His Promises

PROLOGUE

Thank you, guys, for staying and reading this story. I wrote this a year ago when I had these weird dreams about Hilton and Rhein. I thought I would never be able to finish this, but you inspired me to push through until the end. I appreciate all your comments and support. I'm having a hard time making it here because of our finals, but we all deserve this one. Happy reading and Merry Christmas!

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Love

Iminulat ko ang mga mata ko at gusto ko na namang maiyak nang Hospital room kaagad ang pumasok sa utak ko. Why am I here? Sinubukan kong kapain ang tiyan ko. Doon ko pa lang napansin ang lalaking nakasandal ang ulo sa may tabi ko. Nang mapansin niyang gumalaw ako ay naalimpungatan din siyang umayos ng pagkakaupo.

Nagkatinginan kami at napansin ko kaagad ang pamumula ng kaniyang mga mata at mukha. Umiyak ba siya? Nag iwas ako ng tingin at marahan akong bumangon para maupo, iniiwas ko din ang kamay ko nang akmang aalalayan niya ako.

"Nasan si mama?" Tanong ko ng hindi siya tinitingnan.

"I volunteered to—"

"Tawagin mo nga siya. Siya ang gusto kong kausap" parang automatic na nag-echo sa utak ko ang mga sinabi saakin ni Kim. I don't deserve him. I'm always hurting him. Tapos nag- sex sila nung wala ako. I just want to jump off of a very tall something just to get rid of this pain I'm feeling.

"What did she say?" Hindi siya gumalaw sa kinauupuan. Hindi niya pinansin ang sinabi ko.

"She almost killed my baby, H-hilton" I started sobbing when that incident replayed in my head again. "At dahil yun sayo. Alam kong sinabi ko na ito ng paulit ulit, pero sasabihin ko ulit. You don't have to stay just because I'm pregnant—"

"I'm not. I'm staying because I love you" he said it in a very calm way. Hindi niya sinasabayan ang init ng ulo ko ngayon. "Whatever she said do not believe it, okay?"

"Including the fact that you two had sex while I was away?"

"What? She said that? Damn it, I should've just killed her" binulong niya ang panghuling sinabi. "That whole two years I was keeping myself busy with my work just to stop thinking about you. Oh please, I'm not that cheap to sleep with her, she dated most of my colleagues" I believe him. Ofcourse I always will.

"Nagsasawa ka na ba saakin?" Nagpapaawa kong tanong.

"Ofcourse not, baby. Pasalamat lang si Kim dahil walang nangyaring masama sa anak natin. Or else I'm gonna strangle her before she leave this province"

Hinaplos niya ang buhok ko at niyakap ako kaya mas lalo akong kumalma. He's everything I have always wanted. I feel safe when he's holding me. I fear nothing when I'm with him because I know that he will always protect me. I'm so terrified of losing this again. Although I'm trying so hard to push him away, I'm stupidly convincing myself that I'm gonna be fine without him but deep inside of me I can't afford of losing him. I want to retaliate to Kim from what she did but I'd rather not waste my time for a bitch like her, I just want to use this time to be with him.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't there to protect you from—" umiling ako at kumalas sa pagkakayakap niya.

"No. I am sorry. Sorry for everything. Lagi kitang sinasaktan. Siguro tama si Kim, kampante ako lagi na babalikan mo ako kahit na anong panunulak ang gawin ko. Ni hindi ko iniisip yung nararamdaman mo. Sometimes I'm asking myself, what have I done before to deserve you." Umiiyak kong sabi. Tipid siyang ngumiti at marahan na pinunasan ang luha sa pisngi ko.

"I will always find my way back to you because you're my wife and I love you so much. I cannot live in our house in Manila without you, cause that's not home without you. You are my home"