“Let’s stop this, Clarisse. I’m too tired for this s**t already. We’re too old for this!”
She just laughed and shook her head.
“Why, Rom? I am still starting, my love. Bakit sumusuko ka na agad? Ganon ka na ba talaga katanda? But you’re just in your early 40s. Kayang-kaya mo pang makipaglaro sa akin.”
Tumayo ito sa swivel chair at lumakad papunta sa akin sa gitna ng opisina nito.
“Come on, my ex-husband. Humor your once beloved wife.”
Nagtagisan ang mga mata namin. Walang sinuman ang nagbaba ng unang tingin.
“I am not playing games with you, Clarisse. Let’s stop this. Tama na, please.”
“At kung ayoko? Anong gagawin mo?” hamon nito.
Tinitigan ko nang matagal ang dating asawa. Was she really like this from the very start? No, she was not like this. I can still remember the woman I
