CHAPTER 7
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CHAPTER 7
I was a playgirl for the sake of my own peace. Ayaw kong damdamin ang pinagdadaanan ng pamilya ko. I was supporting them, ako ang nagpapaaral kay Julie, ako ang bumibili ng maintenance ni mama, ako sa expenses sa utilities, I loved them. Pero syempre paglalandi na lang ang nagiging reward ko sa aking sarili kaya sinusulit ko na rin.
Limuel's playboy... we're both players. Maybe this game was just a boredom to me. Iniisip niya kaya ako habang nakikipaglandian siya? Hindi siya nakokonsensya na kaya niyang makisalamuha sa mga babae gayong nakuha niya ang bataan ko?
I mean... that wasn't a big deal for me if he had a girl to play with. Pero worth it ba siya? Nnagyari na eh, nakuha na niya pero... nakakapanghinayang lang kasi.
Totoo ba ang sumpa? Pero kung oo dapat hindi na siya nakikipaglandian sa iba lalo na kay Juliana na malandi rin katulad ko.
Halos siya na lang ang laman ng isipan ko kahit na kasama ko si Frank!
"Tama na muna," saad ko at itinulak ang dibdib niya.
He licked his lips, his eyes never leaving mine, those dark and hungry eyes that remained locked in my mouth. Nasa may bar kami at nakaupo sa medyo madilim na lugar, doon kami naghahalikan.
I didn't even notice if his lips were good or not. Sa halos ilang beses na halikan namin ay lumulutang lang ang utak ko at napupunta sa ibang bagay.
His kisses weren't shallow at all... o baka hindi ko lang napansin. Okay naman siya ang kaso gusto niya akong ligawan. He wanted more from me than I was willing to give right now.
"Sinasagot mo na ako? Sinasagot mo na ang panliligaw ko sa 'yo?" he asked me. Of course I kissed him, lumakas pa lalo ang kapit niya na baka makuha niya talaga ako.
Pero...
"Ilang oras ka pa lang nanliligaw tapos sasagutin na kita bilang boyfriend ko?" I joked around. Hinawakan niya ang hita ko ngunit hinawi ko iyon kaya umusog na lang siya para mas lumapit pa ang katawan niya sa akin.
"You just kissed me," he pointed out, and I could hear a thread of sadness woven through his words. "I thought you liked me too."
I laughed. Magkaklase kami dati... Actually ay notorious playboy rin siya. Pero mukhang nagbago na eh. Kanina kasi habang busy siya sa paghahalikan namin ay nakita ko ang cellphone niya na may tumatawag.
Honey ang ngalan ng registered number... so maybe, he's taken? O ano? Casual kissing ang hanap? Ang sabi ko okay na sa akin ang ganito basta ba walang jowa!
"A boyfriend is like a foreign language to me, Frank," I explained carefully. "What I'm looking for right now is just flirting, you know? Kissing. No drama. No deeper commitment. I want us both to be on the same page, no partners, so nobody gets hurt and nobody ends up looking like a shit." saad ko ngunit pinapahiwatig ko rin sa kaniya nang madiin para mapagtanto niya ang bagay na 'yon.
Ayaw kong sugurin ako bigla ng girlfriend niya. I didn't want to be someone's secret. He was attractive enough, it would've been a shame to lose him if circumstances were different.
But I made a promise to myself, any man I caught cheating would be cut off immediately. No second chances, no excuses accepted
"Magkikita ba tayo bukas?"
"Bago ko sagutin 'yan. Ihatid mo muna ako sa bahay namin," saad ko at nasa isip ko na bastedin siya kung mang-aaya na naman siya bukas.
Bigla na namang nag-ring ang phone niya. His eyes widened, and he quickly grabbed the device, ending the call before shoving it back into his pocket. When he looked at me again, I couldn't help but smirk knowingly.
"I-I have to meet someone," he stammered nervously.
Baka iniisip niya na kanina pa tumatawag ang girlfriend niya kaya siya balisa? Hindi na bago ang mga ganiyang lalaki sa akin.
"Oh!!" I laughed brightly. "Your girlfriend?"
"No, actually, just some friends..." he said quickly, but the lie was written all over his face.
Logically, if he was meeting friends, why would he act so panicked? Unless it really was his girlfriend. Puwede niya naman ako isama sa mga friends niya. hindi ba? That was the only explanation that made sense.
"Oh don't lie to me. You have a girlfriend, kanina pa nagriring 'yang phone mo habang busy ka sa mga halik ko eh, I saw the registered number," prangkahan ko nang ani dahilan para makita ko ang pagsuko sa mukha niya.
He drank from the beer on the table before exhaling heavily. habang ako rito ay nagsasawa na at nabo-bore siya naman ay nangangapa ng sasabihin at nagpapalakas ng loob sa pamamagitan ng paglaklak.
"Look, I'm courting you because I'm just gonna break up with her. I'm just finding time to..." he drank again from the beer. Nang magsasalita na sana siya ay siningitan ko na.
"Break up with her. She doesn't deserve you," I cut him off because I already knew his words.
He blinked at me several times. "You're... not mad?"
I smirked coolly. "Of course I am mad... At kung iniisip mo na magkikita tayo ay nagkakamali ka. I'm going to block you later. I don't do anything with men who already have girlfriends."
I made myself proud with that statement. I was ruthlessly straightforward, especially when it came to men. Liars were worthless to me. If someone couldn't tell me the truth, I had no use for them. Sure, we were just casual, but that didn't mean honesty should go out the window. It actually made things easier, not harder. Most guys seemed to think I was fragile, like I'd shatter if they told me the truth, but that was their own insecurity talking.
Truth be told. Eh halos nga nagiging trainer na ako sa halikan para sa susunod na halik nila sa ibang babae ay well-trained na sila.
"Kung hindi naman pala edi hindi na kita ihahatid sa inyo," walang galang niyang ani.
Naalala ko na naman si Andrew kaya tinarayan ko siya.
"Edi huwag..." saad ko at kinuha ang purse sa may sofa.
He sighed deeply as I started to stand. He reached out and caught my hand, then gently pulled me back down onto the couch beside him. Kita ko ang pagdadalawang-isip niya.
"Okay. I'll take you home," he said finally. "I know this seems sudden, but honestly, it's not that big of a deal to you anyway. I promise you, I'm breaking up with her."
"Oh... Pag-iisipan ko pa kung kikitain pa kita," I replied coolly, irritated by his wishy-washy responses.
Ano? Parausan ako sa break up nila? That I was just going to sit and wait for him to make up his mind? And then deal with his ex-girlfriend potentially seeking revenge against me for stealing her boyfriend? Absolutely not.
"I'll take you home at bukas din ay magkikita tayo," pinal niyang saad.
At ayaw ko sa lahat ay 'yong kinokontrol ako na parang pagmamay-ari na nila porque natikham na nila ako!
"Namiss mo na agad ang labi ko, Frank?" saad ko na lamang. I don't want to be rude to every guy.
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