Fragments of Memories 1: Married to the She-Devil

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Thera urged her mind to talk, to counter her question. But numbness swept her thoroughly. What must she tell her anyway? How is she going to respond to that difficult question?

Their marriage didn’t even reach six hours. It has already ended after Sean left her broken.

”I met him first! I knew I gave in, but I realized I couldn’t bear losing him!”

Thera could not find the urge to speak. But her tears streamed down from her eyes one by one.

”For five years, I tried to endure all your dramas and lend you my ears. I’ve tried so much to help you fix your relationship with Sean. Let me be happy with him for once!”

The tears continued to seep down Thera’s cheeks. Not once she ever felt happy within those years she just mentioned. All this time, she thought Kisses was willing to listen to her. She was wrong.

”You want to know when? It doesn’t matter, Thera. Just let him go and let us be happy. I’m begging you. Please sign the annulment papers.”

Thera gripped the staircase tightly. She felt like her head began to spin. Kisses knew about the annulment.

How could he do that to her? Whether Sean loved her or fooled her around, at this moment, she was sure no more.

Thera shook her head. Sean did not look at her the same way he was looking at her five years ago. However, she did not believe he was capable of hurting her this way.

With her eyes welling with tears, she turned around to walk back to the guest room when Kisses gripped her hand.

”Do you really want to confirm if it was him on the bed?”

Thera faced her. Her tears blurred her vision, but the pain was indescribable. It was as though she was stabbed in the heart several times.

”I want to hear it from him,”

”Can’t you be any dumber, Thera? The proof had already slapped you hard. What more do you want? Have pity on yourself for once,”

She sobbed, pulling her hand from her grip. Will she be able to deal with the truth from Sean himself?

Why did it have to end like this?

Why did she even have to know?

Why did it have to be this painful?

Why her best friend out of all people?

Instead of coming back to the guest room, Thera chose to go down the stairs. Every step paralleled with a cut on her chest.

She was not sure how she was able to return to her car. She wanted to scream at the top of her lungs to lessen the amount of pain and weight she carried in her chest. But she had no strength to do so. She carried too many emotions she wanted to shake away, and it frustrated her.

With a trembling hand, she turned the engine on and drove off her car. Sean was entirely out in her life. So did Kisses. The only thing that was left was her pride. With that being said, she would protect her heart at any expense.

October 14, 2015

Pangasinan

It had been two months. She changed her phone number and went far away.

Every day, she would stare at the beautiful horizon of the sea before the clock reached five. She felt as though she was one with the mountains. There was a pang of pain in her chest every time she watched the hills covering the sun as it sets. Thera would stay on the shore until her skin hurt. As soon as dusk fell, she would come out from her rented room just to watch the sunset. She would often see the kids collecting seashells by the shore. She’d wait until dark, and only then could she head back to her room. The source of this chapter is n⁠ovelceo.com.

”Hey, it’s the resort’s anniversary, so there will be a free buffet dinner in the restaurant later tonight. I wonder if you could come and eat if you’re not busy,” the twenty-five-year-old receptionist invited her. But, she only shook her head, refusing.

It had been weeks since she had lost her appetite to eat. The woman was friendly, but she could not afford to trust her. After the confrontation she had with Kisses, she tried to avoid socializing with other people.

The betrayal led her to act that way. She promised to close her door to possible attachments; she could not afford to hurt herself anymore.

Thera headed to her room. She reckoned Sean had flown to America. Her decision was to get rid of everything that has to do with Sean. Anything that would remind her of him.

She sat on the edge of the bed, bending her knees. She felt lonely and alone. Nobody’s there with her to lift her up willingly. She thought that she had cried everything out. But every time she was all alone in the room, that was when her emotions began to stir her up badly.