"okay ka lang?!" gulat na tanong ni luna habang dali-daling tumayo sa pagkakayuko nang upo. "tangina, bat may pasa ka?!"
tila nawala ang pagkaka-tipsy niya sa nakitang malaking pasa sa bandang labi ni rocco. contrary to luna's shock, ganun naman ang pagkaka-walang emosyon ni rocco. instead, he just smiled weakly habang pumipikit.
"hoy, sumagot ka nga!"
rocco's not gonna lie, it somehow feels nice to hear luna being worried kahit pa'y muntik na itong sumigaw. he opened his eyes at agad niyang nakita ang mata ni luna na nakatitig sa kanya, eyes filled with worry and anxiety. when he diverted his eyes, ang kamay naman agad ni luna ang napansin niya. nanginginig ito na hindi napapansin ni luna, kagaya kung paano iyon kalala kagabi.
nagulat nalang si luna nang biglang hinawakan ni rocco ang kamay niya at marahang hilahin iyon.
"tara, iuuwi na kita."
she heard him, she thought she did pero ang tanging napapansin niya lang ngayon ay kung paano pinapasadahan ni rocco ang likod ng kamay niya and even drawing little circles on it. marahan lang iyon. subtle, ticklish even. as if it was there to comfort. as if it was there to calm her down.
at don lang din napansin ni luna that she was in fact trembling. unconsciously. uncontrollably.
again.
napapikit siya nang mariin.
shit, not this again, she thought. but then her train of thoughts halted when she felt it.
she watched as rocco did it again—the little circles. as if calming her down.
and it did. it fucking did.
"lu?" rocco's gentle voice nudged her from her thoughts.
she blinked. and then nodded. and they walked towards rocco's car. forgetting how she didn't even gotten her answer as to why rocco had a big gash on his face.
however while driving midway, luna spoke.
"ayaw mo talaga sabihin sakin bakit ka may sugat sa muhka?"
"ayaw."
luna sighed. and let it go.
for now.
"ayaw mo rin gamutan yung sugat mo?"
"gusto mo?"
"ha?"
"gusto mo gamutin yung sugat ko?"
"di ka ba marunong? nakikipagsuntukan ka tapos di ka pala marunong gumamot sa sarili mo? ano kaya yon?"
he chuckled.
and luna thought it was weird. lasing ba to?
"i know how. im just too tired right now, wala pa akong pakialam sa sugat ko. pero kung gusto mo gamutin, i won't say no." he glanced at her, then smiled weakly.
kumunot ang noo ni luna.
"what?"
"ang weird mo."
he chuckled again.
"lasing ka ba?"
"i've had a few."
"oy pucha naman! tapos nagdrive ka kaagad?! rocco, di pa ako ready mamatay ha!"
he burst out laughing. at the way she said her words. at how she was almost screaming, tugging at her seatbelt.
"calm down. i said i've had a few, not too much to be risking both our lives."
"oh tangina kasi ayusin mo yan."
"so, ano nga? gagamutin mo 'ko?"
"demanding ka?" she eyed him. hindi maiwasan ni luna na isipin na it was refreshing to be talking to rocco like this. yung hindi suplado. weird, but refreshing.
and then she eyed his face, nakatingin si rocco sa harap kaya kitang-kita niya ang pasa sa bandang kilay nito. not the one he received earlier, but the one he got last night. the one he got because he saw her at the verge of danger.
"okay lang ba sa bahay nalang—?"
"what?"
"—kita gamutin? nandon yung first aid namin eh. unless may gamot ka dito?"
"nasa bahay din eh."
"okay. sa bahay nalang, malapit naman na tayo."
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Oy sorry frann
Ngayon ko lang nakita message mo
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Si kuya rocco at yung new bf ni chi de leon??
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Sasabay ka samin uwi?
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"sorry, makalat ha." luna said as she picks up small clutters to her rather clean home, as rocco thought.
