Nagulat ako nang pagkalabas ko sa kwarto ay biglang sumulpot sa harapan ko si Kingsley at tinanong sa akin iyan. Nagpalit ako ng damit at may balak na umalis. I kept my face straight.
"Sa condo ko." Suplada kong sagot. Nagsalubong ang mga kilay niya.
"Why?"
"You wanna know why? Aalis ako, your friends looks like uncomfortable seeing me here. HIndi rin naman ako kumportable kasama sila, kaya aalis ako."
Hindi ko na hinintay pang sumagot siya at iniwan na siya doon. Dinaanan ko lang din ang mga kaibigan niyang nasa sala. Fred called me, then Iulian blocked my way.
"Saan ang punta ni Miss Beautiful?" Kalmadong tanong niya. I blinked twice. Bakit siya nagtatanong?
"Uuwi sa condo ko."
"Why?" ikalawang tanong niya.
"Your friends aren't comfortable with me, ako na mag-aadjust, kakahiya naman." Hindi ko hininahan ang boses ko kahit pa alam kong maririnig nila ang sasabihin ko.
"Anong pinainom mo sa kaniya?" "Anong pinagsasabi mo? Wala akong pinainom sa kaniya!" "She will not act like this if she's sane! What did you made her drink?! Answer me!" "I didn't made her drink anything! Tarantado ka, pinagbibintangan mo akong pinainom siya ng droga?" "Ikaw ang tarantado! Anong pinainom mo sa kaniya?" Kekwelyuhin sana siya ni Kingsley but Artias resting in his arms, Nakayakap ito sa kaniya. Matutumba siya kung itutuloy niya ang planong pagsugod kay Rom. HInila siya ni Iulian sa braso, pinigilan ang kaibigan sumugod. KIngsley glanced at him. Alam ng magkaibigan ang klasi ng tingin na ibinibigay sa isa't isa. "Take her out of here. I'll take care of this motherfucker." He said darkly to Iulian. Iulian nod kahit na hindi na nakatingin sa kaniya ang kaibigan. Sinunod niya ang inutos ni Kingsley, kinuha mula sa bisig ni Kingsley ang dalaga. Parang lantang gulay ang dalaga. Agad na kin
THIRD P POV "Hmm..." She softly moaned and pressed her body againts his. KIngsley stilled, he can feel the softness of her mounds pressed on his chest. He should pushed her now, but stragely he doesn't know what he should do. Apart of him wants to get away from her but a part of him still wants to keep feeling her warmth on him. But should move away. He have a grilfriend and he shouldn't take advantage of her. Eyes looking up the ceiling. He grip her arm and pushed her away from him. Parang magnet na dumikit ulit sa kaniya ang dalaga. She groaned in protest. Ayaw nitong humiwalay sa kaniya. She felt comfortable in his arms. Something's twirling inside her tummy. The warmness she's feeling felt good. Gusto niya ang pakiramdam na nakadikit ang balat sa binata. "Get off, Artia. I just hugged you to cover your naked body from IUlian. Magbihis ka na and just go to sleep." "Sleep with me." She bluntly said. KIngsley's body frozed
Artia's POV"You don't remember anything about what happened yesterday?" Ma asked to me strictly.I shook my head and winced from the pain. Ang sakit ng ulo ko. Sobra.Nagulat ako pagkagising ay nasa kwarto ko si mama kausap si Conrad, manang, Kingsley at si Iulian.I tried to remember what happened. Sa itsura nila ay parang may masamang nangyari. I remember I had a date with Rom. Oo, alam ko nagdate kami kahapon. My last clear memory is that we were drinking wine together. Tapos ay nag-iba ang pakiramdam ko."Do you remember who you were with?"she asked.Tinignan ko muna silang lahat. Napansin ko sa labas na maliwanag na ang sinag ng araw. Hapon na ba?"I was with... Rom." alanganin kong sagot. Kinakabahan na malaman ni mama ang kalandian na pinaggagawa ko. "Who's that Rom?""P
Artia's POV"Where are you going?"Nagulat ako nang marinig ang boses ni kIngsley sa aking likuran. I was about to get in my car. Balak kong puntahan si Rom sa police station. I asked Ma, kung pwede ay ipagpabukas niya ang pagaasikaso sa posibling pagsasampa niya ng kaso kay Rom. I haven't decided yet kung kakasuhan ko ba siya o hindi.Masama ang ginawa niya sa akin, lalo pa kung natuloy ang balak niyang paggahasa sa akin. But still, may pinagsamahan kami. And I'm still holding on to the good times we spent together. At may isa pa akong dahilan kung bakit hindi ako maka-oo na kasuhan siya at tuluyan ipakulong.I turned around to face him. It's already evening, hinintay ko talagang maggabi dahil alam kong busy na ngayon si mama. Tatakas lang ako para puntahan si Rom. Gusto ko siyang makausap. Gusto ko ng paliwanag sa ginawa niya."Pupunta ka sa kaniya, hindi ba?"Hindi na ako magsisinungaling. Tumango ako bilang sagot.
