Untie Me Now

Sixteen

Humikab ako habang naghahanda ng matulog its one in the morning and yet dinig ko parin ang ingay na nagmumula sa labas ng mansyon. Some are still awake drinking and singing. Sumilip ako sa bintana upang tingnan kung andun parin ba si Andres sa baba maingat kung itinabi ng kaunti ang kurtina at sinuyod ang paligid ngunit hindi ko siya makita pati na rin ang kanyang mga kaibigan siguro nakatulog na ang mga iyon sa kalasingan.

Naalimpungatan ako ng maramdaman kong may mabigat na bagay ang nakadantay sa aking bewang at ang munting hilik sa aking batok ay nakakakiliti. Humigpit ito ng tangkain ko itong alisin.

"Just let me, this is the only thing I can do right now" his slurred at idinantay pa niya ang kanyang binti sa aking pigi.

"W-what?" I asked puzzled by his words.

"This-"and he hug me more "is the only thing I can do since am too drunk to move wait till am sober" he laugh lightly at sumiksik pa lalo sa akin. Tumindig ang mga balahibo ko sa katawan lalo na sa may batok kung saan natataman ng kanyang hininga.

"Sleep, we still have a flight to catch up. Remember we have a one week honeymoon better be ready" he laugh again this time a little bit hard.

'Uhmm shit, honeymoon my ass' kinilabutan ako sa kanyang sinabi.. Really? Are we going to... I mean is he going to do it with me?! No! I should plan something.'

Umalis kaya ako then babalik lang kung tapos na ang isang linggo or maybe keep him busy. Hindi, kailangan kong maglatag ng patakaran at dapat susundin niya iyon. Tama! Una kong gawin bukas ay ang makipag kompromiso sa kanya para hindi ako maging kawawa sa huli. With that in mind I fall asleep.

I woke up with the feeling of someone combing my hair and I dont need to guess kung sino iyon. Hindi ko ipinahalata na gising na ako instead pinakiramdaman ko siya savoring the moment that were this close na wala siyang galit sa akin but I know its not the case when I woke up. I took a deep breath and lazily open my eyes bumungad sa mga mata ko ang makinis na dibdib ni Andres. His not hairy at kung meron man sa mga braso at binti lang at pino.
I tried to move a bit para magkaroon kami ng distansya pero hinigpitan niya ang kapit sa braso ko kaya tumingala ako sa kanya afraid that he might be angry.

"Good morning" came his husky morning voice greeting me, his smile is so wide and his eyes gleam with mischievous. With my shaky voice I greeted him back. I was caught off guard when he laugh out loud and patted my thigh a few times and stood up happily.

"Come on! Get up. We dont wanna be late, dont we?!" Then he started to laugh again. Hindi ko siya magets masyado siyang masaya, kasi hindi naman siya ganito tuwing andito ako sa kwarto niya he would act rude and cold most of the times pero ngayon may kakaiba sa kanya. And with that thought bigla akong kinabahan siguro mayroon na siyang nakalatag na patibong para sa akin or maybe his planning on something towards me, like..torturing me?! Or Im just overthinking?

Bumangon ako at tumayo, tulala not minding him. What should I do now? Were about to fly for our honeymoon. Damn! The word honeymoon is so eww. Okay, I shouldn't think about it alam kong walang mangyayari knowing Andres I'm not his type and I don't even past half of it so Im safe. Yes, Im safe. Really?! My God na luluka na ako sa kakaisip napatawa pa ako ng malakas ng mapagtanto ko ang takbo ng isip ko.... My God we won't, I mean he won't do it with me ofcourse coz he hated me.

Napapitlag ako ng maramdaman ko ang mga brasong pumulupot sa bewang ko and a hot breath on my neck.
"Funny thoughts eh? Care to share it with me?" Tumayo bigla ang lahat ng mga balahibo ko sa katawan sa ginawa niya and I felt my face heated up. Umiling ako at akmang umalis but his strong hold on my waist kept me in place.

"W-wala, may naalala lang ako" tumingin siya sa akin ng matagal nanantya sa sinabi ko. Umingos siya makaraan ang ilang segundo ng wala na siyang makuhang ibang sagot mula sa akin. Kinabahan din ako habang nakatingala sa kanya baka kasi masampal ako o ihambalos niya sa ding ding gaya ng dati. Better ready than sorry.

"Okay" ngumuso siya pagkatapos niya itong sabihin sa akin parang bata lang. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag dahil doon. Hinawakan niya ang pulso ko at hinatak papasok ng banyo nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa gulat kaya pinigilan ko siya sa paghatak sa akin.

"W-wait, wait ano ba sandali lang, bitiwan mo ako. Hindi ako papasok diyan sa banyo kasama ka." Malakas ko na sabi. Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay at tumawa ng papigil pero hindi niya ito napigilan kaya napatawa siya ng malakas.
Pinamaywangan ko siya habang pinagtatawanan niya ako I think this is my day I mean my chance to set my rules in our situation because he seems to be in the mood.

I've never seen Andres this carefree well he is whenever his with his friends and girlfriends but with me he is a capital ASSHOLE, kaya sasamantalahin ko ang pagkakataon na ito.

" What are you waiting for?" He asked after his done with his laughing "I thought you dont want me to accompany you? Bakit mukhang inaantay mo pa ako?" kinindatan pa ako ng loko. " go take a bath first alam kong matagal kang natatapos maligo" he motion me again to the door.

"Wait, Andres I think we need to talk about us" panimula ko.

"Why? What about us?" He cut me off.

"Ito iyong sitwasyon natin I want to set some rules for the both of us para man lang maging okay tayo for a year or till this end. I mean kaya naman pala nating pakibagayan ang isat isa. I know it might be too late now but maybe we can be you know f-frien-" hinawakan niya ako sa balikat gamit ang dalawang kamay kaya napaigtad ako but when I looked at his eyes it doesnt show anything but warmth.

"Sshhhh, we dont have to set things for now remember were married we have a lot of time for that." Then his lips descended on mine giving me wet kisses.

"And Dont forget this I dont want you to be my friend" Ouch! Thats a blow and here I am thinking we could atleast be one.