Song used: Ipagpatawad mo by Mayonnaise. Credits to the real owner.
"Okay ka lang?" Naramdaman ko ang paghawak ni Aria sa balikat ko. Lumingon ako sa gawi niya at marahang tumango.
Okay lang ako.
That's what I've said to my self kahit hindi naman talaga.
Hanggang sa matapos ang klase ay wala akong kibo. Hindi niya rin ako kinakausap dahil alam niyang ayaw ko ng kausap kapag hindi ako okay.
Sanay ako sa self comfort without needing other's presence, siguro 'yun 'yung hindi magandang ugali ko.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Nag-aalalang tanong ni Lei. Yes, kasama na namin siya. Dapat galit siya kanina pero nang makita ang mukha ko ay hindi na siya nagalit sa akin.
The day's over, we're going home. Maglalakad nalang siguro ako pauwi.
I hummed. "Bakit naman hindi?"
She smiled sweetly. "I know you're malakas. Kaya mo 'yan, fi
"Hindi porket wala kang karapatan, hindi mo na pwedeng maradaman. It's fine, you know what you have to do to make me yours, baby."I was just staring at his eyes the whole time. Trying to absorb what he have just said. I blink my eyes multiple times. He's looking at me lovingly. 'Yung tingin na mukha akong importanteng tao na ayaw niyang mawala.I felt a lump in my throat, tila may pinipigilan na hindi ko alam kung ano. Mabilis ang pagtibok ng puso ko, sarado ang isip ko at tanging magsigaw lang ng pangalan niya ang naririnig ko."Do you really love me?" Hindi ko alam kung bakit ayun ang lumabas sa bibig ko. I want assurance. Gusto kong marinig mula sa bibig niya mismo ang salitang mahal niya ako.He smiled that was enough to make my heart melt. Isang ngiti palang hulog na ako. Hindi ko alam kung bakit tila napakabilis kong mahulog, hindi pa kami ganon katagal magkakilala at kakagaling ko lang sa break-up pero bakit
I'm looking at the girl in front of me, wearing something that symbolizes her success made me smile. A beautiful and independent woman wearing her graduation toga and will start a new journey in her life.Seeing my reflection in thr mirror brings me joy. Finally, this day has come. Maya-maya lang ay gagagraduate na ako.Hinubad ko muna ang toga at muling ibalik sa paper bag na dala ni Aria nung nakaraang linggo para hindi madumihan. Ibinalik ko ang tingin ko sa salamin at inayos ang pagkakalugay ng kulot kong buhok. I curled my hair into large ones while wearing a simple make-up. I'm wearing a sleeveless dirty white dress and a beige stiletto.Natuon ang tingin ko sa paper bag na nasa tabi ng couch. Naalala ko 'yung araw na dinali 'yan sa akin ni Aria. Sa sobrang kakahiyan ang naramdaman ko nang panahon na 'yun ay parang gusto ko nalang magpakain sa lupa.I remembered Cupid chuckling and keep on teasing me abo
"Hey, good morning." Nakangiting bati sa akin ng isang Cupid Monteverde. He's looking fresh with his messy back hair, his almost perfect chiseled jaw and his gorgeous black eyes. He's holding a bouquet of white roses in his right hand while holding two cups of coffee on his left.It's early in the morning yet he's here outside my door. I smiled at the thought, since I slept late last night--earlier to be exact, maybe I'm imagining things because of lack of sleep."Hey, you okay?" I felt his hand touched my face after he passed the bouquet to his left hand. Like a cat, I purred in this hand, feeling his touch. His warm skin felts good on my face.Wait, his skin?Then it hit me. He's really here! Like here, here?Bigla akong na concious sa itsura ko. Do I looked like a little kid who has saliva in the corner of my mouth? Or do I look like a little toddler who wakes up with a messy hair?
