Parang mali. Isang malaking pagkakamali na pumayag pa akong makipagkita kay Ken. He's boring me to tears. Gawd!
Ang totoo nyan, Lena is not really meant to be in that situation. Nasa family gathering siya ng Ilanos, the clan where she belongs. She is having fun seeing old faces until her dad talked about her being a bum. For him, She's the black sheep, the rebel, the brat, the rotten, and the dull. Negative adjectives? Name it. That's what she is. At least for her dad. Pati sa propesyon niya ay ang liit ng tingin nito. Wala raw siyang mararating sa modelling. He said that after she became 25, wala na siyang income. Modelling will just use her. At sa lahat ng mga pinagsasabi nito patungkol sa kanya, isa lang ang tumatak sa isip niya: He did not trust her one bit. Sure, he loves her. Perhaps it is true that all fathers do love their children but that is not enough for him to trust me. Por que modelo daw siya, wala na siyang mararating.
She just mouthed WOW when he said that. Sa taas ng standards nito baka presidente ng USA, hindi ito ma-satisfy. Kung kaya ay nilayasan niya ang mga ito. Heto tuloy siya ngayon, nasa isang five-star hotel room kung saan nag-s-stay si Ken temporarily at pilit in-enjoy ang company nito. She just speed dial her phone para may makausap. She had no one to call friend anyway. Numero nito ang lumabas sa dialer kaya uto na lang ang tinawagan at pinuntahan niya.
"A penny for your thoughts.." Inabutan siya ni Ken ng wine glass. Sinimsim niya ang laman nyon.
Kenneth is one of her ex-flings. Well, she have many. flings. Rebelde raw siya, di ba? Might as well prove it. Kung kani-kanino na lang siya nakikipag-make out especially when there were elite press around, mas gumagawa siya ng eksena para bumalandra ang pagmumukha niya sa magazines. It paid well when her dad got angry big time! It was funny. Minsan, nakakapagod ng i-please lahat. What they see was just a pretty face. Hell, she don't need to prove anyone anything.
Sa inis niya ay in-straight niya ang laman ng baso. Nakamasid lang si Ken. He was smiling devilishly.
"What!?" Naiinis na sita niya rito.
"It was fun watching you talk to yourself. Akala ko ba kaylangan mo ng kausap? Parang hindi naman na." Sinalinan nito ng wine ang baso nya.
"Dad pissed me off again." Hindi bago kay Ken ang reklamo niya. Simula noong magdalaga siya, nagsimula na silang mag-away na mag-ama. Kaya nung naging fling kami, nareklamo niya na yon sa rito.
"Why don't you quite modelling?"
"Why would I give up something I love?"
"Because sometimes love just ain't enough.." pakantang sabi ni Ken. Natawa siya. Hindi dahil sa joke kundi dahil sa truthfulness ng kanta. Nakakatawang isipin na hindi sapat na mahal niya ang isang bagay para matanggap ng dad niya. For him, it should be something gigantic, something perfect.
Maya-maya bigla siyang nahilo. Lumulutang ang carpeted na sahig. Sumobra tingkad ang mga kulay. Things also got oversized, they seem a blur.
"Shit." Hindi siya pinanganak kahapon para hindi malaman kung anong nangyayari sa kanya. "What did you put in my drink?" she hissed.
"Relax, Lena." anito na para bang wala itong ginawang masama. He started unbuttoning his polo. "Soon you'll get hot all over. Let's just enjoy the night."
"Fuck you!" She's almost sure that he put an E in her drink.
"Yea. Soon enough you'll gonna fuck me." He grinned. Nang mga sandaling yon, demonyo ang tingin niya rito.
"Come to daddy, baby." Lumapit ito sa kanya at niyakap siya: Sht. She's feeling horny already. But NO! She treated him well! Tapos gaganituhin siya nito? Sinong boba ang bibigay rito?
Kahit nang hihina, she summoned all her strength, what's left of her. Sinipa niya ito sa pagitan ng mga hita. Napahiyaw at napahiga ito sa sakit. Hindi siya kumbinsido sa ginawa. Gamit ang natitira pang lakas ay sinipa niya ito sa tyan. She got another AW in exchange.
"Go to hell you bastard!" The she ran. Kinuha niya ang bag at ang phone niya sa mesa. Nasa pintuan na siya ng hotel room nang makatayo si Ken.
