One Night Stand

Chapter One

Parang mali. Isang malaking pagkakamali na pumayag pa akong makipagkita kay Ken. He's boring me to tears. Gawd!

Ang totoo nyan, Lena is not really meant to be in that situation. Nasa family gathering siya ng Ilanos, the clan where she belongs. She is having fun seeing old faces until her dad talked about her being a bum. For him, She's the black sheep, the rebel, the brat, the rotten, and the dull. Negative adjectives? Name it. That's what she is. At least for her dad. Pati sa propesyon niya ay ang liit ng tingin nito. Wala raw siyang mararating sa modelling. He said that after she became 25, wala na siyang income. Modelling will just use her. At sa lahat ng mga pinagsasabi nito patungkol sa kanya, isa lang ang tumatak sa isip niya: He did not trust her one bit. Sure, he loves her. Perhaps it is true that all fathers do love their children but that is not enough for him to trust me. Por que modelo daw siya, wala na siyang mararating.

She just mouthed WOW when he said that. Sa taas ng standards nito baka presidente ng USA, hindi ito ma-satisfy. Kung kaya ay nilayasan niya ang mga ito. Heto tuloy siya ngayon, nasa isang five-star hotel room kung saan nag-s-stay si Ken temporarily at pilit in-enjoy ang company nito. She just speed dial her phone para may makausap. She had no one to call friend anyway. Numero nito ang lumabas sa dialer kaya uto na lang ang tinawagan at pinuntahan niya.

"A penny for your thoughts.." Inabutan siya ni Ken ng wine glass. Sinimsim niya ang laman nyon.

Kenneth is one of her ex-flings. Well, she have many. flings. Rebelde raw siya, di ba? Might as well prove it. Kung kani-kanino na lang siya nakikipag-make out especially when there were elite press around, mas gumagawa siya ng eksena para bumalandra ang pagmumukha niya sa magazines. It paid well when her dad got angry big time! It was funny. Minsan, nakakapagod ng i-please lahat. What they see was just a pretty face. Hell, she don't need to prove anyone anything.

Sa inis niya ay in-straight niya ang laman ng baso. Nakamasid lang si Ken. He was smiling devilishly.

"What!?" Naiinis na sita niya rito.

"It was fun watching you talk to yourself. Akala ko ba kaylangan mo ng kausap? Parang hindi naman na." Sinalinan nito ng wine ang baso nya.

"Dad pissed me off again." Hindi bago kay Ken ang reklamo niya. Simula noong magdalaga siya, nagsimula na silang mag-away na mag-ama. Kaya nung naging fling kami, nareklamo niya na yon sa rito.

"Why don't you quite modelling?"

"Why would I give up something I love?"

"Because sometimes love just ain't enough.." pakantang sabi ni Ken. Natawa siya. Hindi dahil sa joke kundi dahil sa truthfulness ng kanta. Nakakatawang isipin na hindi sapat na mahal niya ang isang bagay para matanggap ng dad niya. For him, it should be something gigantic, something perfect.

Maya-maya bigla siyang nahilo. Lumulutang ang carpeted na sahig. Sumobra tingkad ang mga kulay. Things also got oversized, they seem a blur.

"Shit." Hindi siya pinanganak kahapon para hindi malaman kung anong nangyayari sa kanya. "What did you put in my drink?" she hissed.

"Relax, Lena." anito na para bang wala itong ginawang masama. He started unbuttoning his polo. "Soon you'll get hot all over. Let's just enjoy the night."

"Fuck you!" She's almost sure that he put an E in her drink.

"Yea. Soon enough you'll gonna fuck me." He grinned. Nang mga sandaling yon, demonyo ang tingin niya rito.

"Come to daddy, baby." Lumapit ito sa kanya at niyakap siya: Sht. She's feeling horny already. But NO! She treated him well! Tapos gaganituhin siya nito? Sinong boba ang bibigay rito?