Love Me Tomorrow

CHAPTER 3

"Close the fucking door. No one's going out!" ang boses ni Tage ang nagpatigil sa Guwardiyang buksan ang pinto. Gusto ko nang tadyakan ang babaeng 'to palabas. It would be a satisfying scene if she'll be crawling on the ground.

"Let go of her, Ynessa." mapait akong ngumiti sakanya.

"Seriously, Del Prado? You managed to resist me because of this damn bitch?" sigaw ko. Tahimik na ang paligid namin ngayon. Nakatingin lang ang mga empleyado namin. I saw some crying. I don't know if those are empathy or what.

"Don't you fucking dare come near me." I stepped back.

"Buksan mo." sigaw ko sa Guard. He stopped because Tage Lasten's voice thundered. Gusto ko nang humagulhol dahil kahit sa ganitong sitwasyon mag-isa ako. Wala akong katulong. Wala akong kakampi. I hate the feeling of being alone kaya kahit anong mangyare ilalaban ko ang asawa ko. I'm willing to forgive. Kakalimutan ko ang lahat nang nakita ko basta 'wag niya lang akong iiwan.

"Open the door, please." I whispered defeated. I don't know if he managed to hear it. Nang buksan ng Guwardiya ang pinto ay kinaladkad ko palabas si Ardelle. I pushed her to the ground and grabbed her hair again. When the reporters saw it, initsa ko ulit sa sahig si Ardelle at pumasok na sa kompanya.

Nasa pintuan si Tage, masama ang tingin sakin.

"Go out. Daluhan mo ang babae mo!" pero imbes na lumabas ay hinaklit niya ang braso ko. He's gripping my arms tightly. Hindi ako nagreklamo at nagpatangay ako sakanya. He brought me to his office. Padarag niya akong binitiwan just like what I did to Ardelle.

Sumalampak ako sa sahig.

If I have to beg him to stay I will do it. I'd fucking beg just he would stay.

He threw the vase just in front of me. Napapikit ako habang dinaramdam ang bubog na gumuguhit sa iba't-ibang parte ng katawan ko. I feel some on my face, arms and legs.

"Fuck!" he cursed. I don't want him to see me defeated but I burst out crying. Humagulhol ako habang nakasalampak sa malamig na sahig.

"Why can't you love me?" I managed to ask. I opened my eyes. I want him to look straight to my eyes while answering me. "I'm not perfect, yes. I have all the qualities that you hate, yes. But didn't I make your heart flutter? Kahit isang segundo lang? S-Sinubukan mo man lang ba na mahalin ako? I may not be perfect as a person but I can be as a wife. You're the only person left in me. Ayokong maiwan ulit. Can't you just stay?" I managed to say in between tears.

"Kahit awa nalang, oh. Just don't leave me." I begged.

"I want you out of my life." he dropped like bomb.

Why is it so easy for him to leave me? I shouldn't have agreed to marry him where divorce exist! Para akong nawalan ng dugo habang pinagmamasdan siyang lisanin ang opisina. I felt the broken vase on my hands as I supported myself to stand up. I'll run after him. He shouldn't leave my sight. Baka hindi niya na ako balikan pa.

Nanghihinang humabol ako sakanya. Nakita ko sa mukha ng secretary ni Tage ang awa at simpatya. That's the least that I need right now. Kung awa galing kay Tage baka tanggapin ko pa.

Hindi ko na naabutan ang elevator na pinasukan ni Tage. I used the other elevator to cope up with him. Kung aalis siya, I'm sure he'll take the fire exit because reporters are still outside the company. Hindi ko na ininda ang sakit galing sa maliliit kong sugat sa katawan. When I reached the ground floor I saw horror on the employees' face while looking at me.

I look like a mess! Far from the sophisticated Russelle Ynessa Lambert-Del Prado.

"Did you see him?" even without dropping the name I know they would know whom I'm referring to. I saw hesitation on their faces.