PAHINA 26

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"Tell the accounting department that I need their reports, asap. And get me some wine. I need a drink." I commanded to my secretary while I was signing some papers.

"Yes sir." I heard him said immediately.

He immediately run off outside my office. I sighed heavily as he leaves. I stop signing the papers fora few minute and massage my temple feeling a little bit stress.

Damn it.

Sumadal ako sa swivel chair at pumikit.

I sigh and dear my head and relaxed it.

Damn, I feel so exhausted. I need to see my baby right now.

I grinned like an idiot when I thought her. She's so fuckin' innocent and she's mine. Kaya hindi ako makatulog kagabi dahil sa kanya. My mind was debating whether to confess what I truly feel for her. I'm kind of scared of what would be her reaction.

I open my eyes and I settled my sight to her picture in my table. Kinuha ko ito at tinitigan. I admit it, I'm fuckin' obsess with her. She's like my drug that I'll be willing to take forever.

I kissed her picture and returned it to my table. It's settled. I'm gonna tell her that I love her. Whether she'll like it or not, she gonna be officially mine.

Forever. I'm not gonna let her go now.

Akin lang siya.

I was taken back from my thoughts when I heard a knock at the door.

I sighed.

"Come in." I said coldly.

I continued my work and didn't spare a single glance at my secretary. Inabot niya ang wine sa'kin and I immediately drank it.

"Did you get it?" tanong ko sa kanya katapos kong uminom. Damn, that wine taste good.

"Get what babe?" I heard a woman's voice.

I stopped and looked up and saw a woman wearing a red dress. I saw a smirk plastered at her caked face. The hell, anong ginagawa ng bitch na ’to dito?

"Miss me?" I rolled my eyes mentally as she used her seductive voice.

"What the hell are you doing here, Samantha?" I irratedly asked.

I feel disgusted when she pouted her lips at me. She walk slowly towards my table.

"Why babe? Don't you miss me? Maybe you to have some fun, huh?" she bit her lips.

I dodge my head as she tried to touch my face with her filthy hand. Dam this woman. She doesn't understand what 'fuck buddy' is. What a fvckin'slut.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Samantha?! Get the fuck out of my office!"

Papatalsikin ko kung sino mang bastardo ang nagpapasok sa kanya dito. I'll make sure he or she will pay big time.

She just bit her lips seductively that makes me want to puke. What the hell is she trying to do with that? She thinks she can seduce me? Heck no!

She's fuckin' far from my innocent baby.

And why am I comparing her to my baby? Blue is more sexier and sweeter. More innocent. Like a fucking angel.

"But babe-"

"Fvck off, Samantha! Get the hell out of here before I call the security." I said with full of rage. She's seriouly wasting my time right now.

"Why? Because your dating that girl? What the fvck Ales? A sixteen year old girl? You're a pedophile now? I'm here, I'm a woman. I can satisfy you more than her—aackk"

Tumayo ako and the next thing I knew. Hawak-hawak ko na ang leeg niya. I saw her face turns violet as I gripped her neck tightly.

"A-A-les, l-l c-c-an't b-breathe."she struggled. She's turning red.

I don't fuckin' care bitch. What you said triggered me. I don't need useless shits to point their opinion.

"Stick this in your mind, you slut. You will not fucking insult me specially when you're in my territory. I already cut our business so stay the fuck away from me and my girl. Do you understand that?" mas lalo ko pang hinigpitan ang pagkakasakal ko sa kanya.

She should die.

She nodded as she struggled with full of fears. That's it. You're useless. You have no right to say your opinion.

Binitaw ko ang pagsakal sa kanya at tinulak siya ng malakas. I heard her heavy gasped as she tried to recover her breathing. She started coughing violently.

"Next time, I'll kill you." I threathened strictly.

She nodded fearfully.

"Good. Now get out–" I stopped my sentence when my head starts throbbing so bad.

What the hell? A headache?

