Spaces Between Us

Chapter three

I scanned his room. Wala namang nagbago, may dumagdag lang na mga action figures sa shelf niya. Kinabisado ko kasi yun kaya alam ko na.

Baka bumaba na siya para mag-jogging. Nasa isip ko.

Kaya pumasok na ako sa banyo, reminding myself to make it faster dahil may gagawin din ako mamaya.

I opened the window without knowing na nandoon pala siya sa loob.

My eyes widened instantly when I saw him naked and touching his member. I closed the door again but he quickly stopped it using his other hand.

Hindi ko alam ang irereact. Julio is naked in front of me, and worst he's touching his manhood. I can't even look at his thing.

“I-I'm sorry” I stutter, speaking.

Dahan-dahan siyang humarap sa akin, leaving his manhood erected. Parang wala siyang nararamdamang hiya sa katawan samantalang ako ay parang maiihi na dahil hindi alam ang gagawin.

I tried to covered my eyes but he reached it and removed my hand. I couldn't breath for awhile, watching him do that.

He breathed, “Watch me closely, Luciana. Is this all you want right?” his hoarse voice covered the whole bathroom.

Pero mas nagulat ako sa sinabi niya. What does he mean?

“H-huh?” I uttered, confused. I started to feel sweaty. Bakit niya naman sasabihin iyon? I became muted as I tried to recover from this scenario.

He grin and looked at me dead in the eyes. Dahan-dahang siyang lumapit hanggang sa maramdaman ko sa ilong ko ang hininga niya.

“Don't try to play dumb, little girl.” he whispered in my ears.

It sent shivers to my skin especially when he purposely touched my earlobe with his lips.

“H-hindi ko alam. .ang . . . sinasabi m-mo” nauutal na sabi ko.

Fuck, I didn't imagine that I can be in this situation.

He just grin again and never say a thing. Kinuha niya ang towel na nakasabit at tinabon iyon sa kanya bago siya lumabas ng banyo.

Now I was left alone, I'm sweaty and I'm trembling. Julio's words never left my mind, still wondering how did he suddenly behave like that.

Did he just knows about my secret?

It was so sudden and unexpected.

It took me minutes before I recover from what happened. Hindi tuloy ako nakapag concentrate sa paglilinis dahil parang sirang plaka na bumabalik sa utak ko ang mga sinabi niya kanina.

Watch me closely, Luciana. Is this all you want right?

My secrets is safe with me, I didn't tell it to anybody not even to my best friend kaya imposibleng malaman niya.

I hurriedly finished cleaning his bathroom at nag-expect ako na nandoon pa din siya pero pagkalabas ko ay wala ng laman ang kwarto.

Bumaba kaagad ako at dire-diretsong tumakbo pabalik sa kwarto namin.

I opened my cabinet to see if something's missing pero wala naman. So paano niya malalaman ang tungkol sa sekreto ko? Kahit si mama Hindi nagawang tignan ang likod ng cabinet namin.

It bothered me kaya napaupo ako sa kama at napasapo sa mukha.
What if he knew it, right? This is their house so he have all the access. Paano kung pumasok siya dito nang walang nakakita at nakita itong loob ng cabinet ko?

Napansin niya ba na may nawawala sa gamit niya? Wala naman siyang ibang pagbibintangan dahil ako lang madalas ang pumapasok.

I think I'm doomed.