MEIKO'S POV
Paalis na sana ako patungo sa skwelahan..
"Meiko, Wait.."
"Ma?"
Nagpaalam na ako sa kanila dahil naghihintay na si Keiji sa labas para makaalis na kami..
Mamayang tanghali pa sila babalik sa trabaho at hindi ko na naman sila makikita ng ilang araw, linggo o buwan..
Linapitan ko si mama at hinaplos nya naman ang ulo ko..
"Meiko, I hope that everything is fine between you and Keiji. Alam ko na hindi ka aalis ng walang malalim na dahilan, Meiko, We are a family, at the end of the day, tayo tayo lang din ang magkakasama.."
"O-opo, ma.."
"And by the way, give my best regards to Ivan. It's been a long time since I saw him, Maybe I'll set a dinner together with his family at ipapakilala natin sya kay Keiji, Ivan's been your friend since childhood. What do you think?"
?!?!
"Ah W-wag na po ma b-baka-----"
She pinched my cheeks. "Ikaw talaga! Sige na, baka ma late pa kayo.. Basta meiko, bumalik ka dito soon okay? Para naman may makausap at makasama si Keiji dito.."
Tumango nalang ako sa sinabi nya.
"Bye, Meiko."
Umalis naman ako at nagtungo sa labas kung saan nakaabang si Keiji sa sasakyan, Pagkasakay ko ay agad nya namang pinatakbo ang kotse..
Hindi nga pala ako uuwi dito mamaya..
"Meiko"
"H-ha?" Medyo nagulat ako nung tinawag nya ako bigla.
"Did you had a good sleep?"
Tanong nya ng hindi lumilingon dahil nakabaling ang atensyon nya sa daan..
"Oo.." Matipid kong sagot at tumingin ulit sa labas ng bintana..
Somehow, Everything feels normal now...
Sa tuwing magkasabay kami sa kotse noon, parang may mangyayari at parang may gagawin sya saken, and the thought of it always makes me feel hot inside.
But now, It feels nothing...
I don't feel uneasy around with him anymore...
Maybe he was serious when he said he won't do anything to me...
Pero...
*sigh*
Hindi ko talaga alam..
"Have you made up your mind about going back in our house?" Tanong nya habang nagmamaneho..
"I-I don't know.."
"It's okay, feel free to go back when you feel like it.."
Maya maya pa ay huminto na yung kotse, nandito na pala kami sa parking lot, hindi ko man lang namalayan..
Bumaba naman kami pareho at sabay na naglakad patungo sa campus..
Kelan ba kami huling magkasabay maglakad patungong campus?
Hindi ko na maalala..
"What I did isn't still enough huh.."
"H-ha?"
May sinabi sya pero hindi ko yun masyadong narinig dahil sa ingay ng mga tao sa paligid..
"Nothing.."
Pinatuloy lang namin ang paglalakad patungo sa loob ng building and as always..
"Hi Keiji!"
Lahat talaga nakatingin sa kanya, yung iba naman na nakakasalubong namin binabati sya.. at nginitian nya lang ito.
Ilang linggo pa lang sya dito sa skwelahan namin pero parang ang tagal nya na dito sa dami ng nakakilala sa kanya..
"Meiko"
Tinignan ko naman sya nung tinawag nya ako..
"I want to stay here longer until we fix our thing up.."
May pinindot sya sa elevator at sabay naman kaming pumasok..
"Anyway, wanna eat lunch together?"
Umiling ako... "Sabay kami ni Ivan.."
"Then I'll join you."
?!?!
Alam ko na ang mangyayari kapag magkasama silang dalawa!
"Wag na.."
"But-----"
*TING!*
"Mauna na ko, Keiji"
Hindi ko na hinintay kung ano ang sasabihin nya at lumabas nalang ng elevator..
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KEIJI'S POV
Damn It...
She's still not thinking of going back after all I've done.
I really thought she considered coming back home after what happened but I was wrong.
Just how much shit should I do to make her come back? I'm trying my best here.
To think that I almost did something when she's asleep that day it was raining, I'm fcking glad I was able to stop myself!
Besides, I won't do it with her anymore in exchange, she'll come back.
It's a waste but I can't ruin everything because of that so I have to let it go but.. I can't stop myself sometimes..
Fck this.
I buried my head to my arms that's resting on the table.
"Keiji, Okay ka lang?"
Girls in my class asked while surrounding me early in the fcking morning.
"Oo nga! You look worn up!"
"If you have a problem, we can make you forget it..."
They laughed because of what the last girl said and I know what they're trying to say.
"Can you all shut the fck up? It's none of your goddamn business and stop whoring me around early in the fcking morning dammit."
They made an embarassed expression and left.
They're so annoying, Always surrounding me when they have a chance! It's no different from laketon!
I sighed and turned my glance on my seatmate who's busy reading a book.
"What a bookworm.."
I whispered, I bet she barely know what's going on with the surroundings because her attention is all into the book she's reading.
"I heard you, Keiji Aihara"
I'm surprised she heard me, I really thought she wasn't paying attention to her surroundings at all.
"I didn't say anything.."
"Don't play dumb! Narinig kita!"
She closed her book.
Oh.. Now, she's mad. Man, girl's temper are sometimes-----.
"Then what did I say?"
"Tch!"
The teacher went in and that ends our conversation.
She clearly didn't hear what I said, Haha.
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MEIKO'S POV
"Anong nangyari? May ginawa na naman ba yun sayo?"