I shook my head as my vision starts blurring and my body starts burning. Nahihilo ako. My vision started twirling in circles. What the hell is happening to me?

Nagsimula na ding mag-init ang pakiramdam ko. Like there is this unknown sensation inside me. Hinubad ko ang coat ko to lessen the heat but still no effect.

I felt a tap on my shoulder to see Samantha smirking. "I guess it's working."she whispered.

And then all went blurred.

"And then, there... you came. That's it." mahinang pagtatapos ng kwento ni Ales.

Hindi ako kumibo at nanatili ang mata ko sa chandelier. Masakit pa rin. Nakikita ko pa rin silang dalawang naghahalikan. Para parin akong sinasaksak kapag naalala ko ang pangyayaring 'yun.

He's explanation is acceptable. Then, what now, Blue?

I felt him kiss my temple. "Then, I find out that she put something on my drink. Aphrodisiac to be more specific." pagpapatuloy niya.

Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Anong aphrodisiac?" tanong ko sa kanya.

He smiled. Hinalikan niya ang ilong ko.

Sinimangutan ko lang siya at tinulak ang mukha niya. Ang hilig manghalik.

"Hmm... aphrodisiac a drug that stimulates sexual desire. In short... pampalibog." bulong niya sa tenga ko using his sexy voice.

Tinulak ko ang ulo niya at inirapan. Is he seducing me right now? Well, it's working...a little. Ayokong malaman niyang natu-turn on ako dahil sa sexy voice niya.

Narinig ko lang ang halakhak niya.

Inabot ko ang unan at hinampas sa kanya kaya tumigil siya.

Litsi! Leche!

"Tss." lang tanging naging sagot ko.

Hindi ko na alam ang sunod na gagawin. Papatawarin ko ba siya agad? O magpapakipot? Ano, Blue? What now?

I love him, pero gusto kong makasiguro muna. I wanna be sure with my feelings that'll be secured only for him. Natatakot na namam akong masaktan dahil sa kanya. Hindi kakayanin.

Wait a minute. Meron pa.

"Eh, yung sa newspaper?" kumunot ang noo niya sa sinabi ko.

Don't tell me nakainom pa din siya ng aphrodisiac nung may hinalikan siya sa bar? Oh mamma mia. Please, tell me another acceptable reason, Ales. Or else, iiwan talaga kitang matanda ka.

"What?" his forehead frowned.

Don't tell me magde-deny siya? I saw it with my own two green eyes! Kalat pa nga, eh. Hindi lang ako ang nakakita siguro, pati ang buong mundo dahil nga nasa magazine at newspaper ang eskandalo niya.

Galit ko siyang nilingon. "Yung nasa dyaryo! Yung may kahalikan ka na namang babae!" I shouted at him.

Napakunot ang noo ko. Nagtataka ako sa naging reaksyon niya. Shocked was registered in his face.

He shook his head violently na halos humiwalay na sa katawan niya.

"Baby! I have no idea what you are talking about! I haven't even been in a bar last week or even this month. What the hell are you talking about?" frustrated niyang sabi.

Umupo siya sa gilid ng kama at sinabunutan ang buhok niya na parang baliw.

What? Ide-deny niya pa talaga?

"P-Pero, nakita ko sa newspaper, l-lkaw talaga yun! Nakalagay pa nga dun ang pangalan mo sa article. Wag ka ngang magsinungaling!" I argued.

"I'm not lying! Maybe it was not—Fuck— that bastard!" agad niyang kinuha ang cellphone niya na nasa side table at mabilis na pumindot.

Uhm, hello? Nag-aaway pa tayo dito? Maya ka na tumawag diyan. Oo, maya mo na tawagan 'yang kabit mo!

Bwesit! Tanda.

Kunot noo ko lang siyang tiningnan pero pinapatay ko na siya sa sama ng tingin ko. Lumingon siya sa'kin habang nasa tenga pa rin ang cellphone niya.