Nagmadali siyang tumakbo. Hindi sya nito pedeng abutan.
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Nakatulala si Adam sa kisame. Hindi malaman kung bakit hindi pa siya dinadalaw ng antok kahit sobrang napagod siya sa site kanina. He is assigned to check the place. Isa siya sa mga nag-design ng building na iyon. There were so many things to check kaya hindi na siya nakabalik sa opisina. Nagdesisyon siya na hindi na rin umuwi. Bagkus, nagcheck in na lang siya sa isang hotel malapit sa office.
He will spend the night there. Since hindi na siya dadaan ng bahay, bumili siya kanina ng suit--Sht! I forgot to get it sa laundromat. He looked at the clock on the bedside table. 10 pm na! Takte. Magsasara na ang laundromat! Wala ng oras para tumawag pa. Tutal hindi niya rin alam ang numero roon he immediately grabbed his wallet and went for the elevators. Sana maabutan niya iyong bukas.
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Tinakbo ni Lena ang hallway. Nasa dulo ang room ni Ken. Nasa kabilang dulo ang hagdan. "Leche." Kung hagdan ang tutunguhin niya ay maaaring makita at maabutan pa siya ni Ken. Naghanap siya ng ibang pedeng takbuhan at napagtanto niya na wala siyang ibang choice. Hagdan ang tanging option niya upang makatakas. Matagal ang elevator kung hihintayin niya pa iyon. She removed her high-heeled shoes and sprinted kahit gegewang-gewang siya at slow motion ang lahat para sa kanya. She felt elated though. The run felt like flying.. literally flying colors.
Pinilit niyang kontrolin ang sarili. Wala siyang ibang choice kundi ang hagdan. Wala namang bukas na pinto ang hotel rooms doon.
Ngunit habang tumatakbo ay natigilan siya. May nakabukas na pinto! Nilingon niya ang pinanggalingan. Ken is not on sight. Pero nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang makita ang kamay nito na kumapit sa hamba ng pinto! Awmaygash!
Agad-agad siyang pumasok sa kwarto and shut the door closed. When she realized, she safely escaped him she couldn't help but laugh.
"Wooo!" hiyaw niya. She did not bother to check the room. She's so wasted. She could no longer control the effect of ecstasy.
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Tequila was all I needed, Adam thought to himself. For some reasons, inaantok siya sa Tequila. Kung kaya'y matapos siyang makipag-unahan sa sampung kabayo para makuha ang damit sa laundromat, um-order siya ng Tequila sa bar ng hotel. After that, he decided to go back to his hotel room and rest.
Kinuha niya ang key card sa wallet and swiped. The door clicked open.
May tumutugtog sa loob ng room. His first reaction was tingnan ang room number, 313. Nagtaka siya. Hindi naman siya nagkamali ng room na pinasok. Nag-click naman iyong lock ng pinto. Ang ibig sabihin niyo ay tama ang key card niya, hindi ba?Pero wala siyang maalala na iniwan niya ang sound system na bukas o kung binuksan niya man iyon. Nakabibingi ang volume niyon. It is singing We Found Love in remix. Isinabit niya sa isa sa mga rack doon ang damit then he walked through the hallway towards the bed. Napalundag siya sa gulat. Muntik na siya mapahiyaw! May babaeng sumasayaw sa kama niya! She is stripping while dancing! And to his further shock she is starting to remove her jeans! What the fvck is this? Mali ba talaga siya ng room?
Nang matauhan sa pagkagulat, nilapitan niya ang sound system. He turned it off. Lalamunin ng volume niyon ang kanyang tinig so if he wanted to converse with the mysterious girl he knew he needed to turn the sound system off. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" medyo shocked pa rin na tanong niya. What if masamang tao ito at nilolooban na siya? Wala sa loob na kinapa niya ang wallet at nilingon ang laptop sa bedside. Mukha naman siyang hindi masamang tao, kumbinsi niya sa sarili. He gave her the benefit of the doubt.
Imbis na sumagot, lumapit ang babae sa kanya. Napaatras siya. Sasaktan ba siya nito? Bakit ito lumalapit?
