My Willow Man (Book 1&2) (Unedited)

CHAPTER 38

"PLEASE ATLHEA come on.Tumayo ka na" He said as he assisted me.

I stood up and looked at him.

Naiiyak na din sya.

Hinatid nya ako sa apartment and Simon and Anna was already waiting for us.

"How did you find me?" I asked Vinny.

"I asked him Althea, na bantayan ka today"

Simon answered.

Namumugto pa rin ang mga mata ko.

Puno ng luha.

Ang dumi dumi ko din at ang gulo ng buhok ko.

"Althea... sabihin na lang natin sa kanya yung totoo" Vinny said habang nakatayo sa may pintuan banda.

I was sitting on the sofa and tears were silently flowing in my eyes.

"Cuz uminom ka muna ng tubig" Anna said as she handed me a glass of water.

Tumabi naman sya sa akin.

"I think you should see this" Vinny said as he handed me his phone.

It was Janea's recent ig post.

Ito yung nakita ko kanina sa mall.

Nasa loob sila ng fitting room and they took a mirror selfie with a caption:

"me and you = love. #mineagain"

Gusto kong magalit ulit.

Gusto kong umiyak ng malakas.

But my own mind is stopping me.

Natutulala lang ako sa photo nila, thinking of possible reasons why he betrayed me like this.

"Have you talked to him?" I asked them both.

"No...he wouldn't talk to any of us." Simon answered.

"Si mom and pops lang ang kinakausap nya" Sumagot din si Vinny.

"Do they know?" Naalala ko naman si sir BBM and mam Liza, who welcomed me like their own child.

I was tearing up again but pinunasan ko ulit ang mga luha ko.

If he doesn't want me in his life anymore. Ayoko na din sa kanya.

I won't let him hurt me like this ever again.

Willow man my a**.

It's not real.

"He needs to know the truth... Simon and I think that Jan--"

"No. He doesn't deserved to know." I interrupted Vinny.

"Althea..." Simon said.

"I'm begging you two. Don't tell him. Don't give him the chance to know that he will be having a child"

I said coldly.

"Like how he didn't gave me a chance to explain everything" I added.

"What's your plan?" Anna asked.

"I will go home." I answered.

"Althea... we can help you...Vinny and I will help you raise your child here" Simon offered me.

"Oo nga, kami na bahala sa lahat ng expenses. That child is our neice or nephew" Sumagot naman si Vinny.

"Thank you both... so much..." I said to them.

Naiiyak na naman ako.

"But I will handle everything doon. Kakayanin ko."

I answered them.

"I will go home with you cuz" Anna said.

Nagulat naman ako sa sinabi nya.

"No... you stay here cuz, dito na ang buhay mo" I said to her.

"Cuz, I told you I will help you raise this child" She said as she held my tummy.

Naiyak naman ako sa sincere na pagmamahal nya sa akin.

"Thank you" I said mouthing the words.

Umiyak na din sya and niyakap ako ng mahigpit.

"Kailan mo balak umuwi?" Simon asked me.

"Now." I answered him.

They both nodded.

"We will provide you the ticket now" Simon said.

Nasa loob na kami ng eroplano ni Anna, mabilisan lang kaming nag-ayos ng mga gamit namin.

Yung mga natira, ipapadala na lang daw ni Vinny.

Simon was understanding ng biglang magresign si Anna.

I was crying on her shoulders.

"I'm here" Anna whispered.

"Cuz?" She asked.

"Hmm?"

"Please don't be mad"

"Why? What happened?" I wiped my tears at umayos ng upo.

"Simon handed me a 100 thousand pesos cheque before we left for airport"

Nagulat ako.

"What? Why would you accept it?" I said to her.

Ayoko isipin na parang binayaran nila ang pagbubuntis ko.

"Cuz, separation pay daw nating dalawa" She said.

Oo nga pala, may kukunin pa dapat akong last sahod ko.

Huminga na lang ako ng malalim.

"This can help us start a new business sa Davao Del Sur cuz" She was smiling at me.

She has point tho.

I looked outside of the window plane.

I went here in Luzon with full of hopes and love to offer to find my willow man, akala ko si Simon yun.

But Sandro came and he showed me that Willow Man is more than the slow motion, the sparkles and the butterflies inside my stomach.

It was the care, the happiness and the love he showed and shared with me.

Which unfortunately he chose to throw away.

He was cruel.

He broke me.

And he will never see me again.

And now I am leaving this place shattered into pieces.

My Sandro Marcos, my willow man... chose to break my heart.