"Ang ganda!" Excited na sigaw ko at nilingon si Cupid. He's smiling widely, amazed by my reaction. Ang ganda naman kasi talaga, super!Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko habang sa isang kamay naman niya ang gamit ko. Inaya niya ako papunta sa isang cabin na may mga iilang tao. There were three girls, the one was on her 40's, I think, while the two girls were siguro same age as me. The three of them were wearing sundresses. 'Yung isang lalaki naman ay may edad na rin, wearing cargo shorts and plain t-shirt, probably the husband tapos ang tatlong lalaki pang andoon ay naka beach shorts lang at topless. Lahat sila ay maganda at gwapo."Look who's here, Clyde!" Tili ng babaeng may edad na at nagmamadaling tumakbo papunta sa diresksyon ni Cupid. Agad na bumitaw sa hawak na bag si Cupid at niyakap ang babae sa harapan."Ang gwapo mo pa rin!" She said and shift her eyes to me. Tila sinusuri ako pero hindi sa paraang maiilang ako
"Kupido, hey!" Agaw ko sa atensyon ni Cupid na may dalang dalawang platong may pagkain. Nagpaalam siya sa akin na kukuha lang daw ng pagkain at antayin ko siya ngunit nabagot ako kaya nauna na akong lumusong sa tubig. The water was just super attractive that it tempted me to swim, kaya ayon, ako na ang nauna.He creased his forehead upon seeing me swimming. Nasa may bandang malalim ako na parte ng tubig, marahil siguro ay nag-aalala siya. He doesn't need to worry though, I'm a swimmer since I was seven and I'm glad that the waves are calm.Ibinaba niya ang dala niyang pagkain sa lamesa at lumapit papalapit sa tubig. He's now shirtless and God knows how I am sorry for having dirty thoughts about him. I mean, okay lang naman 'di ba? He's my boyfriend and hindi naman niya malalaman.Bumaba ang mata ko sa kanyang dibdib kung saan sumasayaw ang kanyang dog tag sa bawat paglakad. His well-defined chest was
WARNING: R-18. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK."Then don't." That's the last word that come out on my lips before I felt him kissing and pinning me on the door behind me.He nibble my lips and insert his tongue inside my mouth. Napaungol naman ako sa kanyang bibig at agad na napakapit ng mahigpit sa kanyang balikat. His right hand caught my both arms and pinned them on the door whilst his left cupped my cheeks to kiss me deeper.Ang kanyang halik ay unti-unting bumababa hanggang sa makarating ito sa aking leeg. Mabilis ang kilos kong tumingala upang bigyan siya ng laya sa paghalik sa leeg ko. He let go of my hands then immediately cupped my butt cheeks to lift me up as his kisses went back on my lips. I encircled my legs unto his waist and felt his boner on my stomach."Cupid..." I called his name before he walked slowly and carefully lie me on the bed. Agad siyang humiwalay sa akin upang lumuhod at hubarin a
Falling for someone is not easy like how it seems like. You need to go through a lot of stages before accepting the truth that you already loce that someone. In my case, I don't want to fall in love with him but I can't control my heart whose screaming his name over and over again.Time flies so fast. Six months had past and it's nearing Christmas. Makikita mo na agad ang mga Christmas lights na nakasabit kasama ng mga naglalabasang Christmas trees na binebenta sa mall kahit November palang."What do you think should I get you for Christmas?" Tanong ko kay Cupid habang sabay kaming naglalakad papunta sa kanyang sasakyan. It's six in the evening and we're on our way to have dinner with my family.Lumingon siya sa akin at bahagyang ngumiti. "Kapag sinabi ko sa'yo, then hindi na siya suprise?" I fixed my beige cut out dress paired up with ankle strap heels as Cupid get my Chloe black bag from me. My single breast black coat was o
