AUTHOR’S NOTE: While this is not going to be my best work, enjoy my take on deconstruction of a love story. All names and events were used for creative excellence. Any similarity between this novelette and real life events was not intentional. You may decide if you want to follow this or not after this chapter. This is not for everyone. Bluntly said, this is my first R-18 novelette. Thank you.
Chapter Zero
“Ayoko nang bumalik dito.” Sabi ng isang binata habang papalapit ito sa College of Information System.
From his grades to his looks, one can say that there is nothing extraordinary about Aaron. He is from a middle-class family, he has a set of friends and he has a girlfriend. Yet Aaron is growing tired of doing the same things over and over again.
He is now on his third year of study and today is the start of enrollment for the second semester. He is already wishing for a ghost to appear in front of him or his college gets tormented by tornadoes just to experience something new.
“Bored ka na naman, Aaron.” Leila said. Aaron noticed that she is grinning as if she is mocking his disinterested attitude.
“Paulit-ulit na lang ginagawa natin e. Mag-eenroll, papasok, makikipagkuwentuhan, uuwi, mag-aaral tapos matutulog. Tapos ganon na naman sa susunod na mga araw. Medyo nakakasawa na.”
He sighed then took his report of grades for the last semester. Aalis na sana siya nang kalabitin siya ng kanyang kaibigan.
“What?” saka siya napahinto nang mapansin niya ang tinuturo ni Leila.
“Tsk. Tsk. Hindi talaga totoo ang lahat ng nakikita ng mata ano?” sabi ng kanyang kaibigan. Nakangisi pa rin ito. Nagpatuloy pa rin ito sa pagsasalita, sa pagkakataong iyon, sa mas mahinang boses.
“Medyo chickboy yan e.”
Aaron’s eyes turned into slits. He did not get his friend’s sarcastic wit. He also noticed some girls gush over their object of conversation. “Heartthrob siguro ito.” He said to himself.
“Chickboy? Ano bago roon?” Aaron said instead. “Wala e. Medyo mas gwapo sa akin e. Saka hindi ko siya kilala. Weird naman kung kilalanin ko siya.” He made sure he said those words in the driest manner so his friend will not be able to retort. However, what Aaron received was a very strange look from his friend.
“Friend, siya yung nag-second noong pageant sa university.” Leila sighed. “Saang kuweba ka ba nabubuhay? Required tayo sa dorm manuod noon a.”
Aaron just shrugged off her remarks then took a second look at the person she is talking about. Napansin niyang may kasama itong babae pero sa hinuha niya ay hindi niya ito girlfriend. Saka niya narealize ang sinabi ng kanyang kaibigan.
“Uy.” Sabi ng binata sa kanyang kasama habang nagpi fill up ng trial form. “Huwag mong sabihing-”
Ngumisi lang ang kanyang kaibigan saka nag-okay sign.
“May rumors. Hindi ko lang alam kung totoo. Crush ko pa naman siya. Ang cute niya oh. Hindi niya girlfriend iyan. Mukhang puno eh.”
“Malay mo naman, mahal niya talaga oh.” Aaron just dismissed what his friend said. He made a mental note to deliberately avoid her next time if she will talk about that guy again.
“Anong plano mo pagkatapos pumirma nito?” sabi ni Leila. “Uuwi muna ako sa amin. Sa Lunes pa ang pasukan. Ikaw?”
“Kalayo ng Nueva Vizcaya. Ayoko muna. Boring din naman sa bahay. Sa dorm muna ako matutulog.” Aaron sighed. His friend just tapped his shoulders.
“Friend, huwag ka munang papakamatay ha? Sayang lahi mo. Akina pambayad mo, I eenroll na kita.” Saka umalis si Leila pagkakuha ng pera at ng trial form sa binata.
“Ulol.” Maikling tugon ng binata. Aaron again prayed that something new happens in the next semester before he does what his friend was suggesting. “Hindi na rin masama ‘yung sinabi ni Leila kung sakali.” He said to himself.
Aaron stayed like that for another thirty minutes. Nakita niyang muli ang lalakeng itinuro ni Leila kanina. Sapagkat wala namang ginagawa noong panahong iyon ang binate, sinundan niya ito ng tingin.
“Shit. Pagkakamalan pa ako nito.” He said to himself.
Judging from the way he moves, Aaron can tell that something is off from that guy. “Masyadong maingat at malinis para sa isang lalake. Wala ba siyang ibang kaibigan puwera sa babaeng kasama niya?” he said to himself. He only snapped back to reality when an acquaintance asked him to play computer games with his peers.
