Monasterio Series #1: Lies Beneath Her Love

Chapter 10

From where I sit, I can clearly see his protruding brow bone that matches the tightness of his jawline. Those hard features make his face more forceful. He's holding a steady gaze ahead of us. Zion has always an air of authority that's palpable.

Nang ibalik ko ang tingin sa mismong mga mata niya ay agad akong nagiwas at itinuon na lang ito muli sa labas. Everytime my eyes bore into him, I can't help but to think the kiss we've shared yesterday. After that scene, none of us dare to talk about it or open a conversation regarding that.

It just happened. No more explanations. No more questions. That's how it's going to be in the end. Pero hindi ko mapigilan. Ang daming tanong sa isip ko. I want to ask him so many questions. Gusto kong mag usap kami at itanong sa kanya kung bakit niya ako hinalikan.

Was he even aware who he's kissing with? Alam niya ba na katulong niya ang hinalikan niya? Sigurado akong nasa matinong pagiisip siya nang gawin iyon. I am not saying that a boss couldn't kiss his or her employee but damn it, most of it only happened in movies. And we're in real life!

He even told me that he can teach me to kiss because I don't know how to. Hearing those words from him made me conclude that he really did it because he wanted to. Hindi niya ba naisip si Sigrid? O, naisip niya pero wala siyang pakielam?

Hindi ko alam. Hindi ko talaga alam ang puwedeng itawag sa naging galaw niyang iyon. Pero kung mayroon man sigurado ako, iyon ay ang saya na naramdaman ko nung mga sandaling iyon.

It wasn't a long kiss, and it certainly wasn't the kind of kiss you see in movies these days, but it was extraordinary and remarkable in its own way, and all I can remember about the moment is that when our lips touched, I knew the memory would last forever.

"If you were my girlfriend and Sigrid was the maid, would you get mad at me for taking her to this vacation?"

Natigil ang paglalayag ng isip ko nang maulinigan ko ang tanong na 'yon ni Zion. Nilingon ko siya. He shot me a quick glance and then back to the dark road ahead of us.

Natawa ako. "Puwede ba akong magsabi ng totoo?"

He nodded and smiled a bit. "Say as you please."

"Kung pagbabasehan ko ang nakikita kong ugali ni Sigrid, malamang ay magagalit ako. Pasensya na pero tingin ko kasi sa kanya ay medyo maharot. Kung siya ang magiging kasama mo sa bakasyon, hindi na ako magugulat kung paguwi mo ay sasabihin mo sa akin na may nangyari sa'yo."

Isa pa, kung bibigyan ako ng pagkakataon na maging nobya mo ay siguradong magiging selosa ako lalo na sa mga babaeng katulad ni Sigrid. She's the type of woman who looks aggressive. Tipong siya ang mauunang sumunggab sa lalaki. Kahit ang hindi selosa ay makakaramdam ng selos dahil sa kanya.

Gusto kong sabihin ang bagay na iyon kay Zion pero nagaalala akong isipin niya na masiyado ko namang dinadama ang tanong niyang iyon. Kunwari lang naman.

Zion let out a soft chuckle. "I see. You don't trust me then."

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Bakit mo naman nasabi?"

"I know myself better than anybody else, Hazel. Once I'm seriously committed to someone, I don't play with fire anymore. No matter how aggressive she is, it would be useless cause I would never lay a finger on her. Not even take a glimpse of her. I could go wherever I want, be with anyone and still leave my woman in peace."

Ngumiwi ako sa naging sagot niya. Talaga ba? Kung ganoon naman pala, bakit niya ako hinalikan kahapon? She's already committed to Sigrid. He just kissed me yesterday and that only means he played with the fire. Pero sa kaso namin, hindi ako ang naging agresibo kung hindi siya. Though I liked the kiss, it's still him who initiated it.