CHAPTER 8
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CHAPTER 8
Kung hindi naman angkop pa ay hindi ko sila tinatarayan muna.
"My girlfriend can't give me what I need, and I want to make it up to you," he explained earnestly. "I promise, by tomorrow we'll be broken up."
Bakit ang daming nagbe-break up dahil sa ganiyan? Wala na bang matinong lalaki sa mundo?
Naaalala ko si Ayannah sa sitwasyong 'to! David and her broke up because of that damn reason!
Umiling ako. Magtira ka ng delikadesa sa katawan mo, Cherry.
"I don't engage in casual s*x, Frank."
"It wasn't casual s*x, Cherry. It was a boyfriend and girlfriend thing. You're not a fubu, I'll promise you that..."
Tumayo na ako at umayaw na sa kaniya... Nagsalubong na ang kilay niya dahil sa pambabastos ko at pagpapatigil sa kaniya magsalita.
Nang tumayo ako ay kita ko sa kabilang table si Limuel na mariin akong tinitingnan. Umalis ang dalawang babaeng trabahante rito sa bar na nakasabit sa leeg ni Limuel dahil sa pagtayo ng lalaki. My throat went dry as his eyes became more darker and darker.
Natauhan lang ako nang maramdaman ko na ang paghawak niya sa aking baywang.
Casual s*x? Boyfriend and Girlfriend thing? Hindi Fubu? The heck! Allergic ako diyan! Matindi rin pala mangarap ang ibang lalaki sa akin eh, ganoon na ba ako kaganda at kasarap?
"I'll take her home, Mr. Nobody," Limuel said in a voice so cold.
Agad naman akong natauhan at nakaisip na gawin siyang palusot!
"Sino 'yan, Cherry?" Frank asked me.
Limuel pulled me closer to him, his grip tightening slightly, enough to make Frank's irritation spike visibly, his jaw clenching with frustration.
"Ah, ka-fling ko no'ng nakaraan..." pag-amin ko.
Umiling si Frank.
"I can't..." his words went too long. "Believe you," he finally said.
"So, magkikita pa ba tayo bukas?" tanong ko na lang at ramdam ko na ang mahigpit na pagkakahawak ni Limuel sa aking baywang!
"Sa kaniya ka na magpahatid, Cherry. Damn it," mura niya. "Mas malala ka pa pala sa akin!"
"Sige sabi mo," saad ko at kahit na bumibigat ang aking dibdib ay pinilit ko pa ring tumawa ng nakakaloka!
"Sayang lang ang pera ko sa 'yo," puna niya bago pumunta sa counter at magbayad.
Hinila na ako papalayo ni Limuel. At palaisipan pa rin sa akin ang bagay na ginawa niya. He's so near earlier, malamang kung kanina pa siya roon ay nakita niya naghalikan nga kami ni Frank.
Bakit ako kinakabahan sa kaniya? Why do I f*cking find reason to tell him that Frank was just someone who doesn't important to me. Eh kanina may babae naman siya.
Baka dahil sa may nangyari sa amin kaya grabe rin ang paghuhurmitando ng utak ko at puso. Hindi na ako virgin at ngayon ay hindi ko maiwasang isipin na kailangan ko na baka puwede na ako mag-level-up? From kisser to fubu? Casual s*x? Gaya ng paratang ni Limuel sa akin no'ng una.
It suddenly struck me in that very moment, as he gripped the steering wheel and drove the car onto the street.
"What the f**k are you thinking?" he asked while we were in the car.
Natawa ako at sa ngayon ay hindi na ako kinakabahan na nakita niya kami.
"About what? Kissing him?" pagbibiro ko pa.
"Bukod doon... I heard your conversations! You're willing to f**k him? Paano kapag wala ako doon? Bibigay ka talaga?" aniya na sa hindi makapaniwalang tono.
"Kung narinig mo nga ang usapan namin, meaning narinig mo rin na sinabi ko na hindi ko hilig ang casual sex." saad ko at nainis sa tinuran niya.