Artia's POV"Kanina ka pa nandoon?"When I was done talking to Rom and on my way out. Nakita ko siyang komportableng nakaupo sa mesa sa unahan malapit kung saan ang selda ni Rom.I am not sure kung nakikipagkwentuhan ba siya doon sa isang officer. Bago pa ako pumasok dito sa station ay nagtanong siya kung gusto ko bang samahan niya ako. Umayaw ako tapos ay sinabi niya na hihintayon nalang ako sa labas. Kaya nagulat ako na makita siyang komportableng nakikipagkwentuhan sa isa sa mga officer na busyng nagtatype sa kanilang keyboard at tutok ang mata sa PC tapos ang ilan ay tambak ang papeles na binabasa.Sa upo niya ay parang kabarkada lang ang kausap. Hindi man lang kinabahan na umupo sa ibabaw ng mesa. Parang wala siya s apolice station, ah?"I know that officer. We just talked about something. I didn't eavesdrop with your conversation with that bastard."I stopped walking and looked at him."You sound defensive. Wal
Artia's POVWeeks passed by slow. Sa unang linggo ay sina mama at conrad ang nagaasikaso sa kaso, but the next week i was called in the hearing. I was aksed hwat really happened that niight. AYoko sanang balikan, but it was needed to prove that Rom really drugged me for sexual intercourse. And I was surprised, because at the first day of the hearing, he immediately confessed his crime.Naging madali lang apaagtakbo ng kaso dahil umamin siya at may mga ebidensiya. He was filed with infliction of bodily harm and attempted rape.I experienced anxiety, I felt alone and unsafe. Nagdesisyon ako na kaysa magmukmok ako sa bahay ay babalik na lang ako sa trabaho. Para ng sa ganoon ay hindi ko na masyado maisip ang nangyari. Malilibang ako dahil ang trabaho ang kakailanganin kong pagtuonan ng pansin. may iba ankong iisipin hindi iyong mdalas kong naaalalaang nangyari.I longed for Dads presence. If he was by my side, maybe I'd recover quickly. I w
Artia's POVIlang taon na kayo?" tanong ko pagkatapos akong hindi na imikan at pumasok na sa loob ng bahay. Akala ko hindi niya ako sasagutin."5 years."HIndi ko naiapak ang isang paa ko kaya napatigil sa paglalakad. Buti nalang ay nakatalikod siya sa akin kundi ay nakita niya kung paano ako nagulat sa nalaman. Ilang beses akong kumurap at nanuyo ang lalamunan.Dang! They've been together for so long. Sila na ba mula noong highschool pa sila? Nabanggit ni Iulian na magkakakilala na sila since highschool.Pumanik ako sa kwarto ko. Habang nagpapalit ng damit ay umuulit sa isip ko ang sagot ni Kingley. Matapos magbihis ay umupo ako sa kama at tumulala habang nakatanaw sa salamin na pader.FIve years. Kaya ko bang sirain ang limang taon ng relasyon?Over the months, I've been also thinking if I should continue my plan on seducing Kingsley or not. I still don't
Third P POV"Sila ang nauna." parang batang sambit ni Artia kay Kingsley kahit wala pa itong sinasabi sa kaniya. Nagigting ang panga niya at nanlilisik ang matang bumaling sa mga babaeng kaawy kanina ni Artia.Like a brother who found his sister getting bullied by a bunch of warfreaks. He stood there holding Artia to prevent her from fighting back. All the visitors in the party are watching them."What happened here?" asked the guy from Canada. Unhappy with the situation that occured. Nasira ang party niya dahil sa away na ito."Ang babaeng 'yan! Nakita namin nilalandi ang boyfriend ko.""Bitch! I don't even know who your boyfriend is!" Artia retorted. Matalim siyang tinignan ni kkIngsley at sinenyasan na huwag muna sumagot."She said she doesn't know who your boyfriend is. WHy don't you tell us the name of your boyfriend so we could ask him and confirm if she did flirted with
-----fast forward----- ***Artia's POV*** "How about you two? Hindi niyo pa ba naiisipang magpakasal? You're on your right age naman. Maaari na kayong magpakasal." "Honestly, I've thought about that. Matagal na kayong magkasintahan, alam kong mauuwi kayong dalawa sa kasalan. Why don't you start planning about it?" Keep remembering it Artia. Keep thinking about it. About their conversation earlier on your dinner. Hindi kapa ba natatauhan? Even your mother and his father are pushing the two to get married. Hindi pa ba sampal sa iyo iyon? You should stop now, before you drown yourself you might not be able to save yourself. Nalulunod kana sa sarili mong patibong. Your great f*cking plan won't work. Ang tagal tagal na pero wala pang improvement ang plan mo. Ang sarili molang ang sinasaktan mo at isinusugal dito. Don't you think its time to back out? Now is the time to change your mind. Wake up, Artia! None of your plan will
Artia's POV Kinabahan ako, akala ko may nagwawala na. Akala ko sinadya ni KIngsley na basagin ang mga bote dahil sa ginagawa namin ni Iulian. But why would he do that? Mukhang wala naman silang pake kahit pa magsex kami dito ni Iulian. Sila nga naghahalikan din kanina. The wine from the broken bottle is spilled on the floor and flow down to the water pool. Some broken glasses fell down in the pool also. What happened became clear to me when I saw a cat near the bottles. Mukhang tumalon ito at iyon ang mga natamaan. Kingsley doesn't own a cat. Kanino kaya ang orange na pusang ito at bakit nandito? THe cat looked like the famous cat in the movie. I forgot the cats name. Mahihirapan akong alalahanin iyon lalo na't lasing. My eyes glance at the two. Courtney slightly in panic moving away from the pool. And then Kingsley, eyes blanked looking at us. When our eyes met he immediately looked away, turned around and left the pool too. I blinked
