Chapter Twelve
[Kayden's POV]
"KUYA!!!" Cassy screamed and made her way to greet me with her warm big hug pagpasok ko sa bahay. "Sobra kitang na miss. I hate to be left with uncool brothers. Alam mo namang ikaw lang ang kasundo ko," she added burying the soft of her cheek in my chest."I miss you too, sweetheart. Hindi ka ba naglalambing dahil may ipapakiusap ka na naman?" I laughed and pulled her into a tight embrace too, kissing her head.
She whacked my chest. "Hindi kaya. I just miss you. You know how the house is kapag si Kuya Elj, si Mikho at si Rafael ang nandito," I felt her pout her lips.
Chapter Thirteen[Fia's POV]"Why are you here?"I asked in almost a whisper. I couldn't raise my voice. Not when my heart unknowingly starts to beat in craze again. I felt feverish at the heat of his stare. Bigla akong na conscious. I held onto my towel habang ang isa kong kamay ay napatukod sa pinto ng banyo. I felt dazed and I don't know if it was still from the alcohol or from the alien feeling that abruptly hitched the moment I met his eyes.The last time I've checked I hate him. And I still hate him. He's a jerk and I'm sure that he will remain a jerk for good!Napalunok ako at bahagyang napapikit sapo ang ulo ko. My head was literally spinning. I was drunk last night and I
[Fia's POV]Eat me.Call me if you can come home tonight. Susunduin kita.You don't have to report to work today.Napatitig ako sa platong nakalapag kung saan ko kinuha ang sticky note na sinulatan ni Kayden. There was also a mug and a glass of water beside it covered with saucer. May nakalapag naman na hula ko ay pain reliever sa tabi ng tubig.Nasapo ko ang ulo ko. I don't feel a bit of a headache or anything odd with my body, I actually felt the opposite. Masarap ang gising ko. I tightly shut my eyes as waves of memories suddenly swarmed inside my head. T-the memories were so clear that
[Fia's POV] "DOWN, Fia. What are you waiting for?"Kayden ordered firmly while his eyes were on me. I swallowed hard and nodded but good heavens, I couldn't find my own hands to unbuckle my own seat belt. Kayden didn't say something nang pumasok na ako kanina sa sasakyan. I wasn't able to utter a single word too. Natetensiyon ako. Did he feel it, too? O ako lang talaga ang apektado? I heard him heave a sigh then he leaned towards me to help me with my seatbelt. I almost gasped for air. Boy, but he really smelled so good and so nice and so deliciously clean. I wasn't even aware that I was holding my breath while my lips were inches away from his neck. "There. Bumaba ka
[Fia's POV] "I couldn't believe na nagtagpo muli ang mga landas niyo at mukhang magkasundo na kayo ngayon?"parang hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Tita Sofia."Para kayong mga aso't pusa noon,"she suppressed amusely and arched an eyebrow at Kayden who just sat by my left side. Doon kasi siya kumain sa table ng mga kabanda at kabarkada niya nung highschool. His friends even dropped by our table earlier to greet me with a vile look on their faces. Good thing, Kayden made me change my dress. I wasn't comfortable of how the way his friends looked at me. I took a sharp inhale and tensely played my fingers under the table when suddenly, I felt a warm hand slid under it. Muntikan na akong mapalundag sa pagkabigla but I managed to keep still.
