Ezra's POV
Ridiculous.
I'm not in love with him.
It can't be.
Not now.
Pero parang nabulag na ako, lalo na nung nakita ko kung paanong pasimpleng nilalapit ni Ginny yung mukha niya sa asawa ko, si Ezekiel ay pansin ko rin na umiiwas habang blangko parin ang ekspresyon.
That's it.
Sinugod ko agad si Ginny, they all looked at me and immediately noticed something bad is about to happen.
Syempre meron. Courtesy of me.
Hindi napansin ni Ginny ang paglapit ko dahil abala siya sa panlalandi kay Ezekiel. I grabbed her jaw with my one hand and made her look at me.
Nagulat siya sa ginawa ko.
"E-Ezra—"
"Don't 'Ezra' me, we're not close." Mariin kong sabi, madilim ang titig sakanya.
"M-Mrs. Roméo, I—"
"Really? Were you that desperate for him? My husband?"
"I didn't—" humigpit lang ang kapit ko sa panga niya, my fingers digging deeper in her cheeks.
"Don't bullshit me." I ordered. "You know what I like to do ever since I was a teenager, Ginny Austen?"
I saw her wince from the pain, she couldn't speak because of how tight I'm caging her jaw.
"I like to put girls to their rightful places." I casually said, like what I said meant nothing to me but deeply to those 'girls'.
"Ezra," I slightly glanced at Ezekiel who's staring into me deeply, "stop." He said softly, tumingin lang ako sakanya. "You're hurting her."
And then it hit me, what I've really done.
Lumuwang ang hawak ko sa panga ni Ginny hanggang sa kusa na siyang lumayo sakin, at maging kay Ezekiel.
Paulit-ulit akong kumukurap. Nilingon ko si Ginny na takot na takot ngayon sakin at halos manginig, kumirot ang puso ko roon.
"I'm sorry.." I apologized in low volume, and then I turned my back on them and walked away.
Uuwi nalang ako, o 'di kaya'y maghihintay nalang sa kotse. Hindi ko kaya silang harapin pagkatapos nun, hiyang-hiya ako sa nagawa ko.
How can I do that? How can I display such violence to a girl? When I was a victim of violence myself?
Nanginig agad ang mga labi ko, mabilis ang tibok ng puso at halos kapusin ng hangin.
Para akong.. siya.
I wanted to hurt myself, no girl should ever be treated like that. Never again. I should've known better. I should've never succumb to violence.
I'm so stupid!
Malapit na ako sa pintuan nang biglang may humigit ng palapulsuhan ko.
"Ezra.." it was Ezekiel.
I didn't face him, I couldn't. "What?" Hindi siya nagsalita. "I already said sorry, Ezekiel. And I'm sorry for displaying myself to your companions that way."
"Are you crying?"
"No." Sagot ko kaagad.
"Please face me," he said.
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