My Heartless Husband

chapter 40

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Adonis

"Oh fuck you, bonehead!" Puno na iritasyon kong sambit sa kausap ko sa cellphone,"of course, i wasn't! Why would i fucking do that?"

Pagbintangan ba naman akong inubos ko raw alak niya, tanginang kaibigan to traydor. Pinatay ko na lang ang tawag at nagfocus sa pagmamaneho, masyadong bad mood ako ngayon puro problema sa trabaho ang pinoproblema ko tapos dumagdag pa na umasa ako kagabi na pupunta si Eliza sa anniversary ng company nila.

I said I'm moving on, what are you doing now adonis? You are only torturing yourself!

Kahit nama siguro isumpa ko sarili sa kakaisip kay Eliza wala namang magagawa, ang makakabuti pa ay gugulin ko na lang oras at araw ko sa ibang bagay.

I turned onto a road just in time to see a park and not far away i saw a woman who looked lik...Eliza? I just shook my head, I'm sure, i'm imagining it again. But what if she is? Fuck!

I pull over and get out of my car. Naglakad ako palapit sa kaniya at huminto ng nasa harapan ko niya na ako. Napatingin ako sa paa nitong puro....sugat? Anong nangyare?

Shouldn't she be in the US with her boyfriend? What is she doing here?

She slowly looked up at me and i saw her pale face but she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, maybe because of the relief?

"What are you doing here? Are you okay?" Nag-aalala kong tanong sa kaniya. Mukha kasi siyang may kinakatukan para mamutla ng ganon.

I just stared at her full of worry and i was even more worried when she suddenly fell from sitting, fortunately i caught her quickly before she fell to the pavement. I quickly put her in my car and took her to a nearby hospital.

"Hey cousin," said my cousin Jinro— from my mother side—  who looked at Eliza's condition," there is nothing wrong with her, she just passed out due to thirst, hunger and fatigue. I also treated her injured foot somewhere." Jinro tapped my shoulder,"stop worrying, she's fine"

"Okay" I looked at Eliza lying on the hospital bed, unconscious.

"When she wakes up feed her and then she can go out. I have to go" muling tinapik ni Jinro ang balikat ko bago ito lumabas ng pribadong kwarto ng hospital na inuukupa nila. I just stared at Eliza and wondered what happened to her, she supposed to be in the US months ago, so what happened to her?

Fatigue, hunger and tiredness and earlier she looked scared and pale. Para itong may tinataguan na kung sino o natatakot na makita, pero sino? Damn!

I just shook my head and sighed, damn it adonis! I thought you were going to move on?

Fuck!  Pati sarili ko inaaway ko na din.

I just shook my head, i decided to move on but here I am right now next to her, watching over her. Nagaalala ng sobra para sa babaeng hindi ko pwedeng makuha.

Umupo ako sa pang isahang sofa na nasa bandang paanan ng hospital bed at mula doon, binantayan ko si Eliza. Nang hindi pa ito magising ay lumabas muna ako saglit para bumili ng pagkain at pagkabalik ko nakita ko na siyang gising.

Katulad kanina para itong may kinakatakutan ng pumasok ako pero ng tignan naman niya ako, bigla siyang kumalma. There must be something wrong with her and i need to figure it out.

Tsk me and myself being intrusive in other people's lives, i can't fix my own life and now i want to know what's going on with Eliza.

Fuck! I think I'm going crazy.

Lumapit ako sa kaniya at linapag sa maliit na lamesa na nasa gilid lang ng hospital bed ang plastik na naglalaman ng mga pagkain na binili ko para sa kaniya.

"How are you feeling? " I asked her full of concern but she didn't answer, I just sighed when i noticed that her hand was shaking," I bought food"

Inilabas ko sa plastik ang mga binili kong pagkain at tinanggalan ko 'yon ng mga takip bago ibigay kay Eliza.