[Kayden's POV]WHAT'Sthe use in fighting it back? I have been denying my body to her like a saint. I knew this was wrong and I knew that I shouldn't have her. But I'm already stuck with this shit. And before hell could take its turn, I will make sure that she was already mine. I will make sure that just as what she did to me since she gave me that head, she will never forget this night and that she would always be reminded of me. I will make sure that all she would remember tomorrow is me. My touch, my kiss, the feel of me inside of her... it would even be difficult for her to remember her feelings for my brother."Kayden..."she groaned when I slip my hand at the softness of her legs, my other hand ran at her back to unzip her dress and unhook her bra. I was spooning her. Sh
[ Fia's POV]I WOKEup with a hot breath fanning against my neck. May kamay ring nakadagan sa bewang ko at legs na nakadantay sa mga binti ko. I opened my eyes and saw Kayden's sleeping face. I bit my bottom lip. Ito ang pinaka ebidensiya ng isa na naman sa kagagahan ko kagabi. I'd like to thud at myself for being so stupid again pero ang nakakaloka ay wala akong nakakapang panghihinayang sa dibdib ko. Today was actually a lot better than yesterday. Being snuggled inside his arms felt like the most normal thing to do.Napalunok ako at matamang pinagmasdan ang mukha niya. How could he still look so good in the morning? He was so beautiful in his sleep. His face looked so serene tsaka bahagya pang nakapout ang lips niya habang nakabaon ang kalahati ng mukha niya sa leeg ko. Hiyang hiya naman ako sa m
[Kayden's POV]"SAANka ba talaga galing nung isang gabi? Naghatid ka lang kay Fia hindi kana nakabalik? At hindi ka pumunta sa sarili mong party sa bar. Mukhang sira ang mga bisitang pumunta doon na wala ang celebrant."I took the can of energy drink on my desk and gulped a shot before my eyes went back to the monitor. I pretended to be working with the cuts and variations of my film and ignored Bleeze. I had too much headache from the drink I had last night at wala ako sa mood makinig ulit ng sermon. I had a dose of it from my own mother yesterday."Sige lang. Prentend that you're working. Mukha kang sira. You've been playing with that scene for good old thirty minutes already."Nilapag niya ang kopya ng gi
[Fia's POV]"ANONG kailangan mo?"Kayden asked me with a tinge of coldness and indifference in his voice. Sandali lang niya akong tiningnan then his eyes were back on the papers at the table.Contrary to what he was showing me, I had the urge na lapitan siya at yakapinngayon. I wasn't sure that I actually missed him, until now. Na mi-miss ko nga siyaat masakit nabalewalain niya ako ng ganito.I bit my bottom lip while fidgeting my fingers."Uhm...natanggap mo ba yung text ko?""Yeah. Thanks,"he answered in a monosyllabic tone saka siya nagtaas ng tingin. His eyes bore coldness too."'Yan lang ba ang pinunta mo dito?"
[Fia's POV]I'M SCHEDULEDfor an elective cesarean section tomorrow and everything wouldn't sink into me still. Ayaw kong magkaroon ng hiwa ang tiyan ko but Kayden do not want to put my life on risk. My baby boy (turned out opposite from my vision) abruptly increased on my third trimester and became a macro baby weighing almost 9.5 pounds now at my 38th week. Can you imagine how small I am carrying a big baby inside my tummy? My amniotic fluid abruptly increased too and I've developed gestational diabetes along the way. My extremities are swelling and I looked like an ugly bloated fat panda. The worst, umitim ang ilang parte ng katawan ko--my neck, my underarm, my bikini line.My self-esteem is at its lowest and I don't know if I can still get back into shape at kung maibabalik ko pa ang dating kul
[Fia's POV]My Baby,I've always dreamed of giving you a letter ever since we were kids but failed. I've lost count how many letters I've written just to express how sorry I am for making you cry every time I pissed you off. I tried handing them to you, all of it, but I fall short of bravery. I was afraid that you won't take them or you won't read them like how you'd read the letters of my brother. I've watched how your beautiful eyes glow and glimmer with sheer delight every time he hands you his letters. I was scared that I won't see the same vibe from your eyes once you read mine. There were even times that I would only look at you from afar while you read his letters and I couldn't help but envy. How I wished I could also put a smile on your cute little lips or could arouse a gi
[Fia's POV] "Daddy I want a pigtail hairstyle! I don't want this lousy braided ponytail!"My little girl pouted while she removed the pink band her daddy tied on her copper curly hair. A smile broke on my lips. Our little girl looked so cute with her crinkled round chocolate brown eyes and pouted red little lips. She was already three years old and she had grown so pretty and adorable. Only, she could get a handful at times. Kasalanan rin ng daddy niya dahil masyado niyang ini-spoil ang anak namin. Her daddy sighed and took the pink band on her hand."I thought you liked the pony. You've been asking me to do that hairstyle for so long. You said it's your favorite."
