Tahimik na pinagmamasdan ni Adira ang karagatan mula sa kaniyang bintana. Siya'y kinakabahan sa kadahilanang nandito si Maxon sa loob ng kanilang munting bahay. She heard everything and the truth is she’s on verge of crying because of what her step-mother said.
Isang malakas na pagkatok mula sa kaniyang pinto ang nagbalik ng kaniyang lumilipad na diwa. Siya'y humugot ng isang malalim na hininga at bahagya pang tinapik ang kaniyang magkabilaang pisngi bago nagsalita.
"P-pasok!" nauutal na sigaw ni Adira.
Pagkatapos ng kaniyang sinabi ay siya ring pagbukas ng kaniyang pintuan at doon tumambad sa kaniya si Maxon na kagaya niya ay may maitim na ilalim ng mga mata but his dark under eyes didn’t make him ugly even a bit—unlike her.
Her heart skipped a beat when their eyes met. Her lips quiver and her eyes began to wet.
She's on the verge of crying. She missed him...very much.
"Adira..." Maxon said softly while eyeing Adira lovingly.
"H-hey..." saad ni Adira at pilit na ngumiti.
"If you don't mind, can I sit beside you?" Maxon asked.
"Oo naman," casual na sagot ni Adira.
Maxon made his way towards Adira's bed. He sat on the right edge of her bed and he stared at Adira's face longingly.
Agad namang nag-iwas ng tingin si Adira at sinabing, "Anong ginagawa mo rito?"
"I'm here for you," paos na wika ni Maxon.
"Bakit? Anong kailangan mo sa'kin? May hindi ka pa ba nasabi? Maliban sa, s-slut...w-whore...a-at...g-gold digger?" ani Adira habang nakatingin sa malayo.
Adira’s heart is wrecking once again because of the painful words and scenario that keeps on playing inside of her head.
"No, Adira. I'm here to say sorry. Iyong mga sinabi ko? I didn't mean it. It's just that...nadala ako ng galit. I know you're not like that and I know you have a reason. So please...hear me out," Maxon pleaded.
Adira heave a sigh and look at Maxon seriously who's also in verge of crying. Adira bit her lower lip hard to surpass her emotion and said, "Nothing will change even if I tell you the reason. Ang mabuti pa, umuwi ka na lang. Nagsasayang ka lang ng oras dito...sa'kin,"
"May magbabago Adira. Just—just tell me the truth. I promise that I won't judge you. Wala kang maririnig mula sa akin na kahit na ano...basta sabihin mo lamang sa'kin ang totoo," pagsusumamo ni Maxon.
"Umuwi kana," walang buhay na saad ni Adira at muling binalingan ng tingin ang karagatang tanaw niya lamang mula sa kaniyang nakabukas na bintana.
"I don't want to. I missed you. I won't say those words again...just please...talk to me," ani Maxon at nagtungo sa harapan ni Adira.
Naiinis na tumayo si Adira mula sa kaniyang higaan at tiningnan ng masama ang lalaking nasa kaniyang harapan.
"Ano bang hindi mo maintindihan Mr. Ruscitti? Hindi ba't sinabi kong umalis ka na? O, baka naman gusto mo inglisen ko pa ang mga binitawan kong salita?" naiinis na saad Adira.
"I won't leave you alone especially in that kind of situation," ani Maxon at tingnan si Adira mula ulo hanggang paa.
Peke namang tumawa si Adira at sinabing, "Nakikita mo ba ang sarili mo ngayon, Maxon? You have dark circles around your eyes. Napakagulo rin ng buhok mo and you have stubble in your face. Kaya go back to your mansion and fix yourself. I can fix myself, so leave me alone. I don't need you here,"
Pain crosses to Maxon's eyes and face. He's already expecting that this is going to happen but he doesn't expect that he'll be hurting so much. He's in pain, even in the past few days, weeks and months.
Hindi siya makatulog kakaisip kung kamusta na si Adira, Kung kumakain na ba ito, o kung ito ba ay umiiyak din kagaya niya. Without thinking twice, Maxon kneel and hugs Adira's thighs. Making Adira gasped in shock and frozen at the same time.
"I'm begging you, Adira. Please...don't push me away..." Maxon said while sobbing softly.
