OWNED by a POSSESSIVE GREEK

Ika Tatlompu’t Dalawa-Gulo

“Hi girls, mind if we join you?” Napasinghap ako at inom sa sa natitirang cocktail drink ko. This is the third bar that we visited and it is almost four in the morning. Hindi pa ako tipsy dahil hindi naman ako gaano uminom kahit panatag ako lalo pa at andyan ang mga pinsan ko at si Silas. Kahit mag pakalasing ako ay ayoa lang dahil alam ko safe ako since kasama ko sila.

Pero, sadyang mas matimbang lang ang antok ko kesa sa kagustuhan kong uminom, actually uminom lang ako dahil ayoko masabihan ng killjoy, kaya nag cocktails nalang ako.

While on the other hand, may tama na si Azalea at medyo tipsy na si Ate Saf. We decided na maupo nalang muna since tapos na kami mag sayaw, the boys are playing beerpong on the other side of the bar, tanging si Kuya Thyme lang ang naatasan na bantayan kami dahil ayaw nila kami iwan na girls lang. At first it was Silas who volunteered to stay with us, ayaw nya ako iwan at MAs gusto nya na nasa tabi ko lang sya.

But the boys wanted to be with him, lalo na most of the time ay halos nakabuntot ito saakin. His attention and time are all mine, he was acting like a clingy boyfriend and no matter how they tease him about being clingy, he don’t give a d*mn about it.

It was me who pushed him with the boys. I like his presence, I enjoyed being with him but kailangan din nyang makipag bonding sa boys! Not because may girlfriend na sya, mawawalan na sya ng time sa mga kaibigan nya. He should still hangout with them, Hindi yung puro kami ang mag kasama. We have a babe time, so dapat may time with the boys din sya! Ayoko na dumating ang time na mag tampo saakin ang mga friends nya and lastly, I firmly believe that we have our own things to do without the other one, Hindi dapat umikot ang mundo namin sa isa’t isa lalo pa ay mga bata pa kami. Marami pa ang pwede mangyrai.

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“We mind..so go away.” Masungit na sabi ni Ate Saf bago nilagokmang pang Anim na braso ng alak.

“Ohhh..feisty the way I like my girls..” sabi ng lalaki na mukhang nakainom na din. He looks like a tourist and not a local by the way he dresses up and speaks.

Napasinghap ako.

“Palaban bro!” Natatawang sabi ng isa pa nitong kasama.

Umayos ako ng upo at tingin sa paligid. Kuya Thyme excused himself minutes ago, he said he wanted to take a leak..kaya naiwan kaming girls sa table namin. Ayaw pa nga nya kami iwan pero pinilit namin sya at kinumbinsi na safe kaming tatlo.

“Hi gorgeous, what’s your name?” The chinito guy asked me. He is the one who’s beside the guy who approached us.

Umismid ako at di nag salita. “ I’m Fredrick, you are?” He asked while offering his hand. Tiningnan ko lang ang kamay nya matapos ay tumingin ako sa mukha nya, medyo namumula na ang mukha nya, parang lasing na din katulad ng kaibigan nya.

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Nilingon ko syang mabuti, then I gave him a fake smile. Gustong gusto ko mag sungit but I don’t think that’s a good idea dahil Baka kung ano ang gawin nya saakin.

Nasan na ba kasi si Kuya Thyme?

“My name is..” Umpisa ko, kita ko sa mata nyang singkit ang kasabikan. His chinky eyes are cute..actually he looks cute, kung di lang talaga sya umakto ng ganito, baka natuwa pa ako sakanya. “Leave me alone, I’m not interested..” Pag papatuloy ko sa sinasabi ko, at pag tapos ay tinalikuran ko sya.

Nagtawanan ang Apat na lalaki habang kaming tatlo at nag mamasid lang sakanila. Sumenyas si Ate Saf saakin na nagsasabing tinext na nya si Silas, medyo nakahinga ako ng maluwag. We need our cousins here, minsan kahit gaano pa kabait ang tao, pag naka inom ay nag iiba ang ugali.

“I like you! Not just face and body..you also have a good humor.” He smirked at me bago nya pasadahan ng tingin ang katawan ko.

Napasinghap ako sa inis. I hope Kuya Thyme can come back soon.

“Y-you know..m-my cousin has already, already..” sininok ito at tumigil sa sinasabi. “Already has a boyfriend.,so leave her aloneee or else, her b-boyfriend will kick your ugly ass, if he sees you!” Azalea said while her eyes are already half closed. She looks wasted, madami na din itong nainom kasi sa unang bar palang na pinuntahan namin.

“Nah, I don’t believe you..if your cousin has a boyfriend, he won’t leave her side…tanga lang ang iiwan ang ganito ka hot na girlfriend sa club.” Sabi ni Chinito habang malagkit ang tingin nya saakin.

Inirapan ko sya para ipakitana hindi ako natutuwa pero ngumisi lang sya.

“Well then I pray for your fast recovery, because once her boyfriend sees you, I am sure, he will send you to the hospital.” Ate Saf said.

Pero sa halip na masindak at nag tawanan lang ang mga ito, halatang di sineryoso ang sinabi ng dalawa kong pinsan.

“Huh! I am the son of the Mayor, he can’t touch me easily-“

“And oh, our guy cousins are all here too. There are seven of them.” Dagdag pa ni ate Saf.

“I am not afraid of your cousins nor her boyfriend , we are all not afraid.” Mayabang na sabi nito at nag tawanan uli sila.

“Really? Then why don’t you greet my fist then?!” Sabi ni Silas na sumulpot mula sa kung saan.

“Silas No!” Sigaw ko and he stopped, his fist is just inches away from the chinito guy.

Chinito guy looks surprised with Silas’ presence and so are the rest of his friends.

“Silas, calm down.” I said before I walked towards him. Hinawakan ko ang braso nya at pilit iyon binaba. Ng makababa na ang braso nya ay hinapit nya ako palapit sakanya na tila ba takot sya na may umagaw saakin. His warm body is giving comfort to my tense body.

“Ano yan ha?” Kuya Thyme asked, bigla itong sumulpot mula sa kung saan katulad ni Silas.

“These g-guys are trying to harass us-“

“Azalea!” Napasinghap ako ng maramdamang nanigas si Silas na tila ba nagulat sa sinabi ni Azalea.

“Oh..why..d-diba totoo naman..he keeps on insisting his presence on you k-kahit pa pinag tatabuyan mo na.” Natatawang sabi nito.

Azalea is really drunk based on what’s she’s saying.I am trying to calm Silas but she looks like she wants to trigger him. And when it comes to me, Silas is really sensitive.

”Did you try to harassed my girlfriend?” Malamig na tanong nya.

Ang singkit na mata ng lalaki ay biglang nanlaki. Kita ko ang paglunok nito ng sunod sunod. Sa tangkad palang ni Silas, he is towering over the guy, plus the fact that Silas has a good body built while ang lalaki ay patpatin tulad ng mga kaibigan nya.

”Silas..No..come on..” I said while I tried to pull him away.

”What’s happening here.” Kuya Yvo asked. Napatingin ako dito at napasinghap nang mapansin na kasama nito ang lahat ng pinsan namin. I am sure hindi nila papalagpasin ito.

”Kuya Yvo, these guys are trying to harass us!” Sumbong ni Azalea na ikinapikit ko.

My goodness Azalea..you are creating a trouble. Next time hindi ko na sya hahayaang malasing ng ganito.

”Everleigh, is that true?” Malamig na tanong ni Kuya Yvo habang nakatinginsa mga lalaki.