"hindi naman makalat?" he said, sounding unsure than he intended to, while he stepped inside her apartment.
"di ka sure?"
"no, i meant hindi naman makalat kasi," he said while chuckling.
"sige na lang," luna said, not convinced. "kunin ko lang yung mga gamot."
he nodded, and luna exited the living room. while rocco looked around her house. it wasn't big, hindi rin ito sobrang liit. it was just right. homey, even. malinis ito at napansin ni rocco ang isang banda ng wall na napapaligiran ng mga pictures na sa palagay niya ay kuha lahat ni luna.
"you live alone?" rocco spoke a little louder so that luna could hear him from the other room. he heard her shout a curt, "no."
"may roommate ako, si kali." she must've saw the question on rocco's face because she then added, "madalas yun may shoot. model eh."
rocco nodded slowly.
"gusto mo ba nang maiinom?"
"may beer ka?"
"ha?" luna was taken aback, not actually expecting him to ask for a beer to someone who's house he'd never been before. "beh, di ko inexpect, akala ko juice sasabihin mo."
tumawa siya nang mahina, "kinda want something with alcohol right now."
tumagal ang tingin ni luna sa kanya.
"what?"
umiling si luna. "wait,"
but rocco followed her na parang aso.
they walked towards her fridge and opened it. he chuckled, amused and (oddly) endeared at how many beers she had in her fridge. sinamaan naman siya ng tingin ni luna.
"ano?"
"wala, i just thought that we have the same contents sa fridge."
pinanliitan siya ng mata ni luna habang binibigay ang bote ng beer kay rocco. he grabbed the beer from luna's hand, opened it and downed one beer bottle in a minute.
"uhaw na uhaw ah," luna said with amusement.
"long day,"
"figured." she shrugged, and didn't asked further more.
"upo ka dito." she directed him to an empty chair beside the dining table, to which rocco obliged. nilagay niya ang kit sa table at nagsimulang gamutin ang pasa ni rocco, the one near his lips. umabot na sila nang ilang minuto, pero walang umiimik.
one word luna would describe this whole scenario: awkward.
tangina, sobrang awkward.
it was really quiet, their only noise was the sound of them breathing. so she tried to come up with a topic to converse.
"may nagsuntukan daw sa oq kanina," she started.
"dali naman kumalat ng balita."
"nandon din ako sa oq??"
he chuckled.
"warning lang ha," rocco hummed and looked at luna, the same time she did. their proximity made her panic but she didn't let it show and immediately busied herself in attending to his bruise.
"ano?" rocco asked.
"chismosa ako."
"alam ko."
"aba."
"im just kidding."
then there was silence.
luna was standing up, crouching down to a seated rocco. she cant help but notice the way he stared at her while she was busy treating his wounds. mapupungay ang mata nito. luna was guessing both from the booze and the exhaustion of the tiring day he had. but it was intense, para bang tumatagos ito sa kaluluwa ni luna.
"so bakit ka nga nag-mala action star sa oq?" she cleared her throat to fight off the awkwardness she felt from the brief eye contact.
hindi pa rin nilalayo ni rocco ang tingin kay luna when he spoke, "chienna."
and he spoke nothing right after, as if that one name explains everything. like that one name justifies everything he was fighting for inside the bar just a few moments ago.
and luna couldn't speak to that, too. because maybe it did.
it di explain everything.
but she had to talk. reply something. anything.
"ah, chienna..." bobong pagsambit niya dahil wala siyang maisip, sinamahan niya pa ng pagtango. with that motion, she accidentally caught his stare again.
that stare again.
shit, putanginerls.
she tried to dismiss it, hindi na nga siya tumitingin dito, focus lang sa pasa ni rocco.
sa pasa na nasa may labi niya.
sa labi ni rocco.
tangina? she cursed. lipstick reveal naman, rocco? ang pu—
and then she remembered their make out session a few weeks back. sunod-sunod naman agad pumasok sa isip niya kung paano dumampi yung labi ni rocco sa kanya. even remembering how hot she felt at the contact. it wasn't a gentle, heart-fluttering kiss but somehow it made her feel knotted to the core.
hindi na niya namalayan na hindi na pala gumagalaw ang kamay niya. it was just hanging in the air, barely touching rocco's wounds.
