Erinn (R18+)

65 Ate Lenny

"Anong problema?" Nabigla si Erinn sa presensya ni Nathan, agad nitong pinagpatuloy ang pagsusuklay niya ng kanyang basang buhok.

"Medyo sumasakit lang ulo ko pero kaya ko naman." Paliwanag nito.

"Are you taking your meds regularly?" The first time he ask about it. Napatigil si Erinn.

"Ah..oo naman. Sandali, kailangan ko na palang uminom."Nagmadaling pumunta ng kusina si Erinn and searched for her meds then took it.

Fact is, it's been 2 days since she's feeling sick. Sometimes napapalpitate siya even if nakaupo lang ito at walang ginawa but madalas, sumasakit ang ulo at likod niya. Nawawalan din siya ng gana minsan kumain pero hindi nito magawang sabihin kay Nathan, alam niyang ayaw nitong tinatanggihan ang pagkain lalo na pag magkasama silang dalawa.

"Bilisan mo jan, sumunod kana sa kotse."

They're heading to supermarket, just like husband and wife they do grocery shopping and isabay na din ang lunch outside. Never in Nathan's life na nagawa niya 'to, not even to his past girlfriends and seeing Nathan na ginagawa ang bagay na 'to kasama si Erinn ay hindi biro. He's d*mn serious.

"What's yours?" Erinn folded the menu book and placed it to the table.

"Pasta lang Nathan." Whatever she tries to be as lively as she should, her body won't. She's not feeling well.

"No. you're not eating that again."  she's being controlled again, always...

They finished their lunch in silence and after that headed to the market and buy stuffs.

"Go get what you want." He commanded, Erinn looked at their pushcart na sobrang puno na sa kakakuha ni Nathan kahit hindi naman kailangan.

"Wala na kong dapat kunin Nathan."
The two decided to pay what they got. You can see Nathan that he's tired and this is not so him coz he's really trying to do this with Erinn on his side.

Why is it so hard for him to be this kind of man, soft. It won't last, alam na alam ni Erinn 'to and this is one of the reason na walang tigil  ang emotional torture sa kanya. How many times Erinn fooled by his deeds, million times. And it's very dissappointing. Kungsabagay ano pa nga ba ang mababago sa demonyong si Nathan. He wears a mask that no one can ever remove it.

"Nathan, punta lang ako sa CR." Paalam ni Erinn.

"I'll go with you." What he said is the one to be followed.

Ayaw niyang mawala sa paningin niya si Erinn, sinamahan niya ito hanggang sa makarating ng CR at matapos itong makapagbanyo. Naglakad na sila palabas at papunta sa kotse ni Nathan. Hindi na bago kung sasabihing clumsy talaga si Erinn, she kept bumping into other people. Masyado syang lunod at takot sa dami ng tao but one person really paused the time, ang kaisa-isang taong nabangga at hindi siya pinagmataasan ng kilay. Suddenly her world stop seeing her one and only Ate Lenny. They both stared unbelievably at each other. Tears starting to form in their eyes.

"Ate Lenny?"

"E-rinn?!"
Mahigpit na niyakap ni Lenny si Erinn. Tuluyan na itong napaiyak.

"Akala ko hindi na kita makikita, san kaba nanggaling? Bigla ka nalang hindi nagparamdam." Erinn is so caught in the moment, she can't say a word, humagulgol narin ito sa iyak at mahigpit na niyakap si Lenny. Sandali itong nakuha ng momentong ito, wala siyang pakialam sa taong nasa paligid nila.

"Who are you?!" Napakunot ang noo ni Lenny sa lalaking nasa likod ni Erinn, si Nathan, doon namulat sa reyalidad si Erinn at agad umaklas sa pagkakayakap kay Lenny. Kumapit ito sa braso ni Nathan habang hinihimas-himas ito sa akalang agad na uminit ang ulo nito.