Vincenzo: I Belong To You

Passione 6

"You sexy jerk!" inis kong sabi and he softly laughs. Nakakainis lang kasi ang komportable na namin sa isa't-isa kahit kakakilala pa lang namin two days ago. Grabe, ang daming nangyari sa 2 days na yon. He walks to me, getting a comb from the dresser. He sits behind me and starts to comb my wet hair. Oh my gosh, no, no, he's being sweet! This can't be happening, I used to see my dad doing this to my mom, they were a very happy couple and I want that. I thought I could do that with Matthew. We would be having our honeymoon right now but he chose to cheat on me and with my bestfriend. I close my eyes and sigh, ayoko ng umiyak dahil sa kanya. Besides, Vincenzo is with me now and I need to consider that. His hand glides on my long hair as he combs it.

"What would you like for breakfast? Do you want to eat here or outside?"

"Hmm...can we eat by the pool?" he brushes my hair away from my neck and I feel his lips on it. I lean on him as I brush my fingers on his cheek.

"Whatever you want angel..." may kinuha ito sa kanyang bulsa at binigay sakin. "Here's your phone, call your parents, tell them you run away with me." I laugh and said thank you sabay kuha ng aking phone. In-off ko yon sa airport and I never open it since. I heard a beep from the door and he stands walking to it. "The guys are here with your things. They don't have an access here, just you and me." may pinakita siyang maliit na card and place it on the panel beside the room's door and it beep again. "This is your access card, don't lose it." at binigay niya sakin na tinanggap ko. Maya-maya pa dumating na ang mga tauhan nito at nilagay ang mga luggages ko sa walk-in closet. There's one man na familiar sakin na kinakausap siya sa italian. He looks at me and smile. Tama! Siya yong guy na sumabat kagabi. "Lexine, this is Marcos, my right hand man." pakilala niya.

"Hello!" bati ko. "Goodmorning..." he just nods his head and greet me too. Nagpaalam at umalis na kasabay ng mga lalakeng nagdala ng mga gamit ko. "I better call my parents."

"Okay, I'll see you at breakfast." he kisses me deep and left me wanting more. Bastard! I breath in and I walk to the closet as I open my phone. Maraming missed calls ang nag-register, karamihan sa parents ko, from my brother, my sister, a few from Julia and one from my Matthew. Inuna kong tinawagan si Julia and she answers immediately and told me what happened sa na-cancel na wedding. I was tagged as the runaway bride, and so far si Julia pa lang ang nakakaalam kung ano talaga ang nangyari although lagi siyang kinukulit ng mom ko. I know my letter for them wasn't good enough reason. My father was livid and my brother almost bash Matthew in the head while asking him why I was gone. Sa totoo lang, my siblings doesn't want him for me. Ang sister ko naman, kalma lang, giving me time for myself. Buti pa siya! Kinumusta ko ang Stardust, which is my brands name and it's still doing good. Hindi naka-affect yong wedding scandal ko sa sales. I'm glad she's handling it well and I truly trust her dahil matagal na kaming magkaibigan at marami ng pinagdaanan. I thank her and promise a reward. After kaming mag-usap, I dreaded calling my parents, that's why I call my brother first.

"Lexine Whilow! Where the hell are you?! What did that fucker do to you!?" inilayo ko ang phone sa tenga ko sa malakas niyang boses.

"I can't tell you where I am but I'm okay. And about Matthew, ayoko na siyang pakasalan, he's not the man that I want anymore. I'm sorry kung hindi ako nakinig sa warnings mo at sa wedding day ko pa ako natauhan." I hear him breath deeply.

"Are you sure your okay? Do you need anything?" napangiti ako.

"Yes, I'm in a very wonderful place right now. Don't worry okay? And don't go bashing people's faces. Call you again soon. Bye." bago pa siya makasagot, I end the call. Sunod kong tinawagan ang mom ko, hindi pa ko ready sa confrontation pero kailangan.

"Xin!" sagot ng mom ko and I'm quite happy to hear her voice. "Honey, bakit ngayon ka lang tumawag? We are so worried." narinig kong tinawag niya ang dad ko pero galit na sigaw lang ang sagot niya. "Sorry baby, medyo nagtatampo sayo ang dad mo."

"It's fine mom... I'm sorry about everything but I just need to get away."

"No I don't Xin. You were waiting for this, you were so happy that your going to get married and you just threw that away. Ano ba talaga ang nangyari?" I groan silently at umupo sa armchair na naroon.

"Yes I was pero after the bachelorette party, nakapagisip-isip ako. That I don't want it anymore." I lied. I want to tell them but it will be a bigger scandal for our family. I can't let that happen.

"Don't lie Lexine! You love Matthew so much and you want to be with him. Hindi pwedeng mawala yon sa isang gabi lang." I close my eyes. Sabi ko na nga ba at hindi ako makakatakas sa mother ko. "Tell me, may iba ba?" natigilan ako. "Xin, did you fall in love with another guy and your with him right now?" I shoot up from the chair, cursing silently. Bakit sakin napunta ang situation? Bakit ako?! "TELL ME!"

"Mom, it's not like that..." kalma kong sabi pero sobrang kabado na talaga ako. Ano ba? Paninindigan ko ba? Should I tell them that I run away with Vincenzo? Does that mean I cheated too?

"Oh my god..." rinig ko sa kanya na nanginginig ang boses. "You do have another... How could you?!" galit nitong sabi.

"No! Hindi ganon! Walang ganon mom!" panic ko ng sabi.

"What then? Sa lahat ng oras na magbabago ang isip mo, bakit sa wedding day mo pa?" I bite my lip hard. Oh mom, bakit ba napaka-persistent mo? Fuck it! Bahala na!

"I... I thought I could still make it work." napasinghap siya. "I didn't understand it either but I'm more happy right now." that is the truth by the way. I'm happy with the man who calls me angel and cares for me. I don't want them to compare him with Matthew, but in our 3 years of relationship, it felt normal. We were the ideal couple but with Vincenzo, it's more exciting and he surprises me a lot.

"Your happy? What about your fiance? He's heartbroken right now. You should've seen him when he read your letter, he was so devastated." I actually gag with what I heard. Magaling umarte ang gago, 3 years niya kong ginago!

"I need space mom, I need to think..."

"Well, you better reassess yourself Lexine. Hiwalayan mo ang lalake mo at bumalik ka rito." madiin niyang sabi at pinutol na ang call. Ha! Lalake ko? If only she knew, siguradong mawawala ang amor niya kay Matthew. I check my emails at may sinend lang sakin na documents si Julia. I go to my gallery and stun to see the pictures of my fiance and bestfriend fucking. I smirk and get my OTG flash drive on one of my pouches and save the picture there. Then I turn off my phone at nagbihis na.