As he noticed every paintings on the wall
Every changes inside his house
He smiled and looked around
He looked at her eyes
"I saw them inside that room"
"I am not a materialistic wife but I liked those, I love those paintings"
"I love you so much Catherine" he kissed her smack and hugged her tight
"There's one.. out there that you haven't finish yet, I want to see you paint it" while cupping and caressing his cheeks
"It's midnight, and I'm tired" he said out of an excuse
"Take some rest, i'll just eat, i still haven't eaten yet since this morning"
"No!" diretsong saad nito
She smiled
"I won't leave, I promise" nakangiting saad nito sa asawa
"Do I really have to trust you?" seryosong usal ni Andrew
"Join me then" sagot naman ng dalaga
"What do you wanna eat?" she genuinely asked
"Nothing, i'll just take a bath" tipid nitong salita at pinagmasdan ang bawat kilos ng asawa bago umalis
...
He took a bath before going to sleep
She wasn't yet at their room after taking a bath
He gritted his teeth and clenched his jaw
He sighed and sat on the edge of the bed
He was topless with a short he wore
He lied on the bed
He closed his eyes and tried to calm down
But the door opened
As she lied on his body
She didn't leave him
The warmth of his body makes her tighten her hug onto her husband's hot body
"I thought you leave"
"I won't"
"Why?"
"Because I can't"
"Why?"
"Because you won't let me"
"You're afraid of me."
"i'm afraid of loosing you"
"I'm afraid that I can't see you anymore"
"I'm afraid that I can't touch you anymore"
"I am afraid that i can't live without you"
"You can live without me"
"Please tell me everything you're hiding since the day we got married" - Catherine
"I couldn't understand you" - Catherine
"But I wanted to" - Catherine
"Tell me why are you afraid of loosing me when you just said I can live without you?" - Catherine
"It hurts inside Andrew" umiiyak nitong saad while not even looking at each other
She was just leaning on his chest
He caressed her hair
"You're too valuable, you're so much for me, I don't even know if I deserve someone like you"
"But I don't know how to live without you Catherine"
"Just sleep in there baby... I wanna feel you"
'after I had to let you go' he whispered inside his head
...
he never slept and just hugged her tight all night long
He sobs a lot, sniff a lot
He cried a lot
In silence
He kissed her forehead
He caressed her arm
He felt her presence
As much as possible
Dawn
He stood up and wore something
He carefully carried her while she's sleeping
He took her to a hotel
He booked 1 room and let her stay
He left her while his tears were falling
"Being so dumb, it sucks" usal nito ng makarating sa sariling bahay after closing the main door
He cried and lean on it
He looked up and chuckled
As he breath heavily
...
She woke up without him next to her
Before noticing she wasn't at his house anymore
She immediately run towards the door and open it
"This is just a dream" umiiling iling nitong saad sa kawalan
Her tears fall down through her cheeks
"No-no-no" umiiyak nitong saad
As someone noticed here
"Ma'am Catherine?" takang tanong ng isang staff sa hotel as she closed the door of the unit
The staff immediately run towards the counter
"Uhm matanong ko lang nuh? Kung anong pangalan ng naka in sa room number na 25?"
"Ah Catherine Santos"
"Tanga ba kayo?" tanong naman ng staff sa co-worker nitong nakapwesto sa counter
Nagtaka naman ang mga ito sa inasal ng co-worker nila
"Sasampalin kita dyan eh"
"Eh si ma'am Catherine yun eh!"
"Anong ma'am Catherine?, kilala mo?"
"Oo, yung may ari ng hotel nato! Sino pa ngaba!"
"Kita nyu yan CMS hotel oh!" turo nito sa likod ng mga nasa counter
"Catherine Madison Santos, tsk!"
...
Weeks had past
Bago nakarating ang balita sa hipokritang pinsan nito
"Diba I told you na wag papasukin ang babaeng yun dito!" sigaw ng isang babaeng kinulang sa tela ang damit
"Why can't i?" malayelong saad ng kakarating lamang na si Catherine
"C-Catherine?" she uttered
"Ca-carlo?, CARLO!" sigaw ni Ashley dito
"What?" inis na sagot naman ng bagong gising na ex husband ni Catherine
Kinabahan naman ito ng makita ang matagal ng nawawalang asawa
"Can I hug you two?"
"No!" mabilis na sagot naman ni Ashley dito
Ngumiti naman ng mapait sa Catherine at umupo sa may sofa
"Shouldn't you offer me a coffee or tea or- while looking at Carlo
"No!, you can't!, he's mine Catherine!" kinakabahang sumbat nito
"Ang kapal naman din talaga ng mukha mo nuh?" as she looked at her fiercely
"But you know what?, ang pinagtataka ko lang kung pano kayo nagsama eh"
"When we are still married"
"I thought you're dead" usal naman ni Carlo dito
"Limang buwan lang naman akong nawala Carlo ah"
"STOP IT!," naiiyak na saad ni Ashley
"Why don't you just disappear!"
"Hindi ko pa daw kasi napirmahan yung mga kontratang nagpapatunay na sa inyo talaga toh" tumatango tangong pahayag naman ni Catherine sa mga taksil nyang mahal sa buhay
"What d-do you mean?" naguguluhang tanong ni Ashley sa pinsan
"Nagfile na'ko ng annulment natin which is pirmado ko na, so Ashley you don't have to be afraid of loosing my ex husband"
"And make sure na invited ako sa kasal nyu, para tuluyan ko na talagang ibigay sa inyo tong hotel nato"
"And lastly!, kayo na ang magbayad ng mga gastusin dahil sa inyo din naman mapupunta ang lahat"
"I can't understand these?" Bulong ni Carlo dito
"Ede bobo ka!"
"Ibigay nyu na sa'ken lahat ng mga kelangan kong pirmahan to prove that all of these were really yours"
"Hindi ka nagbibiro?"
"Alam nyu kase, kung patatawarin ko kayo, and we'll be okay, mas feeling ko madali lang maiibsan yung galit sa puso ko"