Mabilis niyang binitawan ang wrist ni Nexon. She looks at him in the eyes pero para siyang mas lalong nanghina sa titig nito. She couldn't read him, napahawak siya sa sumasakit na ulo at nameywang sa harap ng binata.
"What exactly are you doing here!?"
Nexon smirked. "Binibisita ko lang ang estudyante ko, you called in sick. I'm worried." He said in a very sarcastic tone.
Emerald rolled her eyes in disbelief. Parang gusto niyang sakalin ang binata sa inis dahil tila unbothered ito sa ginagawa niya. At isa pang nakakainis? Her heart won't stop beating for the man standing so holy in front of her. Mabilis siyang nag iwas ng tingin dahil parang tatalon na palabas sa kanyang dibdib ang puso niya.
"Why won't you look at me in the eye?" Pang aasar pa nito. "And why are you even questioning my presence? Hindi ba ikaw naman itong lumalapit sa akin? So here I am. Ako na ang mag a-adjust."
He couldn't help himself but to feel happy by how the woman in front of him looks. Not the bratty woman who always pester him, this time she is like a rat who is cornered with no way out.
"Can you stop doing this and leave?" Wika ni Emerald. "I'll be in your class tomorrow, magaling na ako and you don't even need to visit your student. Hindi ka naman ganoon kabait para dumalaw pa."
"I know," he said in a teasing tone." I just want to see you like this."
Emerald showed him her middle finger then she pointed at his car signaling him to leave.
"Maaari ka ng umalis." She firmly said.
Itinaas ni Nexon ang kamay na tila sumusuko at nag lakad palapit sa kanyang sasakyan pero midway he stopped. Then he glance at the woman standing not that far from him.
"I'm warning you Emerald." Wika niya sa seryosong tono. "Stop whatever you're doing and go back to New York, you don't want to see the bad side of me."
Hindi kumibo si Emerald pero dahan dahan itong nag lakad palapit sa binata. She is not the one to be threatened by someone and specially not by him dahil hinding hindi siya titigil kahit gaano pa kahirap ang pag daanan niya.
"I am not someone you can threaten Nexon Cohen." She said in a very firm tone. "You'll never know what I'm capable of kung sa tingin mo matatakot mo ako nag ka—"
Agad na nanlaki ang mata ni Emerald ng ilang malalaking hakbang ang ginawa nito palapit sa kanya and when he stood infront gim bigla siyang hapitin ni Nexon sa beywang, inilipat nito ang katawan niya sa matigas na katawan ng binata. Then he leaned for a deep kiss that her body trembles afraid she might betrayed herself. Her eyes darted to his pero nakapikit ang mata nito habang nakalapat ang labi sa kanya, she wants to push him away but her body won't allow it. Halos maubos ang lakas niya para maitulak ang binata palayo at malakas itong sinampal. Hindi kumibo si Nexon hinawakan lang nito ang pisngi at mapang asar na ngumisi sa kanya.
"Leave." Mariin niyang wika at nag mamadaling umalis.
Mabilis siyang tumakbo papasok ng bahay narinig niya pa ang pag tawag sa kanya ng ina ngunit hindi na niya ito pinansin. She went straight to her room and locked the door behind her, para siyang nauupos na kandila habang nakasandal sa pinto. With her trembling hand she touched her lips and slowly closed her eyes, she can still feel it. His lips against her, his minty breath and his touch.
"Aray!" Wika niya ng malakas niyang sampalin ang sarili niya.
Para siyang baliw na sinabunutan ang sarili . No this isn't over yet, sisiguraduhin niyang sa larong ito siya ang mananalo.
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"Okay kana?" Wika ni Mariah habang nakatingin sa kanya. "Natulog kaba?"
Hindi niya ito pinansin dahil hindi naman talaga siya nakatulog, kahit anong pilit niya na matulog ay hindi niya magawa dahil kada ipipikit niya ang mata ay bumabalik sa ala-ala niya ang ginawa ni Nexon sa kanya.
"Good afternoon Mr. Cohen"
Hindi niya ito pinansin maski tignan ay hindi niya ginawa but she can feel it. His gazed towards her and its very irritating, wala siya sa mood na makipag sabayan sa binata dahil wala siyang tulog but it seems like Nexon is full of energy dahil kahit hindi siya aktibo sa klase ay lagi siya ang tinatawag nito.
"What's your favourite piece of craft Ms. Montefalco?"
Emerald gulped. Dahil hindi ito nakatingin sa mata niya kung hindi sa labi niya, Nexon is slowly walking towards her still looking intently to her lips. Parang nanunuyot ang labi niya habang papalapit ng papalapit ang binata.
"Ms. Montefalco?"
"I—I don't have one..." wika niya.
Hindi niya alam ang isasagot. Can she say na 'You're my favourite piece' she rolled her eyea in disbelief.
"Tsk! That's very odd. Hindi ikaw yan? Are you still sick?"
Inilibot niya ang paningin the tension between them is somewhat seems present at the scene na tila. Isang mali lang niya at malalaman nang lahat ng estudyante doon na nag halikan sil— nope! Siya ang hinalikan nito! Nag lakad pabalik sa harap si Nexon and he leaned against the table satisfied to her initial reaction smirking from ear to ear.