"Eat." Sambit ko saka umalis sa tabi niya at bumalik sa sofa na nasa paanan ng hospital bed.

Ako na ang di-distansya para hindi siya mailang sa 'kin. Palihim ko siyang tinignan at napangiti na lang ng makita ko siyang kumakain na, hanggang sa matapos siya.

"Ako na, magpahinga ka na lang diyan" sabi ko saka ako na ang nagligpit ng mga pinagkainan niya.

Akala ko mananatili siyang tahimik at walang paki pero nagulat ako ng kausapin niya ako.

"Tinawagan mo ba ang parents ko?"

Umiling ako,"hindi pa, gusto mo bang tawagan ko na sila ngayon?" Balak ko naman silang tawagan pero hindi pa sa ngayon, gusto kong mabuti na ang pakiramdam ni Eliza bago ko ipaalam sa kanila ang nangyare para na din hindi sila magalala ng lubos.

Umiling ito,"huwag na muna"

Tumahimik lang ako kapagkuwan ay hindi ko na napigilang magtanong,"anong nangyare sayo?"

Ilang saglit na natahimik si Eliza bago ito nagsalita at sinabi ang naranasan."Yasser happened. Nalaman niyang ex-husband kita, nagselos siya sayo at nagalit sa 'kin. Kinulong niya ako sa kwarto niya ng ilang linggo," a lone tear escape form Eliza's eyes," I explained to him but he didn't listen to me, he banned everything. Cell phones are not allowed, I am not allowed to leave his house or his room. I was just in his room alone, thinking of a way to leave then this morning came, he dropped the key to the room so i got out and escaped. I just walked because I didn't have money to pay then I was very scared in the park because I thought you were Yasser"

My hand clenched and i felt angry with Yasser, i still thought Eliza was happy with him and then I would know this.  Fuck him! I will make him pay for what he did.

"I know where is jealousy coming from but he has no right to do that to you!" Nanginginig ako sa galit lalo na't nakikita kong lumuluha si Eliza sa takot.

I approached Eliza and hugged her to make her feel better even though my whole body was shaking with anger. That motherfucker!

We stayed in that position for a while until I heard no more sobbing from her and when i looked, i saw her with her eyes closed while crying, i took a deep breath then made her lie down then i took my cell phone and called her parents to tell her current situation.

Ilang saglit pa ay dumating na din ang mga magulang ni Eliza na nagaalala sa kalagayan nito at nagtatanong kung anong nangyare akong tikom ma's mabuting si Eliza na lang ang mag sabi.  Hindi ako umalis ng hospital kahit pa inabot na ako ng umaga at pwede na siyang madischarge.

Nakaalalay ako sa kaniya kasama ang mga magulang niya pauwi sa bahay nila. Inaasikaso ko siya dahil kailangan ng umalis ng magulang niya para asikasuhin ang kompanya kaya kaming dalawa na lang ni Eliza ang naiwan sa bahay nila.

Her room was filled with silence as i cleaned up what he ate and took it down to the kitchen and washed it. When i went up to her room, i saw her watching a movie, so i sat on the single sofa inside her room and watched the movie a 

"How are you feeling?" Pagkuwang tanong ko habang ang atensyo  ko ay nasa TV.

"Why are you doing this?" Balik na tanong ni Eliza.

Confusion appeared on my face,"what do you mean, why?"

"Dont play dumb, you know what i mean"

I was silent for a few seconds before i spoke,"maybe because i love you"

Shocked, Eliza looked at me,"w-what?"

I laughed lifelessly, "i know it's confusing, even me, i don't understand myself sometimes, but believe me, i love you, i don't know when i felt it." I looked at her full of affection and smiled, seeing his shocked face." Don't be pressured by what i said, I didn't say it to pressure you or what, i just want to release my heavy feelings inside of me" I chuckled then looked back at the TV," the movie you chose is good"

My smile disappeared, it was replaced by a sadness inside me that didn't show on my face. I told her but why is it still heavy?