Napabalikwas ng bangon si Julie nang marinig ang notifications ng cellphone niya. She sat up straighter and heard Elmo groaning from behind. Napasulyap siya sa lalaki at nakitang umikot lang ito at tinuloy ang pagtulog.
At nakita niyang sunod sunod pala ang text sa kanya ni Maqui.
"O so diyan ka na natulog?!"
"BABAE!"
"ABA. Haliparot na to..."
"Lilinisin mo lang sugat niya ano na nangyari?!"
"AKO NINANG AH!"
Julie sighed and wiped her face with her hands. Hindi na kasi siya nakabalik sa kwarto nila kagabi dahil nga dito na siya kay Elmo natulog. Binunot niya ang bra at panty na kung saan saan lang hinagis ni Elmo kinagabihan at sinuot iyon bago muling umupo sa kama.
Pinasadahan ng tingin niya ang balikat nitong may bandage pa. Nagsusugat nanaman.
"Tags..." She needed to wake him up. Baka ma-infect pa kasi ang sugat.
Tinapik tapik niya ang braso nito. "Tags, Tags we need to clean your sugat."
Elmo's eyes fluttered open. They were still hazy but he smiled when he realized she was there with him. "Hey Tags." He greeted and pulled her closer, circling his arm around her waist, causing her to fall against him.
"Elmo yung balikat mo!" Bahagyang nagpapanic na sabi ni Julie Anne.
Pero hindi rin siya nakasalita kaagad lalo na nang ilagay ni Elmo ang isang kamay sa likod ng ulo niya at sinimulan siyang halikan.
He moved his lips against hers and planted a quick one before pulling away. "Good morning Tags." He greeted with a large smile.
Julie smirked and shook her head. "Good morning ka dyan. Yung sugat mo nagdudugo nanaman. Come on, we need to clean it up." She pulled away and moved to stand up before helping Elmo to do so as well.
Nauna siya sa loob ng banyo at binuksan ang mga ilaw.
"Sit on the stool." Utos niya sa lalaki na medyo groggy pa rin.
Sumunod naman si Elmo at tahimik na umupo sa shower stool na nandoon at pinanuod lang si Julie.
Muli ay lumabas ang babae at kinuha ang binili nilang gauze with ointment sa ospital at binalikan si Elmo na nakangiti lang sa kanya. She rolled her eyes at him before placing all the materials she needed on the sink. She turned to wash her hands when she gasped at the sensation she felt behind her.
"Ah!"
She turned to Elmo who had this cheeky smile on his face. "Did you just bite my butt?" Hindi na niya hinintay pa ang sagot nito at dumeretso sa full length mirror na nandoon sa banyo at sinilip ang kaliwang pisngi ng pwetan niya.
Lahat na lang ng parte ng katawan niya may marka si Elmo!
"Elmo!" Saway niya pero binalik lang ni Elmo ang nakakalokong ngiti.
"It's so nice." Tawa pa ni Elmo at inabot para pigain ang pwet ni Julie.
The latter swatted his hand away and he only laughed.
"Perv." Sagot pa ni Julie at kinuha na ang mga panglinis. Kumuha siya ng isa pang stool at umupo sa harap ni Elmo para simulan ang paglinis sa balikat.
Nung una ay tinitingnan ni Elmo kung paano niya linisin ang sinasabing sugat hanggang sa sa iba na ito nakatingin.
"Eyes up Tags." Julie smirked.
But Elmo was still staring as he answered. "You can't expect me to do that when they're just...there."
Julie's boobs were perfectly cradled up by her bra and it was making Elmo very hard judging from the tent in his boxers.
Umiling na lamang si Julie at tinanggal ang mga naunag nakalagay na bandage sa sugat ni Elmo. It was healing pretty quick kahit papaano.
"Wag daw muna tubig eh. Itong ointment lang daw talaga pwede." Sabi naman ni Julie Anne.
"Hindi pa ako pwede maligo?" Tanong naman ni Elmo.
"I think pwede naman basta wag masyado pressured yung tubig." Ani Julie. "Saka lalagyan kita ng plastic bag sa may balikat para hindi masyado matamaan."
