Rain spent a sleepless night again with pain in his heart. It took a while for his eyes to become clear to the new day he was about to embark.
It didn’t take him long to leave his bed. He promised to himself that he wouldn’t cry today, pero parang malabo atang mangyari ‘yon. He just
shrugged off that thought. He walked to his bathroom and took a hot shower.
After taking a shower, napagdesisyonan na ni Rain na simulan ang ginagawa niya araw-araw.
Habang naghahanda siya. He felt tears slid down in his face. Hindi niya mawari kung bakit ni isang beses hindi magawang kainin o tikman man lang ni Matteo ang luto niya. Takot ba’to? Oh sadyang ayaw lang itong kainin ni Matteo, kasi baka gayumahin niya ito gaya ng sinabi ni Matteo noong una.
It didn’t take him long to wipe his face when he heard the door open.
“Matt” sabi niya habang pilit na ngumingiti.
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It was 7AM in the morning nang dumating si Matteo sa kanilang bahay. Ilang gabi na rin siyang doon natutulog sa bahay ng nobyo niya. Yes he is a married man, but para sa kanya kasal lang sila sa papel at mata ng diyos. Pero sa puso hindi.
“Matt” rinig niyang tawag...

galing sa asawang niyang si Rain.
He looked up to see him. His eyebrow raised with a question. Hindi siya sumagot, instead minata niya lang ang asawa niya.
As usual may nakahandang pagkain sa mesa na naghihintay sa kaniya.
“Matt? Kumain kana? Kain ka muna” rinig niyang sabi ulit ng asawa niya.
“Mas gugustuhin ko pang kumain sa labas kesa pag-aksayahan ng oras at kainin yang walang kwentang luto mo!” Sigaw niya sa asawa niya.
After he said that, he rushed upstairs to take a nap dahil sa pagod. Oo pagod ito, pagod ito sa pagpapakasaya sa kama kasama ang nobyo niya.
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Rain on the other hand, tried not to cry and put everything he had to be strong but hindi ‘yon sapat kung mismong luha mo na ang tatraydor sa’yo.
He tried everything to be okay. He didn’t want to feel overwhelmingly sad because in the first place, It’s all his fault.
Siya mismo ang may gusto na maipakasal kay Matt. Kahit alam niya walang pagmamahal si Matt sa kaniya, pinilit niya parin ito.
Kahit ilang ulit na siya nito pagsalitaan ng masama, his feelings for his husband were still there. They didn’t go anywhere. Kahit mayroon pa siyang pagpipilian kung sino ang mahalin, he’d always pick his husband.