When he rips me off...

my name is penny and i work as an air hostess

i fly to all the countries but keep one boyfriend

his name is tommy and he works as a chef

oh, yes, chef, we met when i was flying to hong kong

we met briefly at a cafeteria and he was getting late

we bumped into each other and since then

we have been texting each other, calling each other

dating each other and staying in the same room

but i was the one paying for the apartment

i was the one who was buying the groceries

i was the one paying for his phone calls

i was the one who bought all the drinks

i was the one who bought all his fancy clothes

i was the one who bought his fancy truck

one day as i cleaned the room as he was in

the shower, singing, i found a message

it was in bold, “Tell her to give you a laptop,

i want to put our entwined bodies as its desktop,

love you, just use her more and dump her,

i cannot live without your musky scent anymore!

crazy in your love, your soulmate, Tiffiny!”

i didnt say anything. i felt too numb, attacked

attacked by the same man i have slept with for

over a year and half, given him access to my money

given him my heart and soul and all he does is

cheat on me, rips me off and calls another his soulmate

i stayed silent as he comes out of the shower

i made hot chocolate for him and me, he has the

nerves to come to me, kiss me smoothly on my cheeks

and say to me, “Honey, can i get a laptop in your

next pay. i need it for putting up my chef ads. i know

you will not deny me this time too!” he smiled

he grinned his sexy smile and i all but spit on him

vibrant energy burst inside of me and i slapped him

i go to his phone and show him the text message

i only say to him, “Pack your bags and go. just go!

you can keep the truck. can give plenty of rides to

your other soulmate...just go!” i didnt cry. my mama

always used to cry after my daddy left her for gambling

as it turned out i had a brief meeting with my childhood

sweetheart, who still loved me. i was saved and its not

necessary that i use my childhood sweetheart but i will

of course meet him and discuss that my breakup was

indeed a blessing in disguise! i closed the door behind him!