Isang katok sa aking pinto ang nagpagising sa akin. I looked at the clock on my bedside table only to see 6 AM.I groaned and put the pillow on my face. Ang aga aga mang iistorbo. I don't know what that is, maybe ate Perry since siya nalang naman 'yung nandito because as far as I know, mom and dad were already in the airport kasi maaga ang flight nila.Bumukas ang pinto, sa asar ko ay naitapon ko ang unan only to see a fresh and good looking olympian god in front of me.He's wearing his simple black shirt, his jeans and a a black cap with his phone on his right hand while two cups of coffee in his left."The fuck, Kupido? Ang aga-aga," naiinis na sabi ko bago tumalikod at inilubog ang mukha sa unan.I have three reasons in mind why I did that. First, wala pa kong hilamos and I looked like shit lying on my bed. Second, nakakainis kasi naputol ang tulog ko dahil sa pagkatok n
"Her name is Psyche Venice Azarcon. A 23 year old business management student." Inabot sa akin ni Hades ang papel na hawak niya. I looked through her basic informations. Her name, her age, her birthday, and more."Bakit wala siyang picture?" Napakunot ang noo ko.He shrugged. "She really don't post that much. Wala akong makuha. I can't find her instagram account either, hindi naman ako spy."I chuckled on what he said. I tapped his back and made my way out.Hawak ang papel ay sumakay ako sa kotse at nag drive papunta sa café ko. It's Valentine's, siguro ay marami ang costumer ngayon, lalo na sa main branch. My cafe is always special on Valentine's, of course, my name is Cupid.I arrived on a scene that made me creased my forehead . 'Yung lalaki, nag popropose sa girlfriend niya. Tss, nothing's gonna last forever.Imbes na sa harap ay dumaan ako s
Love cannot live without trust. The words you can hear when you talk about Cupid. But how can you trust when they betray a lot of times? How are you able to trust that someone again when they were the one who broke it?Forgiveness. I learned that forgiveness brings back the trust that is once lost. If you're able to forgive, you'll be able to trust again."So how did you do it?" I asked him as I fasten the seatbelt. We're on our way back to the metro after he had lunch with my family.Kasama namin ang pamilya kong magtanghalian. We talked about all the things that happened and I'm glad that my family forgives Cupid. My father asked for our forgiveness as well as him for hurting me. Now, it's all good.He glanced at me as he drive. "Uh, I.." he paused, "I changed my perfume and learned how to change my voice.""Oh?""Yeah, if you remember, I
I'm sipping my wine in the veranda of the hotel room I'm in. Nakatingin ako sa mga bituwin na nasa langit. I wonder what is he doing right now.Nakasuot ako ng black satin nighties and a robe. It's 10 PM here in Hong Kong and this is the last night here. Bukas ng umaga ay uuwi na ulit ako ng Pilipinas.Three month here on Hongkong and focusing on myself really did helped me a lot. Ang isang buwan ay naging tatlo dahil pakiramdam kong mas kailangan ko pa ng oras. Now, I'm on the process of healing.I gained more confidence and I was able to forgive my father. Hindi naman talaga ako galit kay daddy, I'm just annoyed because he didn't told me anything about that.For Cupid's mom, I understand where her anger is coming from. Nagmahal lang siya, and it ruined her. Ayokong dumating sa point na gano'n kaya mabuti na rin sigurong lumayo ako sa loob ng tatlong buwan.
Hindi ko alam kung paanong nakarating ako sa ganitong sitwasyon pero nakita ko nalang ang sarili kong nakasay sa kanyang kotse habang nasa driver's seat siya."Your seatbelt. You never changed, you always forgot to fasten your seatbelt."I scoffed. "I've changed. You changed me," I answered bitterly.Hindi ako nakarinig ng reponse sa kanya kaya itinuon o nalang ang attention ko sa labas. I'm annoyed at him plus the heavy rain that's starting to pour.Bakit ba 'pag uulan, nawawalan ako ng gamit?"I.." he paused, "I hurted you and I'm planning to do everything for you to accept me again."Hindi ako sumagot sa kanya at tinitigan lang 'yung mga ulan na dumadaloy sa bintana.Napapikit ako. This is fcking deja vou. Nangyari na ito dati but a lot of things changed. Almost six years ago, I was on the same seat with the same situatio