It was already seven in the evening when Aaron and his friends decided to go home after playing computer games. Since he dislikes eating alone around people, he decided to eat in an area he called a dungeon for its dim lit posts and the presence of an old dilapidated building. Aaron is not new to the rumors circulating around that building. It’s not that he is not afraid of ghosts, he just find those stories unrealistic to begin with. Then he saw shadows in the third floor. Thinking that it was just his imagination, tumuloy pa rin siya sa loob. He’s already hungry to begin with.
Two people are staring at the moonlight. Their silhouettes suggest that one has his arms around the other. It is like they are doing the same thing for the last hour. The other person looks at him, trying to project an adorable but sultry image.
“Safe naman na tayo siguro rito. Wala nang tao.” Said a voice. Tumango lang ang kanyang kausap.
“Hanggang kalian kaya magiging tayo.” The other one responded. “Baka hindi rin tayo magtagal.”
“Ipaglalaban kita.” Saka niya lalong inilapit ang kanyang sarili sa kausap. Ngumiti lang ito saka idinantay ang ulo sa kanyang balikat.
“Sigurado ka?” tugon nito. One can say that it was delivered in a very coy manner.
“Oo. Mahal kita e.”
“Puwede mo namang gawin ang gusto mong gawin sakin.” Tugon nito, this time, with a seducing smile hinting that whoever heard that line should make a move. Nagulat ang kanyang kausap saglit saka ngumiti at inilapit ang mukha sa kanya.
“Mahal kita.” Saka niya sinimulang halikan ang kanyang kausap.
It began with soft kisses but those quickly turned to torrid ones until both lose their minds from their raging desires. It was similar to a wild fist fight but both of them want what they are doing. Ihiniga ng niya ang kanyang kasama sa sahig saka hinubaran ito ng damit. Tumango lang ang kanyang kasama saka tiningnan siya ng kanyang mapungay na mata.
Both are breathing heavily as their wants begin to creep in to their minds. Nang makitang nalululong na silang parehas sa ginagawa nila, sinimulan niyang pugpugin ng halik sa leeg ang kanyang kasama. Hindi na kinaya ng kanyang kasama ang kanyang nararamdaman kaya nagpakawala na lang ito ng isang impit na ungol.
Aaron sat on the floor and was about to eat when he heard noises above him. Ikinibit balikat lang ito ng binata saka pinagpatuloy nito ang pagkain. Then Aaron felt a certain dread when the noises became louder and he heard moans. He thought those were ghosts but something tells him that the noises were not caused by anything supernatural.
“Hindi ito multo. Fuck.” Sabi ng binata. Naisip niyang kumain nang mabilis pagkatapos ay umalis na lang but his curiosity got the better of him. He immediately ran upstairs to know what is happening there; what he does not know is he is going to regret what he will see then.
Nang makarating si Aaron sa third floor, lalong lumakas ang kaluskos at ungol. He could have run away but then, his curiosity took his better self. Sinilip niya ang sirang pintuan. His eyes widened. Nabitawan niya ang pagkaing dala.
He saw two people caressing each other with one person lying on the other. Napalunok na lang siya when he saw a familiar face: a mestizo-looking guy having the same height as him. He is actually doing the deed to the other guy. Aaron’s realization clicked. He is looking at the very same guy he saw last morning.
Somehow, the other guy saw him and was just as shocked as Aaron. Yet he thought he has an unfinished business with the one he is caressing. Tiningnan niya na lang ng masama si Aaron.
Si Aaron naman ay hindi kaagad nakagalaw dahil sa gulat but composed himself again after a while then ran away.
“May problema ba? Nawala ka ng gana?” sabi ng kanyang kasamang medyo nayamot dahil itinigil nito ang ginagawa sa kanya.
“Tsk. This place is not as safe as you think.” Sabi niya. “May mga security na rin na iikot dito mamaya, baka makita pa tayo.” Then he picked his clothes. Both of them were half naked.
Aaron thought he ran the fastest he did in his life just to get away. When he saw that he was in a safe distance from the old building, he gasped for air to breathe and recollected himself to realize what he just saw.
“Shit. siya ‘yung nasa registrations kanina a?! Anong ginagawa nila roon?!” sabi ni Aaron sa kanyang sarili kahit alam na rin niya ang sagot at alam na rin niyang magsisinungaling ang dalawang lalake sa harap niya kung sakaling tanungin niya ang mga ito. He felt he is going to puke that moment.