ROMANTICO SERIES 1: His Only Plea (FILIPINO VERSION)

CHAPTER 6

___Ruby's POV___

Nasa labas nako ng building ngayon ng bigla na namang magring tong selpong hawak ko, tumatawag na naman si Daniel kaya agad ko itong sinagot.

"Yes boss!?"

"Send it right now miss secretary, true. address.", maydiing pagkasabi nito sa bawat salita at agad din niyong pinatay ang tawag.

Argggh Sandroe!!! ipapakain talaga kita sa pating kang kumag ka!!

Umuusok na yung ilong ko sa sobrang inis dito ngayon pano'y alam na alam talaga nito kung papaano ako iinisin. Arghhh!! tignan lang natin Dan!! Maghihigante ako sayong kumag ka!......

"What happened?", nahinto ang pagpapadyak ko dahil napalingon ako bigla ng may nagsalita sa likuran ko, napatulala ako kasi nanggaling ang tinig na iyon sa isang magandang lalaki na nagmamay-ari sa mga kaakit-akit na mga mata, mga asul na mata!!.

"Sebastian?", mahina kong tanong sa kanya.

"Yes Ruby, the one and only Rodd", He then smiled revealing his set of beautiful white teeth and a small dimple in the right corner of his cheeks.

Sheyyyt! Rodd nemen!! eh weg ke neng ngengete dyen!! jusmeyoo!! oo na gwapo kana!

Hindi ko ito malilimutan man lang dahil ito yung crush ko noong di pa naging kami ni Dan at nung di pa naging sila ni Riri babe, palagi ko itong tinitignan noon sa basketball court kapag may free time ako, syempre kasama pa si Riri babe nuh!, eh sa team captain kasi ito kaya may maraming babae ang nagkakandarapa dito pero nahinto lang yung ginagawa ko noon ng magbirthday na si Riri babe. Why? dahil in a relationship na pala sila Riri babe at Sebastian Rodd. Nalungkot ako nun dahil hindi sinabi ni insan sakin yung pag-a-approach sa kanya ni Sebastian in a relationship, matagal na itong magkakilala at hindi man lang sinabi sakin, nahihiya din ako dito dahil panay ang tili ko sa court every time na may laro ang team, sabi ko pa nga noon na, Sebastian Rodd Rachwal!! anakan mo nako please!!!

Talagang hiyang hiya ako noon, si Riri naman kasi eh secret ng secret!. Pero sobra rin naman akong nagpapasalamat sa kanya dahil pinakilala niya sakin ang isang mas magandang lalaki sa paningin ko, my green eyes baby boy.

Binihag ba naman ako ni Daniel nun, eto tuloy di nako makalabas sa mundong pinasukan noon.

"How are you Ruby?", pangiti-ngiti itong nagtatanong kaya lantad na lantad ang magagandang dimple nito.

"Okay lang naman kaw ba kamusta?", nakangiti narin ako ngayon.

"Good to know, I'm also fine still into business", He nodded and smiled. "Wanna grab some coffee?", tanong niya kapag kuwan.

"Di na salamat nalang naghihintay pa kasi si Riri sakin sa condo" imporma kong nakangisi dahil I literally mentioned the name of my beloved cousin. I then saw him stilled.

Riri babe maghanda kana!!! maghihigante nako niyan!

"Just visit if you want to", nakangiti akong nagbigay sa kanya ng isang maliit na pirasong papel na may address namin sa condo.

"Okay"

"Bye bye Rodd!" ngumiti ako at tumalikod na.

"Bye!", rinig kong pahabol na sigaw niya.

"Riri, Riri, Riri, sorry ka nalang si Ruby Monty ata to gurl!" para akong tanga rito na tumatawa sa labas ng building. s**t! self pa-mental na tayo?.

I then called for taxi after that small talk Sebastian and I had, it's been a long time though, 5 years is enough to change a lot of things, Manila is not an option, everything can change if they want to.

Si Daniel kaya? he changed right....?