Lumabas siya at kumuha ng baong plastic sa maleta ni Elmo at bumalik sa banyo.
Nakita niyang nagreready na ng pampaligo ang lalaki.
"Lagkit na lagkit na ako Tags."
"Ito na po." Tawa ni Julie bago iikot ang kinuhang plastic sa balikat ng lalaki. When she finished, she made sure it was secure before smiling up at him. "O ayan po pwede ka na po maligo."
She gasped when he slowly pushed her against the tiled wall.
"T-Tags..."
"Ikaw Tags hindi ba nanlalagkit?" Elmo asked, his voice deep and husky. "Sabay na tayo maligo." Anito at yumuko para hulihin ang mga labi ni Julie.
Bago pa makagalaw si Julie ay naramdaman niya ang tubig na dahan dahang umagos sa ibabaw nila.
"Tags naka damit pa ako!"
"That can be arranged..." Elmo whispered before capturing Julie's lips yet again before his hands started running through her body. He gripped both of her breasts, softly squeezing them.
"Ahhhh!"
Julie moaned, holding on to Elmo's uninjured shoulder.
Lumakbay ang mga halik ni Elmo mula sa labi ni Julie pababa sa leeg nito kung saan gigil nitong minarkahan ang leeg niya.
"Elmooo. Makikita yan nila Maquii!" Ungol pa ulit ni Julie.
But Elmo didn't answer and only proceeded to kiss Julie. He reached behind and in one flick was able to remove her bra. He smiled at her first before moving to lean in closer.
Binuksan niya ang bibig at sinubo ang dulo ng dibdib ni Julie Anne.
"Ahh! Ahh!" Napaungol ulit si Julie at napakagat labi. She gripped Elmo's hair who continued to suck on her t**s like a hungry baby.
Elmo would pull on one n****e gently with his lips before sucking and licking them hard.
And Julie would keep on moaning before her hand decided to join in with the fun. She reached out and inserted her hand inside his already wet boxers and gripped his member.
"Auughhhh." Napaungol din si Elmo. He let go of Julie's one tit with a pop before pushing her harder on the tiled wall.
With both hands Julie completely removed his underwear and started stroking his staff.
"Tangina." Ungol ulit ni Elmo at napalapat ang isang kamay sa dingding ng banyo habang nakayuko para makita kung paano siya paligayahin ni Julie Anne.
He moved to kiss her hungrily, pushing his tongue against her closed lips, opening them and then exploring her mouth.
Then in one drop, he knelt in front of her before harshly removing her underwear.
Julie placed both of her hands in front of her mouth when Elmo buried his face by her core.
Grabe ang sensasyon na nararamdaman niya. Isang kamay ay nakatakip pa rin sa kanyang bibig at ang isa naman ay nakakakpit sa buhok ni Elmo.
"Oh god..." Julie moaned when she felt Elmo slowly licking her at first before he actually inserted his tongue inside. "Elmo!!"
"Shhh Tags. Quiet ka lang."
"You bastard." Julie moaned again. Paano siya mananahimik kung ganoong sensasyon ang binibigay nito sa kanya?!
Elmo only chuckled and then inserted one finger as he continued licking.
"Tags..." Julie moaned yet again.
Elmo quickened his pace, mixing giving Julie pleasure with his tongue and his fingers. His left arm circled around her waist as he pressed his face closer.
"Ahhh! Ah! Ah!!!"
Elmo lapped up Julie's climax, smiling to himself as he almost licked her dry.
Hinihingal na napasandal sa dingding si Julie Anne. Bago pa siya dumulas pababa ay hinawakan ni Elmo ang bewang niya at sinandal muli siya sa pader. He smiled her way and kissed her again.
She could feel his hardness right at her entrance.
"Please Tags...."
"Please what hmm?" Hamon ni Elmo na hinahalikan ang buong muhka ni Julie Anne.
"Take me." Julie whimpered and bit her lips.
Smiling, Elmo kissed her again before positioning himself in front of her entrance. He rubbed the head against her folds at first, slightly teasing her to wetness before pushing in.
"Ahhh! Oh god it's so big." Julie moaned. She still wasn't used to his length and girth.