"He wants some s*x with you as a girlfriend. That's my comprehension. He doesn't mention that he just wants some casual sex... Kapag nakipagkita ka sa kaniya ulit alam ko na ipupusue ka niya. I know the rules of men! They're not genuine enough to catch a girl's heart especially that you just met him as a new."
"I don't want a boyfriend," I stated plainly, hoping he'd finally grasp the concept.
Hindi pa ba klarado sa kaniya na iba na naman ang kasama kong lalaki para maintindihan niya na ayaw kong mag-boyfriend? Was his lawyer's brain really so rigid that he couldn't put the pieces together? Wasn't it crystal clear that I'd dismissed Frank the moment I realized he had a girlfriend?
Klarado na rin sa kaniya na iniwan ko kanina 'yong lalaki. Kung willing man nga ako sa gusto ni Frank edi sana ako sumama kay Limuel at sumunod doon kay Frank!
At isa pa... bakit ako nagrarason kay Limuel pala? Sino ba siya para magtanong ng bagay na parang masama na sa paningin niya?
"Salamat nga pala sa pagligtas sa akin kanina sa kaniya ah?" I said, deciding to change tactics. I knew he helped me escape something I didn't want to be part of.
I heard his little laughter. Kita ko na parang malalim ang iniisip niya habang humahagikhik bago ako tingnan ng may pagkamangha.
"Is everything really that casual to you?" he asked.
"Bakit?" I asked wondering why he said those words.
"Can we just talk about what happened to the two of us?"
"We're already talking..." Napalunok ako.
This is what I wanted. Iniisip ko na hindi na 'yon big deal sa kaniya pero ngayon na siya mismo ang nag-open up ay parang kinabahan ako bigla.
"You're kissing another guy as if you wanted to have an intercorse with him..."
"Huwag ka ngang magmalinis, Limuel? Nilalandi mo rin si Juliana ah? Tapos kanina may nakapulupot sa 'yong babae," singhal ko at tila napawi ang inis sa akin gayong nasabi ko na ang laman ng damdamin ko.
He laughed, those unbelievable laughs made me more irritated.
"Those girls are the ones who wanted to throw themselves at me," he protested.
"So you're the one who wants casual s*x then?" I asked, my own laugh joining his.
Of course, bakit ko ba 'yon nakalimutan? Tinanong niya ako no'ng nakita niya kami ni Andrew diba? And now here he was, suddenly acting like he had such strong opinions about casual s*x? Of course he did, because he was out here practicing it himself!
"I didn't f****d them..."
Maniwala sa 'yo. Sa laki ng alaga mo panigurado gutom 'yon palagi!
With how gorgeous he was, I was absolutely certain women were constantly throwing themselves at him, and he was just... what? Turning them all down? Politely declining? I highly doubted that.
I wanted to say that but I don't want to be so rude lalo na at niligtas niya ako mula kay Frank.
"Huwag kang magmalinis attorney. Alam ko namang ilang babae na naikama mo," hindi ko pa rin napigilang sambitin.
He shook his head. "We're talking about you..."
"Eh maging ako nga ay nakuha mo. mahirap akong sungkitin, Limuel." saad ko at pinaalala sa kaniya na maraming nagkakandarapa sa kaniyang babae.
He laughed again, those mockery tones made me more mad at him.
"You're incredibly easy to get, Cherry. Your body's always right on the edge of a cliff, just waiting for someone to push you over..."
My eyes rolled so hard I thought they might get stuck that way.
"Nagsalita ang maraming naikama..." puna ko.
"Nagsalita ang maraming nahalikan," ganti niya.
"Atleast mas madumi ka."
"Wala kang ebidensya na marami akong naikama. Ako, nakikita kita na may kahalikan palagi, 'yong si Andrew, tapos 'yong Frank naman? I'm sure there were others before him too. Yes, I'm exceptionally handsome and I know you probably think I've slept with tons of women because of that. But you literally have no proof. So between the two of us, you're actually the dirtier one," he said, his voice steady and logical, laying out his argument like he was presenting it in court.
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