"Stop it Ruby!, please stop it! his alright for f*****g sure!", I talked to myself while waiting for the taxi to come. s**t mukhang magpapamental ata talaga ako nito!

Twenty minutes passed but I was still waiting for the taxi to come when it's department hit me a text telling they can't come because of a sudden damage and emergency.

I sighed, "Mukhang magje-jeep ako nito ah" .

6:00 PM, madilim na ang kalangitan at wala paring jeep ang masasakyan ko, kahit ni isa eh wala dahil lahat ng mga jeep ay puro puno at dahil Monday din naman ngayon kaya traffic.

Umupo nako sa kinatatayuan ngayon ng hindi ko na kinaya ang almost two hours standing mode na ginawa ko, sobrang sakit na talaga ng paa ko, namamaga pa ang mga iyon ng tignan ko and for sure mahihirapan na naman akong maglakad nito pauwi.

"Are you alright?", bigla ay may lumitaw sa aking harapan, mga sapatos na kay kintab at mukhang ito ang nagtatanong, bakas sa mahinang tanong nito ang pag-aalala kanina pero kahit hindi ko lingonin ang nagmamay-ari nun ay kilala ko na ito.

Daniel........

"Hey?...", tanong na naman nito ng hindi ako sumagot. "Ruby are you alright?".

I nodded just to let him go away but I wasn't expecting that he'd grabbed my hand after that nod. Daniel's holding my arm and we started walking towards the parking lot of the building.

"Bitawan moko", mahinanon pero seryoso kong utos dito. Mas sumasakit na kasi ngayon yung mga paa ko, namumula na nga kanina ang mga to tapos kaladkarin ba naman ako nito.

"No", matigas nitong anas na naging dahilan ng pagpapadyak ko.

"Ipakain kaya kita sa mga pating sa karagatang pasipiko?", sarkastikong tanong ko sa kanya at nagpapadyak parin.

"You wouldn't dare Precious, you wouldn't like to lose my gorgeous genes but hey keep stamping the ground baby and I'll kiss you here and now, you choose", nakangisi pa itong nagbanta.

Watching him doing that ay napangiwi agad ako ng may maalala, yung nangyari kanina sa opisina nito.jusmeyo! s**t na malagkit! maawa ka sakin please!....inosente po ako!!

Nagpatuloy kami sa paglalakad papuntang parking lot pero nagpupumilit parin akong makawala sa mahigpit nitong paghawak sa isang kamay ko.

"Bitaw nga sabi Dan!", naiinis nakong nagpapadyak ng huminto kami malapit sa isang Ducati XDiavel, nagulat ako ng pamansin ko ito. Beautiful!

Ito yung nakita kong magandang ducati xdiavel kaninang umaga ah!.

Sa ducati pako nakatingin ng bigla nalang isuot ni Daniel sa akin ang isang helmet, tinanggal ko agad iyon at tinignan ang helmet, kulay mint green ang kulay niyon at may mga rosas na designs, those were both my favorite color and favorite flower.

He didn't forget those things? sinadya kaya nito ang mga to?, naitanong ko nalang sa utak baka kasi anong isipin nitong kumag nato kapag nagtanong akong sinasadya nito ang lahat.

Napatingin nako kay Daniel ngayon, nakasuot na ito ng black off-road helmet, black motorcycle gloves and a black jacket with a small motorcycle logo in the back part, hot na hot ang kumag sa kasuotan nito ngayon. Aba! magaling ata to sa pananamit, mas mukha pa ngang babae to kesa sakin noon at mukhang hanggang ngayon ata.

Duh! as always namang hot sa paningin mo si papa Daniel babayita! hot na hot ka kaya kay papa Daniel! mukha mo ipakain kaya kita kay papa D!?' my subconscious then interrupts.

"Matay!", naisigaw ko ito ng malakas na nagpahinto kay Daniel sa akmang pagsakay nito sa ducati, nagtataka itong napalingon sakin.