Inilapag nya ang tray at umupo sa harapan ko..
"W-wala--------"
"Rest assured"
?!?!!
Muntik ko nang mabitawan yung kutsara na hawak hawak ko sa gulat dahil bigla nalang sumulpot si Keiji sa likod ni Ivan na may dala dalang tray na naglalaman ng inorder nya.
Bigla nalang umiba ang hangin ng paligid...
Naglakad naman si Keiji papunta saken at tinabihan ako.
"Anong ginagawa mo dito?"
"We're at the cafeteria, so obviously I'm here to eat. What do you think people are going to do here? Have sex? Workout?"
He was saying it with a smile on his face pero kitang kita ko ang pagkairita sa mukha nya.
"Bakit dito mo pang naisip umupo? Madami namang bakante."
He moved closer beside me..
"Oh.. It's as if you're prohibiting me from eating in the same table as you. How high of you to do that, Considering you're talking to the son of the family who's closest to this School's owner"
"Hindi ako interesadong marinig yang----"
"Meiko, It looks like your friend doesn't want me here.. Can you tell him to atleast be nice? I'm trying to be good as possible but he really do test my attitude sometimes"
I don't understand him, sometimes..
Ang dami nya talagang ugali..
He can be soft, gentle, harsh, insensitive, and sarcastic..
But he can also be good..
"I-Ivan, kumain nalang tayo.."
Sinabi ko nalang yan para matapos na sila..
Pati ako sumasakit yung ulo sa bangayan nilang dalawa.
Nabigla naman si Ivan sa sinabi ko, kailangan kong magpaliwanag sa kanya mamaya..
"You heard what she said so let's eat?"
Ngiting sabi ni Keiji, hindi naman tumugon si Ivan.
Napabuntong hininga nalang ako... Kailan ba sila magkakasundo?!
"Meiko..."
Lumingon naman ako sa kanya nung tinawag nya ko.
"You look troubled.. I'll leave if you don't want me around.." He whispered.
"Hindi, okay lang.."
He patted my head and said.. "Thanks Meiko.."
Umiwas nalang ako ng tingin at pinatuloy yung pagkain ko..
Hindi ko na naiwasang isipin kung.. Nagbago na ba talaga sya..
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KEIJI'S POV
This bastard..
He's staring at me as if he was killing me on his mind.
I stared back at gave him the most deadliest damn stare I could ever give to someone.
He was pissed because Meiko wants me to stay, I said that on purpose, To show to that bastard that Meiko isn't feeling uneasy with me around anymore.
I bet he was all curious about what happened during the weekend.
The bastard stopped glaring at me and continued eating, I smirked, he really can't fcking win against me.
*MESSAGE RINGTONE*
Oh?
Kinuha ko yung cellphone ko sa bulsa, and received a text from Megan.
From: 0923XXXXXXX
I'm already here. Thanks for texting me, I'm always here Keiji whenever you need me :)
"Meiko, I have to go."
"Sige.."
I left the table and went at the back of our building..
There, I saw her sitting on the bench.. Then I went and sat beside her.
"What are you waiting for? Do it already."
"But first Keiji, why are you asking me to do this?"
"What? You think it means special or something?"
She chuckled and stared at me with an unusual expression..
No, more like she's trying to seduce me with her gaze.
"I'm glad that I'm the one you called."
It's not like I have a choice, I want it to be meiko but I can't.
I can call someone else like shontelle but that would be troublesome and If it's someone I don't know, I'm not in the mood to make a stranger do it for me.
"Don't misunderstand and hurry up before lunch break ends."
She smiled and slowly kneeled in front of me...
Damn it... I really did call someone to fcking give me a blow, I haven't had sex for weeks all because of Meiko and I didn't expect that I'll survive this long without it.
She slowly unzipped my pants without leaving her seductive gaze on me.. and when she managed to let it out, she immediately shift her gaze into it..
She let her tongue out and licked the tip, while looking at me..
Fck. I gotta say this, she looks like a damn slut doing that and I hate that its turning me on...
I kinda startled when she touched it..
Crap, just a simple touch and I'm already damn flustered.. This is why I hate not doing it for weeks..
I can't do anything but lean my head on the bench when she starts moving her hands..
"We can do it here if you want.." she said without stopping from what she's doing..
"No, this enough.."
I really want to do it.. but I don't know why I can't..
"But you're so hard.. Are you sure this alone is enough?"
She suddenly kissed my tip and It made me shiver down to my fcking spine..
"Can you fcking stop asking me questions and just do it already?"
She left a smirk before landing her mouth and sucked it..
Why.. Is she so fcking good at this...
Most of the girls I had sex with can't even reach the half of it since It's pretty huge and won't fully fit inside.. I can choke someone just by trying to make them take more than the half of it but her..... Dammit.. She's doing with without struggles..
Shit... I'm getting so hard than I thought..
She licked it all over and rub it then go back from sucking it..
H-her throat feels so fcking good...
"Fck----D-do it faster---"
When she went deeper that It almost reached the half of her throat, She thrusts it so hard inside like she wants to reach her limit..
"F-fck---!"
She started choking cause she went in deeper than she can handle.. I felt that my cum is about to release when she did that..
"D-damn---!"
She sucked it so fast and deep.. I don't know how long she's doing it, All I did was held her head and stared at her desperately sucking mine like It's her last time to do it..
"S-shit-----I'm gonna-----"
I immediately pushed her head away but she didn't let go...
W-what the hell...
