Linked Souls

Chapter 26

Muli lang akong tumango.

Nag-sanitize muna ito ng mga kamay bago kumain ng candy at lumapit sa akin. Hinawakan niya ang braso ko at itinalikod ako sa kanya. Hinawi niya ang buhok ko gamit ang kanyang palad.

"Hair commendable," he complimented.

I felt the warmth of the wind of the blower blasting through my hair strands. Hindi ko maiwasang hindi puriin na wala man lang ingay ang kanyang blower. Mukhang mamahalin lahat ng gamit ni Lady Merryl.

"Ang sarap mo girl..." bigla niyang sambit na ikinalaki ng mga mata ko.

What the hell?

Gano'n pa man ay hindi ako nag-react sa sinabi niya. I remained steady and let him do the drying. Pigil na pigil din akong kumilos dahil baka ipukpok niya sa ulo ko ang blower 'pag naglikot ako.

"Ganito ba talaga ang fresh?" Dinig kong natawa pa ito. "How does your blood taste like? Girl, I love Brixton. I would suck his dick but I feel envy he has you. What a lucky bastard."

Oh, God. I felt uncomfortable now.

"But then again... I think you are going to fall under Lord Severo at the end of the day." And I heard him giggled. "Hindi ko tuloy alam kung ang kagandahan mo at ang amoy ng iyong dugo ay isang magandang ideya. You can attract not only men but also gays without trying so hard. Again, commendable."

"O-okay..." I felt the need to say something, at least.

"Anyway, red looks good on you. Kailangan lang siguro kitang paliguan ng pabango para kahit papaano ay mabaling sa iba ang halimuyak na 'yong dugo. I don't know you, girl. But I want you to be safe."

"T-thanks..."

"Still, you are under Brixton. It looks like you and he haven't fucked yet. Obviously. He hates it when someone steals the first experience. I don't want any trouble."

Damn. He talks so much.

Matapos niyang patuyuin ang buhok ko at inumpisahan na niya akong sakalin gamit ang kanyang mamahaling medida. Sinukat niya ang bewang ko, ang dibdib, ang leeg, ang binti... lahat ng pwedeng sukatin.

It was kind of awkward since I was just wearing underwear. Mukhang hindi naman siya affected sa akin kaya okay naman. Pansin ko rin na halos hindi dumadampi sa balat ko ang kanyang hawak, nandidiri pa yata.

"Stop!" Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang bumaba ang kanyang kamay. "Can I do the measurement of my butts, please? Just give me that thing," tukoy ko sa medida.

He rolled his eyes as he handed me the tape measurement. Pabagsak na umupo ito sa sofa at pinagpatong ang mga binti. He's back at being irritated again. Nakikita ko tuloy sa kanya si Brix na mabilis ding mainis.

"Are you still a virgin?" he asked, swiftly.

"You can say that," I replied, casually.

"Right. Safe answer," he said, sarcastically.

Pagkatapos kong magsukat ay ibinalik ko sa kanya ang medida. Sunod na ginawa namin ay ang pagtingin sa mga damit. Pinapapili niya ako kung ano ang gusto ko. Halos piliin ko nga lahat dahil sa ganda pero ayoko namang magpalit kada oras.

"Two wears. One for entrance and one for the party," he explained while presenting the different dresses he spread over the table. "And one for reservation. You know? Just in case blood gets more noticeable than red. Okay. You choose."

He sat down on the sofa and let me do my thing. I rummaged through the different kinds of wears and let my palms feel the silky dresses. The details are amusing and looking classy as usual. With the different shades of red, I end up choosing the scarlet ones.