"What?", magkasalubong ang mga kilay nito, bakas sa gwapong mukha nito ang pagtatanong kung anong lengwahe ang ginamit ko.

"Nothing", sabay bigay ko ng helmet dito.

Mas lalong kumunot ang mga makakapal na kilay nito, nagtatanong parin ang mga mata at mas lalong naguluhan pa iyon ng tumalikod nako dito, Nagsimula nakong lumakad ng hindi ito nagsalita pero laking gulat ko nalang ng may isang braso ang pumulupot sa aking beywang na nagpahinto sakin, niyakap pa ako ng may-ari nito.

Dan......

My heart's pounding too hard I'm afraid he'll hear it even though his at my back, napapikit na lamang ako ng maramdamang mas hinigpitan pa nito ang pagyakap sa akin.

I don't want this to end, hell I don't want to wake up in this beautiful dream, I've been dreaming this to happen and now that this happened, I wouldn't dare to wake up, I'd like to sleep forever though just to have and feel this in my whole life.

How I wish.......

I want to savour this feelings forever, I've waited this for so long, the feelings I've been longing for, the feelings of being wrapped only by his warmth. I only wanted this in my whole life, me being with him but the surrounding doesn't let us. I'm dead.

"Ruby just this time please fight for what we had back then, I want to be with you forever please", His voice cracked and tighten the tightened hug, I couldn't breathe right, I'm lost and hearing him like that broke my heart but what takes my attention this time is the only plea he made, his plea that cries louder.

Oh Daniel!...... I really wish I can but baby I'm afraid.......

I wanted to voice this out but couldn't, I'm afraid. Hell how I wish I'm not this weak and dumb.

I couldn't take this anymore because watching him like this broke my whole, I've been so arrogant to things but I wanted to be selfish this time, not for myself but for the both of us, I wanted this to end, I wanted to get rid of the problem we made but I don't know how to start in the first place.

I silently turned around and hugged him back. "Dan...", silence occupied the parking lot and I stilled when I heard a soft and low sob.

He cried. His tears fell quietly making my heart broke again and again. I just made him cry. s**t so right, so f*****g right! I laughed sarcastically inside my head.

Afraid I might hurt him even more I silently loose my hold and make him let go of it but he didn't, instead he hugged me again, this time it's very tight making me reach for some air.

"Hush....hush..... Dan tahan na, tahan na please", I told him softly while rubbing his back with my free both hands.

"Precious..... please give us one more chance this time, please...... I'll fight back for us promise please.....please I'm stronger than before, I'm mature now and can understand things please Precious I've learned a lot of things because of you.....You did this to myself, I've worked hard just to let them get rid of their shallowness, you make me stronger than before I am...... it's all you baby.... please precious forgive me..... let start anew...." His still crying in a quite tone but I can see clearly that I'm the caused of those hopeless tears falling from his tantalizing green eyes,

"Be with me this time Ruby, let us fight for what we had please.....", softly he leveled our foreheads making us gaze into each others mesmerizing eyes.

His green eyes were watery but that doesn't reduce its bewitching and alluring way of staring, I was again captivated. as expected.

"Please....", his eyes were hoping this time but it only went hopeless again, why not? I just let go from his hold. I just can't.

"I can't Dan", nakayuko nakong nagsalita, naghihiya nako dito dahil ako lang naman ang dahilan kung bakit ito nagkakaganito, I just can't watch his hopeless eyes again, his wounded eyes.

"Then be with me Precious, let us make yourself strong, hell I'm weak before but you made this Mitch strong, I'm stronger now and that is because of you Ruby, only you". Daniel caressed my face this time, his green eyes were looking at me intently.

"I'll help you make yourself strong and brave baby make yourself strong Precious, I'm here with you forever, always my Ruby....." slowly his hands reach for mine and bring it towards his kissable lips. Looking into my eyes, slowly he kissed my both hands, one by one.

"I don't know", mahinang anas ko habang nakatingin dito.

