Love Me Too

Chapter 7

   

Natigilan si Lance as soon as Scarlet mentioned about the flower arrangement. Atty. De Silva swiftly invaded his mind and his sparkling moment was suddenly shattered into pieces. Unti-unting nawalan ng sigla ang kanyang mukha… a heartbreaking scene came back to him.

  

Pagkababa niya sa abogada kanina ay hindi agad siya dumiretso sa pagsundo sa girlfriend. His conscience kept barging him so he decided to take a u-turn. He wanted to check kung sadyang maayos nga ang kalagayan ng attorney sa pinaghatiran niyang lugar. He parked his car few meters away from the place. And from there, he silently watched her. Nagulat siya nang makitang hindi naman ito nagdidinner at sa halip ay umiinom ng alak.

Bababa sana siya ng sasakyan upang samahan ito ng ilang sandali. Ngunit bago pa man niya mahubad ang seatbelt, napansin niyang tila umiiyak ito habang nakapikit. At ilang sandali pa ay lumakas na nga ang pagyugyog ng balikat nito. He decided to stay in his car. He understood that she needed to be alone. Tiyak na hindi ito makakapaglabas ng sama ng loob kung sasamahan niya because she couldn't afford to embarras herself in front of someone she knows. As he watched her from afar, his heart was ripping. Naawa siya and at the same time inuusig siya ng kanyang konsensiya. She wouldn't be in that condition kung hindi dahil sa kagagawan niya.

"You look bothered, may problema ka ba?" tanong ni Scarlet nang mapansin ang biglang pananamlay ng boyfriend.

Nagdalawang isip si Lance kung sasabihin sa dalaga ang bagay na bumabagabag sa kanya. Subalit hindi niya matiis na maglihim sa babae.

"Scarlet, I think I made a big mistake to a certain person and my guilt is killing me," medyo matamlay at seryosong pag-amin niya.

"Kanino?"

"T-To Attorney De Silva."

"Why? What happened? Anong ginawa mo sa kanya?" she asked with full curiousity habang nanlalaki ang mga mata.

"I challenged her to accept the annulment case of the people who hurt her..."

"Hurt her in what way?" tanong ulit ng babae.

"The wife was her bestfriend and the husband was her ex-fiance. They run away on the day of Atty. De Silva's wedding and that ex-fiance."

"Ouch! That's harsh."

"I know. Kanina ko lang nalaman ang totoong kuwento. I thought na pihikan lang siya sa mga kliyenteng tinatanggap. Although I sensed that there was something going on between attorney and the wife pero ang akala ko ay mayroon lamang mababaw na misunderstanding at pinepersonal lamang ni Atty. De Silva ang kliyente."