Pyrmont Crown

Chapter 29

NAPALUNOK si Dessert habang nakatitig sa seryosong mga mata ni Pyr.

Ilang sandali at nagbaba siya ng tingin. Tumitig siya kamay niyang nakalapat sa matigas nitong dibdib.

"Kailangan ba?" she asked, silently hoping he would say no.

Ayaw niya nang balikan pa kung ano ang nangyari sa nakaraan. Maayos na sila. Hindi pa sila buo pero gumagawa siya ng paraan para makuha na si Rou. Hindi na nila kailangan pang balikan ang masakit na nakaraan.

Napatawad niya na ito. Sapat na 'yon diba?

Hindi niya na kailangan pa malaman ang dahilan nito kung bakit hindi ito bumalik.

"Yes. We have to."

"Para ano pa?!"

Hindi maiwasan ni Dessert ang magsalita ng pabalang. Umiling siya saka sinubukan itong itulak pero hindi tuminag.

"Hon, listen to me—"

"Hindi!" Masama niya itong tinignan. "Bakit kailangan pa natin balikan iyon? Ayos na tayo—"

"We will never be okay if we couldn't talk about it!" He raised his voice. "You never asked me why I left you! You accepted me again without even asking why I was not there beside you when you needed me the most! And that is stupid!"

Bumilis ang paghinga niya dahil sa galit sa narinig. Hindi niya maiwasang malakas itong itulak at sampalin.

"How dare you say it was stupid! Kagagahan ba ang ayaw ko ng malaman pa ang dahilan mo para hindi ako masaktan!" She shouted angrily and turn around to get out of the dressing room.

"It's not it, hon!" Pyr shouted following her.

Pagkalabas nila ng dressing room ay tinungo niya ang pintuan at lalabas sana ng hinapit nito ang baywang niya at mahigpit na niyakap.

He lifted her from the floor, causing her to gasp, and before she knew he carried her to the bed and drop her causing her to get frightened from the fall.

"Tang'gago mo Pyr!" Sigaw niya dito nang makabawi sa bigla saka kinalmot ang pisngi nito sa galit at inis.

"What the fuck! Hon! It damn hurt!" He shouted back and caught her wrist, pinning it above her head. "Tang'na, hon! Hear me out!" He yelled out, stunning her.

Not only did he shout at her but, minura siya ng gago!

Bumaba ang mukha nito at pinaglapat ang kanilang noo. Parehong mabilis ang kanilang paghinga. Hindi niya ito maitulak dahil sa higpit ng hawak nito sa pulso niya.

"Hon, calm down and hear me out..." he softly said, almost begging her. "It will probably hurt you in some way but we have to get to the bottom of why we broke up. Why I was not there with you. Hon, please... How could we start anew— in peace and with faith for each other when we both don't know what happened in the past."

Napapikit si Dessert para pigilan ang pagpatak ng luha niya. Ayaw niya. Ayaw niyang malaman na dahil sa babae kaya siya nito iniwan.

"If I promise you something now will you believe and hold on to it?" he asked.

Mahina siyang umiling. Hindi. Ayaw niya ng panghawakan ang kahit na anong pangako nito.

"See?" he sighed. "You don't trust me anymore. You don't believe that I could fulfill my promises. And that is just bad, hon. Relationship without trust does not go well in the long run, and I don't want that for us. Sooner or later you will leave me because you don't trust me and I don't want that."

Hindi niya napigilan ang pagpatak ng luha niya at ilang sandali lang ay tahimik siyang umiyak.

"Sshh hon. Don't cry, please..."