"Just give time Ruby, time", Daniel gave me a soft kiss in my cheek before making an enough distance and still intertwining our hands. "We'll take once step at a time Precious and all I want this time is that you'll hold me tighter".

Wala parin akong imik na nakatayo dito hanggang sa narinig ko na lang ang malakas na ugong ng isang motor, napalingon ako dito at namanghang nakatingin kay Daniel. Again and again my hot Mitch.

"Halika na Precious ihahatid na kita sa condo!", tawag nito sakin habang nakangiti.

Hayst Dan pwede bang akin ka nalang talaga?

"Teka lang po!"

parang dati lang.......

*****

Nagbibihis pako dito ng biglang mag-vibrate yung phone at tumunog iyon sa kantang "My Boo" ni Cris Brown, I immediately open it, well ring tone ko lang naman iyon kay Daniel, my boyfriend.

From Mitchbabe:

I'm here na po?

Preciousbabe:

Teka lang po may ginagawa pako, diyan ka muna madali lang to☺️

From Mitchbabe:

Yes babe?

Nagmamadali nakong lumabas sa silid ng matapos nakong magbihis, I'm wearing a white long sleeves with a green neck tie and a green skirt. Ito yung uniform ng Santo Lucas University.

I packed my lunch box then placed it inside my medium mint green bag before lumabas, di na kasi ako kakain ng almusal dito sa condo dahil kakain naman na kami ni Daniel sa Casa del Uno, ang pinakamalapit na almusalan sa SLU.

Naging ganito na yung routine ko since ng nagkakilala at naging kami ni Daniel, susundoin niya ako dito sa condo at magkasabay kaming papasok sa SLU but we will eat breakfast together at Casa del Uno first before going in the campus.

Naging mas masipag nakong mag-aral ng dahil sa kanya, He's one of my inspiration though kaya nagkakaganito nako, minsan nga napagkakaalaman nakong sira ng mga classmates ko dahil sa palagi nalang daw akong nakangiti, blooming na blooming raw ako araw-araw sabi nila, they're asking but I'd rather not answer them baka kasi masira na naman tong kaisa-isahang kasiyahan ko dito sa Manila ngayon. Di naman nila alam na in a relationship na kami ni Daniel dahil sinabi ko dito na mas gusto kong kami lang dalawa ang makakaalam sa relasyon namin and well except for Riri babe, I'm gonna experience world war 3 here and now if I won't tell her my secret. I'll go nuts for real.

Lumabas nako sa condo ng makuha ko na ang tumbler ko gaya ng sa bag ko ay color mint green din ito. I'm a mint green kind of a girl after all.

"DM!", malakas na tawag ko kay Daniel ng nakababa nako galing sa 5th floor-- my condo's floor.

Hearing his name, Daniel then lifts his head upwards then walk towards the place where I'm at. He was smiling habang naglalakad papunta sa kinatatayuan ko ngayon. Gosh!, I'm really blessed with this gorgeous man I'm having a relationship with.

Daniel Mitch Sandroe! You're really making myself fall for you again and again! Gosh di talaga kita pakakawalan! Aasawahin na kita Dan!!!

"Precious", He then kissed my cheeks. "What's with the smile baby?", playful smile was plastered on his beautiful face, teasing for real and I don't like that, I'd rather be the one whose teasing, Ako kaya ang binansagang the ultimate teaser ni Riri babe, kaya ako dapat ang nang-iinis sa lagay nato.

"Wala po", pagkasabi ko nun ay tumalikod nako dito, nakangisi at nagsimula ng maglakad papunta sa sasakyang dala ni Daniel ngayon, a black SUV car. Isa sa mga pinakainaayawan nitong kumag nato ay yung tatalikod kana ng hindi pa ito sinasagot

"Ano nga Precious?", tanong nito habang nasa likuran ko.

Hindi ko ito pinansin at nagpatuloy parin sa paglalakad, mabilis ang ginawa kong paglalakad para sana'y di niya nako maabotan kaso bigla nalang ako nitong hinawakan sa aking pulsohan at binilisan pa ang paglalakad.