When she pulled her mouth from mine, she let her tongue out... showing my cum that is filling it..
She then closed her mouth and.. swallowed it.. licking some that's left on the side of her lips..
S-she's crazy...
"It tastes good.." She softly kissed mine after she said that..
"Do you have tissues with you?"
She grabbed something on her pocket..
"I prepared these before I went here" she said and cleaned her face.
It felt so good... but why do I feel like It's not enough...?
I really need to atleast have sex...
But.. I can't fcking do it with anyone other than Meiko, I feel like I already lost my interest doing it with other people other than her..
I was about to rest my head on the bench when I noticed a familiar figure standing not so far from our spot..
Hold on...
I zipped my pants and tried to stand up..
What the...
?!?!??
It's-----!
"Keiji!"
I was about to go but she held my shirt to stop me.
Meiko..
Why the fck is she here?!! This is a hidden spot!
Don't tell me.. she saw it?
Fck!
"Let me go!"
"So, she really did came when I told her to.."
"What?!!"
What the fck did she just say...?!
"Nothing! Forget what I said, y-you can go to her now"
"Fck!"
If I knew she did something, I'll get her fcking out of my life.
I ran towards her that is standing from afar, looking petrified after she witnessed that and when I was about to reach her, she stepped back..
"Meiko!"
?!?!?!!
She's running away!
I chased her and held her arms when I finally caught her..
"Meiko, you're running away again.."
"I'm not.."
"Then you shouldn't have ran when I was after you."
She faced me...with an upset face.
"Meiko?"
Why is she making that facial expression.. ?
"Pinapunta ako ng babaeng yun dun, nagtaka ako kung bakit may nag text saken na unknown number, Keiji.. hindi ko maintindihan bakit nya to ginagawa saken.. Ano bang gusto nyong palabasin?"
Shit...
Damn that fcking woman!
"Meiko---I didn't know she could----Okay I'm sorry. I'm sorry for dragging you out of this, She was pretty interested in me and she was jealous because of you."
"Alam nya ba-----"
"No! N-no, she didn't---"
Fck.. I can't tell her the truth.
"Mabuti naman.."
Meiko... why do you look so upset? You can't even look at me in the eye.
"Please don't think bad about me, You see, I already swore I won't do anything to you anymore so I-I'll start relieving myself with other people.. Right, I was just relieving myself, It doesn't mean anything to me.."
"Meiko?!"
Dammit... This fcking bastard's timing..
"Akala ko napano kana kasi hindi kapa bumalik.."
"Pabalik na ko.."
She glanced at me. "M-mauna na kami.."
She said that without looking at me. What the hell is wrong with her? We we're good when we ate lunch but now, she won't even meet my eyes.
Is she feeling uneasy with what she saw back there? It's not like it's her first time seeing me doing sexual stuff with another girl..
They left and that bastard gave me a dirty look.
I hope she won't change her treatment towards me just because she saw that.
It's already been hard for me, I'm not the type of person that can endure not doing anything that can take care of my needs as a man.
I really need to release and do something, cause I've always been like this.
And dammit... That Megan Park.. I'm fcking done with her!
When I went back to that place, she already left so I tried to call her at pinabalik sya.
"Keiji!"
She's running towards me with a smile and right after she's near me, I gripped her arms tightly!
"Keiji? N-nasasaktan ako.."
"You fcking shit, why did you fcking texted meiko to go here?! What's your------"
"I like you, Keiji."
What?
I wasn't able to say anything and she suddenly hugged me.
"Fck! Let me go!"
"I was jealous of how you care for her, I never saw you being like that to others ever since we were on high school. You never cared to their existence unless you want to do it with them.. Keiji.. I like you since we were on high school, You might not remember me-----"
"What the fck are you saying-----"
"I was really ugly back then.. but you still paid attention to me and you even kissed me. I know that you already forgot about that, I changed myself for you to notice me again but you didn't, Balak kong mag aral sa laketon dahil nandun ka but my mom is this school's principal kaya kailangan kong mag aral dito at nung nalaman ko na ikaw yung exchange student dito, hindi ko na pinalagpas ang pagkakataon and I'm happy that I got to do it with you.. I really.. like you, Keiji."
What the...
"Are you fcking kidding me?"
"No! Keiji.. I like you so much.. I accept you for who you are! I don't even mind if you do it with many people as you can as long as you're with me! So please---!"
I-Is she fcking serious? I can't believe everything I heard just now..
Damn it.. I was about to end things with her and cut her off then this bullshit came up.
"You know very well the answer to your confession, don't you?"
"Alam ko, but I don't want to give up cause I'm hoping that someday you'll like me back.."
Me? Like her back? I wanna laugh.
I never liked anyone personally, If it's in the bed then yes.
"You're hoping for the impossible. One last thing Megan Park, don't ever fcking do anything that will involve meiko kasi kapag nalaman kong ginawa mo na naman yun.. Your existence is gone to me and you better find someone else cause.."
I whispered into her ear... "I will never like someone desperate like you."
"A-ano..?"
"Well, If you could act innocent, pull of a scary expression before getting devoured, and being dishonest in bed then I might consider you."
"Keiji.. ano bang-------"
I left before she can finish what she's saying, I'm not interested and I'm fcking done with her.
"Ayoko! I'll do everything to make you come my way, Keiji! Even if I have to do it by force!"
She said something nung hindi pa ako nakalayo but I didn't really heard it clearly. Not like I give a fck anyway.
Is she serious when she said that? She already knew me when I was in highschool?