Ang emosyon ni Maxon ay sumabog na. Hindi niya na kaya pang kimkimin ang sakit na kaniyang nadarama. He love this woman so much since the day he met her in the shore. He will gladly accept her as a whole, without judgement and anything. He just wanted Adira to be back in his mansion, to his arms and to his life again.
He badly wants her. He knows to himself that he can't live without this woman in front of him.
"T-Talk to me, sugar. Give me one more chance...Please...Please...I-I—" Maxon said while sobbing badly.
On the other hand, Adira is silently crying while staring at Maxon who's hugging her thighs tight and sobbing. Adira can't utter a word. She's speechless and she's fully aware that the man in front of her is not made for a whore like her.
A loud ring came from Adira's phone echoes around,dahilan para mapataas ng tingin si Maxon at dahilan para magtama ang tingin ng mga namumula nilang mga mata.
"Who's that?" Maxon asks while wiping his tears with the use of his right hand while his other hand is tightly hugging Adira's thigh.
Bahagya namang binalingan ni Adira ng tingin ang kaniyang selpon na nasa kaniyang bedside table at siya'y mapait na napangiti ng makitang si Hiro ang tumatawag.
Ito ang dahilan kung bakit pinapaalis niya na si Maxon ng kaniyang bahay. Hiro is coming, and for sure hindi magiging masaya si Maxon na makita ang lalaking minsan ng gumamit ng katawan niya. Kahit ilang beses niya ng pinagsabihan si Hiro ay hindi ito nakikinig sa kaniya. Nagpaliwanag na rin siya na wala siyang gusto rito pero pilit pa rin nitong pinagsisiksikan ang kaniyang sarili.
"I repeat. Who's that?" Maxon asks while clenching his jaw.
Adira looks at Maxon flatly and said, "Wala kang pakialam kung sino man ang tumatawag. Umalis ka na."
Maxon stood up and hugged Adira’s waist tightly,and then he cried as he buried his face in Adira's neck.
"Hindi. Hindi ako aalis dito hangga't hindi ko naririnig ang katotohanan mula sa'yo. Sky...I don't know if you know her, but, she knows you—told me that you do slept with other guys but I'm okay with it as long as I can hear your side, because I promise to myself that I won't judge you again..." saad ni Maxon dahilan para mapatakip si Adira ng kaniyang bibig habang patuloy pa rin sa pag-iyak.
Pilit mang kumakawala si Adira mula sa bisig ni Maxon ay hindi niya magawa. Lubhang napakahigpit nang pagkakayakap nito sa kaniya at siya rin ay nanghihina.
"Maxon please...Just let me go...I-I don't need you anymore...I already have tons of money so don't worry, I won't sell my body again. Just go home, fix yourself and forget about me." nagmamakaawang saad ni Adira habang paulit-ulit na pinapalo ang likuran ni Maxon na mahigpit pa ring nakayakap sa kaniya.
"No, Adira! Hindi kita iiwan at kakalimutan because the moment you step inside my private beach—you're already mine," igting pangang saad ni Maxon at sinapo ang magkabilaang pisngi ni Adira. Taimtim niyang pinakatitigan ang namumulang mga mata nito at marahan niya itong pinatakan ng halik sa noo.
"M-Maxon..." Adira murmured while clenching her fists.
"You're mine,Adira. Call me selfish, jerk, or what. But those things won't change the fact that you're mine. The moment you spread your legs for me, you're already mine. And I don't care about your fucking past or your fucking job. All I want is you and no one—even you, can’t change my mind. And if some jerks get in my way, I will surely destroy him in a very cruel way that you can't even imagine." saad ni Maxon at bawat salitang kaniyang binibitawan ay may pagbabanta at may diin.
Maxon is very serious right now. Lahat ng namutawi sa bibig niya ay paniguradong gagawin niya para lamang kay Adira. Wala siyang pakialam kung masira man kung ano ang meron siya. Basta ang mahalaga ay muling mapasakanya si Adira—his sugar.
A loud slam coming from Adira's door makes them separated. Napabaling ang tingin nila doon at doon kanilang natagpuan ang madrasta ni Adira na si Aling Elena na pawis na pawis at habol hininga.
