Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 ~ Awkward (medyo SPG)

HIS HEART is beating so fast when Bea kissed him back. At first, he was shocked. He thought she is sleeping. The kiss was supposed to be just a smack but when the woman she is currently kissing now kissed him back, his body became hotter than earlier. He takes this as an opportunity, he waited for so long at ngayon, abot kamay na niya ito.

Their tongues tangled and went to was in their locked mouths, battling madly for dominance. Her lips were warm and soft, and it's so sweet. It tastes like a strawberry. Her lips are parted slightly, allowing his tongue to slip and travel inside her mouth.

Her heart skipped a beat, she made a throaty sound. The taste of her makes him silence his thoughts and made him want more.

Bea's body burned much more when the man's body pressed together with hers. She could taste their shared breath, his lips tasted like peaches!

She immediately pull herself together and pushed the man away from her, dahilan para mapaupo ito sa sahig. She's still sitting on the sofa.

Hindi makapaniwalang tiningnan siya ng lalaki. His face is colored with red.

"B-Bakit. . . a-anong g-ginawa mo?" Nauutal na tanong ni Bea.

Kumunot lalo ang noo ng binata. "What are you talking about?" He asked in disbelief.

"B-Bakit mo g-ginawa yun?" 

"What the fuck? You kissed me back, Bea. You freaking kissed me back and now you're asking what did I do?" He said, annoyed. Tumayo ito at pinagpag ang pwetan niya. He started to walk towards her which makes her heart beats crazily.

"Are you playing with me, woman?" Seryosong tanong nito. There's no hint of quirkiness in his voice. He narrowed his eyes on her.

"N-No. . . I j-just taste something in your mouth. Peaches, am I right?" She doesn't like that fruit.

"Yeah, why?" Naguguluhang tanong nito, he frowned.

Nagbaba ng tingin si Bea. "I don't like that fruit. . . it reminds me of someone," pag-amin niya na ikinadilim ng mukha ng lalaki.

Silence enveloped both of them. Until the man speaks after five minutes.

"I'll send you home, it's already 2 AM in the morning." Nag-angat ng tingin ang dalaga at nakitang naglakad na palabas ang lalaki kaya naman ay kaagad siyang sumunod nito. 

Ni hindi na siya nag-abalang suotin ang stelitto niya. Paika-ika siyang nakasunod sa lalaki palabas ng bar. Her wound still hurts though but she manage to follow the man to the parking lot.

"Get in." Pinagbuksan siya nito at agad niyang naalala kung ano ang ipinunta niya doon.

"Hala! Si Junice--"

"Inuwi na siya ni Vain," malamig na tugon ng lalaki. "Now, get in. May gagawin pa ako." Pagkasabi ay naglakad ito para pumasok sa driver's seat.

Hindi maintindihan ni Bea kung bakit bigla nalang nag-iba ang pakikitungo ng lalaki sa kanya. Bakit bigla nalang itong naging malamig sa kanya? Or she was just expecting him to treat her well?

Of course not!

Why would she expect someone she doesn't know to treat her nicely? Anong pa bang aasahan niya sa mga lalaki eh pare-pareho lang naman ang mga ito. 

"Hey, aren't you going to get in? Gusto mo pasanin pa kita?" Tinig iyon ng lalaki na nagpukaw sa kanya kaya naman ay dali-dali siyang pumasok at umupo sa shotgun.

"Sorry..." nahihiyang sambit niya. Nakakaabala pa tuloy siya dito.

Pinaandar na ng binata ang sasakyan at pinausad iyon.

Habang nasa kalagitnaan sila ng biyahe ay binalot sila ng nakakabinging katahimikan. The atmoshpere is so awkward, why? 

Kasi pagkatapos nilang maglaplapan kanina sa VIP room ay 'eto sila ngayon, tahimik na bumabiyahe. 

Talagang kukutusan siya ng ina niya 'pag nalaman nitong nakipaghalikan siya sa hindi niya kakilala. Ni hindi niya nga alam kung anong pangalan ng lalaking nasa tabi niya eh. 

Siguro normal na ang bagay na yun sa panahon ngayon, right? Uso na naman yan ngayon eh, just like the ex-fiancee of Guy. She had a one night stand with someone she don't know. Hers is just normal, its just a kiss.

But she can't deny how her body reacts to his kiss. Her body automatically burned the way their tongue battles. She craved his kisses and touch, it feels so familiar. It feels so good.

"Baby, you're blushing. Are you thinking about the kiss we shared earlier?" May panunudyo sa boses ng binata kaya kaagad niya itong sinamaan ng tingin.

"Yeah but not with you—" hindi niya natuloy ang sasabihin ng bigla nalang pumreno ang lalaki dahilan para malapi na siyang masubsob. Mabuti nalang at nasuot niya ng seatbelt niya.

"Bwesit ka! Balak mo ba akong patayin, ha?!" Galit na asik niya sa lalaki.

"Don't curse, Bea. Damn!" Hinampas niya ang manubela gamit ang kaniyang kanang kamay.

Nagtatakang tiningnan niya ang madilim na ekspresyon ng binata.

