Spaces Between Us

Chapter two

“Mmm. . .” he hummed while raising his head.

“Wag mo na lang sana banggitin kay mama na gumimik ako kagabi” Sabi ko na nahihiya.

Nag thumbs up siya sakin at naupo. Nakapatong ang dalawang kamay sa ibabaw ng kanyang tuhod. “You can trust me”

It made me relieved. I know I can count on him. Mabait na bata talaga.
“Thanks, Joaquin. You're the best” I said, happy and feeling secure.

Joaquin lean back while he put his two arms on the floor and spreading his two legs. “Aww, akala ko si Julio.”

Inirapan ko na lang siya dahil alam kong may meaning iyon para sa kanya.

“Sige na, aalis na ako.” pagpapaalam ko.

He nodded. “Ingat, Lucia”

Umalis na ako after naming mag-usap then dumiretso na ako sa school.

When I arrived there, I saw Dan and Cleo's already on their desk. Nakatungo si Cleo while Dan poking her.

“Anong nangyari dito?” tinuro ko siya nang makaupo ako.

“Naging zombie na” sagot ni Dan saka sumandal sa kanyang upuan.

I heard Cleo groaned and she slowly raised her head. I snorted when I saw how horrible her face is.

“Naging zombie na nga”

“Please don't look at me na para bang isa na akong corpse, it's called hangover” matamlay niyang sagot.

She doesn't put make up kaya litaw na litaw ang itim na eyebags niya. Her lips also chapped at parang wala siyang tulog sa ayos niya ngayon.

“Inom pa. Ang dami pang alcohol, mamaya sa bahay naman tayo ubusin natin wine ni Daddy. Ano, G?” tinukso na naman siya ni Dan, but Cleo being weak, kaya di niya muna pinansin iyon.

She just grabbed the book beside her and throw it to him, na mabilis niyang inilagan.

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My day went well. Walang gimik ngayon dahil napagod ang party girl. Si Dan nauna na ding umalis dahil may famili dinner daw sila, kaya naiwan akong mag-isa sa loob ng library para tapusin ang assignment namin sa literature.

I was writing in my notebook when my phone suddenly vibrated. Nang i-check ko ay message yun galing kay mama.

Mama dear :>

Pinapautos ni Julio na ihatid mo ang damit niya sa school nila. Wala akong mautusan, nandyan ka naman lang kaya ikaw na gumawa.

Nanlaki ang mata ko sa nabasa. I instantly feel excited. Makakapunta ako sa building nila ngayon, I have the chance to watched him practicing for their sport.

Nireplyan ko agad si mama. May locker sila sa school na para lang sa kanila, pinapakuha no mama ang damit niya para sa soccer kaya iyon ang kinuha ko.

I was grinning from ear to ear as I walked to the college building, holding his shirt and shorts that smelled like Julio. I made sure no one was watching when I took a quick sniff.

This is terrible, mababaliw na yata ako.

Tumakbo ako sa field kung nasaan sila, the soccer team are practicing for their game next month. Kumpleto sila, nakita ko din ang kapatid ni Cleo na si Ken.

They were doing push ups while all of them are half naked. I bit my lip when I saw how perfect is Julio's body. He looked even more sexier because of the tattoo that's on his right bicep.

Kinapa ko ang labi ko kasi baka naglaway na ako dahil sa nakikita ko. This is too much for me to handle. Just seeing Julio simply doing that makes me fall for him even more.

Damn, that sexy legs. The way he ran and walk, it's so hot. Araw-araw siyang nasa gym kaya pormado ang muscles niya. Parang wala na akong mapipintas sa kanya. He's the perfect embodiment of a Greek god. He's like an angel that fell from heaven.

“Naligaw ka dito, Lucia.” hindi ko napansing nasa harap ko na pala si Ken.

He was drinking water from the bottle. I gulped and faced him.

“Inutusan akong dalhin ang damit ni Julio” I simply said.

Alam naman nilang katulong ako ng mga Rodriguez kaya hindi na ako bago sa kanila.

“Julio! Your delivery is here.” Ken called him so he stopped doing push ups and silently approached us.

Hindi maalis ang tingin ko sa kanya, lalo na sa katawan niya. The body that touched by every women but not me.

“H-here.” I didn’t mean to stutter, but his gaze made me feel uncomfortable, even though he had a blank expression.

“Thanks” he grabbed it from my hand at tumalikod agad.

Siguro naisip niya yung nangyari kagabi. Grabeng kahihiyan ang ginawa ko doon, at mas lalong nakakahiya dahil nakita niya ako kung paano uminom.

I silently went back to our building at umuwi na.
When I get back gabi na kaya nagkulong na lang ako sa kwarto at doon kumain. After that nag half bath na ako. Lumabas ako ng banyo na naka tapis lang. I was looking for something to wear when I noticed Julio's picture behind my clothes.

Na-distract na naman ako kaya hinawa ko ang mga damit ko para tignan ulit ang obsession na nagawa ko dahil sa kanya.

I know it's unhealthy but this is the only way to stop myself from reaching something I couldn't. Because of this, I always remind myself kung hanggang saan lang ako.

I reached one of the picture I get from his room. Nagkalat lang to doon kaya kinuha ko na. I started at his handsome face. Binalik ko iyon at kinuha ulit ang isang stolen picture kung saan half naked siya habang nakahiga sa pool nila.

I was the one who captured it, ingat na ingat pa ako non.

I touched the picture, imagining that I also touched his body. Lumakbay ang isip ko sa mga kakaibang bagay. The things I normally do whenever I imagined Julio.

I closed my eyes as I removed the towel from my body, revealing my naked self. I touched my breast and imagine that it was his hand touching it. My other hand slowly reached the entrance of my womanhood. And a silent moan escaped from my lips when I inserted one of my finger.

Lumipat ako ng pwesto, umupo ako sa edge ng kama habang hawak pa din ang picture niya.

I spread my legs as I finger fucking myself. I moan to release the tension as I feel myself shaking. I'm horny, and this is how I deal with my hormones.

I'm untouched but I'm not innocent. I do stuff like this when I'm horny, but it always Julio in my mind, imaging doing nasty things with him. Mas lalong tumaas ang libido ko nang naisip ko na naman ang mukha niya noong nasa club kami.

His eyes, his lips that always tempting me. Julio's in my mind while I pleasure myself.

I moan and groan as I feel my finger inside of me. Gosh, this is gross but this is just the right thing to do.

Julio can't pleasure me in reality so I make it in my dreams. I can control it and because of if, I can release the sexual tension that builds inside my body.

Habol ko ang hininga ko ng matapos kong gawin iyon. I can't believe I can orgasm just using my finger.

I clean myself again and put his picture back to its place. At bago pa may makahuli sakin.