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The Most Wonderful Time of The Year (Gabion POV) “It’s Christmas day…” That’s debatable, I thought, as I wove around my mother’s massive Christmas tree with a bottle of wine in my hand. Every year, they invited hundreds of celebrities and musicians to a holiday bash at her mansion, and hundreds of people showed up, crowding my mother's home. I’d hated these annual parties for as long as I could remember, but I’d never missed one. I was giving up a Saturday evening with Arzelle and the twin to be here. That was love. But I still loved my mother. Since my father died dahil sa lungkot, stressed at depression, I’d been their model son, trying to fill the hole my father had left. Well, most of the time I was their model son. But years ago I was more of a demon than today. Molested a girl at ninakaw pa ang mga anak niya. “Gabby!” That was my friend Agus using the nickname he invented to irritate me. I turned to find him hand in hand with his girlfriend Aerin. Dart and Atarah were ther
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Are You Still Interested In Me?(Arzelle POV)I huddled into the smooth leather passenger seat of Gabion’s sports car, resisting the urge to hug myself dahil sobrang nilalamig ako pero ayaw kong ipahalata. I’d hoped to run into him at the party, pero sa daming tao naging malabo. I sucked the drool back into my mouth, feeling like a creeper. The older he got, the more attractive he became. He always moved my world with animal grace.When he got in the other side of his car and looked over at me, I could feel a scarlet blush rising under my skin, because that always happened to me everytime na tinititigan niya ako!“I’m not drunk,” he said. “Not even a little.”“I know.” napa-iling na saad ko.“If I was, I wouldn’t drive you home alone this season,” dagdag pa niya.“I know, it’s okay,” I stretched my legs, trying to be cool. “I’m only a little dizzy myself. Well, it’s mostly wearing off now.”He didn’t answer. In fact, he let out a breath that sounded suspiciously close to a sigh as he
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Pussy Tipsy (Arzelle POV) He downshifted as we moved off the parkway and into the city. I loved this city, Cordova, but it always felt claustrophobic after all the chaos 9f my life here mula nung umapak ako I looked out the window, trying not to feel wounded by his obvious disinterest in getting closer to me. It was starting to rain. “Balita ko may binila kang bagong pet kahapon, ano yon?” I asked. “Oh, a little cat, yong walang balahibo, para kay Gaelle,” sagot naman niya. “Ayaw niya na kay Guchi,” I joked tukoy ang alaga kong aso na nasa ilalim ng pangangalaga ng anak na babae ni Gabion. “Guchi is always be her first love,” He glanced at me with a quick smile. “I call her, the cat Tipsy because she looks like drunk. Do you want any pets? Guchi is getting older.” “No. I’ve been moving around too much. Di ko siya maaalagaan ng husto if ever kukuha ako ng bagong pet.” I sighed. “Been very busy huh.” “I’m trying to be more productive,” I said, which was the truth. “Now that
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The Danger In Him (Arzelle POV) “Are you okay?” puna ni Gabion. Siguro nahalata niyang balisa ako. I swallowed and shook my head. “Ah yes. Well, a little uncomfortable.” humugot ako ng hininga. “Please, continue.” He put the brush to the it's container, studying me, get another brush and stroke a few more lines. I don’t know what he saw in my eyes. Whatever it was, it was more than I wanted to show him ofcourse. “Please don’t feel uncomfortable” he said, looking away. “I’m sorry. It’s just you and the way you paint and you make the art looks alive. God, there’s something about the connectedness of it, and the way your hand and the canvas looks really familiar to each other." nauutal na saad ko. He paint a little more, a smile teasing at the edges of his lips. “You’ve always been so dramatic, Zelle.” “I know. I’m sorry.” “I like it. I never know what you’re going to say. You always surprised me,” Gabion said lifted the brush and rested it on top of his knee. “In the car, when
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She Who Threatened my Sanity and Self-control (Gabion POV) I kissed her harder to silence the voices, and made fists to prevent myself from grabbing her hands and pinning her down. Our legs were entwined, though, and she was arching against me, making needful moans. Damn. Maybe I could give her what she needed, as a service. I was a Dominant, but maybe I could serve, specially for her, and put her needs before mine. Maybe I could quiet the violent spirits that wanted to possess her, and make gentle love to her instead, the way a normal, considerate man would. How hard could it be? Kung ang gusto ko talaga ay lamasin siya. I could go through the motions. I could do it without hurting her. Maybe. I let my body ease down against hers. Her arms came around me, holding me close, making me shudder with the depth of longing to be inside her. I slid along her body so my rigid d*ck lay against her center, with only our clothes between us. I knew she could feel my hard-on through my p
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Pull Yourself Together (Gabion POV) Still, thanks for showing me your arts, talent, and for kissing me, ofcourse. You’re really good at it. Both things. Painting and kissing. Napabuntong hininga ako. Bakit ako nagkaganon? Para bang first time ko at nakakapanibago. Dati I always insist to do things to her body, pero kagabi. Anong nangyayari? I looked around my bedroom, alarmed that I’d slept so late. I didn’t have to be anywhere, medyo naiinis lang ako sa sarili ko at hinayaan siyang umalis mag-isa dahil sa himbing ng tulog ko. How had she gotten home? Had she walked around the building alone in the early morning darkness? I didn’t have her new phone number to check that she got home all right. Damn! I needed some coffee. I headed toward the kitchen, then heard a soft snort from Tipsy. She was lying on the sofa nearest the fireplace, cuddling as well as she could against Arzelle’s reclining form. She’d pulled a blanket over herself, and slept with one arm tossed above her head.
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Pull Your Self TogetherEverything Will Be Alright (Gabion POV) I left her phone on the table para para makapag-charge and took her a mug of coffee as she sat frozen in place. “A fire,” she said to herself. “My mother?” bulong niya na para bang nalulutang. I sat beside her. “Yeah, your farm. Sana di ganon kalala ang damages at sana okay lang si tita,” saad ko haplos ang likod niya. “But we didn’t hear anything from the news till now. Di man lang binalita,” dismayadong saad niya habang nakatingin sa telebisyon. Did she want me to tell her it was all a mistake? That it probably hadn’t happened after all? Para kahit papaano maibsan ang sobra niyang pag-aalala. “I’m sorry. Do you want me to find more information about it? We can look online for more,” suhestyon ko. “Oh no,” she cried, covering her face. "I can't.” I put an arm around her, wanting to offer comfort, but how did you comfort someone who’d just lost her home, farm, almost everything in it at hindi pa alam ang kalagayan
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Thankyou For Everything, Such A Big Help(Gabion POV)I wasn’t sure what we hoped to find there. Umaasa akong nasa maayos na kalagayan ang Ina ni Arzelle. Sana hindi siya nadamay sa sunog.Ang naunang si Ade at Bernard ay nagparamdam din sa wakas.Tinawagan ako ni Ade at ang sabi ako na lang daw ang pupunta. Hindi daw kakayanin ni Arzelle na makita ang nangyari sa farm nila. Bukod pa roon ay di mahanap hanap ang Ina niya. Kung nawawala ba ito o nasama sa sunog! Kaya pumunta akong mag-isa to see.Damn. Everything was gone for Arzelle if ever she lost her mom also. I’d hoped I’d find something to take back to her, some small thing that had survived, that was miraculously hers, but there was nothing but ashes and fire remains in the street, surrounded by a plastic security boundary. Do Not Cross.I stared at the place where their house had been, glad she wasn’t with me to see it. It was sad to lose halos lahat ng pinaghirapan nilang mag-ina, but if I’d taken her here when I’d wanted to o
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