I can't even remember her face.
Right, It's given, cause I had a lot of encounters before and I probably forgot their faces. Is she one of them? That, I don't know..
What the fck is happening here...
Kinuha ko yung cellphone ko sa bulsa and blocked her number.
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MEIKO'S POV
They gave us one hour to decide our Room's theme and plans during the school festival.
One week nalang at school festival na namin, lahat ay excited dahil maraming activities na pwedeng salihan, booths and themed rooms.
And what everyone is really looking forward to is the bonfire, band performance and fireworks by the end of the day.
Tatlong araw ang school festival, sapat naman iyon para ma enjoy ng mga students.
"Horror booth and matchmaker booth is already taken guys!"
"What about maid cafe?!"
"Already taken too!"
"Um Ivan.. P-punta lang ako ng cafeteria, bibili lang ako ng tubig.."
"Samahan kita----"
"Wag na. Okay lang ako, tulungan mo nalang sila mag decide ng theme sa room natin.."
"Sige"
Tumayo ako sa pagkakaupo at lumabas ng room..
Nagtungo ako sa cafeteria at bumili ng bottled water tsaka uminom..
Pabalik na sana ako nung mahagip ng tingin ko si Kai, sakto namang nabaling ang tingin nya sa direksyon ko kaya tinawag nya ako.
Nakaupo sya habang nag lalaptop..
Umupo naman ako sa harapan nya.
"How things are going, meiko? It's been awhile since I've talked to you like this"
"Oh nga, okay naman, busy ka rin kasi sa SGA kaya minsan lang tayo nagkakausap"
"Yeah, too bad.. Anyway, May I ask how are you and Keiji?"
?!?!!
"Ah---- O-okay naman kami..."
Sinarado nya yung laptop.
"Keiji doesn't go on a day without calling me, asking me what should he do to make you go home, he doesn't really call me that much before, and if he did, only if he needs something... Keiji has been a huge part of my life meiko, so whatever his problem, It will also be my problem... So.."
Medyo nagulat ako sa sinabi nya..
"Please... Give him a chance to fix the thing between you two.. He's never been so desperate like this before so I know that he is serious and sincere.."
.
.
.
"S-susubukan ko.."
Bakit ba ako nalilito? Bakit ako nag dadalawang isip? Simple lang naman ang gagawin ko diba? Na papayag ako na bumalik tapos tignan nalang kung anong mangyayari.. Wala namang mawawala kung susubukan ko pero bakit hindi ko-----
"Meiko... I'm begging you.. I promise If he'll do something to you again, I'll beat him up, Just give him the benefit of the doubt..."
"S-sige.. P-pero hindi ko alam kung kelan.."
"It's okay, Thanks Meiko.."
Tumango ako, nagpaalam naman ako sa kanya na babalik na ako sa classroom, baka hinahanap na ko ni Ivan at baka hanapin na nya naman ako..
"Ivan, may theme na ba yung classroom natin?"
Tanong ko sa kanya pagkarating ko.
"Valentine theme daw eh, malayo pa naman yung valentines. So expected na maraming bulaklak, bouquet, balloons, at valentine decorations yung room natin"
Valentines? Bakit yun pa yung naisip nila..
"Okay! Everything is settled! Sisiguraduhin natin na magiging romantic yung setting ng room natin okay?! So sa mga may jowa jan, you're all free to take pictures!"
Naghiyawan naman silang lahat, they really can't hide their excitement..
"Eiko"
"Bakit?"
"Nagtaka lang kasi ako bakit parang iba na yung pakikitungo mo sa Keiji na yun.. May nangyari ba nung nanatili ka dun sa inyo?"
"Ivan... P-pakiramdam ko, nagbago na si Keiji.. Wala na syang ginagawa saken, at nakikita ko na ginagawa nya lahat para bumalik na ko sa bahay namin.. W-wala namang masama kung bibigyan ko sya ng pagkakataon.."
Nagulat naman sya sa sinabi ko..
"Ano? Meiko, sigurado ka?!"
Tumango ako, kita ko sa mukha nya na labag sa kalooban nya yung tugon ko..
"Sige, basta kung may ginawa na naman ulit yung lalakeng yun, hindi ako magdadalawang isip-----"
"Oo na! Ayoko ng gulo Ivan.."
"Meiko!!"
Huh?
Tinawag ako ni Maureen di kalayuan kaya pinuntahan ko sya sa seat nya.
"Ah meiko, Can I ask a favor? We were planning na bibilhin yung mga decorations ng classroom natin during festival cause we're going to start decorating tomorrow. Nga pala, diba malapit lang to sa bahay nyo noon?"
May pinakita sya saken na isang address.
"Oo, bakit?"
"Mika told me there's a shop here in this address na nagbebenta ng fairy lights, tepee tent and valentine decorations. Don't worry, I am only making you buy the fairy lights, box full of petals, and artificial led candles. The rest, sila na yung bahala, Is that fine? Iba sana ang gagawa neto pero hindi sila familiar sa address.."
Sabagay, medyo malayo rin naman kasi yung bahay namin noon dito.. Medyo lang naman..
"Okay lang, Maureen"
"Thanks Meiko, I'll send the address to you, pwede ka namang magpasama kay Ivan.. You can buy this after class since tapos na ang weekend, basically, we're all busy this week at malayo pa yung weekends. Maaga naman tayo ma dismissed ngayon so I recommend you to buy it today.. Dahil from tomorrow onwards, we'll be overtime for one hour kasi we'll have 2 hours each day to decorate our classroom"
Tumango ako..