"Shh." Elmo said, gently caressing her face then kissing her again. He also started massaging her breasts and gently massaged her nub with his thumb.
"You're so wet and hot." Ungol pa ni Elmo. "So tight." Then he started thrusting hard, her back pushing against the tiled wall.
"Elmo! Ah! Ah!" Ungol muli ni Julie Ann.
"Julie! Ah!" Elmo stared at her through heavy lidded eyes and bit his lip as he stroked his hips.
"You're so deep inside." Halinghing pa ni Julie Anne at hinila palapit ang muhka ng lalaki. They kissed, their tongues dancing together savoring each other's taste.
"M-Malapit na ako." Nanghihina na sabi ni Julie. The sensation was too much.
Elmo started stroking slower but harder. "Ako rin. Sabay tayo Tags."
"Tags ah! ah....ah!"
"f**k f**k. Ahh! Ahhhhh!" Elmo pushed himself deeper and spurt everything he had inside that some flowed from Julie's legs down to the floor along with the shower water. "s**t ang sarap." Ani Elmo before pushing his lips against Julie's his mouth and tongue invading hers.
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Medyo basa pa ang buhok na bumaba ng second floor si Julie at Elmo. Naamoy nila kaagad ang linulutong pagkain ni Tippy.
"Good morning love birds." Natatawang ngiti ni Tippy sa kanila.
Sabay na pinamulahan ng muhka si Julie at si Elmo. Si Maqui at Sam ay kasalukuyang nakaupo sa hapag at ngayon ay linulubos na ang pag-inom ng kapeng barako na nabili rin nila sa Tagaytay street market.
"Kain ka bes baka nawalan ka ng energy." Ani Maqui at nagtualk ng plato ng mga itlog kay Julie na naupo sa katapat nitong upuan.
Inirapan ni Julie ang kaibigan na natawa lang naman sa kanya.
"Kamusta sugat mo bro?" Tanong naman ni Sam kay Elmo.
"Okay naman na. Magaling ang doctor ko eh." Elmo said, turning to Julie.
The latter smirked his way and just shook her head as she dug in to some eggs and bacon that Tippy had just finished cooking.
"Tags, kain ka na o." Julie said, spooning up some scrambled eggs for Elmo when Maqui spoke up.
"Ay. Hindi pa ba satisfied sa kinain niya kanina si Elmo?"
Nasamid sa sariling laway ang lalaki at sa pag-aalala ay mabilis na tinapik ni Julie ang balikat nito kaya nakalimutan na ito pala ang bandang may sugat.
"A-aray Tags..."
"O s**t. Sorry Tags..."
"Kiss mo na lang ako to make it better."
"Mga pashneang haliparot!!!!" Angal pa ni Maqui dahilan para sabay na matawa si Sam at si Tippy.
At dahil hindi papaawat si Maqui ay nagdesisyon silang ituloy ang dapat na pagkain nila ng bulalo ng tanghali na iyon. Sa isang maliit na kainan sila dumeretso na sakto ay kita ang view ng Taal.
"Selfie tayo friends!" Ani Maqui at inangat pa ang hawak na telepono. Siya ang pinaka nasa bungad at ang apat pang iba ay nakangiti sa sinasabing telepono.
"Order na kayo pagkain bilis!" Sabi naman ni Maqui habang inaayos pa nito ang album na kaagad namang ipopost sa social media.
"Tags, gusto mo ba yung bistek tagalog nila?" Julie started but when she turned she saw Elmo busily texting on his phone.
"Tags."
Tawag niya ulit. And this finally got Elmo's attention.
"Hmm? What?"
Napakunot ang noo ni Julie at masama niyang tinginan ang lalaki. "What are you up to? Kanina pa kaya kita kinakausap."
Mahinang natawa si Elmo sa itsura nito. "There's my feisty Tags. Tumitingin lang po sa twitter, magandang binibini." Pangaasar pa ni Elmo. Alam kasi nito na asar na asar si Julie kapag ganun ang tinatawag sa kanya.
"Hmp." Julie turned away and went back to reading the menu when she felt Elmo softly kissing her cheek. "Wag ka na kasi magtampo. Si papa lang din kasi kanina pa nagtetext. Nangangamusta lang."