"Adira may naghahanap sa'yo sa labas, dalawang babae at isang lalaki at kapwang galit ang mga ito," habol hiningang saad ni Aling Elena.
Bumalatay ang gulat at takot sa mga mata ni Adira ngunit agad niya iyong iwinaksi at itinulak si Maxon ng malakas upang harapin ang mga taong nasa labas.
Adira even heard Maxon calling her name pero hindi na siya nag-abala pang balingan ito ng tingin. She needs to face her friends and Hiro. Dahil paniguradong nagtataka na ang mga ito kung bakit hindi siya nagpaparamdam at hindi niya tinanggap ang bayad ng mga ito.
Pagkalabas na pagkalabas ni Adira ay isang napakalakas na sampal ang tumama sa kaniyang mukha na siyang kaniyang ikinasinghap gayon din ng ibang taong naroroon.
"Sky! Why did you do that?!" galit na singhal ni Hiro at mabilis na dinaluhan si Adira.
"She deserves it Hiro! She seduced my Maxon!" Sky shouted in anger.
"Ginawa ko lang naman ang pinag-uutos mo," saad ni Adira habang sapo-sapo ang kaniyang namumulang pisngi na sinampal ni Sky.
"Kahit na. You're a slut! A whore! And a relationship wrecker! Nang dahil sa'yo ayaw na sa akin ni Maxon! You destroyed our relationship, Adira. Akala ko pa naman kaibigan kita!" malakas na sigaw ni Sky at humagulgol pa.
"H-hindi totoo 'yan!" pagtatanggol ni Adira sa kaniyang sarili.
"Totoo! Huwag ka ng magmalinis dahil kahit iyang lalaking katabi mo ngayon ay natikman ka na. Kahit si Raven hindi ba? Nakailang lalaki ka na nga? Hindi na ako magtataka kung may sakit ka, sa dami ba namang nakagalaw sa'yo paniguradong maluwag ka na. Just for some penny? Oh God, hindi kayo bagay ni Maxon dahil marumi ka!" galit na sigaw ni Sky at walang pasubaling hinila ng malakas ang buhok ni Adira dahilan para ito'y mapasigaw sa gulat at sakit na nadarama.
Rinig na rinig ni Adira ang singhapan at panghuhusga sa paligid niya pero kahit ni isa ay wala man lang nagtangkang tulongan siya. She felt so hopeless and all she want is to be dead.
"Sky stop it!" saad ni Hiro habang pilit na hinihila si Sky papatayo.
Kasalukuyang nakahiga sa sahig si Adira habang si Sky naman ay nasa ibabaw niya at paulit-ulit siyang sinasampal at sinabunutan ng husto.
Adira's eyes are tightly shut. She's hurting so bad and she badly needs help but who? Sino ang tutulong sa kagaya niyang bayaran at maduming babae? Siguro ay tama nga sila Aling Nedy, na namatay ang kaniyang Ama ng dahil sa kahihiyan.
"What the fuck are you doing?!" malakas na sigaw ni Maxon nang makita ang kalagayan ng babaeng kaniyang pinakamamahal.
Galit niyang tinungo ang kinaroroonan ng mga ito at marahas niyang hinablot ang buhok ni Sky dahilan para ito ay mapasigaw at mapatayo.
"What do you think you're doing,huh?" tiim bagang na tanong ni Maxon kay Sky at binitawan niya ito ng pabalya.
Maxon saw how Sky crushed on the watching and shouting crowds but he didn't mind it at all at isa pa, she deserves it. She hurt his sugar, at lintik lang ang walang ganti.
Maxon looks at his sugar pitifully and then he lifts her and carries her in bridal style before facing Sky, the useless crowd, and the jerk he punched inside his hotel's restroom.
"Saan mo siya dadalhin?" tanong ni Hiro at hinawakan pa si Maxon sa braso.
"Why did you ask? Why do you care? And who the fuck are you?" Maxon asks seriously.
"I am Hiro, and I am Adira's boyfriend."
A deadly smile forms on Maxon's lips, and then he stares at Hiro from head to foot and he eventually clicks his tongue and throws up a bit as if he saw some useless trash in front of him.
"In your dreams, useless piece of shit. Are you taking drugs? Because you’re hallucinating," Maxon said with disgust.