The Forgotten One

Chapter 9

Thunder's POV.

"What?!" sigaw nya sakin.

"Hailey calm down please" sabi ko.

Napaupo sya at sinapo ng palad nya ang mukha nya. She started sobbing.

"Hailey, wag ka namang ganyan" sabi ko. "You know how badly I want Akira back. Hindi sya namatay"

"Pero ako Thunder? Alam mo ba how badly I want you?! Kaya nga sobrang saya ko nung naging tayo diba? Tapos ano porket may dumating na babaeng kamukha ng asawa mo bigla mo na lang akong iiwan?"

"She's Akira!" sigaw ko kaya napatulala sya sakin.

"She's not, may inilibing tayo sa pilipinas! Makinig ka Thunder baka masamang tao yang nagpapanggap na si Akira" tumayo sya para hawakan ako pero tinabig ko yun.

"Shut up! I know who's my wife! Alam ko every details about her kaya hindi ako nagkakamali"

Bumagsak ang balikat nya at nag iiyak.

"Why can't you let yourself be happy with me, I can make you happy" hindi ako sumagot. "Let's talk about this Thunder some other time please, hindi ko kayang i let go ka, you're my life now. At sana matandaan mo, kung anong mga nagawa ko for you sa nakalipas na dalawang taon na wala ang asawa mo" she sadly said bago lumabas ng suite ko.

Tumingin ako sa bintana, 2 pm na. Base sa resource ko may commercial shooting sa isang nearby park si Akira. I'm planning to go, namiss ko agad sya.

Habang nasa shower ako ay naaalala ko na naman, how I met Hailey.

Nagpunta sya nun sa burol ni Akira at Luna, she said na kaibigan sya ni Luna and na meet nya ang asawa ko an hour before the accident.

Doon nagsimulang maging close kami, she started as my drinking buddy hanggang sa naging girlfriend ko sya.

Mabilis kong inayos ang sarili ko nung mapahinto ako dahil nagriring ang cellphone ko.

I though it's just a call from a client pero natuwa ako ng makita kong videocall and it's from Celestine.

Sinagot ko iyon, I instantly smile nung makita ko ang mini me ni Akira.

"Baby" bati ko dito.

"Daddy! I missed you!" naka pout nyang sabi.

"You look like your mom when you do that" sabi ko.

Lumungkot ang mukha nya.

"I don't know, wala naman si mommy dito para malaman ko kung totoo" huminto sya. "I missed mommy"

"I know baby"

Hindi ko pa kasi sinasabi sa kanya ang tungkol kay Akira.

"Wag ka ng malungkot. I have a surprise for you when I get home"

"Really daddy? Ano po?"

Your mom

"Secret" sabi ko.

Hindi ko muna sasabihin sa kanya, gusto kong ma surprise sya kung sakaling maiuwi ko si Akira.

Wala naman din akong balak umalis ng Italya without Akira.

Nag usap pa kami ni Celestine about her school before she hungs up dahil kakain na daw sya.

I rushed nung makita kong 3:30 pm na. Malamang nag start na ang photoshoot ni Akira.

Mabilis akong nakarating sa park. Marami rami ding taong nanonood. I never knew my wife can have this many people, admiring her.

I felt so proud.

Hinahanap ng paningin ko kung nasaan sya and I was taken back nung makita ko sya

With Dmitri

Pakiramdam ko ay para akong pinapatay.

Pwedeng pwede pala yung nabubuhay ka pero parang pinapatay ka. I felt this nung akala kong namatay si Akira, and I am feeling it again.

The way they looked at each other is really breaking me. The way Dmitri treats Akira, is as if she is the queen of the world. The only girl he sees.

And my dear wife, is smiling at him. Fvck! Those smiles are just for me! 

Hindi ko kinaya ang nakikita ko, tumalikod na ko and I drove away.

Akira's POV.

"Tara na" sabi ko kay Dmitri nang makapasok ako sa tent ko kung saan sya naghihintay.

Tumayo sya sa pagkakaupo at nginitian ako.

He held my hand at pasakay na sana kami ng kotse ng mag ring ang cellphone nya.

He answered it, Italian ang kausap nya dahil nag i-Italian sya.

"What's wrong?" tanong ko, he looked so worried.

"Nagka problema sa isa sa mga site namin, I need to go there" sabi nya.

"Okay, sabi ko naman kasi sayo, okay lang naman na mag isa" I said.

"Will you be okay? Makakauwi ka ba mag isa?" he asked in a concerned tone.

"Yep, kay manager na lang ako magpapahatid. Tell me when you get there. Mag iingat ka" I said.

"Of course, I love you"

"I love you" I answered. He hugged me and gave me a peck bago nagmamadaling sumakay ng kotse nya. I think it's really urgent, and I hope maayos lahat dun.

Masyado ng maraming worries si Dmitri.

8 pm na pala, medyo matagal din ang inabot ng commercial shoot at photoshoot ko.

Hindi ako sumabay kay manager, instead I just borrowed her car.

Gusto kong mapag isa. I am starting to feel lonely. Today is Damon's 2nd death anniversary.

