulang kwento ni Solenn.

Tumango na lang si Vice to show na nakikinig sya. He squeezed her hand to also assure her na okay lang sa kanya yung narinig nya from Solenn.

"I was crazily in love with him, we both were actually..." she smiled at the memory, "I was 16 when I met him... He was 21... Tall, handsome as hell... Just the most perfect guy... Then as soon as I turned 18, I moved out of my parent's house and we got married."

Napangiti naman si Vice ng makita nya yung maliit na smile at kintab sa mga mata ni Solenn habang nag k-kwento ito.

"Tumira kami sa maliit na apartment nya in Makati, he was an artist. A very gifted one I must admit. He'd always paint me, say I'm his muse for his work... We were happy for 2 years Vice... We struggled financially, but we lived very happily..." pagkwento ni Solenn sabay ng pagtulo ng isang luha galing sa mata nya.

"W-what happened?" Vice asked in almost a whisper.

Humarap si Solenn kay Vice at ngumiti ito sadly, "He was driving home galing sa studio nya... It was our 3rd wedding anniversary... Uhm..." napalunok si Solenn ng dahil sa nag bu-build up na yung luha nya, "Tinawagan ko pa nga sya eh... Sabi ko nagluto ako, he laughed and said na bibili na lang daw sya take out. That stupid idiot never liked my cooking." Natawa naman si Solenn ng konti, but still, you could tell na she was in so much pain, "So I said umuwi na sya agad kasi may good news ako."

Napalook down na si Vice dahil nahihirapan na din syang makita si Solenn na nag b-breakdown sa harap nya. Ever since kasi na nakilala nya 'to, he had always known her to be this badass chick na never nagpapakita ng totoo nitong emosyon.

"I still don't understand how it happened Vice..." napailing si Solenn habang nakatitig sa mukha ni Vice na ngayo'y nakaangat na ulit. "I looked out our apartment window and saw his car sa may highway... He was supposed to turn right papunta sa daan kung nasaan yung bahay namin, but he didn't turn... He didn't stop, he couldn't stop... They said he lost control of the car... Everything was a blur after that... I just remember a loud crash... Fire... Police cars... Ambulances... Blood..." Solenn's face was a mixture of disgust and trauma. She started crying again kaya naman Vice pulled her to him at niyakap ito ng sobrang higpit while stroking her back.

Vice buried his face in her hair at hinalikan ito sa temple, "Sshh... Sshh..."

"I was... I was 3 weeks pregnant Vice." Solenn said in between her sobs.

Napapikit naman sa pagka awa si Vice sa huling narinig nyang sinabi ni Solenn.

"Iiyak mo lang lahat... I'll be here for as long as you need me..." Vice assured her and tangled his fingers in her hair.