[Fia's POV]Myshoulders were shaking and my eyes were blinded with tears as Kayden sauntered to my side, his moistened eyes fixed on mine. His eyes that always know what I feel. His eyes that speak to me now of how much he loves me."Kay-den..."I muttered softly, my voice shaking.Though I was weak and strictly in complete bed rest ay sinikap ko na bumangon agad. I was about to jump into his arms when he caught me with his and shut me into a tight embrace. Sobrang mahigpit na mahigpit ko rin siyang niyakap at tuluyan na akong napahagulhol. I hardly buried my face against his chest, taking into my senses his homey and incomparable warmth, his subtle comfort, his all too familiar scent, his heavy breathing, his erratic heartb
[Kayden's POV]I have never loved a woman to the point of losing myself. Since I started to recognize my feelings for her, she was the only one that I care about. I put her on a pedestal, taking away my pride, swallowing every ton of hurt that I feel whenever I don't hear a comeback I love you from her, giving her every favor though I feel like she had only kept me for her use. Kinaya kong lahat ng iyon because I was determined that eventually, I will have her heart.And I thought I did. But I just thought.Sinubukan kong gumalaw but I couldn't move a muscle. My head hurts from taking in over a dose of alcohol. I tried to move my hands but they hurt the same too. I might have broken every knuckle I have from beating the wall of this room. Ni hindi ko na kinayang umabot sa kama. I wasn't able to make it to bed last night because I've passed out when I've drained all my force of beating the wall. Ang natatandaan ko, hinatid ako ni Dino dito para m
[Fia's POV] "UHMMM..."I moaned to a slight pain that I feel in my tummy. The weird smell of medicine and antiseptic automatically filled my nostril. Binuksan ko ang mga mata ko at napatitig sa kabuoan ng silid. Agad ko namang nakita ang mga kaibigan ko. Alice was sitting in a stool beside my bed. Si Louise at si Mikaela naman ay sa isang couch malapit sa pinto. Kinutuban na agad ako ng masama. I put a hand in my tummy at pinakiramdaman ang baby ko. "Fia?! Thank God, you're awake!"Alice stood up from her stool at lumapit sa'kin."Kamusta na ang pakiramdam mo? May masakit ba sa'yo?"She framed a hand to my cheek. Napatango ako at nag iinit ang mga matang napatitig sa kanya."
[Kayden's POV]Mymind had completely shut off as soon as I stormed inside their hotel room. My vision was fixed on the bodies coiled and naked under the white sheet. I clenched my hands into a fist, almost breaking the bones of my fingers. I could feel a massive gush of combined heat and cold pounding against my head, making me see nothing but red. My insides were burning with a passion to kill, a savage rage that needs to be released.Without warning, I came up to the f*cker not giving a f*ck if he was asleep and defenseless. Neither did I look at the woman beside him, afraid to see what'd be written in her eyes if they will shoot open to me. Nothing I did next make sense to me anymore. I thrashed the f*cker's head and violently slammed his body off the floor creating a loud thud. It made his eye
[Kayden's POV]I hit home in less than an hour, excited. I was hoping to see Fia. I was dying to claim the warm hug and the wet kiss that I wasn't able to have from her this morning. But the house lights were off when I got there. There was no sign of her. I heaved a sigh, trying to ease out the burden in my chest. Nagkatampuhan lang naman kami. I never thought she would take it as bad as it is right now. It was past eight and she should have been home by now. She was taking a day off and I wasn't sure if she was with her friends. Wala naman siyang sinabing gagawin ngayon.With a heavy heart, I headed to her room wishing to see her lying in bed with my clothes on. But I was just imagining. I knew she was never home.Baby, please where are you? Nanghihinang nap
[Fia's POV]I HAILEDa taxi not knowing where to go. I just asked the driver not to stop driving. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. My mind wouldn't function well no matter how hard I tried. My insides felt like being squashed by a force and it's about to explode anytime. I felt like there was also a huge vacuum that clenches my chest. The pain in my throat and my chest is unbearable. I have never felt any pain like this before. Ni hindi ko naramdaman ang ganitong klase ng sakit nung nalaman ko ang tungkol kay Elijah at Veronica.This is too much.Ni laway hindi ko makuhang malunok dahil sa sikip ng lalamunan ko. Hirap na hirap akong lumanghap ng hangin para punuin ang baga ko. My body was still shaking and I have to rest my trembling hands to my stom