If only, if only I didn't insist on going back on the Philippines hindi siguro sya nawala.

Nagsisimula na namang mamuo ang luha ko. Hininto ko ang sasakyan ko sa isang bar dito.

Gusto kong uminom para mabilis akong makatulog sa gabing to, pero nagdalawang isip ako.

Baka kasi pagtalunan namin ni Dmitri to.

Sasakay na sana ulit ako ng sasakyan ko ng marinig ko ang pamilyar na boses ng kumakanta.

That voice.

Hindi ko alam pero para bang miss na miss ko iyon. I just found myself walking inside the bar.

And to my amaze that voice belongs to the chocolate eyes handsome man, I met last night.

Thunder Montenegro.

She's singing and all the girls in the bar wants to take him home

At nawi weirduhan ako nung may makapa akong pagka uncomfortable at inis sa tingin ng mga babae sa kanya.

Ipinilig ko ang ulo ko at umupo sa isa sa mga table dun.

Natapos na yung kanta nya, nagulat ako nung magkatitigan kaming dalawa. Nauna akong magbawi ng tingin. Hindi ako nagtataas ng tingin dahil pakiramdam ko ay nakatingin pa din sya sakin.

Tumingin lang ako ng marinig kong nag start na ang instrument. Akala ko hindi na sya nakatingin pero titig na titig pa din sya.

Walking down 29th and park

I saw you in another's arms

Only a month we've been apart

You look happier

Saw you walk inside a bar

He said something to make you laugh

I saw that both your smiles were twice as wide as ours

Yeah you look happier, you do

Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you

But ain't nobody love you like I do

Promise that I will not take it personal baby

If you're moving on with someone new

Cause baby you look happier, you do

My friends told me one day I'll feel it too

And until then I'll smile to hide the truth

But I know I was happier with you

Sat in the corner of the room

Everything's reminding me of you

Nursing an empty bottle and telling myself you're happier

Aren't you?

Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you

But ain't nobody need you like I do

I know that there's others that deserve you

But my darling I am still in love with you

But I guess you look happier, you do

My friends told me one day I'll feel it too

I could try to smile to hide the truth

But I know I was happier with you

Baby you look happier, you do

I knew one day you'd fall for someone new

But if he breaks your heart like lovers do

Just know that I'll be waiting here for you

Naramdaman kong nagbabagsakan ang mga luha ko. I felt so weird tonight. Ininom ko lang ng ininom yung alak sa harapan ko.

Ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko, feeling ko kasi nasasaktan si Thunder base sa pagkaka kanta nya nung kanta ni Ed Sheeran. God! Why am I so affected.

Nakakaramdam na ko ng hilo dahil hindi naman ako malakas uminom. Nung matapos yung kanta nya ay, naiiyak pa din ako kaya nag decide ako na uuwi na lang.

Palabas na sana ako ng maramdaman kong may marahas na humila sakin.

And there I met those godly looking chocolate eyes.

I frozed.

"B-bakit?" tanong ko. Nagulat ako ng punasan nya ang luha sa pisngi ko. Mabilis kong tinabig ang kamay nya. "S-stop, what are you doing?"

"Akira" the way he called me send all my sanity away.

"I know my name" I tried to sound cold. Nahihilo na ko, pakiramdam ko ay babagsak na ko dahil sa nainom ko.

Fvck, bakit ba kasi ang hina ng alcohol tolerance ko.

"You know your name, but not who you really are" he answered kaya nanlaki ang mata ko.

"So, lumabas na ang totoo, kilala mo pala talaga ako. So tell me Thunder, what do you know about me?"

"Do you really want to know? Kakayanin mo ba? Maniniwala ka ba?"

I smirked.

"Hindi ko alam. Make me. Hindi mo naman siguro sasabihin na asawa kita"

Napahinto sya.

"Tell me, how are you related to me?" I asked him. "Sino ka ba talaga?!" sigaw ko.

Instead of answering me

Mabilis nya kong kinabig at

HINALIKAN sa labi

My whole system crashed.

My body frozed.

Itinutulak ko sya pero there is something in me that wants him.

As if I long for him for a very long time.

I just found myself responding to that stupid kiss.

"I missed you love, I missed you" he said between our kiss

Nagising ako sa sinag ng araw na tumatama sa mukha ko.

And I just found myself naked under the comforter with Thunder beside me.

Mabilis na nagbagsakan ang luha ko.

What have I done?

Si Dmitri, I cheated on him.

Dahan dahan akong bumangon sa kama at pinulot ang damit na nagkalat sa suite nya.

Mabilis at tahimik akong nag ayos. 

Palabas na sana ako ng mapatingin ako sa nahihimbing na mukha ni Thunder.

I tiptoed palapit sa kanya.

Mali, maling mali ito.

Pero wala akong makapang kahit na anong pagsisisi sa kung anong nangyari.

Napahawak ako sa ulo ko ng marinig ko ang sarili kong boses.

The damn perfect Thunder Rein Montenegro

He will be my Philosophy professsor this year

Thunder!

Napapikit ako ng mariin.

Mabilis akong tumayo at umalis sa suite nya.

I slept with him.

Slept with a total stranger.

Who are you Thunder?