Love Me and Never Let Me Go, Amara

7

Maximilian

I awoke due to the light shining in my eyes. I opened them and saw the window with sunlight greeting me. I sat down with my hands in front of my eyes. I looked around the room until reaching the girl beside the other bed.

She was facing me while wearing nothing. She slept so peacefully. Now, I'm looking at her like this. She always had a snobbish attitude. My gaze returned to the room, and it was just as chaotic as before.

Para kaming uhaw sa sex.

Hindi na ako nagtagal pa roon dahil wala naman akong balak. Kinuha ko ang damit ko at agad umalis sa kwartong iyon. Hindi ko na inabalang gisingin siya o magpaalam sa kanya.

Bakit pa? May rason ba para gawin ko iyon? We are not lovers anyway.

Pagdating ko sa condo ko ay natulog ulit ako. Nakakapagod ang ginawa namin kagabi. Ikaw ba namang gawin lahat ng position hindi ka mapapagod? Kaya natulog ulit ako at hindi na namalay-malay napahaba ito kaya kinabukasan na ulit ako nagising.

Wala akong kinain buong araw kahapon kaya nagluto ako at agad ko rin namang naubos lahat kahit ang dami non.

I took my phone from the table. I saw Caspian's message in our group chat.

Caspian:
Next week, the other departments here at the University will start the 1-month break.

Nang makita ko iyon, I waited for him to say something else, but after five minutes, wala naman, so I turned off my phone again.

One-month break? Siguro may bagong gagawin ang ibang department, so they need the university.

I went back home to see my parents. I know that next week they will leave again to go abroad. They are there for our main business and we have only a few properties here in the Philippines. We own many hotels and beaches, but my mom is focusing on our clothing line.

I parked my car and immediately got off. I was only wearing a black t-shirt and sweatpants because I was just coming from home.

"Manang, sila dad po?"

"Ay nako Maxi! Nasa garden sila." Niyakap pa ako nito nang batiin ako at saka ako tumango patungo sa garden.

I went to the garden and could hear them laughing with Dad from a distance. Sinong kasama nilla?

When I came out of the sliding door, I saw them sitting on a bench on the grass with a white dog playing with them. Puti at mabalbon na parang bola ang aso habang may singkit ito na mga mata at sa tuwing ilalabas ang dila ay mawawala ang mga mata.

Kailan pa sila nahilig sa hayop?

"Oh Max! Halika anak tingnan mo ito" she excitedly said and pulled me towards the dog's cage.

It was friendly and affectionate, as if it didn't mind seeing other people. It jumped into my arms and started licking my face.

"Kanino ito mom?" I asked while petting the dog's head.

"That one is yours, Maxi. It's a gift from me and your dad so you have a companion in your condo while your dad and I is in abroad. She's a female Samoyed dog, so you can give her a feminine name."

She looks so gentle.

"What if we name her Luna? Besides, her eyes look like the moon and the name Luna means moon." I said.