Episode 4 "Consequence part 1"

Buzz, buzz.. door buzz

"Just a moment!" he shouted and hurriedly wheel towards the door. Clinton smiled wide as he expect his pizza to arrive, but

Door opens..

"Samantha."

The smile left him the moment he saw the visitor. As he pull the door half open a clear image of someone he's willing to forget about appeared on his very eyes. His face darkened as someone from his past is now in front of him.

"Hi, - Clint." Samantha greeted, showing a faint smile, she knew right from the way he looks at her that she's not expected, and clearly unwanted.

"Why are you here?" he asked.

"Can I have a talk with you?" she spoked, like there's a chunk of meat blocking her throat, while staring straight on his cold blue eyes

"We have nothing to talk about" he flatly declined. Fury is in his eyes and anger is just within the half open door. Samantha was unmoved but shaken by his words. Tight lipped and is loosing the ability to say even a single word, she knows him very well and his words must be taken seriously, but her desperation to explain her side submerged. Tears rushed down her cheeks even before she utter a word,

"Please hear me first, I know I've done wrong. I shouldn't have cheated on you... I was lonely, and he was there to comfort me when you where still in jail, but you must know that I couldn't love him the way I loved you, back then I didn't have a choic-... "

Samantha got cut out from what she was saying when Clinton's anger arouse.

" You-. had a choice Samantha! Don't, - tell me lies because you clearly made your choice! if you had sincerely loved me, you should've waited for me to get out. But you chose him, you - chose to leave me."

As Clinton speak his heart out, the fury was no longer in his eyes, but what's left.. is hurt, he shook his head as he declined to believe her words, tears gathered but won't fall. He couldn't afford to let another tears leave his eyes, not in front of the same woman anymore, he took a deep breath and is about to completely shut the door when suddenly, Samantha began to kneel and beg him forgiveness.

"Clinton please.. I couldn't get back to you because my parents forbid me to be with you anymore...I was willing to turn away from them because I love you that much, All the while it was you I ever think of. When I heard that you got into an accident because of me, because of what've done to you, I didn't know how am I gonna face you and how am I gonna explain to you that I didn't mean anything of what I've said that night" she exclaimed.

Still on her knees he looked at her eyes, trying to find something,- something that will tell him the reason why she's in front of him now is because of love, but he saw nothing but desperate eyes begging for forgiveness. His heart was breaking once more, the hope that she might be doing this out of love is completely gone.

"Get up, I said get up! " said clinton

Samantha won't budge no matter how many times he told her to retreat from kneeling down. Clinton could not afford seeing her desperately begging so he had to say something that would wake her up to what she's doing

"Stop lying Sam! Your were gone for over a year, so Don't involve your parents with your decisions. I know in their eyes I'm no good for you and that you're better off with someone else, but they never oppose you. You knew that I might not be able to walk anymore when I got out the hospital, you fear me becoming a burden to you. You're here right now not because you still love me, but because of your guilt. your begging right now for forgiveness, not because you want me back, but because you want this to be over"

Samantha was shook by his predictions, her eyes lost connection with his and looked at the ground instead shedding tears. When she realized that what he said was right. She couldn't think of any excuses but to cry even more in silence looking so helpless.

Clinton made up his mind and speak of the last say he has.

"You need not to ask for my forgiveness. It's my choice and my decision. I'll bear the consequences."

And with that, Clinton shut the door closed. leaving Samantha still on her knees, But behind the closed door, Clinton breaks down, memories of that night flashed on him like a photograph. All the hurtful words and rejection that caused him pain, was unleashed when he stepped on the gas and started speeding up riding a car on slippery road that night of a snow. Along with his tears is the promise to forgive and forget everything that is now only a part of his past.

5 years later..

Across the Sea

"Philippines"

"Maria, Maria wake up, we'll gonna be late!"

I'm on dreamland still when my collegue Rissaria woke me up from a 15 minute nap as we are still on a duty. I hurriedly Gone up from bed on females quarter and comb hair with my fingers, gargled a full mouth of water and head running straight back on the production floor.

"Where's Maria?" *boss calling.

"Coming sir!" just in time when I heard my boss already asking for me, I came back to my seat grasping for air. I work as a customer service on a call center, been on the same company for over a year when I stopped halfway of my college degree. Since I'm already 23 now as an only daughter and a first born, I immediately become the bread winner eversince my father lost his job as a company driver, had to help my younger siblings to finish their studies and set aside first my own plans. Not to mention I got my heart broken, 5 years ago and stayed single until now. When someone asks me why am I staying single? I simply answer them.. "what can I do? My heart won't beat even if I wanted to." and.. Yes! I got really broken that I decided to stay single until I find the one whose gonna make me believe in true love again.

5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1!

As we count down all at once me and my colleagues put our fingers ready to press the log out button every end of our shift. The last 5 seconds is always the most breath taking and the longest of all, if your unlucky enough to receive a call within the last seconds, you'll end up staying alone.

"Yes!" all cheers. We're going home altogether for the first time, and since it's payday today the whole team is ready to go on a drink to someplace, One thing I don't wanna try again. It sucks having a hangover after, and to pay for a liquor ruins my budget and maybe coming to church made me a lot more responsible now. And besides I feel bitter whenever I see couples enjoying each other's company.

"Bye guys, Enjoy but be safe okay?" I said waving goodbye.

"You going home alone?" asked Rissaria.

"Yeah, what's new?" I chuckled a little when I heard her asked me.

"**You know you can't keep doing this, you should find yourself a man soon"

"Silly, I'll find one when it's time" pushes away*.

"Oh' come on.. Why not try some dating apps?" her pitchy voice caught so many attentions that I had to cover her mouth.

"Gosh! Tune down will you? Your not drunk yet and your already like this?" I whispered. felt her smile with my palm on her mouth, she nod and crossed a finger promise to talk low, this time I have loosen my grip and let her go

"You think I haven't tried that before? I did, and guess what 99.9% of them are perverts." I concluded arms crossed

"Really..? You may be looking not on the right one. ahah! Why not find yourself a Christian boy on a Christian app?" I shook my head amazed on how concern she is about my love life as if hers.

"Come on, try it! You have nothing to loose if you try" she continue talking as I pushes her away back to the others waiting for her.

"Tsk! Okay, okay I'll try" she looked satisfied about the answer I gave her and bid our goodbyes eventually, I rode a jeepney back home and strangely, her suggestion got stock on my head even before bed.

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