"luna?" he said with his husky voice.
"ha?"
"bat ka huminto?"
she cleared her throat, "wag kang malikot." at tumingala para sa kilay naman niya magtuon nang pansin.
"hindi ako gumagalaw?"
she smiled at that, "wag kang maingay, nadidistract ako."
"ako rin."
"ha?"
she accidentally looked at his orbs upon his words. rocco was already looking at her, and she saw how fiery his eyes were. mapupungay pa rin ang mga ito pero pansin ni luna kung paano nagliliyab ang mga tingin ni rocco sa kanya. like it was hungry. needy, of something.
on the other hand, rocco was conflicted. clouded with... thoughts. he knew it wasn't right but the way her proximity, her warmth, her breath fanning over him made his mind disheveled.
kumalas si luna nang tingin and was about to dab the cotton at rocco's brows, but was stopped when he caught her wrist.
"tama na yan,"
"pero di ko pa nagagamot yan?" she was about to get closer, but rocco dodged.
"magaling na yan, hayaan mo na."
"kahit isang tap lang para malagyan ng ointment." luna was bummed, she was looking forward to treat that one. kasi nga siya yung dahilan niyan. konsensya niya na lang kung di niya pa yan magamot.
it was luna and her urge to fix everything.
"luna, please." he growled aggressively, that made her stop.
his eyes were mad, but not mad at her. he was frustrated at her, rather.
"help me out here."
"im the reason for that one. gusto ko lang naman gamutin, bat arte arte ka diyan?!" now she was mad. they were both fuming mad, looking at each other intensely. no one seeming to back down.
luna looking down at him with confusion and frustration. rocco with frustration but with a different reason.
they were in that position for a few minutes until rocco broke.
"fuck it."
she heard rocco curse before he tipped his head forward, cupped her face and kissed her full on the lips.
he was slow at first, pinapakiramdaman si luna. trying to feel her first, waiting for her to fight back. akala niya kakalas si luna, because he knew. he knew how these touches triggered luna, but he still shoot his shot. pero ganun na lang ang gulat niya nang hindi kumalas si luna. instead, she dipped her head down, making the kiss deeper than it is.
her hands were suspended in the air again, but she can feel how he rubbed his thumb on the skin of her neck, the other on her jaw. she can taste the alcohol, and the hint of cigarette in the kiss. unti-unti naman itong lumulula kay luna, not knowing if it's due to the kiss or the taste. or maybe both.
getting impatient, he slowly bit her lower lip, nipping on it hungrily, trying to gain access. when she groaned, rocco saw this as an opportunity to continue.
he slid and explored. memorizing each groan and sounds luna made for each time he discovered areas where she like it the most. her then hanging hands were now around rocco's nape, pulling him closer to her, tugging or playing softly on the strands of his hair. that made rocco chuckle. and made luna conscious.
bakit tumatawa to? luna thought. di ba ako marunong humalik?
as if he heard her thinking out loud, he smiled slightly through the kiss and tugged her gently by the waist, making her stumble.
and now she eas sitting on his lap.
"you're doing good." he breathed, or more like growled gently. luna couldn't decipher.
she didn't mean to but he bit on rocco's lips, the side where there weren't any ointment. he moaned with pleasure, "fuck, you're doing really really great, lu."
and that made luna a lot less careful and conscious. and the rest were a total blur. fast paced and heated. she didn't even know how they ended up in her bed, how they slipped off their clothes one by one, how their moans filled her apartment joyously, and at how everything went by so fast.
all she knew was that she had a night with rocco, but the next morning she woke up alone sprawled over her bed.