I'll ask Ivan after class about this..
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Dismissed na yung class and everyone is leaving..
Nung matapos na namin mailigpit yung mga gamit namin sa bag, lumabas naman kami at naglakad patungong parking lot..
"Um Ivan-----"
*RINGGGG!!! RINGGGG!!*
Nag ring yung cellphone nya..
"Eiko sagutin ko lang to ah.."
Tumango ako.. Sinagot nya yung tawag habang naglalakad kami kay rinig ko ang tugon nya.
"Ha?! Ngayon?! S-sige! Papunta na ako dyan, bakit nya kasi hindi sinabi, Eto talaga si Ate Lin, pag uuwi hindi nagpapasabi, saka na sya mag inform pag pababa na sya ng flight!"
Si Ate Lin?!
Binalik nya sa bulsa ang cellphone at hinila agad ako.
"Ivan?!"
"Si Ate Lin uuwi na! She'll stay here for months, hindi man lang sya nagsabi! Naghihintay na raw sya sa airport, para sunduin namin ni mama"
"Pero Ivan may lakad ako ngayon---"
"Eiko, bukas na yan. Sigurado ako na gusto ka nang makita ni Ate Lin kaya tara, wala na tayong oras!"
Binawi ko ang kamay ko na hawak hawak nya habang tumatakbo kami.
"Ivan hindi pwede.. Kita nalang tayo sa bahay nyo. Kailangan kong gawin to ngayong araw"
"San ba yung lakad mo? Gusto mo hatid nalang kita dun bago ako pupunta ng airport?"
"Hindi! M-malapit lang naman.."
Ayokong abalahin sya, halata naman na nagmamadali sya.. Makikita ko rin naman si Ate Lin pag uwi namin..
Namiss ko na din sya..
"Sigurado ka ba eiko?"
Tumango ako..
"Sige, Text mo ko pag pauwi kana, susunduin nalang kita. Okay ba?"
"Salamat Ivan"
Umalis naman sya at pumunta ng parking lot.. Naiwan akong mag isa na nasa harap ng school gate, napabuntong hininga nalang ako.. Hindi ako sanay mag commute pero susubukan ko..
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KEIJI'S POV
I drove my car out of the parking lot, now I'm on the road and I stopped because there's a pedestrian lane at the front of our school gate and students are crossing..
I leaned my head unto my chair while waiting but something caught my attention..
Hold on..
Is that.. Meiko?
Where is that bastard? I thought they're going home together? And what is she standing there for? Is she waiting for that bastard? Or someone else?
Huh?
What is she..?
She's fcking riding a jeepney alone?
Is she serious?!
*PEEEPP!!*
Dammit, these fcking students! Ang babagal! The jeepney is leaving!
They made a way for me to pass the pedestrian lane, glad they immediately understand it!
I'm now following the jeepney she's riding.
Where is she going? And why does she have to go alone? Does she even know It's not safe for her to commute alone with that kind of face.. People will surely come to her goddammit... And where is that bastard?
Fck..
I held my head, dammit.. It hurts as fck.. Why am I having a headache? It started during lunch at pakiramdam ko lalong lumala yung sakit..
I'll buy a medicine on my way home..
I was too focused on following the jeepney she's in that I didn't notice that it was almost 2 hours..
And What the fck is this place.. Is this some kind of ghost town?!
The streets are quiet, at wala masyadong kotse, jeepneys, or any car na dumadaan..
"Meiko, where the fck are you going?"
I better not lose my sight to her cause I definitely don't trust this place.
*PPEEEPPP!!*
Huh?! Who the hell?!
I glanced at my side mirror..
"What the fck?!"
A big truck is overtaking my spot! Shit!
I drive faster but It's already ahead of me, then he took my spot! Fck!
I can't damn see anything!
The truck's too huge, and there's no space left on the road for me to overtake this crap.
"Dammit!"
Just when the truck turned left..
The jeepney where meiko is riding is gone..
Fck...
I lost them..
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MEIKO'S POV
Nakita ko sa googlr maps na malapit na ko sa shop kaya pumara na ako sa driver at nagbayad saka bumaba..
Pagkababa ko ay medyo nagulat ako sa lugar..
B-bakit ang tahimik.. T-tsaka walang tao...
Hindi naman ganito yung lugar namin dati.
Chineck ko ulit yung online map sa phone...
T-teka...
Zinoom in ko yung location ko at inopen ko yung sinend na location ni Maureen..
M-maling location yung nasa maps...
A-akala ko ba automatic to?
Ibig sabihin... N-Naligaw ako..
Dali dali kong binuksan yung contacts ko pero...
S-sino yung tatawagan ko...
Inilibot ko ang tingin saka nagsimulang maglakad, nagbabakasakali na may makasalubong akong tao para mapagtanungan ko..
Bakit..
Bakit walang dumadaan na jeep o taxi man lang..
This place is creeping me out...
Binuksan ko yung phone ko para mag book ng grab nang...
! Low battery !
Chineck ko yung battery percentage ko at..
2%?!
Jusko..
Bakit ngayon pa?!
Meiko bakit ang malas malas mo?!
Nagsimula na akong tumakbo, napansin ko na dumidilim na rin..
Kinakabahan na ako..
Lord please.. kahit isang taxi o jeep lang..
Naiiyak na ako sa kaba, pakiramdam ko ako lang mag isa dito.. na wala akong masakyan o mapagtanungan man lang..
