The Love That Found Me

CHAPTER 05

CHAPTER 05 LIFE WENT ON

"When you love someone, but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you" - Coldplay

AYA

"Stop laughing!" I yelled at his annoying face.

Eugene immediately stopped. After three years, I would say he knew where the line ends. Dysmenorrhea was one of them.

"I'm sorry. It's just that, you only like my ginger porridge when you're sick."

"I don't know. It taste differently when I am sick." I said. I went back to my food. Gee! Dysmenorrhea impairs me a lot.I couldn't even get myself to sit without help.

"You like poor man's food when you are sick, your highness."

"Will you stop, I am trying to enjoy my food here!" He was starting to get onto my nerves again.

"But your temperament is the worst! What's with period and women?!"

I ignored him. Three years with him taught me how to handle his nuisance behavior. He laughed at almost everything and always picked on me. I already gotten over the urge to punch him in the face for being very annoying – not that I never did. I did hit him once and my hand also suffered.

With all those bickers and fights, I didn't know how we became friends. And I definitely had no idea why after everything, I trusted him. I still do.

Maybe it was that one time I saw him pray while holding a Bible. Oh yes, I couldn't believe that this pathetic man prays. I was just staring at him and something's telling that he maybe insensitive with his prank and punchlines, but this man will not intentionally harm me.

But he is still annoying! And none sense too!

And he maybe praying, but I nearly went insane when I heard about what he was praying for one time.

With a profound feeling of plead, he was asking God to spare him from a passenger who stood beside him in the MRT this morning. The guy smelled so awful that he got severe headache the whole day.

For the love of the world, it was about body odor!

A. BODY. ODOR.

"Aya, believe me, it was terrible! I never wanted to experience it again!" He was defensive.

"But why talk to God about petty things?"

"Why not?"

He said, "I can tell Him anything that bothers me. You can too."

I shook my head. I wanted to tell him how I used to pray too until I got tired of asking for the same thing, every single day. and... and...

"Zooming out again, Aya?" Eugene tapped my shoulder which snapped me out of my reverie.

"Huh? were you saying something? I asked.

"Ahm..." His index finger on his cheek.

Oh here we go again.

Three years of being housemates, I know that gesture very well– he was about to say something dumb again.

"You are falling in love with me, I knew it!" He clasped his hands.

"EUGENE!" I hit his arm. We talked about this two years ago... I was not free yet. My annulment was still on her going.

"What?! I caught you staring at me. Like what you saw?" His browses bobbing as he spoke. I hate it when he made fun of me, and of our situation. We have been holding back and there's nothing funny about it.

"Stop it! I am not staring at you, I just noticed you've lost some pounds."

"Aha! Got yah! You're secretly drooling over my hot body!" He embraced himself protectively.

"Shut up!" I rolled my eyes. "You got a typical body, Eugene. You may not have extra layers of fats but it's far from toned!"

He just laughed at my snarl. In another time, I might have laughed as well but I was just not in the mood for his jokes.

Another jolt of pain suddenly hit my lower abdomen. I instantly curled on my bed like some helpless fetus. Dysmenorrhea is just the worst! I whimpered in pain.

Eugene immediately brought the hot bag and placed it over my tummy. When the pain subsided, he handed me my medicine. This doesn't happen all the time but when it does, it's hellish!

"What would you become without me" He whispered while caressing my forehead. This was just one of the rare moments where he would lovingly look at me. It was a glimpse of what he truly feels about me, I know.

"I'd probably die." I said with a small smile.

"Aya, don't say that." He was suddenly all serious. That's the thing with Eugene; he never joked about death.

"Then don't ever leave me." I mean it. I couldn't imagine life without him.

Looking back, I still couldn't believe how I overcame my brokenness. Eugene was such a huge blessing, as he was with me each step of the way.

"Clingy, aren't we?" He smirked. I rolled my eyes again.

"What the–"

I was about to yell at him again when he cut me off.

"Hey Lady, let me just remind you that you're still married and I am too gorgeous to be just a side chick." He added.

And he's back to foolishness, ladies and gentlemen. Facepalm!