Romancing My Neighbor

Chapter 3

Ito ang mahabaging araw kung saan binisita siya ng kanyang mga magulang sa loob ng isang taon. Himala! She could cry that her parents still remember her. Ano naman kaya ang ginawa niya o dapat niyang gawin at narito ang mga ito ngayon sa bahay niya. She finds it weird when she wants to say that she missed them, but there is no reason or memories to be missed. Her feeling is like looking to a Famous Artist, that she’s in awe that they noticed her.

"Suzzana..." tawag sa kanya ng Ama. It's too obvious that she's not paying attention to what her Father was blabbering about. She was just playing with the food on her plate. She exhaled after closing and rolling her eyes.

She finds this dinner pathetic, "What?"

"You were not listening," buo at mabigat ang boses na naghahatid ng kaunting takot sa kanya. She doesn’t know them! What if they'll get angry and confiscate all her cards and property! She can't!

"Sorry. What is it again?" Her ass is not even sorry. Her father sighed.

Her mother wiped the side of its mouth with a table napkin. Halos iwan siya ng kaluluwa niya nang mag-angat ito ng tingin sa kanya. She looks powerful and magnificent. They looked alike with many physical features. She's like looking at her future self, minus the aura.

"Work," her Mother plainly said. Gustong umawang ng bibig niya sa gulat. Her heart is beating fastly. Hindi pwede! Baka tarayan niya lang lahat ng mag-uutos sa kanya! She can't help but disagree.

"Mother, no!" tumaas ang boses niya, "I don't want to work. Period!"

Naghihirap na ba sila at pinapa-hanap na siya ng trabaho? Bakit? Kaya ba nandito ang mga ito para makakain dahil wala na itong makain sa kanila?

"Relax, Suzzana. That’s better than wasting your time going to a club every night!" tumaas na rin ang boses na sabi ng Ama niya. 'Tang*na! Anong alam niya sa pagtatrabaho! Halos bilihin na nga niya 'yung buong eskwelahan niya noong college para lang hindi siya bumagsak!

"Work or we'll cut your cards," her mother said. There is something with her voice that is making her nervous.

"Fine."

She didn't even blink when she said that because of the treat. Hindi siya pwedeng maghirap no! Kahit bayaran niya na lang ang mga ka-trabaho niya para 'wag siyang bigyan ng trabaho ay gagawin niya talaga.

"So, where do you want to work?" her Father said before sipping to its wine while trying to hide a smile, "You can work at Kanye's Company since for sure he won't tolerate your bullsh*ts."

She rolled her eyes. Pilit niya na itago ang kilig dahil sa pagbanggit nito sa pangalan ni Kanye. The idea is not that bad, but she has more good ideas in her pretty mind. Plus! How did they know Kanye?

"So?" her Mother interrupted the silence between them. She looked at her and its right brow is rising.

"Okay!" she happily agreed. It’s Kanye though. What harm can it give? Baka nga puro sarap ang maranasan niya habang nagtatrabaho. Nagtatrabaho sa alin?

"Good," her Mother said dismissively, "Let's go Eph. We still have to visit Gael."

Who's Gael? Her brother? Oh! The riddle with her family, again. Ayaw niya na iniisip ang mga bagay na nagpapa-sakit lang ng ulo niya. If you can't do something about it, then it deserves freedom from your mind! Wala ka namang award na matatanggap sa pagiging 'Palaisip' mo.

They bid their goodbyes. Ilang oras lang ito sa bahay niya, tamang naki-kain lang. Bankrupt na nga siguro.

"Kanye?"

"Babe, where are you?"

Practise lang. Hindi pa naman siya masyadong excited na maging sila pero kung mapapaaga... why not? Iniisip na nga niya na pikutin na lang ito pero mas naisip niya na mas maganda kapag hindi niya pinilit. Classic malandi. Hindi naman siya namimilit pero naninigurado lang na sa kanya talaga ang bagsak.

"What?" sagot nito. Nagpakita ito mula sa kusina. She smiled with the thought na pinag-lu-luto na naman siya nito, kahit hindi naman talaga. Hindi naman Sunday ngayon kaya wala siyang ma-dahilan na makikikain lang siya dahil rest day ng mga kasambahay.

"You're cooking for me?" her voice sounds like teasing. Alam niya kasi na tatarayan na naman siya nito dahil sa pagiging assumera niya. She can't help it! Ang sarap lang--basta!

He just glared at her and went back inside the kitchen. Ang taray talaga!

"Expected mo talaga na pupunta ako ngayon kaya nagluto ka, ano?"

"Umuwi ka nga."

Napabunghalit siya ng tawa sa sinabi nito. Nainis si Pogi. Lumapit siya sa likod nito at kunyari sinilip ang niluluto nito pero ang pakay niya ay idikit ang dibdib sa likod nito para lalong mabwisit.

"What's that?"

Naramdaman niya ang paninigas ng katawan nito at ang pagtigil ng paghinga. His veins in the arm are showing because of too much force he gave to the flipper he’s holding. She bit her lower lip to suppress her smile. Oh, my ghad! She pokes her nose to his neck and she breathes bounced from his neck back to her face.

"Fvck," mura nito sa sarili. She acted like she didn't hear anything and squeezed his left butt bump.

"Suzzan--" Magka-salubong ang kilay nito na humarap pero nawala ng makita siya na tumatawa. He pinched her right cheek, "Wala ka talagang magawa, ano?”

Nginuso niya ang labi para halikan siya nito ngunit tumalikod lamang ito at bumalik sa pagluluto ng chicken. Akmang lalakad siya palapit pero pinigil siya nito. Napanguso siya.

“Suzzan, isa!” Ginawa pa talaga siyang bata dahil sa pagbibilang nito. And her name! What the heck! She doesn’t know how he came up with the way he calls her! It's Anaiah Suzzana! With A, hello?

"Anong Suzzan?" She's stuffing her smile and acting mad. She went to him and pinned her body to his back. Embraced her arms and crawled them under his shirt to pinch his n****e.

He grunted, "Stop it--fvck!"

Pinatay nito ang burner at hinarap siya. Her eyes widen and she's now ready to run for her life! He grabbed her waist and she could feel something hard poking her tummy. Her mouth opened and she couldn't believe that she's feeling nervous.

"May sasabihin nga pala ako sayo," sabi niya na may pilit na ngiti para lang makaiwas sa tingin nito. May malanding duwag!

“Ahuh,” he said, urging her to talk more. She was the one enjoying the situation earlier but now! She’s nervous and trying to escape the situation. The irritation filled her veins when he played with her hair and tucked it behind her ear.

“What is it?” tanong nito. He’s now enjoying this, and she really hates it! Minumura na niya ang sarili upang mawala ang kaba at labanan ang paglalaro ng lalaki sa kanya. Gathered all her strength, she looked at him in the eyes. She placed her hand in his face and feel the bulge that is poking in her tummy. Marahan na ginalaw niya pataas at pababa ang sarili para mahimas ng tiyan niya ang umbok nito.

“I’ll work for you,” she said grinning. Naguguluhan naman siyang tiningnan nito habang makaawang ang bibig at bumibigat ang paghinga.

“We talked about this, right?”

She giggled and gave him a smacking kiss at the lips, “Sa kompanya mo po.”

Namula ang tenga nito at umiwas ng tingin sa mukha niya bago tumango. She laughs at that. Bakit ba pinipigilan nito ang sarili? Mas lalo niya tuloy ni-lo-look forward ang mangyayari sa kanila kapag mahal na siya nito. Unlimited s*x ba? Magkaka-lumpohan?