*TING!*
[Phone shutting down]
?!?!!!
"Wag!"
Napasabunot ko ang sarili.
Ano nang gagawin ko ngayon?!
Someone please...
"Pre, tignan mo"
"Uy may chix"
"Mukhang masarap ah, tignan mo nga naman yung katawan!"
?!!?!!!!?!
Napalingon ako sa likod ko dahil doon nanggaling yung boses.
May nakita akong dalawang lalake na nakashorts lang, yung isa ay nag yoyosi..
"Uy! Ang ganda pa! Pag swinerte ka nga naman!"
Jusko....
Nagsimula na akong tumakbo, hindi ko gusto ang simoy ng hangin.. Natatakot ako..
"Miss teka! Wag ka namang ma arte!"
"Magugustuhan mo to sigurado haha!"
"Tulong!!"
Hinahabol nila ako!
"Tulong!!"
Umiiyak na ako sa takot na nararamdaman ko, pakiramdam ko nanginginig na ang mga tuhod ko sa takot..
"Miss!"
Lumingon ako sa likod at nakita ko na sobrang lapit na nila at yung isa naman ay nagsimula nang hubarin yung shorts nya
?!?!!!
"Tulongg!!!"
Jusko..
Hindi ko na mapigilang hindi humagulhol sa Iyak dahil sa takot..
"Tulong!"
Tulongan nyo ko....
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KEIJI'S POV
Dammit, I've been driving all over this place but I still can't see her..
And shit..
My head can't stop hurting..
Where did she go?
I glanced at the sky, It's getting dark..
I tried to contact her but she's out of reach..
"Tulong!"
Huh?!
What was that?
I think I heard something just now..
Pinatuloy ko ang pag drive until I came across a person from a distance running and was chased my two men..
Wait..
I parked my car to the side of the road at bumaba..
"Tulong!!"
The person waved at my direction and as she was getting closer, the image is getting clear to me..
"Tulongan mo ko!!"
Huh?!
"Meiko?!!"
"KEIJI!!"
She hugged me and was all crying.. Then I saw two guys running away..
"Keiji!!"
What the hell... What is happening...
Don't tell me...
"Wait for me in the car"
I gave her the keys then I ran and chased those bastards.
"Takbo pre!"
"You fcking rascals!!"
The fear in her eyes, I can't get it out of my mind..
Please, oh god please, I hope that what I'm thinking is wrong..
My chest, It feels like It's going to burst.
"FUCK!"
Konting konti nalang at maaabutan ko na ang mga hayop nato.
I grabbed their hair when I finally caught them and pushed them to the ground, I immediately grabbed both of their necks..
"P-Pre! W-wala kaming ginawa!"
"B-Bitawan mo kami!"
My hands... are shaking...
"B-bit----kgh-----ggg----"
Then I noticed the guy's unzipped pants..
These fcking bastards.....
.
.
.
.
.
The last thing I remembered was my hands were shaking uncontrollably while holding their necks tightly as I can, not being contented, I formed a fist and landed a punch on their faces... doing the same thing over and over again, until I release the rage of the demon inside me that has been awaken..
My mind went black after that...
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MEIKO'S POV
Hindi ko mapigilang hindi umiyak habang nakaupo sa front seat.
Sobra akong natakot sa nangyari, kung hindi lang dumating si Keiji...
"AaaHHhhH"
Wala na akong tinig dahil sa lakas ng iyak ko, nahihirapan na akong huminga..
Nakakatakot..
Hindi ko pa naranasan iyon..
Ayoko nang maulit iyon.. please..
Ayokong magka trauma..
"Jusko..."
Hindi ko na halos makita ang paligid dahil lumalabo na ang paningin ko..
Nagulantang ako nung bumukas ang driver's seat..
Umupo naman sya at niyakap ko sya ng mahigpit..
Salamat.. Salamat at hindi ako nag iisa, kung hindi..
"Keiji!!"
Hindi ko na alam kung anong nangyari saken.. Ayokong isipin...
Keiji... bakit... Bakit ikaw nalang palagi..
"Natatakot ako, Keiji"
Umiyak ako dahil sa takot sa nangyari, naramdaman ko na hinahaplos nya yung buhok ko..
Nung kumalma na ako at dahan dahan akong kumawala sa pagkayakap at tinignan ko sya..
"K-Keiji--- h-hindi ko alam kung ano ang mangyayari saken kung h-hindi ka dumating---"
"Hey, It's okay. I'm here, Meiko.."
Hinawakan nya yung pisngi ko pero may napansin ako..
.
.
.
Ano...
"K-keiji.. dugo ba yang nasa kamay mo---"
"This is nothing"
Kumuha sya ng panyo sa bulsa nya at pinunasan iyon..
Nothing? Pero kitang kita sa puting panyo yung dugo na nanggaling sa kamay nya!
"Bakit? A-anong ginawa mo sa kanila?! Keiji, wag mo sabihing----"
"Meiko are you expecting me to just shrug it all away and let those two son of a bitch go?! I know what they're trying to do to you meiko and I won't let anyone get away from trying to do something terrifying to you! Ikaw, hahayaan mo nalang ba yun ha Meiko?! Fck! What if I didn't come?!"
Naiiyak naman ako, naiintindihan ko sya kahit na may parte sa kaloob looban ko na natatakot para sa kanya dahil hindi ko alam kung anong ginawa nya sa mga lalaking yun..
