TALE AS OLD AS TIME

HE TORTURED HER, but not as much as he tortured himself. Gustong sumigaw ni Rome. Gusto niya rin mambasag ng mukha, dahil sa tensyong bumabalot sa kanyang kamao.

Ang nakakatawa, wala man lang salitang nanulas sa kanyang labi nang gigil na itikom niya ang kanyang bibig.

Margaux was still dancing through the 'Alla Mia Amata' at tuloy pa rin ang paghampas ng malamig na ulan sa kanyang likod habang nakatayo roon.

Basang-basa siya, pero wala na siyang maramadaman. It was like the world stopped for a while to give him time to silently suffer there.

Perpekto ang tiyempo ng mga paa ni Margaux. Perpekto rin ang bawat hikbi nito na pumupunit sa buo niyang pagkatao.

'Demonyo ka, Alejandro.' He gritted his teeth as the Morse code kept talking to him. His eyes were burning with both anger and pain, pero mas pinili niyang tapusin ang musika. 'Hintayin mong magkita tayo—'

"Rome?" Then there was that sweet, tired voice that cut through his murderous thoughts. Bigla siyang hinatak ng boses na 'yon pab