One Fateful Night

Jessie* is a lesbian who works in a call center. She used to live with her girlfriend in a quiet subdivision in Laguna. They had been together for several years and were both satisfied with what they had, until one fateful night.

Jessie was supposed to meet some friends and her girlfriend Tina was supposed to go to work, but for some reasons, both of them stayed in the house. By midnight they were woken by voices in the living room. It took only a short while for them to realize that the house was being robbed. The robbers were just as surprised as they were to find them at the Master’s bedroom. Both were masked and there was no way for Jessie and Tina to recognize them, besides the fact that they froze and couldn’t function over the idea that they were face to face with criminals.

In order to save themselves, Jessie and Tina got up and ran for their lives. The sturdy Jessie was able to reach the door but the petite Tina wasn’t as fast. She was grabbed by one robber and stabbed her, again and again. Jessie was able to get out the door but upon realizing that Tina didn’t make it out of the house came back for her. Luckily, the robbers already left and Tina’s body was lying motionless on the floor. With the help of neighbors, Tina was taken to the nearest hospital. She survived.

When she was sent home, it was Jessie who took care of her. Jessie fed her, bathed her, dressed her up and nursed her back to life. Together, they faced the ordeal. Jessie would come home from work and feed Tina, clean her wounds, change the bandage and put her to sleep. Sometimes, Tina would scream in the middle of the night. She was in so much pain. Sometimes, she even scream in her sleep as if the robbers were trying to kill her even in her dreams. Jessie would put her arms around Tina and comfort her and put her back to sleep. It seems to go on forever.

It took several months before things finally got back to normal, or so they thought. Things didn’t get back to normal. They love each other as much as they did before or maybe even more, but something about their relationship has changed. They no longer find enjoyment and satisfaction in their physical relationship. Instead of lovers, they feel as if they are sisters. Time passed by and the romantic feelings they once shared didn’t come back so they decided to part ways. They became best friends until now.

Funny how fateful events which make other people closer had opposite effect on Jessie and Tina. Life, indeed, is mysterious..

*not real names