"Stop crying already.. I didn't kill them if that's what you're thinking.. I just beat them up into pulp and broke some of their bones.. I made it sure those fcking lowlife bastards can't talk and move anymore.... Anyway, I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to shout.."
Kahit anong ginagawa nya, Hindi ko maiwasan mapaisip na kahit madami syang maling nagawa saken.. nandyan sya sa mga oras na kailangan ko ng tulong..
"Keiji.. Salamat.."
Hindi ko lubos maisip yung mangyari kung hindi lang sya dumating..
"Don't thank------Fck!"
"K-Keiji?! Okay ka lang?!"
Napahawak sya sa ulo nya..
"Just a headache, Lend me the keys,
It's already six, I'll drive you to our house for now.."
Binigay ko naman sa kanya yung susi at pinaandar nya yung kotse..
Napansin ko na madalas syang napapahawak sa ulo nya habang nagmamaneho..
He's not okay...
"Keiji, Ihinto mo yung sasakyan may pharmacy dun sa unahan, bibili lang ako ng gamot.."
Huminto naman sya sa gilid.
Pababa na sana ako ngunit hinawakan nya yung kamay ko kaya napahinto ako..
"Bakit?"
"I-I'll do it.. I can't let you go alone again.."
Bago pa ako makapagsalita ay bumaba na sya ng kotse, tinignan ko sya habang naglalakad patungo dun sa pharmacy..
Kita ko na hindi maayos yung pagkakalakad nya at hawak hawak nya pa rin ang ulo..
Napabuntong hininga nalang ako..
Ayokong isipin yung mga nangyari ngayong araw.. ang importante ligtas ako..
Maya maya pa ay bumalik na sya dala dala yung gamot, nagdrive naman sya pabalik..
Nung makarating na kami sa bahay ay bumaba agad kami sa kotse at pumasok sa loob..
Nasa likod nya ko habang naglalakad kami papasok, kita ko na pagewang gewang yung lakad nya..
"Keiji? Okay ka lang? Pumasok ka muna sa kwarto----"
Lumingon sya saken and he smiled..
"I'm fine.."
But that smile slowly disappeared...
Next thing I knew, he was already laying on the floor..
"Keiji!!"
Niyugyog ko sya at pilit syang gisingin..
Naramdaman ko na ang init ng katawan nya kaya hinawakan ko yung leeg nya.
?!??!?!
Jusko...
Ang init nya!
"Keiji!!"
Si Tiya..
"Tiya?!"
Pang ilang beses ko tinawag si Tiya pero hindi sya sumasagot, b-baka lumabas sya..
"Keiji!"
Hindi sya gumigising..
Wala akong choice kundi iakyat sya ng mag isa sa kwarto nya, kinuha ko ang kamay nya at ipinalupot doon sa likod ng ulo ko saka kong sinubukang tumayo..
Ang bigat.. pero pilit ko maglakad kahit nahihirapan ako sa bigat nya..
"K-konti nalang..."
Mararating ko na yung kwarto nya..
Napahingal ako sa pagod na nararamdaman ko at sa wakas, narating ko na rin ang kwarto nya, agad ko syang hiniga sa kama nya at napahiga na rin ako dahil sa pagod..
Nagshower muna ako sa kwarto ko at nagbihis pambahay, pagkatapos ay bumalik ako sa kwarto nya..
Ano nang gagawin ko..
Hindi ko sya pwedeng hayaang matulog na ganyan yung suot nya.. His uniform is all dirty saka.. kita ko ang maliit na mantsa ng dugo sa uniform nya..
*Sigh*
Wala namang masama kung lilinisan at bibihisan ko sya habang natutulog.. Mukhang hindi rin naman sya magising habang gagawin ko yun.
Kumuha ako ng damit nya, panyo at nilagyan ko ng tubig yung basin saka nilagay iyon sa table na nasa gilid ng kama nya.
Dahan dahan kong tinatanggal yung pagkakabutones ng uniporme nya..
Sinunod ko na rin yung pantalon nya..
Napalunok nalang ako nung underwear nalang yung natira..
Meiko... Kailangan mong gawin to... Ano hahayaan mo nalang sya suotin yan hanggang bukas? Wag ka namang madumi!
Meiko ano bang tinatagal tagal mo dyan? Hindi naman sa first time mo pa lang nakita yun!
Argh! It's like my mind is telling me things..
Gagawin ko na!
Unti unti kong tinatanggal yung underwear nya, hindi ko alam, hindi ako makatingin.. Nung matapos ay kinuha ko mga damit nya at nilagay yun sa labahan..
Bumalik ako and he's already naked..
Napalunok na naman ako ulit at binasa yung panyo at piniga.
I started cleaning his body, pati yung likod nya nilinis ko na rin..
Ang init ng katawan nya.. Hindi kaya dahil to nung nag fishing kami? Kahit may dala syang payong, nabasa parin kami dahil sa sobrang lakas ng ulan..
Nung matapos na ako sa ibabaw na parte ay sa baba naman..
Napatingin nalang din ako sa kanya..
What am I getting shy for..? I-It's not like Its my first time seeing it..
But..
Argh!
Binilisan ko nalang yung ginagawa ko saka sya binihisan!
Kumawala ako ng malaking buntong hininga nung matapos na ako at hindi sya nagising..
Sa wakas..
Napalingon ako sa kanya..
Ang laki ng pasasalamat ko nung dumating sya, kung hindi dahil sa kanya...
Hindi..
Hindi ko dapat isipin ang nangyari ngayong araw..
