[Completed, 2022]
Les Tendres Series #1 || Tender Love Series
"When you don't have money, how far away are you willing to go just to earn it?"
An unlucky orphan got cheated on by her ex boyfriend who is a big time business man, fired from the job sh...
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Nagising ako dahil sa mga halik sa akin ni Cadmus sa aking leeg. Napangiti ako nang magtama ang aming tingin. Nang tumingin ako sa katawan ko ay wala akong saplot, ganoon din siya. Nakatakip kaming dalawa ng comforter. Nakatukod ang kanyang braso habang nakatingin siya sa akin.
"Thank you for doing it with me," ngumiti siya sa akin bago ako halikan sa noo. "I'm sorry if I failed to pleasure you, that was my first time." Nagkamot siya ng ilong.
"First time? Weh?" Gulat kong tanong. "You never failed to pleasure me, Cadmus... That was the best love making I've ever had..." Ngumiti ako sa kanya.
"'The best'? Why, isn't that your first time?" Tanong niya bigla.
Humalakhak ako. "Of course that's my first time!"
"Then 'the best' is not yet sure... But I'll do better next time instead so that'll be the best next." Ngumisi ito bago hinawi ang buhok ko sa mukha.
Tumawa ako.
Nakarinig kaming dalawa ng tawag mula sa cellphone ko. Kumunot ang noo ko. Sino naman kaya 'to?
"X? Who's X, Erin?" Tanong ni Cadmus sa akin habang nakatingin sa screen ng cellphone ko.
Agad kong inagaw ang cellphone sa kanya.
Akala ko'y matatahimik ako ngayong araw. That's Jarmin who called me.
"It's my classmate," ngumiti ako sa kanya. "Let's go for a walk."
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"When are you going to start?"
Kinuyom ko ang aking kamao bago ko hinarap si Jarmin. Seryoso lang siyang nakatingin sa akin habang ako naman ay matalim ang tingin sa kanya. Nasa coffee shop ulit kami, sa parehong pwesto kung saan kami nag-usap ilang araw na ang nakakaraan.
"Just wait." Matigas kong sabi.
This damn guy. I want to rip his head so bad.
Ngumisi ito. "I just hope you'll do well... We'll be good. You'll be good. We'll live a happy life and you'll go back to your new life but without worrying financially that much, Erin," sinubukan pa nitong hawakan ang buhok ko pero malakas kong tinampal ang kanyang kamay.
"Don't fucking touch me," galit kong sabi.
"Marry me, Erin, that's included in our deal."
"Fuck you, Jarmin,"
Ilang beses ko na siyang pinatay sa isip ko. My younger self would be so disappointed that I loved someone like him. I'm so glad He helped me to get out of that relationship and found Cadmus.
"A deal is a deal, Erin and you have to do it. If not, just tell me. I can end him easily. But you don't want that to happen, of course. You love him."
"I'm in college, to chase my dreams! If you loved me, you should've thought about my dreams for myself! You are so selfish!" Sigaw ko sa kanya habang unti-unting tumutulo ang aking luha. "I wish I never met you, Jarmin! I fucking wish we never met! You're the worst!"