Para na ako nitong kinaladkad sa sitwasyong iyon dahil sa height nito, ang taas kaya nitong kumag nato!!

"Dan! masakit na po yung mga paa ko", I pouted. Ang sakit na kasi ng paa ko, ang bilis kaya ng paglalakad namin.

"Dan naman eh!", mas lalo akong lumabi dito dahil sa hindi nito binagalan ang paglalakad sa halip ay binuhat ako nito na parang isang sako ng bigas.

I was upside down facing his sexy back and it engaged most of the attention in the building we're at. Pano'y may isang malaking magandang nilalang ang nagbubuhat ng isang makinis at nakakatakam na hapunan, a very delicious one.

I laughed hard with the thought causing Dan's eyebrows to furrow, kahit hindi ko iyon nakikita ay alam ko dahil kapag tumatawa akong mag-isa ay alam niyang may iniisip akong mga kung ano ano. Magsasalubong ang mga kilay nito kapag di ko agad sasabihin dito.

Daniel's a bad mitch after all and this situation right now is one of the things he'd make me suffer. Sometimes he won't even talk to me but in a minute he will talk afterwards. Parang babae lang talaga kung umasta. A mitch right. A f*****g mitch to be exact.

"What are you laughing at Ruby?", Naiinis na ito sa lagay ngayon why? He just called me by my name and I know malapit ng magalit ito. Hindi ko ito sinagot kaya mas lalo lamang nainis ang kumag and I'm still laughing hanggang sa ipasok ako nito sa sasakyan.

"Don't make me angry Precious!", matigas nitong anas sakin at bakas ang pagbabanta sa boses nito ng makapasok na ito sa driver seat na katabi ko.

Mukhang nagalit na ata ng husto si kumag ah!

Parang kailangan ko na atang gawin ang ultimate and marvelous way ko para mawala na!

"Alam mo bang ikaw ang pinakagwapong lalaki na nakilala ko Daniel Mitch Sandroe?", I then gently cupped his face using my hands. "I love you po", I kissed him making him stilled but later on he kissed me back, it's just soft and slow like how two inlove persons show their love to each other.

"I love you too Precious", Daniel's still kissing me in a slow motion and cupping my face. I couldn't ask for more, he himself is already enough for me, My very romantic boyfriend.

"I'll always love you Precious, always.......Thank you for coming into my life, thank you for everything love"

"Same Dan, same, kaya wag kanang magalit please", I do a puppy eyes after we kissed. It's the ultimate and marvelous way I'm talking about earlier at mukhang mabenta ata yung technique dahil hindi na magkasalubong ang mga makakapal na kilay nito, tumatawa pa nga ang kumag eh!

"Ang saya natin ah", I sarcastically laughed while facing in front, hindi ko talaga ito papansinin mamaya, manigas ka sperm!!

"Just kiss me", lumabi pa si Daniel sakin habang tumatawa ng malakas kaya kinurot ko na ito sa tagiliran. Such a tease eh! baka kung saan pa kami hahantong nito, malibog pa naman ako sa mga gwapo!

jusmeyo marimar Ruby!! maghunusdili kang babayita ka!! alalahanin mong bago palang kayo niyan!!

"Stop Ruby!!!.....ahaha.....stop! it tickles Ruby!!!!!....... ahaha.... please!.....ahaha........ Precious!!....... stop!...stop!!!.... suko nako love!... Ruby!!.......", humihingal pa si Daniel pagkatapos kong kurotin ito sa tagiliran. May weakness spot pala ito doon kaya sobrang nakikiliti ito

sa ginawa ko.

"Basta ba good boy ka", I kissed

him again slowly but I stilled a moment when Daniel slid his tongue, he kissed me roughly this time and I couldn't help but to give the same intensity his giving in our hot kiss. Our tongues sync together, doing its job to steal our breaths away, to make us breathless.

"I love you", Humihingal pa si Daniel at ganoon din ako.

"I love you too Dan"

—*MG*—