Lawrence, The Hotelier (Published Under POP FICTION)

ELEVEN

Baka Sakali

We parted again to gasp some air. He was looking at me intently that I blushed. "You have the sweetest lips I have ever tasted in my whole life. I can't get enough." He uttered while looking at my lips. He didn't notice how I frowned by his words.

He dipped down and kissed me again, but the excitement within me was slowly fading away. Stupid Emerald! Hindi mo ba nakuha ang ibig niyang sabihin? Sa lahat daw nang nakahalikan niya, sa'yo ang pinakamatamis! Nangangahulugan lang iyon na marami ng babae ang dumaan sa buhay niya at hindi ka naiiba sa mga babaeng yun!

My eyes grew big when realization hit me on the head. I pushed him hard away from me.

"What the......!" He cursed, surprised by my sudden behaviour. Bakas ang pagtataka sa kanyang mukha.

"I think I have to go now." Ang sabi ko at bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga. I viewed myself from the mirror and started fixing my crumpled gown, trying to brush away the shaking of my hands. I combed my hair with my fingers and then grabbed my purse that I absentmindedly dropped on the floor a moment ago. Sa gilid ng mata ko ay ay nakamasid lamang ito sa akin. His face was expressionless again. I sighed and I started walking towards the door but his arms fastly snaked around my waist. He hugged me from behind as he buried his face on the side of my neck. Napasinghap ako sa ginawa niya.

"Baby, did I do something wrong? Please tell me. Don't leave me hanging like this. Tell me...Tell me please." Hinalikan nito ng banayad ang pisngi ko and I suddenly wanted to turn around to kiss him. But I have to take this shit out of my chest.

"I forgot that you are off-limits, Lawrence. Nakalimutan kong may girlfriend ka pala. Nakalimutan kong ang layo ng estado natin sa buhay. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ginagawa mo sa akin ito. Please, I beg you, let me go." Nasabi ko rin sa wakas. Pero hindi pa rin humuhupa ang abnormal na tempo ng aking puso.

Tumahimik ito sandali at naramdaman ko na lang ang pag alon ng kanyang mga balikat. Then his chuckle turned into laughter.

I felt so little. His sarcastic laughs were humiliating me. He finds this whole thing amusing. This jerk! May nakakatawa kaya sa sinabi ko? May nakakatawa ba sa pagsabi ko sa kanya ng nararamdaman ko? Is he mocking me?

Namalayan ko na lang na tumutulo na pala ang aking mga luha. Sinapo ko agad ang mga ito at baka mapansin pa niya. I tried to swallow the hiccups, but I guess it was too late. He stopped laughing and faced me. He suddenly pulled me to his embrace.

"Hush now, my baby...oh, Emerald....where did you get those kinds of crazy ideas? I never had a girlfriend. Flings, yes. But never a girlfriend. At ano yung sinabi mo na malayo ang estado natin sa buhya? Are we talking about life status here? Coz I'm telling you, even if you are just a mere street sweeper, I don't fuckin care. I am more than willing to be your man because you simply swept me off my feet." He said in a soothing voice as he kissed me on my forehead. Umiling ako sa kanya. May gusto pa akong sabihin, Lawrence.

"But I saw you in the bar, you were French-kissing a girl there." Hindi ko mapigilang lakipan ng pait sa boses ko. Masakit alalahanin ang tagpong iyon. To think, doon palang, nakuha na nito ang aking atensyon.

"Huh? When was that? I didn't know, Emerald. Pero maniwala ka sa akin na wala akong seryosong relasyon." He said with conviction, but I could tell that he's not sincere just by looking at his eyes. He couldn't look straight at me.

Napalunok ako. "Do you consider me as a fling as well?" Umawang ang labi nito at hindi agad nakapagsalita. Umiling ito. "Ofcourse not." He looked away. I smirked and couldn't hide my disappointment. It broke my heart. He couldn't even tell it straight to my face.