He was the one who suggested this grocery store. He handed me a cap to hid my face. Ganoon din naman ang ginawa niya eventhough I doubted it. Mukha parin siyang boss kahit nakasumbrero.
Napatingin ako sa kamay namin nang hawakan niya ito pagkapasok namin ng supermarket. Sabi na eh, hanggang dito pagtitinginan padin siya kahit nakasumbrero.
Almost everyone would stop what they were doing and stared at us. I did my best to hid my face baka ma-chismis pa ako! Iyong mga babae naman bumababa ang tingin nila sa kamay namin na magkahawak, sabay taas ng kilay. I wanted to laugh dahil ako mismo tataasan ko rin ng kilay ang sarili ko kapag nakita ko ang sarili sa salamin.
Ipinulupot ni Zach ang kamay niya sa bewang ko, as if we didn't argue awhile ago. He was getting used to it. Him, snaking his hand on my waist. Hindi na ako magrereklamo like hello? Lugi paba ako?
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Their eyes focused on me. Ang hirap pala talaga galitin nito ni Zach! Ang lakas mang-trip. Oo na, gets ko nanaman ang gusto niya ipahiwatig. He would leave me with no choice but to accept his offer. "Villafuente, tinatanong ka ng CEO. You've to answer him right away!" saway saakin ni Sir. Adrian. "S-sorry po, sir..." "Tatanga-tanga ka nanaman. Kabago-bago mo palang dito," bulong nito. I blinked. I was offended. Nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin ko kay Zach at kay Sir. Adrian. They heard it too. Alam ko naman mali ako, all of them respected Zach so much. Ako lang naman ang matigas ang ulo dito. "And that's how you treat a
"Iris, what happened?" Ashley's voice was really concerned. She was holding two dresses and she placed them on the side of the bed bago tuluyan lumapit saakin. "A-ah, wala ito, Ashley. Don't mind me," pagsisinungaling ko at pinahid ang luha sa mga mata ko. "Come on, you're a part of this family so basically, I'm already your sister. You can tell me anything," pang-aalo niya saakin. No. You can't tell her what her brother did to you... Sabi ng isip ko. I breathe heavily. "I-I just miss my family so much." It was somehow the truth. Nami-miss ko rin naman sila kaya naghahalo-halo ang emosyon ko ngayon. I wouldn't be in a situation like this kung hindi para sakanila, kung hindi lang para kay daddy, I'd walked out and never show up again. I didn't deserve this. Wala akong id
"Iha, may isusuot kanaba mamaya?" Napatigil ako sa tanong ni Lola Belle. I looked at Zach na wala rin ideya sa mangyayari. Ano bang mayroon? Ashley walked in, holding dresses and shoes. "I'm sorry, granny! I forgot to tell them. So Mr. and Mrs. Zach Esqueza, we have a party tonight. Make sure na makakauwi kayo just in time." "Party?" tanong ni Zach na nakapameywang. "You didn't tell us last night." "Because I forgot nga, Zach." Irap nito sa kapatid. "I need to collect some funds for my outreach program. We will give it to my selective foundation since ang daming binagyo na lugar nitong nakaraan," pagpapaliwanag ni Ashley. "This will be fun! I swear!" Napangiti na lang ako. Ito pala iyong party na kinekwento niya saakin. Wala akong ideya kung anong isusuot mam
"Kailangan mo paba bumalik sa stage?" Nag-aalalang tanong ko kay Zach pagkatapos namin kumain. He was playing with my hands. I was getting nervous. Hindi ko alam kung mananalo ba ako mamaya. The woman in black seemed to be eager to date him. Bigla nalang itong nawala na parang bula nang mag-alis ako ng tingin sakanya. His mouth twitched. "You want to go home? And steal your date?" Tumawa ako. "Last day nanaman natin ito, bakit hindi? I don't know if I will win tonight." Hinawakan niya ang ibabang labi ko. "Your wish, my always command." Hinila ako patayo ni Zach. I got excited when we were about to exit this party. It meant I didn't have to compete with other women. I was smiling from ear to ear, following him. Nang bigla akong nauntog sa likod ni Zach. "Where. Are. You. Going?"
I was half asleep when someone removed my seatbelt and lifted me up. Kahit pakiramdam ko panaginip lang ito, I knew who it was without even looking. I still closed my eyes, ayokong masira ang pakiramdam na nararamdaman ko. This was the first time he did it to me. He was changing. Though it wasn't too drastic but his hard heart was becoming soft a little, and that for me, was enough. Ilan araw na kaming nakakapag-usap ng maayos. Parang kailan lang takot na takot pa ako sakanya. I didn't know how he did it. Nakapasok siya ng bahay habang buhat-buhat ako. Inihiga niya ako sa malamabot na kama. It wasn't my bed. I opened my eyes a little and saw Zach's room. Ipinikit ko agad nang kumutan niya ako. Lumalim ang kama sa gilid ko sabay may humaplos na kamay sa buhok ko. Kahit nakapikit, alam kong tinititigan niya ako ngayon. "You got me the first time I saw at the bar..." he started. T
I felt like I woke up in paradise. May mga bouquet sa kitchen table, breakfast and also a sticky note. Iris, Been to office early. Still have important meeting to do and attend. Looking forward to meet you there, love. I asked someone to drive yoy to the office. Be safe. -Zach. Napangiti tuloy ako ng di oras kung may nakakakita na saakin ngayon mapagkakamalan akong baliw. Itinago ko iyon sa bag ko at kumuha ng panibagong sticker note at sinulatan ito. Dear Sir, My Boss, My Master, My Husband and My Unpredictable Zachary, Thank you for opening yourself up to me last night. You don't know how you made me happy. I didn't know you first saw me at the bar. ;)&nb
You can do it Iris. Come on you can do it. I reminded myself couple of times already. Should I go for it? Baka nadadala lang ako ng emosyon ko dahil sa mga nangyari ngayon araw. Aftet how many self-convincing I'd decided that I would do it. This was for him and also for me. Baka malay ko, magustuhan ko ang ganitong mundo niya. I took a bath, sprayed a perfume and shaved every part of my body that he would see. Yes, this would be my first time but I'd tried doing until the second base before. Kaya kahit papaano, alam kong magiging komportable ako. I wore a blackseethrough with deep cut dress. Black bra and underwear was a matched. Feeling ko rin kasi, favorite ni Zach ang mga itim ng kulay. Maybe he would find me attractive even more. I let my hair rested on my back.
"Come here," he said then placed down everything he was holding on the table. "And stand infront of me." "Yes." I gulped real hard. "...master." This was it. Umupo si Zach sa black couch sa gilid ng kama. Kinuha niya ang remote sa gilid, then a music played in the background. I was feeling sad, Can't help looking back Highways flew by... Oh... Introduction palang, it was very erotic. My body reacted to it as I was feeling excited and seductive at the same time. I walked to him slowly, not breaking my eye contact. Run, run, run away No sense of time I'd like you to stay, Want keep you inside He raised his pointing finger. "Closer, Iris."