Maeve
"Maeve!" I turn to my classmate Vince. "You forget your notes." I took it.
"Thanks, Vince."
"You plan something tonight?"
"Not really."
"Can you come to my house? We have a little party." I can't. I don't want to.
"Sorry, Vince. But I couldn't. Zac would be home." Probably late again. I know what he's been up to. And I plan everything in my mind. I'm already a citizen of the USA and I should be there with Grandma to settle.
"It's alright." He said. I nodded.
I got my certificate and I thought that I and he could have a celebration. But I doubted that. He didn't know that I cry every night until I fall asleep. He didn't know that I heard him having phone sex with Alyssa it makes me puke and cry every time.
I get into my car and call Warren. I ask where Zac is, and he kept quiet. I understand now. I know who is with. I wipe my tears.
"I pass the MOS and Bookkeeping. I finally have their certificates."
"Wow, congrats. Let's celebrate?"
"I'm a little tired."
"Alright. Just call me whenever you needed me. I'm just one call away."
"Warren,"
"Yes?"
"You have to find a real girlfriend." He chuckled.
"The one that captures my eyes is already married."
"I know. But I'm serious right now. You know, I always wanted to die instead."
"Please don't say that. Where are you?"
"I'm driving and I'm careful." I sniffled and wiped my nose.
"Don't say that again, please."
"Okay."
I got home and prepare something a little for tonight. I waited for him and texted him and call him. Its already nine, and I call again. I get relieved when he answered but I stop to hear different things. I click the record as tears stream down my face.
Ohhhh, fuck, yes! Oh yes! Zaaaacccc. Harder! I hold my mouth and swallow the lump hard. My phone falls and I drop into the carpet. Ohhh! I'm coming again! I can still hear their scream and groans and moans. But my heart, it was stabbed by different sizes of knives and a sledgehammer.
I run to the bathroom and started puking. I didn't stop puking. And all I do is cry nothing else. I pick my phone and took my car keys. I put my slippers on and run to the parking lot. I started driving just to get him. I wanted him in my life. I don't want to share him again.
I call Warren and he answers immediately. I sniffled.
"Where's Zac?" I cried.
"Where are you?"
"Where the fuck is my husband?! Wh-where's this bitch's apartment?"
"Calm down. I'll get you. I'm locating your GPS."
"I know that I wasn't good enough for him. But can I just have him?" I almost bump into the car and a good thing that I hit the brake. My heart is palpating plus it is hurt.
I wipe my tears and my snoots. I gasped when he knocks. It was Warren and he went inside my car after I unlock it. He pointed me the direction and I pull out my car. I sniffled and took the tissue.
"I know that he's been screwing her. On our honeymoon, the night he saw her on the bar, they had sex through the phone." I hiccup. "I just know that they are meeting, and they've been fucking. Maybe even in New York because he wasn't answering my call."
"Maeve."
"I try to forgive him every day because I felt that he loves me. But he doesn't! It's just my fucking illusion!" I punch the steering wheel.
"Stop."
"Warren, when you promise your wife that you won't cheat, did you cheat?" he squeezed my hand.
"I didn't." He said sincerely. Then he defended Zach. "Maybe he's just confused."
"Of course, you will say that. I just wanted to fucking end my life right now. Why did I fuck wait this long?"
"No, stop!" he raises his voice. He wiped my tears. "Maeve get hold of yourself. Go to grandma, how about that?" I sniffled.
"Yes. I'll just leave him. He'll be better off without me."
"I'll go with you."
"You don't have to."
"I do." He got out of the car and he opens the door for me. I move around and rested. My head feels bad as well. But I didn't stop crying. We go back to my house and I started packing up. I left my iPhone that he gave to me and took my smartphone instead. I took my laptop and leave the one that he bought for me.
I leave everything that he bought for me and I look at our wedding ring. I remove it and put it on the side table. Since I already packed the night, I get mad at him, I just took it. Then I walk to the maids.
"Could you please, cook a lot of breakfast for him while I'm gone? Please make sure that he eats. Please check him as well." I sniffled.
"Where are you going Ma'am?" the maids that get closed to me hold me.
"I'm going to grandma for a while. And Taz." Taz is wiggling and kept barking. He even twirls around with only his two feet at the back. "Please feed him well and bath him." I kiss Taz who licked me. "I'll miss you."
Taz kept barking and followed us. He even jumped in on my car. I wipe my tears and look at Warren.
"Taz," I call and get inside to get him food. I took it to his doghouse and put chains on him. He didn't eat and started barking. "I'm sorry." I hug him again and he whimpers. "I'm sorry, please take care of Zac, okay? I'll see you as soon as I can." I kiss Taz's nuzzle and run to my car. Warren drove the car down the driveway.
Warren drove it to Baguio, and I keep crying on our way. I had fallen asleep from crying and when the daylight came, I took over the wheel so he could sleep. We stop by a few times and eat and talk a lot of things and go with driving. We get into grandma's manor. She's in the garden and I run to her. I hug her and started crying as I can.