Sweetheart 19: She Wears My Ring

"Ai shite imas, Nyssa-san." Inabot nito ang kamay niya at hinawakan iyon. "The presence of your hand and holding it like this balanced me. Everything seems straight and perfect."
Suot ni Nyssa ang singsing na ibinigay ni Erik dela Torre sa buong labindalawang taon. It was given to her when she was sixteen ;noong ang batang pag-ibig niya ay tinabunan ng insekyuridad at takot. Sinaktan niya ang lalaking nagbigay ng heirloom na iyon sa kanya.

Erik had OCD. He was obsessed with her. Natakot si Nyssa at hiniya niya ito sa mismong gabi ng prom sa hindi sinasadyang paraan. Erik left San Ignacio sooner than she thought hurting.

Twelve years later, she still kept the ring. Isinusuot iyon ni Nyssa para i-discourage ang mga unwanted suitors niya. Until she met Kichiro in Tokyo. He was a Daniel Henny look-a-like. Gusto niyang alisin at itago ang singsing niya para dito. But the subconscious thought of Erik stopped her.

Nahahati siya sa pagitan ng kahapon at ng ngayon. Sino ba talaga ang bukas niya?

© Martha Cecilia