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TPBTTPW 41 : Spain II

CHAPTER 41

Enrique

Mabigat ang pakiramdam ko--mabigat ang ulo, masakit ang likod, masakit ang leeg, nangangalay ang buong katawan. Kakagising ko lang--nakapikit pa rin ang mga mata habang kayakap ang asawa ko.

"Good morning Juls, I love you my princess."I mumbled.

"Hhmmm."

Masarap ang tulog siguro ni Julia kaya kahit 'I love you too' man lang hindi siya makasagot. I hugged her tight. I still didn't open my eyes--masakit pa rin kasi ang ulo ko. Gusto kong maghilamos at i-stretch ang buo kong katawan. Yung pakiramdam na parang binagsakan ka ng ilang hollow blocks sa katawan.

Umikot ako sa kabila, kinapa ang kumot at tinakip sa aming dalawa. I tried to open my eyes but I can't. Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang kaliwa kong mata until I realized something alarming.

I opened my eyes widely.

Shit! This is not true. I'm just dreaming. I'm not in our room in the palace. Please tell me na pag-ikot ko, si Julia ang makikita ko.

I breathed deeply before I faced her.

Holy God! Shit! Sorry!

"Who the hell are you?"

Oh my God! This is not true! I'm just dreaming! Please.

"Hhmmm."

I closed my eyes again hoping that all of this was just a dream, a nightmare perhaps.

I opened my eyes, again. I realized that I'm in my hotel room. I'm in Spain. Napahawak lang ako sa mukha ko. Agad kong tiningnan ang sarili ko--boxer shorts lang ang naiwan sa akin.

Bakit? Bakit kami nandito? Bakit kami naka-underwear lang? Sino siya? What the hell happened?

This can't be. I love my wife. I can't do this to her. I'm faithful to her. This really can't be!

She stretched. I'm still dumbfounded. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko.

"Did something happened?"I asked the girl. I can't remember anything. Last thing I remembered was I am with Prince Hussein of Jordan--in a bar. I can't say no to him. Please!

"I don't know!"she shouted.

Oh my! Hopefully nothing happened.

"Tell me, nothing happened, right?"I asked her again.

"I don't know. Maybe yes or maybe nothing."

She gave me a malicious look. Is this girl a whore or not? Why does she look happy?

Gusto ko siyang tanungin pero nirerespeto ko ang mga babae. Sinasabi rin ng isip ko, I need to ask her.

She has Chinese features--her white complexion, smaller eyes, pointed nose.

"Look, I was drunk. If ever something happened, I didn't meant it. I don't know you. I don't know why and how we are in my hotel room."paliwanag ko pa habang nakahawak ang dalawang kamay ko sa ulo ko na parang hindi alam ang gagawin.

"I'm Sarah. Now you know me. You're Prince Enrique, right?"she extended her arms to me for a shake. Tiningnan ko lang ito at hindi nakipagkamayan sa kanya. Tumawa lang siya, ako naman, hindi mapakali--overthinking kung ano ang susunod na mangyayari.

Paano kung malaman 'to ni Julia? Hindi niya ako mapapatawad kailanman.

She suddenly blushed when she realized na ang tanging naiwan sa amin ay mga underwears. Agad niyang hinila sa akin ang kumot para takpan ang sarili niya.