She composed herself and sighed deeply, tumayo siya sa kinauupuan at nag lakad palapit sa binata na nakasandal sa desk nito. Tila nabigla si Nexon sa ginawa ng dalaga dahil agad itong tumayo ng maayos at tumingin sa mata ni Emerald, he couldn't read her next move. He gulped and waited he sighed in relief when Emerald walk past through her kinuha nito ang white board marker saka nag drawing ng malaking genital sa board. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya habang may iibang natatawa sa ginawa niya.
She looked back to Nexon whose eyes were fuming dahil tila nilalaro ng dalaga ang klase niya. Agad na dumako ang mata nito sa kanya like he's asking "what the hell she's doing?" Pero proud siyang mag lakad palapit dito at matamis na ngumiti.
"That?" She said pointing on the board with a huge drawing of c**k on it. "That is my favourite piece of craft. d**k!" She proudly said smiling from ear to ear.
Mariin niya talagang sinabi ang huling lintanya para damang dama ng binata. She's not someone he can just messed with, he wants war? Then she'll give it to him. Malakas ang tawanan sa buong classroom habang si Nexon ay hindi parin nag sasalita, para siyang prinsesa na nag bow pa sa harap ng klase at bumalik sa upuan. Nang muling nag tama ang mata nila ni Nexon at hindi na siya ang umiwas instead she smiled at him wickedly then her eyes slowly darted down to his crotch then back to his eyes before winking.
GALIT na binagsak ni Nexon ang mga gamit sa lamesa, he unbottoned two of his button and loosens his tie hindi siya makapaniwala sa ginawa ng dalaga sa klase niya kanina.
"That spoiled Brat!" the bad thing is that his body is reacting with her glances specially his lower body.
"Damn it!" Gigil niyang wika. "I should teach her a lesson."
Para siyang napahiya sa klase dahil hindi siya nakapag react sa ginawa nito. A knock on the door bring him back to reality, dahan dahang bumukas ang pinto at pumasok doon ang co-professor niya may dala nanamang pagkain. It was Nancy, he knew already that Nancy likes him. She's cute and timid and hot but he couldn't like her back hindi siya ang tipo niyang babae.
"Hi Nexon." She cheerfully greeted him halos lumuwa na ang dibdib nito dahil sa laki habang nag lalakad palapit sa kanya.
Without any a do. He snatch the paper bag she's holding throw it away and then he grab her neck to kiss her. Mapusok ang halik na iyon kita niya ang pamumula ng dalaga habang nakapikit so he grab her hand to touch his crotch. However, the time that he closed his eyes a flashed of Emerald's face came through his mind kaya't mabilis niyang naitulak ang dalaga.
"What's wrong?" She said in a very dissapointed tone.
She was really excited dahil ito ang unang beses na nag react sa kanya ang binata and not just like the initial reaction she's been waiting for. Nag lakad siya palapit sa binata at akmang muling hahawakan ang pag kalalaki nito ng mabilis na umiwas si Nexon.
"Get out." He said in a very cold tone. "I'm busy."
"But—"
"Leave!" Mariin niyang wika.
Galit na inayos ng babae ang medyo nagulo niyang buhok at damit kinuha niya nag paper bag na dala at dali daling lumabas sa pinto. Nexon sighed in disbelief, when he kissed Nancy he felt like his been cheating to someone and he doesn't want that to progress further. Nag mamadali siyang tumayo at kinuha ang susi ng sasakyan with his phone and wallet saka siya tumakbo patungong parking lot hoping to see Emerald dahil alam niya ang schedule nito. Ofcourse kinuha niya ito before hand para mabantayan ang dalaga.
But he stood there frozen and clenching his fist when he saw her laughing mas lalong kumulo ang dugo niya ng hawain ng lalaking kasama nito ang buhok ng dalaga.
"That's really funny Justin." Wika ni Emerald habang tumatawa.
Matapos ang hulong klase ay nakasalubong niya si Justin na pauwi na din pala kaya sumabay na siya dito mag lakad patungong parking.
"I'll see you around then. May utang ka pa sakin na coffe ha?"
She nodded her head and smile. She watch till Justin's car is out umuwi daw kasi galing France ang mommy nito kaya't nag mamadaling umalis ang binata. Nag lakad siya papunta sa sasakyan niya and she was about to open the door when someone push it hard muntik pang maipit ang kamay niya kaya't galit niyang hinarap ito but to her surprise it was Nexon.
"Ano bang problema mo?" Inis niyang wika ng makita si Nexon. "Umalis ka nga!"
Hindi nag salita ang binata pero kita niya ang galit sa mata nito. What the hell is his problem?
"Layuan mo si Justin." Malamig na wika nito. "I'm warning you. If you want to play with me, then its just me. I'm very possesive Baby."
Hindi niya alam ang sasabihin she gulped dahil na corner na nito ang buong katawan niya ang dalawang kamay nito ay nasa beywang niya gently caressing her exposed skin dahil medyo maiksi ang nasuot niyang damit.
"Nexon w–what are you doing?"
Nexon slowly leaned his nose is touching her neck sniffing her from there. Mariin siyang napapikit sa ginagawa ng binata gusto niyang itulak ito ngunit hindi niya magawa. Nag dasal na lang siya na wala na ang mga estudyante dahil kapag may nakakita sa kanila hindi niya alam ang gagawin.
"Get in..." he whispered. "Remember my warnings Baby."