Humiga ulit siya sa tabi ko. At pinalibot ang braso sa bewang ko. Ha! Kapal talaga ng mukha ng tandang 'tong tumabi sa'kin! Gusto pa atang maririnig ko pa ang usapan nila ng kabit niya!

"Fuck you, Alex!" agad niyang sigaw sa cellphone niya.

Huh? Sino si Alex?

"You asshole are you back in the country?"

Wait...kaaway ba niya si Alex? And why the hell is he calling that Alex at the middle of our argument?

"I thought so. Kailan pa?"

I rolled my eyes at him at hinampas siya ng malakas sa braso na nakahawak sa'kin. Hindi man lang siya natinag sa sakit at binaling ang mata sa'kin, mas lalong hinigpitan ang hawak sa bewang ko. Pinagpatuloy pa niya talaga ang pagkikipag-usap sa Alex na 'yan.

Sino ba siya?

"Yeah right. Kababalik mo palang ng bansa tapos gagawa kaagad ng skandalo! What were you thinking!?"

Woah. Galit na galit talaga si Ales. Maybe Alex is really an enemy.

"You just ruined my name, you fucker! Now, galit na sa'kin ang girlfriend ko! I'm gonna kill you, Alex. Wait 'til I see you." Agad niyang binaba ang tawag at tinapon ang mamahalin niyang cellphone.

Sayang naman yun.

"Sino yun?" pag-usisa ko.

He looked at me at huminga ng malalim.

He kissed my head at hinaplos ang pisngi ko. Tingnan mo 'to ang hilig manghalik.

"It's my twin brother. Turns out siya yung nakita mo sa dyaryong may kahalikang babae. It wasn't me, baby. I'll never do that to you." bulong niya.

What?

Nanlaki ang mata ko at napaupo dahil sa gulat sa nalaman. Napangiwi ako dahil sumakit na naman ang pasa ko sa bandang tyan. Agad ako dinaluhan ni Ales.

"Fvck baby, don't do that! Hindi ka pa rin maga- ling. Shit, saan masakit?" halata sa boses niya ang pagpanic agad niyang chineck ang pasa ko.

Hinawakan ko lang ang kamay niya para pigilang ang pagtaas niya sa T-shirt ko.

I shook my head.

"S-Sandali, may k-kambal ka?" Ba't di ko yun alam? Kelan pa? And why the hell he didn't tell me? Ngayon lang talaga!

He sighed and nodded.

"B-Bakit hindi mo sinabi sa'kin?"

He shrugged at cupped my cheeks.

"I'll tell you everything if you'll give me a chance." Nag-iwas ako ng tingin sa kanya. Mother earth, wag kang bibigay, Blue. Research ka na lang tungkol sa kanya. Tanong tayo kay pareng Google mamaya.

Bumuntong hininga siya at hinarap muli ang mukha ko sa kanya.

"Please, baby. I'm serious about this. I know, I fucked up so bad. Pero hindi ko naman ginusto yung nangyari dati. Pinagsisisihan ko ang ginawa ko."

"A-Ales." nanginginig kong sabi.

"Please, I'll do anything. I love you so much. I love you Blue. Gagawin ko ang lahat ng gusto mo, just give me a chance again." His eyes begged in desperation.

Sandali ko siyang tinitigan at hindi ko na namalayang ang pagtulo ng luha ko. Damn him for making me feel this way. Bakit ang bilis kong bumigay agad sa kanya?

Napahagulgol ako at agad niya akong kinulong sa braso niya. Agad kong pinulupot ang kamay ko sa bewang niya at niyakap siya ng mahigpit. Hindi ko ininda ang sakit ng natamo kong pasa.

Gusto kong mayakap ng mahigpit si Ales. I want to be with him. I want to feel the feeling again, the comfort.

I've never realized how much I missed him this much as I thought I did when I held him.

"Mahal din kita, Ales."

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