The Gentlemen Series 6: Chris, The Macho Lawyer (SELF-PUBLISHED)

THIRTY SIX

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Chris POV

Nawalan ng lakas ang buong sistema ko nang makita ko silang dalawa na magkadikit ang mga katawan.

The guy was shirtless and my girl was wearing his shirt. Kung di ako dumating, were they about to....to kiss? If they were about to kiss, that means Veronica might have feelings for the guy. May namamagitan na ba sa kanila?

Hindi ko ata matatanggap kung gayunman. Something squeezed my heart that it was impossible for me to breathe. My body trembled.

Is she in love with him?

I winced as if my insides were being cut into pieces. "Sana pinatay mo na lang ako." Ang mga salitang namutawi sa labi ko. It was all I wanted at the moment. My arms hung limply as my head bowed down. My knees wobbled as I dropped on the floor.

Fuck, what kind of pain is this? Bakit tila tinutusok ng daan-daang karayum ang pakiramdam ko ngayon?

Ngayon ko lang naramdaman ang ganitong klaseng sakit. Seeing Veronica being wrapped with another man's arms sent me to another level kind of pain. A pain that I never knew existed. I'd rather want to die. Death would be the easiest way out......

Veronica's POV

Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa kanya. Ang pigura niyang nakaluhod at ulong nakayuko ay nakakadurog ng puso.

Kinagat ko ang aking labi para hindi tuluyang humagulhol. Did I hurt him this much para hilingin na wakasan nalang sana ang buhay niya? Ganun ba talaga kalaki ang halaga ko sa kanya?

But Chris hurt me too. He made me feel less important. He took me for granted. But the thought of dying had never crossed my mind.

I sighed as I slowly kneeled in front of him. Gamit ang aking mga palad ay hinawakan ko ang kanyang mga pisngi at banayad na inaangat para magpantay ang aming tingin.

His face was emotionless. He avoided my gaze. Instead, his eyes casted downwards on the T-shirt that I was wearing. Nag-igting ulit ang panga nito.

"Chris......" maingat na bulong ko sa pangalan niya.

Slowly, he moved his eyes up to meet mine. Kinapusan ako ng hininga as his tormented eyes stared back at me. He looks so broken inside out. Umangat ang kamay ko para suyurin ang magulo nitong buhok. Lumambong ang mga mata nito habang nakatitig sa akin.

"Will you take me to the guest house so we can talk?" I asked softly. I stroked his cheeks tenderly using my thumb.

Chris shook his head. "I dont want to. You're.....you're going to say hurtful words to me again. You're breaking up with me for real. Lalayuan mo na ako ng tuluyan, Nica. Ayoko. Ayokong pag-usapan." There was insecurity in his fragile voice. He seemed like a lost boy.

"Chris, please take me back to the guest house. I will give you the time that you asked to explain yourself. I will listen to you. Please..." I begged.

He took a sharp breath. He then shut his eyes as he slowly lean his forehead against mine. Our noses in feather-touch. Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng katawan nito. Ang tibok ng puso ko naman ay walang tigil sa paghuhurumintado. Napapikit ako. I missed him. So damn much.

"Maaari bang tumalikod ka?" He asked.

Huh? I didn't get what he said pero nawari ko iyon nang tignan ko ulit ito. He was not talking to me. He was talking to Romano who was just looking at us in the corner, brows furrowed.

Romano shrugged his shoulders pero tumalikod din ito paharap sa bintana. Chris then pulled the T-shirt up from me, making me gasp in surprise.

Tinabi niya iyon at saka nito nihubad ang kanyang T-shirt na suot. Nakaawang lamang ang bibig kong nakatingin sa kanya.