The Tears of Faith (Tagalog/Filipino)

Ayami Lu Romance

"You're staying," he drawled as he turned slowly. So slow it made me hold my breath in suspense. "After all these years..." Naningkit ang mga mata niya sa akin.

I felt my throat constrict with tears but I swallowed them down. I needed to make him listen to me. “Alex, just listen to me, please! I’m sorry I left. I’m so sorry! I had no other choice. Pero mali ang iniisip mo. I—”

"Enough!" he shouted and I felt it right on my face. Napahakbang ako palayo sa gulat. He suddenly closed our distance and grabbed both my arms and I winced as his grip tightened. "Don't you dare try to make up some lame excuses for what you did, Faith. I know what happened that night. Alam ko kong ano ang ginawa mo. Malinaw na malinaw pa sa isipan ko iyon. You left me without a word, remember?  Not one word, Faith. Did I deserve that from you?" Every syllable of his every word was like a poisoned-tip arrows piercing my heart. Dumaan sa isipan ko ang gabing iyon... kung ano ang ginawa ko. Kung ano ang iniwan ko.

"How dare you say you're my wife when you already gave up that right the moment you set foot outside this house? Now you're coming back after three goddamn years and try to make me understand what you did to me? Do me a favor, would you? Go back to where you were hiding. I don't need you here anymore," he gritted those words and they completely numbed me.

I couldn't trust myself to speak. He’s right for so many things. But he’s wrong for one thing―one single thing he could not understand...might never understand.
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