Wearing my white and cream asymmetric dress paired with ankle strap platform heels with my vintage chanel bag, I entered the building.Today is Monday, all my employees are busy as they entertain clients. Sa bawat pagdaan ko ay babatiin ako ng mga empleyado na babatiin ko rin pabalik nang hindi ngumingiti.Dumiretso ako sa elevator bago kinuha ang cellphone galing sa bag ko. It is nine in the morning. Ang aga-aga pero busy na agad ang mga tao. I did not even notice that I'm alone here.When it stopped on my office floor, I walked outside. Sinalubong ako ng secretary kong may hawak na bulaklak.Isang linggo na ang nakaraan matapos ang birthday ni Devan and since that week, I've been receiving white roses and americano every morning. Ngayong umaga naman ay may kasamang pancakes.Kinuha ko sa kamay niya ang Americano at pancakes. Good thing I haven't had my breakfa
Mabilis akong umalis sa pagkakahawak niya at naglakad papalayo sa kanya. I don't want to see him, I don't want to talk to him either."Psyche," he called.I stopped and glanced at him, "what?" Kasing lamig ng simoy ng hangin ang boses ko.I saw him hesitating to say something but his eyes were pleading. Hindi ko alam kung para saan ang pakiusap sa mga mata niya at ayaw ko ring malaman."Are you gonna say something?" I keep my face stoic pero sa loob ay halos magwala na ang mga lamang loob ko. I clenched my fist to prevent them from trembling. Nanghihina rin ang tuhod ko at parang anytime ay babagsak ako."C-Can we talk?" His voice is soft as feathers but I know better. Maybe he's just pretending to be like that like how he lied about being my husband.I pressed my lips together. "We're already talking Mr. Monteverde."
"I am willing to invest 3.5 million in your company," I was sipping on my juice when Madam Christina said that. Muntik pa akong mahulunan dahil sa gulat."That's a very huge amount," I said formally, tinago ko ang pagkagulat at ipinakita ang formality sa boses ko.Bago kami makapag-usap ng ganito ay ang tagal kong hinanap ang table na pina reserve niya. Kinailangan ko pang i-contact ang secretary ko dahil 'yung boss ay hindi alam kung ano ang name na under reservation.When I reached her table, nagulat ako dahil mukha siyang bata. I mean, since she called herself Madam Christina, I thought she was in her 60's already pero hindi. She's wearing a sun dress and a brown cat eye shades. May hawak siyang pouch and she looked intimidating.We shaked our hands and introduced ourselves to each other before we reached this far."I asked my inaanak kasi kung saan ako pwedeng mag
"Guys! Nakakita na ako ng pupuntahan for team building. Hindi ba naghahanap si sir Devan na pwedeng puntahan?""May nahanap din ako!""Mas maganda 'yung sa akin!"Nadatnan akong nag-uusap ang mga nasa finance department kasama ang mga interns. Nang makita ako ng isa sa kanila ay agad silang nagsibalik sa kanilang ginagawa na para bang hindi ako kasali sa pinag-uusapan nila kanina.Ano ba kasing pinag-uusapan nila?I rolled my eyes. Hindi naman talaga ganito ang ugali ko pagdating sa mga employees pero bad trip ako ngayong umaga. Pinipressure ako ng board dahil sa mga investor na munting nang mawala at ako ang sinisisi nila.Ni hindi ko nga alam bakit ako ang idinidiin nila and after that, I decided to asked my secretary if it's my fault. Now I realized that my personal problems were starting to interfere with my work. Hindi ako makapag focus
My head hurts like hell.Dahan-dahan akong bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga ko sa kama. Ang una ko agad napansin ay ang texture ng hinihigaan ko. I know how my pillow and bedsheet feels like.Iginala ko ang mata ko. Unfamiliar. Dumapo agad ang tingin ko sa cr at nakahinga ng maluwag. I thought I'm on someone else house ngunit napansin ko kaagad ang cr at ang buong kuwarto na halos walang personal na gamit. I know that I'm in a hotel room somewhere.My head is throbbing, so are my eyes. Ang sakit ng mata ko sa kakaiyak kagabi. Even though my head hurts, I manage to stand and fix my things. Dumiretso ako sa cr na nasa loob ng hotel room at inayos ang sarili ko. As I put concealer below my eyes, I remembered what caused me to be like this.I closed my eyes as I felt a lone tear escape my eye. Sariwang-sariwa pa ang sakit na nararamdaman ko and it can't stop me from crying over again. Hindi naman