"Ikaw lang ang kinakamusta?" Hindi pa makapaniwala na tanong ni Julie habang hawak hawak pa rin ang menu at nakatingin kay Elmo.
"Siyempre ikaw din kinakamusta niya. Will you stop fussing. Kain na tayo nagugutom na ako eh."
Hindi na lang nagsalita pa si Julie at natuloy na nga sila sa pagkain. Pero hindi siya matahimik dahil bawat tingin niya kay Elmo ay nasa telepono ito. Hindi naman kasi ito dati ganun. Kaya naaasar na siya kanina pa. She wasn't officially his girlfriend pero siyempre may nangyayari naman na sa kanila. She was entitled to what she was feeling right?!
Kaya naman hanggang sa matapos kumain at mapagdesisyunan nila pumunta sa sinasabing pinakamgandag Starbucks sa Pilipinas (and that was in Twin Lakes Tagaytay) ay nakasimangot siyang tunay.
"Bakit hindi naka-smile ang bebe girl ko?" Pangaasar ni Maqui habang nasa kotse sila. "Hindi ka ba nasatisfy ni kuya mong boy?"
"Baliw ka." Sabi pa ni Julie. Elmo was asleep beside her, his head on her shoulder and earphones plugged unto his ears. Medyo malayo kasi ang sinasbing Starbucks pero hindi ganun kalayo.
Maingat na tinitngnan ni Julie ang balikat ng lalaki para lamang masigurado na hindi ito masasagi o kung ano man. She wondered if her dad knew about Elmo's accident though.
"Katext niyan kaya lagi tatay mo." Sabi ni Maqui at nagtatakang tiningnan ni Julie ito. "Bionic ang mata ko no. Sana lang hindi yung tainga ko kasi tengene bes paulit ulit mong sinasabi kung gaano kalaki si Elmo--"
"Okay stop stop! Stop na!"
Natawa si Maqui at nananahimik na lamang kahit na nakatingin pa rin kay Julie at kay Elmo.
They finally did reach the said Starbucks.
Napakarami lang talaga ng tao na nandoon.
"Look..." Turo bigla ni TIppy. Sa isang booth kasi ay may apat na magkakaibigan at tanging isa lang naman sa kanila ang bumili ng kape. Ang iba ay puro selfie na lang ang ginawa.
"Yan ang mga tao na hindi pa nakakpagstarbucks." Naiiling na sabi ni Julie Anne. No offense meant to some pero minsan talaga ay ganun ang ginagawa ng iba. Kumpara naman sa kanila na gusto talaga kumain at uminom sa starbucks.
A group of youngsters probably about their age was there too and like what they saw earlier, they seemed to only want to go there for the seats and didn't even bother to buy anything.
"Sa labas na ata tayo makakaupo." Bulong ni Sam sa kanila.
Hindi maiwasan na mapairap ni Julie sa direksyon ng mga kabataan na kasing tanda nila. Naiinsi kasi siya.
"Iniirap irap mo dyan?"
Apparently she wasn't that subtle. Nahuli siya nung isang babae sa tropa na iyon na nakatingin.
At dahil may pagkabitchesa si Julie ay tumaas lang lalo ang kilay niya dito. "What?"
"Iniirap irap mo ha?" Hamon pa ulit ng babae.
Maqui and Tippy looked at their friend while Elmo started putting himself between Julie and the girl who was still sitting down.
Pati ang mga ka tropa ng babae ay napatingin na din sa kanila.
Napangisi lang ulit si Julie. "I was just wondering if you're actually going to order something or just lounge there. Unlike yung iba sa amin meron kaming pambili na gustong magkape talaga at hindi mag picture picture lang para sa likes sa facebook."
"Tags, stop it, let's just sit outside." Bulong pa ni Elmo.
Julie mockingly smiled at him. "Okay lang naman talaga ako sa labas Tags. E itong babaeng ito masyado naguilty eh."
"Kapal ng muhka mo e ikaw yung unang umiirap irap dyan!" Napasigaw ang babae at napatayo na rin mula sa kinauupuan. "S-saka bibili naman talaga kami!"