Tinext ko si Maureen na hindi ko nabili yung decorations dahil sa maling location yung nasa maps ko..
It turns out that..
There are two the same stores on different location at yung nasend nya ay yung location na hindi malapit samin but the other one..
She apologized at sabi nya na iba nalang yung bibili nun..
Bumaba naman ako at nagluto ng makakain namin, Nauna na akong kumain saka sya dinalhan ng pagkain sa kwarto nya.
Kailangan nyang kumain bago uminom ng gamot..
"Keiji.."
Ginising ko sya at unti unti naman syang dumilat..
"M-meiko.."
Paos na paos yung boses nya and he can hardly open his eyes..
"Keiji, kumain ka muna saka uminom ka ng gamot pagkatapos.."
Inilalayan ko sya para sumandal sa kama..
I placed the bed tray table with food in front of him..
Napansin nya na nag iba yung suot nya..
"You.."
"Oo, binihisan kita habang natutulog.."
"You didn't do anything while I'm sleeping right?"
"You can still joke kahit ganyan na yung kondisyon mo. Kumain ka na nga.."
He smiled and started eating..
Hindi ko matanggal ang tingin ko sa kanya..
Keiji, you're always there when I needed someone. Ikaw nalang palagi yung nandyan sa mga sitwasyon kung saan nahihirapan o natatakot ako..
If you only knew how grateful I am to those moments because I got to know the different side of you..
"Keiji.. Salamat ha.. Palagi mo nalang ako nililigtas.."
Tumawa naman sya ng mahina.
"I'm not doing this to get a thanks from you, I just can't simply ignore and set you aside, meiko"
He sighed.
"Maybe this is because you are the daughter of my dad's lover that I can't simply treat you like a damn trash.. Or Maybe it's something else.."
His voice is weak and raspy but I can still manage to understand..
Hindi ko alam anong sasabihin ko kaya nagtanong nalang ako..
"Ng-nga pala, bakit ka nandun?"
"I saw you taking a jeepney alone so I followed you"
Nabigla naman ako sa sinabi nya.. He really do care for people in his own way.
"Si Tiya.. San ba sya nagpunta? Mag a-alas otso na hindi pa rin kasi sya bumabalik.."
"She's not around.. She went home three days ago.."
?!?!
Ibig sabihin..
Mag isa nalang sya dito?
"Kelan ba sya babalik?"
"I don't know.. She needs to take care of her nephew because her sister's husband was hospitalized due to motorcycle accident.. walang babantay sa bata.."
?!?!!
"Bakit.. H-hindi ko----"
"Even if I told you about it, It's not like you'll go back here or something. Besides, It has nothing to do with us. Our parents already told her that they'll pay the hospital bills dahil nahihirapan silang bayaran yun but tiya doesn't want to. Wag mo na masyadong problemahin yung sitwasyon nila"
Sana okay lang sila dun..
"Keiji.. Tungkol sa nangyari ngayong araw.. Pwedeng satin nalang yun.. Ayoko lang may mag alala.."
"I'm not stupid enough to tell someone you almost got---nevermind. Yeah, I won't and we better not talk about it anymore.."
"T-tama ka.."
"I-It feels weird.."
Napangiwi naman ako sa sinabi nya...
"Ang alin..?"
He stared from afar, like he was recalling something from the past..
"It's just that... the last time someone took care of me is when I was a kid.. and It was my mom. I was with dad since she left, but he's always not around and tiya.. whenever I get sick, she always insisted that she'll take care of me.. but I didn't let her.. because only mom can do that me.. that's what I always thought.."
"I-ibig sabihin.. kung magkakasakit ka-----"
"I always take care of myself.. So when you took care of me right now, It... reminds me of my mom.. She did the same thing to me when I was sick..."
Hindi ko pa nakilala at nakita ang ina ni Keiji.. but I'm certain that... he loves her so much.. the sadness in his eyes when he recalled their memories is visible..
"Meiko.."
"Ano yun..?"
"You... make me feel things that only my mom can."
Anong ibig nyang s-sabihin...?
"Your presence is easing me in a way, your hands were gentle and warm and It's lonely without you... Just like what I feel when my mom is still around.. but there's one thing that only you can make me feel..."
"A-ano-----"
Hindi ko na natapos ang sasabihin ko dahil nilagay nya yung bed tray table sa mesa na nasa gilid ng kama nya, kukunin ko na sana yun pero hinawakan nya yung kamay ko..
"Meiko.."
"B-bakit? M-may masakit ba sa katawan mo?"
Umupo naman ako sa gilid nya. Baka may kailangan sya..
"Meiko.... Can you stay here longer? Or better yet.. Will you come back here? I don't want to be alone... I swear, I won't do anything you don't like.. So please.. Stay with me.."
"Keiji.."
Naramdaman ko na hinigpitan nya lalo ang paghawak ang kamay ko..
I can see the loneliness in his eyes..
"Please meiko..."
Ayoko rin naman syang mag isa dito.. Kung wala ako ngayon, sino nalang ang mag aalaga sa kanya.. Knowing Keiji, he doesn't want to bother anyone and I'm sure he will keep it to himself..
He had also done so much for me and mom is right.. At the end of the day, we need to have each other's back..
Besides, I can feel something is different about him..
Nginitian ko sya..
"Sige.."
His eyes.. they stared at me with so much felicity..
I wonder..
Are we really going back to normal..
Or..
Is this just a beginning of something... ?
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To be continued..