Invisible Strings

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"So I'm a meatball to your eyes huh" Putangina, bola-bola lang pala ako sakaniya.

"Well, Qofte is for babies but seeing you.. I think it suits you more. Uhm I mean-"

"I look like a baby to you?" You ask babies to have a night with you? That's sick!

"What? I just thought.. uhmm.. you had the right chunks of meat in your body." His eyes squinted as he answered. Napansin ko rin ang pag-iwas niya bigla ng tingin.

Umalis ako sa kama para kunin ang bagay na baka magpaayos ng pagdududa ko. Tinanong niya kung saan ako pupunta pero hindi na ako sumagot. Madali kong hinanap ang bagay na yon.

"Found it!" Hawak kona ang cellphone ko sa ere. I went to bed again. Inayos pa niya ng bahagya ang kumot para makaupo ako ng maayos.

"Let's find out what your meatball means"

I typed search. Wala pang isang minuto ay natawag na ang pansin ko ng isang FAQ. Napamura ako sa nabasa.

"What? What is it, Qofte?"

"Kupal ka!" I glared at him before reading the article. "Meatball.. describing a woman who was short, bulky and loved to party?" Nagtaas ako ng tingin sakaniya, I checked if he's guilty and he's fucking it.

Sinumulan ko siyang pagpapalu-paluin. He was laughing hard at lalo akong nainis don. Kinuha niya ang cellphone ko tsaka siya naghanap ng ibang article na pwedeng magpagaan ng loob ko.

"Let's just look for other cute meanings here, Qofte" he said seriously. Patuloy pa siyang nagscroll.

Surely, there were pretty flirty and cute meanings pero napukaw ang atensyon ko sa isang nadaanan namin.

"Wait.. Slang for stupid person?!" Di makapaniwalang tanong ko. I started smacking the hell out of him again. Kung kanina ay tinatanggap niya ang mga palo ko.. ngayon ay iniiwasan na niya iyon. After few minutes, he started fighting back.

The bed was all over the place. Parang bata nakaming nagre-wrestling dito sa kama ko.There was no hint of giving up on his part and so am I. Ilang beses pa akong muntik nang matulak at ganon din siya.

I laughed so hard when I realized that his hair is all over the place too. Parang nakipagsabunutan siya sa daan sa hitsura niya. He was panting, topless and hot.

Shit! Ziyah Isabelle! Nasa gitna ka ng labanan, bakit kamunduhan ang naiisip mo? Back to the fighting!

He took me with force. I literally slammed on the bed and I felt the impact on my back. Nalukot ang mukha ko nang maramdaman ang sakit sa kaliwang balikat.

"Hey I did pushed you too hard, aint I?" He caressed my head, waiting for my response. Umupo siya ng bahagya sa tabi ko.

Nagmulat ako ng mga mata at nagulat sa mga titig niyang nakafocus sa mga labi ko. "I have a question, Qofte."

His eyes were mesmerising. Kumabog ang puso ko sa pang-Ji Chang Wook niyang tingin.. na parang mahal na mahal ka niya.. na parang kahit anong kamalian ang gawin mo ay papatawarin ka niya pagkatapos ng thirty minutes na tampo. Sabayan pa ng biglang lumanay ng boses niya.

"A-ano?"

"Qofte, what's your name?"

"Ha?"

"Your name." He said breathy.

Akala ko bang hindi na kami magkikita ulit? Bakit kailangan pa niyang malaman ang pangalan ko?

"Will it hurt to know your name, Qofte?" He slowly planted a kiss on my jaw.

Will it hurt? I hope not. Even though, I somehow prayed na sana hindi kami nagkakilala sa ganitong paraan.. wala na akong magagawa.

This might be the only time that I'd be true to myself and to other people.

"Qofte" He called again.

"Bellalina." Mahinang sagot ko.

"What a beautiful name." He said amused. His eyes glimmered as he looked intently into my eyes.

"I'm Stephen Strauss and I am going to kiss you, Bellalina."

I felt my heart throbbed in pain. His name... it's perfect and the way he called me felt perfect too. He really did kiss the hell out of me then. My body jolted as I felt his moist lips in mine.

Isang takas na luha ang lumabas sa akin dahil sa tuwa. I never felt this way before and all I could do is moan into his bidding.

I'm feeling that life's gonna fuck me hard after this and I will be left moaning with cries.

Sanji's Swan

"Maybe it's the way you say my name
Maybe it's the way you play your game
But it's so good, I've never known anybody like you
But it's so good, I've never dreamed of nobody like you"
-Dandelions, Ruth B.