Pakiramdam ko ay namumula na ang mga pisngu ko. Is this a confession? So unang kita palang namin, may naramdaman na siya? Enebe. Parang bigla ay ang saya saya ng puso ko.
I didn't expect this.
"And yeah, we got drunk. Catherine fell asleep and we stayed the night talking about non-sense things. You asked me, paano ba talaga matulog ang kuba. I answered na nakapikit. That was true but you can't stop laughing thinking that it was a joke. You were fucking cute. Damn, baby."
Natawa ako. Naalala pa niya iyon e lasing na nga kami that time.
"You kissed me."
I gulped. Jusko, ang kahihiyan ko!
"Damn baby, you're a good kisser but fuck you turned my world upside down that night. Hindi ako mapakali when you told me that you like it, na masarap ang labi ko. That you wanted to kiss me more."
Doon talaga nagsimula ang lintik na sparks e. Bwisit! Kahihiyan ko 'yon. Para akong sabik sa labi niya. Angs arap naman jasi talaga!
"Hinabol mo pa ako hanggang kusina at nagkulong pa ako sa banyo because you kept on wanting to kiss me. Pakiramdam ko no'n, niloloko ko si Catherine that's why I ran away from you but believe me, that moment that you fucking kiss me, torrid, I knew you were the one. Na nasa isip ko na, putangina, this woman is amazing as fuck. But yeah, indenial pa ako sa sarili ko noon because I thought it's just because I was drunk. But no... after that night, there's something in me that wanting to see you again but I stop myself because I thought I was serious to Catherine."
Lakas talaga ng kamandag ko. Nakuha ko pala agad si Arion sa isang halik.
"Maybe that's the reason why I was easy to give up on Catherine that time, that I accepted that she's for Lucio. Because there's you."
Ano ba! Ang lakas lakas ng tibok ng puso ko. Sobrang saya ko lang sa mga naririnig ko. Kahit wala akong idea kunh nasaan ba siya or what's happening right now. Iyong boses niya lang, sobrang nakakataba na ng puso.
"But hey, I didn't pursue you after that because I know you were not single. I just... you know do my thing. And one time, I saw you here at the bar. Akala ko wala na. Fuck, akala ko natuwa lang ako sa 'yo but hell no, seeing you again makes me want to taste your lips again. That feeling that I want to see you lovely face, you beautiful laugh, pero putangina I found out nanniloko ka ng ex boyfriend mo. I maybe rude but fuck, I felt happiness that night. Single ka na, and something is pushing me that it's my time."
Baliw talaga 'tong si Arion. Masaya pa pala siya no'g broken ako. Naalala ko 'yon nung inaya ako ni Arisse kasi nakita niya akong umiinom mag-isa dito sa bar and ayun, with her cousins and of course, Arion. Suplado pa nga siya no'n!
"You know, everything happens for a reason at kaya naghiwalay kayo ng ex boyfriend mo ay dahil para sa akin ka, Maleha."
Wala na, kuhang kuha na ako ng lalaking 'to. Akala ko kanina, iba ang matutunghayan ko dito sa bar pero mali ako. Damn him! Nakakainis lang na lalo ko siyang minamahal dahil sa ginagawa niya para sa akin.
"That fucking moment that you cried, hell, fuck those tears, pakiramdam ko kailangan ko nang mag-step up. Gusto kitang balewalain pero tangina, ang hirap. I had that feeling that I wanted to protect you and be with you. So I offered myself to you. And you know the rest is history."
Oo na, hindi na niya kailagang ipaalala nang sabihin niya sa akin na... enebe that was our first night together in bed. Para kaming naging fuck buddy at ewan ko ba kung paanong pumayag na ganoon si Arion kahit alam niyang mahal ko noon si Jero. He just offered his self.
Chapter 35
Magsimula sa umpisa