Hindi alam ni Bea kung matatawa ba siya o matatakot dahil sa biglaang pagdilim ng mukha nito.

"Bakit ganyan yang mukha mo?" Pinigilan ni Bea ang di matawa ng makita niyang marahas na bumuga ng hininga ang binata.

"So while you were kissing me back earlier, you're thinking with another guy? Wow, just wow!" Sarkastikong sabi nito kaya napailing nalang ang dalaga.

Hindi niya alam kung anong ikinapuputok ng apdo ng lalaking 'to.

"Mga topakin talaga kayong mga lalaki no?" Mahinang sabi niya pero hindi iyon nakatakas sa pandinig ng binata.

"Sino ba namang magiging masaya kung yung babaeng kahalikan mo ay may iniisip na ibang lalaki? What do you want me to feel? You want me to jump out of joy? Then you wish!" Pagkasabi ay pinaandar muli ang sasakyan.

Hindi umimik si Bea at isinandal ang ulo sa likod. She closed her eyes and tried to calm her body and mind.

Silence enveloped them until a few minutes, Bea asked.

"What's your name?" Tanong ng dalaga, still closing her eyes.

"Glenn. . . Glenn Qing, that's my name." Medyo mahinahon na sabi nito.

"Uhmm, okay. Nice name." Tamad na sagot niya.

"Bakit mo nga pala ako kilala?" She asked again, trying to kill the awkwardness between them.

"Hindi mo talaga maalala?"

Umiling si Bea. Sa gwapo ba naman ng lalaking 'to, ewan niya lang kung makakalimutan pa niya ito. But she really doesn't remember him.

She heard him sigh. "Three years ago.  . . remember?"

There's a conviction in his voice but no matter she badly wants to remember it, nothing will come up. Umiling ulit siya. Isa lang ang naaalala niya nung mga panahong iyon.

"Three years ago was supposed to be my wedding day and then, a piece of shit happened." She laughed humorously.

Every time she remembers what happened three years ago, her heart still hurts. It's still bleeding, it is still not cured. There is still a hole in her chest.

"Everything was prepared, my fancy gown, the venue, the guests, the foods, the souvenirs, and everything that are needed for the wedding. . . except for the groom." Madamdaming kwento niya.

"Hindi siya sumipot?" Interesadong tanong ng lalaki. Ang mga mata ay nasa kalsada habang ang atensyon niya ay nasa babaeng nagkukwento.

She's still closing her eyes. Trying her best not to cry again. Matagal na yun dapat nakamove-on na siya, well, hindi na niya mahal ang ex niya pero masakit pa rin ang ginawa nito sa kanya. She can't forget it, hindi iyon ganun kadali.

"Yeah.  . . hindi siya sumipot, he just left me with a note saying, 'I'm sorry, be happy.' I don't know if he is just playing with me, I thought we would last, I thought that marriage is the happy ending of the story, I thought. . . I will spend the rest of my life with him." She bit her lower lip to stop a sob from escaping from her mouth.

"Hushh... it's not your fault, he's an asshole then for not being there in that very special day. Look, you're beautiful, sexy, successful, and uhm... a bit bold." Ibinuka ni Bea ang mga mata niya at nakitang napakamot sa batok ang binata habang namumula ang tainga nito.

She shrugged and closed her watery eyes again.

Hinding-hindi na talaga siya magpapakatanga sa pag-ibig. Hindi na siya aasa sa mga salita ng mga lalaki na puro naman bola. Natuto na siya, at ayaw na niya umiyak pang muli dahil sa kalahi ni Adan.

She won't let a man break her, again. One is enough and she won't let that happen again for the same reason. She won't let any man close to her.

Then why are you with someone you don't know? A voice behind her mind spoke which made her frown.

I know him, his Glenn Qing, right?

After three years, she became a numb and bitter person. Kahit lovelife ng ibang tao ay hinuhusgahan niya. Her cousins are happily married and she can't envy them, sasabihin niya lang na,

Everything is temporary, mahihiwalay din kayo. Iiyak din kayo at magsisisi dahil sa naging desisyon niyo.

That's how bitter she is. Well, it's not her fault bakit siya nagkakaganyan. She has valid reasons.

First, her father left her and her mom. Kasi sumama ito sa mas bata  pa sa kanyang ina and thankfully, ipinamana nito sa kanya ang kompanya at mga mansion at properties nito. Second, her ex-fiancee didn't arrived at their wedding day. Nanghinayang siya sa ginasto niya para sa kasal na hindi naman natuloy. And lastly, her male friends are womanizer. Papalit-palit lang ito ng mga babae kaya naman ay hindi na siya naniniwalang may loyal na gwapo pa sa mundo.

"I would never, ever trust man's sweet words. . . puro kayo salita, hindi naman kayang panindigan." Mahinang sabi niya pero hindi yun nakatakas sa pandinig ng binata.

"All men are liars and hope you all go to hell." Huling sabi ng dalaga bago pa bumigat ang hininga nito, ibig sabihin ay tulog na ito.

"I am a man with words, baby. Kung anong ipinangako ko sayo three years ago, tutuparin ko. Para sayo."