Para bang hindi sapat ang gulat niya, lalo pa siyang nagulat nang ipulupot nito ang mga kamay sa kanyang leeg. Though still in shock, he noticed she is short of three inches from his height. She has milky skin.. at ang bango nito. And.. for some reason, she looked rather familiar.. dahil ba she resembles the model Georgina Wilson? Unlike Georgina na maamo ang mukha, the woman he is with looked like a tigress that could not be tamed.
"Don't be such a KJ, sweetheart." Inilapit nito ang katawan sa kanya. He could feel her.. And this is so not good.
Kinalas niya ang mga kamay nito sa pagkakapulupot sa kanyang leeg at bahagyang inilayo ito. Kailangan niya ng distansya para makapag isip. "Sino ka ba, miss? Bakit nandito ka sa kwarto ko?" tanong niya.
She pouted. "I'm Lena. Ken tried to bed me. Pero tinakbuhan ko sya." She laughed. "This room saved me. You saved me." Pinisil nito ng bahagya ang ilong niya. Then, she touched his chest. Her hands are moving slowly.. downwards. Then, she bit her lower lip. "You deserved a gift."
Pinigil niya ang mga kamay nito bago pa man iyon mapunta sa kung saan. Mahirap na. Baka malaman pa nitong gising na gising, baka lalong ma-encourage sa ginagawa.
He's sure the woman had taken an E.
But he is a man. Curiosity got the best off him. "What gift?" he could not helped but asked.
Kinabahan siya dahil tinitigan siya nitong nang matiim.. matagal. Pagkuway ngumiti ito.
"Strip-tease!" she exclaimed then turned the sound sys on. This time, she played Unfaithful.
Nagpunta ito sa kama at sumayaw ng dahan-dahan.
Okay. He got so curious he tolerated her. He leisurely sat down on an arm chair facing her.
She started walking towards him. Wala na itong pantalon. She sat on his lap. Tinanggal nito sa pagkakabutones ang white polo blouse nito.
All the while, nagtatalo sa isip niya kung paaalisin niya ba ito or hindi. He didn't even know her. Ngunit matapos makipagdebate ng konsensya niya sa pagnanasa niya, nanatili siyang nakaupo. I am but a guy.
Initsa nito ang polo blouse sa kung saan. Then she started to unhook her bra. Her boobs were awesome, pakiramdam ni Adam ay mapupunit ang kanyang pantalon. Nakikipagtalo pa din ang isip niya sa kanya konsensya if he should have sex with her. Because it looked like that was what she's suggesting.
Isinampay nito sa leeg niya ang bra. It smelled like baby cologne.
Torture, indeed. May God help him. Nadedemonyo na talaga siya.
At kung hindi naman ba talaga siya sinusubok ng tadhana.. she started kissing him. Dahil sa nag-iinit at gigil na gigil na talaga siya, he kissed her back. She nibbled with his lower lip. He held her chin to slip his tongue inside. The kiss deepened. He sucked her mouth and she started to follow course. She moaned. He could feel her womanhood against his. Sa sobrang t*gas ng alaga niya, naka-slacks pa man din siya, ramdam na ramdam niya ang init ng balat nito.
Hell, he could fvck her like there was no tomorrow. Pero tama ba ang gagawin niya? Unti-unting lumalakas ang tinig ng kanyang konsensya. He barely knew her. Malay ba niya kung saang lupalop ito galing?
He felt her standing. Kahit nagtatalo pa din ang kalooban niya, he did not want the kiss to end. He moaned in protest. Only to find out, hawak-hawak nito ang necktie niya at dinadala siya sa kama. Sinimulan nitong kalasin ang necktie niya. Oh God. Damn but she's really hot.
Sinuot nito ang necktie. Then, she began raining kisses on his neck, gently sucking.
"I feel so h*rny, baby. F*ck me." bulong nito sa tenga niya dahilan para magtayuan ang kanyang mga balahibo. Sh*t. This is complete and total sh*t. She had taken E for Pete's sake! He is practically taking advantage of her! Adam! tawag ng konsensya niya. What in fvcking name are you doing to a woman?! anito.
Aminado siya. He is but a womanizer. He could get any girls he wanted. Sweet talk them. Buy them things. Take them on a date. Name it he does it. But he never took advantage of anyone. He made it clear that what he wanted is just the physical and he made sure they agreed and understood what he can only offer.
Hence, he can live without having sex with this lady in front of him.
Inihiga niya ito sa kama. Then, he ended the kiss at kinumutan ito.
"You should sleep, honey."