Sweetest Mistake

Let me go

She arrived at the office only to find Rodney waiting for her at the gate .

Mukhang kanina pa ito doon may inaabangan .

Rodney is her long term boyfriend. They've been together for almost 8 years already, nagkakilala sila sa kompanyang pinagtatrabahuan niya .

It was a perfect relationship. He was as caring as he can be at palagi itong nariyan sa tabi niya pag may kailangan siya.

It was until a few months , when his so-called bestfriend at kababatang si Rebecca appeared.

She caught them in a steamy scene in his boyfriend's apartment kahapon .

Nagdesisyon siyang wag na munang pumasok to avoid Rodney ,so she turn back around pero bago pa siya makalayo ay narinig niyang tinawag nito ang pangalan niya.

" Nathalie wait .." sigaw nito at tumakbo papalapit sa kanya.

Please .. let's talk ." Pagmamaka awa nito.

Tiningnan niya ito . Magandang lalaki si Rodney at maraming nagkakagusto dito sa mga ka opisina nila .Katamtaman lamang ang tangkad pero maganda ang pangangatawan.

"Wala tayong dapat pang pag-usapan pa !" sabi niyang nagtitimpi ng galit.

"Please babe .. I can explain.." he said.

Isang malakas na sampal ang dumapo sa pisngi ni Rodney.

He was shocked.

"Nathalie..' gulat na saad nito habang hawak ang pisnging namumula.

"Don't you dare call me babe!

How dare you do this to me!"

Galit na saad ni Nathalie. " Anong ginawa kong kasalanan sayo para magawa mo akong pagtaksilan ng ganito Rodney!"

A tear escaped from her eyes . It fell and she tried to stop it but all the pent up anger and emotions caught up to her.

" We-...I didn't mean it . Pareho kaming lasing kagabi and I don't know what suddenly came up to me ..but babe please .. please forgive me ." Pagmamakaawa nito. "Alam mo namang mahal na mahal kita ."

"Mahal ? That's bullshit Rodney!"

Galit na sagot niya dito .

"Tell me ,how many times have you done it with her." Huh?"

"No babe .. yesterday was the first and I promise I will never let it happen again ." He said.

He tried to reach for her hand pero ipiniksi niya ito .

Bumakas ang sakit sa mga mata ni Rodney . Alam niyang napakalaki ng kasalanan niya kay Nathalie.

"I don't know if I can trust you again Rodney. How many times na bang nangyari na mas pinili mong samahan si Rebecca sa mga lakad niya kaysa ang samahan ako?"

" P-pero , it was an emergency babe. Besides she's got no one to help her kung di ko siya sasamahan".. pangangatwiran nito.

"Every single time? Really?" Inis na sabat ni Nathalie. " Is it an emergency when we were supposed to have a date ,and she calls you over just because her head is hurting? ...or the time when we are supposed to visit Tita Sheryl tapos tinawagan ka niya just because she's having a period pain? Hah!I don't even know if I am being the third party here."

Inis na sagot niya dito.

Natahimik si Rodney . Tama si Nathalie.. ilang buwan na niyang napapabayaan ang relasyon nila magmula ng dumating ang kababata niyang si Rebecca.

He knows it was his fault but God knows it was Nathalie that he loves the most and not Rebecca.

He just assumes all this time that Nathalie understands him whenever he has to ditch her sa mga lakad nila. He didn't think they were already drifting apart.

Umakmang aalis na sana si Nathalie pero hinawakan siya ni Rodney sa balikat para pigilan.

"Don't leave babe please .. let's settle this." Pagmamakaawa nito.

Alam niyang posibleng tuluyan ng mawala si Nathalie pag hinayaan niya itong umalis ng hindi sila nagkakaayos .

Tiningnan ni Nathalie ang kamay ni Rodney na nakahawak sa balikat niya at sinabing.

"Don't touch me with that hand na ginamit mo sa ibang babae!"

Ipiniksi niya ang mga kamay nito at tuluyan ng umalis .

Wala ng nagawa si Rodney kundi tingnan na lamang ang papalayong si Nathalie.