BREAK UP GONE WRONG

(Phone ringing)

"Hello, love? Where are you right now?" I asked on the other line.

"I'm on the site, love, why? Do you have a problem there?" He asked him back.

"I just miss you already, love," I murmured.

"I miss you too, love." He replied as I heard his workmates teased him on the other line.

"Love, when are you going home?" I casually asked as I was packing my clothes in my luggage.

"In two months love, they still need me here and our project is not yet over. I may have time to go home, but it will be a short vacation because we still have a bunch of projects here." He explained as I heard that he was going somewhere else.

"Okay love, I am packing my things now," I informed him and stopped packing.

"Where are you going love? Out of town seminar again?" He asked as I heard him telling a command to workers.

"Nope, I'm going to Manila." I simply said with a smile on my face.

"R-really? But why are you going here? How about your work?" He asked me various questions.

"I have something to tell you personally aside from saying that I really miss you so much, love," I said while looking at my backyard those kids playing around.

"Is there a problem, love?" He seriously asked.

"I already sent a message to our headteacher about my leave." I casually stated and continued packing my luggage.

"Okay, do you have my keys in the condo, right?" He suddenly asked.

"Yes love, I guess I will come inside and wait for you there as I prepared your favorite meal." I happily answered.

"Okay love, see you later?" He sounds excited like he is smiling ear to ear as usual when he's excited.

"See ya! I love you." I replied to him.

"I love you too." He said as he hung up.

I took a bath, changed my clothes, checked my entire house to see whether I had unplugged those outlets, asked Mang Rodolfo to check my car, and also asked Aunt Marites to look after my house while she delivered my order of street foods. I drove for almost four hours from Pangasinan to Manila. I went straight to Edge's condominium unit in the Artchile Hotel and Condominium located in Quezon City. I put my luggage in the living room, I texted Edge that I was already here at his condo unit. After an hour of sleeping in his room, I checked his stock of foods if he had those ingredients I needed for his favorite meal that I wanted to cook for him.

"I guess I need to go to the public market to buy some fresh meats, spices, vegetables, and fruits plus a stock of snacks." I said it to myself while looking at an empty cabinet and fridge that were full of water bottles and other in-can alcoholic drinks.

After I went to the market, I started to cook our dinner, especially his favorite chicken adobo and I heated the street foods that I brought from Pangasinan. After preparing our dinner, I took a cold shower as I dressed up in pajamas while waiting for Edge. Suddenly, I got a phone call from my cousin abroad and she was gossiping about our life today. I was too busy talking to my cousin as I heard footsteps walking towards me and someone hugged me from my back.

"I'm home, love." Edge whispered into my ears.

"I guess the lover boy is already home." My cousin commented over the phone while laughing. I laughed as I agreed with her as she said until next time, saying hello to Edge and hung up as I turned around to give a soft kiss to Edge's cheeks and hugged her so tight. "I miss you, Edge." I softly said as I cherished his face.

He pouted. "Where is my welcome kiss on the lips?" I gave him a soft kiss on his lips, but he pulled me again for longing kisses like we were gasping for air to breathe.

"Much better love, I miss you too. What did you cook for dinner?" He asked as he pulled me over the counter table. After we ate dinner, he took a bath while I was waiting for him in his room and nervously thinking about how I was going to tell him that we needed to break up.

"Love, we need to talk now." I seriously said when he sat beside me.

"What is it, love?" He seriously asked and looked at me.

I took a deep breath and tried to sound like I wasn't joking, "Let's break up now Edge."

"WHAT?! No way! I won't do it! Please love, you're not serious, right? You're just pranking me. Where's the camera? Hey?" He holds my hands. I kept my distance from him even if I saw his eyes hurting from what I've done.

"Why? Did I do something wrong with you? Let me fix it, just tell me! PLEASE HEAVEN! I'M BEGGING YOU! YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE?! PLEASE LOVE! TELL ME WHY! IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE?" He shouted as he stood up in front of me.

"No Edge, there's no one. I love you, but we need to end this relationship now! Please?" I begged as I sobbed.

"Why Heaven? Why?" He cried while trying to hold my hands.

"We need to, Edge. I can't tell you why. I w-want you to find someone who deserves you. That's why I wanted to let you go now." I cried and looked away from his gaze.

"Please tell me your reason, Heaven, please!"

"I can't, Edge. Just let me go. Let's break up." I answered while wiping my tears from falling.

"Please, love? I don't want to break up with you. I can't let you go this way, Heaven. Because I love you so much. Please?" He begged while kneeling in front of me and holding my hands.

I shook my head and cried more.

"Then let me have 10000 hours to be with you, Heaven. After that, I will set you... free even if it is hard for me to let you go. Please?"

I think twice and more. I want to refuse him now, but my heart is telling me that I should take it and make my last memories with him. I love him so much, I can't resist him.

"Fine, 10000 hours with you. But if you already found somebody, you need to tell me about it. Okay?" He nodded and hugged me so tight.