Julie rolled her eyes at the girl. She looked at her from head to toe and decided for herself that she wasn't a waste of time. Napailing siya at natatawang naglakad palayo.
"Hoy! Hindi pa tayo tapos!!!"
But to no avail, Julie had already sat down on one lounger outside. Mahangin naman eh kaya okay lang kahit sa labas sila umupo.
"Bes tarantado ka talaga!" Ani Maqui pero natatawa pa rin.
Julie crossed her legs and leaned back on the chair as she shrugged her shoulders. "E wala naman ako balak sa kanya eh. Siya itong bigla na lang umaariba."
"Still Tags, sana hinid mo na pinahiya." Sabi pa ni Elmo.
Nanahimik silang lahat habang nagusap na si Sam at Tippy na sila ang bibili ng food and drinks. Kaya ang natira sa labas ay si Maqui, Julie and Elmo.
"Turn off ba?" Ani Julie kay Elmo na parang nanghahamon.
Hindi naman kaagad nakasalita si Elmo kaya tinuloy ni Julie ang sinasabi.
"Natuto kasi ako maging palaban. Lalo na at mag-isa lang naman akong namumuhay sa Cali. And I don't think that's wrong. You learn to fend for yourself especially when you know that you're alone." Julie said as she looked at Elmo. "Some things that scare you, or hurt you, actually make you stronger you know."
Tila nagulat si Maqui at Elmo sa sinasabi ni Julie. Bigla na lang kasi naging ganito ang usapan.
Julie shook her head then slowly smiled. "Sorry, pampasira mood ako." She kept quiet after that.
Kahit si Maqui ay hindi na nakapagsalita. And that was a first.
Nang makauwi ay lahat dumeretso muna sa mga kwarto para makapagpahinga.
Bumalik si Julie kasama si Tippy at Maqui sa pamimilit na din ng dalawa dahil sa naunang gabi ay si Elmo pa rin ang sinamahan niya.
"Jules are you alright?" Tanong ni Tippy.
Nakaupo na si Julie sa kama niya at nags-scroll lang sa social media. "Hmm? I'm fine."
"yung sa Starbucks kasi kanina."
Natawa si Julie. "Wala lang yun. Naisip ko lang kasi, si Elmo nga may dahilan kung bakit naging matapang ako."
Maqui and Tippy looked at her.
So she started explaining. "You know, I grew up really liking him. But he didn't return those feelings. Tapos ngayon out of nowhere biglang ganun na lang. I mean ramdam ko naman na sweet tlaga siya sa akin--"
"Tangina hindi lang yun sweet, sour and hungry pa para sa'yo yon."
"Maq..." Saway pa ni Tippy.
Tumawa lang si Julie bago ituloy ang sasabihin. "But I still have doubts. Di ko kasi maalis sa isip ko iyon. And all the while, I keep thinking na babalik din naman ako sa Cali."
"So ano 'to? Just one summer lang?!" Ani Maqui.
Julie shrugged her shoulders in answer. "I don't know."
Kalagitnaan ng gabi at tulog na silang lahat pero si Julie ay hindi mapakali.
Magpapaka gagang tunay na talaga siya. Dahan dahan siyang lumabas ng kwarto nila para hindi siya marinig nila Maqui at Tippy.
Gusto niya sana sumilip sa kwarto ni Elmo. Nakahiwalay na kasi talaga ito kay Sam dahil mas malaki ang kama sa kabilang kwarto para hindi masagi ang sugat nito.
She stopped mid-way when she saw that Elmo's door was slightly open.
She could hear him walking around the room and he was also talking to somebody.
Tumigil siya sa may tapat ng pintuan at pinakinggan ito.
"What? Babalik ka? When?"
Rinig ang saya sa boses ni Elmo. She listened further.
"Sige sige. Contact me, pabalik din naman kami galing Tagaytay eh. Okay... see you Ehra."
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AN: Insert "Ba't Di Mo Sinabi Agad" hahahaha charot lang XD Tapos na maliligayang araw mga kapatid sa pagka faney ahahaha charot again! Hope you liked the update wheheh please don't throw tomatoes XD lamyu! Thanks for reading!