***Artia's POV*** I couldn't fall asleep why I decided to take a bath. After taking a bath I just wore a thin silk of dress and sat on the floor facing the mirror and resting my back against the table placed in the middle of my walk in closet. I stared at my own reflection in the mirror. From my face, to my body and back to my face. My lips trembled, and my eyes started to sting. I have the face. I have the body. But I have no one. Unlike Courtney, she have friends, she have Iulian and Kingsley beside her for years. She have Kingsley who's loving her. I bit my lips hoping I could stop it from trembling. Now I know the answer to my questions earlier. The kiss I shared with Iulian felt empty. I've kissed many guys, and the truth, it all felt empty. Ako lang itong naglalagay ng meaning at emosyon doon. Sa paraang iyon, nababawasan ang kalungkutang nararamdaman ko. Something really changed, because now I know and have realized that all those
***Artia's POV***Our lips touched and dance together. Just like the music being played, it was slow at first but then coped up with a steady pace. His lips are tender and warm just like Kingsley's lips but it didn't made the butterflies in my stomach fly. I was the one who cut the kiss.I stared at his lips, didn't want to stare at his eyes so he wouldn't see I was distracted while we are kissing. I'm confuse. Why do I feel like something is missing? Why didn't it felt good? Its not because he's not a good kisser, but I didn't enjoyed like how I enjoyed the kisses of Kingsley.Isinantabi ko muna ang mga katanungan na iyon. I should say something. Iulian might get offended with my reaction."Walang magagalit?" I tried to joke. I felt relieved when he chuckled."Sayo? Walang magagalit?" tanong niya pabalik may ngisi sa labi. Umiling ako at itinago ang pasimpling paglunok ng laway.I hope meron. Sana may magalit at sana ay si Kingsley iy
***THIRD P POV***"I feel better with you, next to me."It's strange, how he can remember the words she said. Kingsley looked away and turned his attention to his girlfriend. He didn't want to start a conversation with Artia now that Courtney, Iulian and their other friends are next to them.He just had an argument with his girlfriend, he doesn't want her to have another reason to argue with. Courtney might get jealous. Artia didn't talkedtoo since she really doesn't have anything to say. She stretch a small smile to Courtney, she smiled back but she know she's not really okay that she's here.She chitchat with Iulian and sometimes with the other guys whose name she can't remember. Well, she's not really interested, her mind is clouded with the couple next to her and the trauma Rom left to her.She's thirsty but she don't have the spirit to drink the glasses of alcohol served in front of her. She didn't voice it out. At kahit pa gustuhin man
Kingsleys POV"Bukod sa gusto kitang kasama, wala na akong ibang kaibigan.""Look out for, Artia.""I lost everyone. My Dad's dead. I have no more friends."I closed my eyes tightly hoping I get to focus and stop remembering her voices and those words she said and what her mother said to me too. It keeps visting my mind. I can't stop thinking about it.[Why do you have to take her with you?] I looked out of the window for a second. I can feel her staring at me, listening to my conversation with Courtney on the phone."We already talked about this." No matter how much I lower my voice she can still hear me. I glance at her and her face says it. She's asking if we are arguing.[Yes, we talked about it but I want us to talk about it again. I thought it will just be for a while. Don't tell me she'll come with us sa lahat ng lakad natin.]"Mamaya natin ito pag-usapan."[Fine! Let's just meet there. Hin
Artia's POV "What?" He asked stern now back to being suplado. It was only for a short moment but it was gold for me. Him laughing together with me. Staring at my eyes not to others. Finally he laughed with me. I can't hide the smile formed in my lips. I shook my head and looked away, not wanting him to see that I was too happy just seeing him laughing with me. My heart still feels like its floating in the air above the clouds. Butterflies inside my stomach flying around. Giving the feeling that I haven't felt for years now. "Nothing." I answered. He noticed I was staring at him for a long time why he asked me what. I admit I stared at him so intently. It was too obvious. I should've been careful so he wouldn't get back to being stern so quickly. "I feel sorry to Iulian. I didn't know it tasted so salty. Ang dami niyang kinain," mahinang sambit ko habang nilalaro gamit ang kutsara ang sinangag na niluto ko. Buti nalang pala at hindi si Kingsl
Artia's POV "I just want to say sorry too, about what I said yesterday. No woman wants to be disrespected and molested. Sorry." Parang naisama ko sa paglunok ko ang dila ko dahil hindi ako nakapagsalita. Parang lalabas na din yata sa d****b ko ang puso ko sa lakas ng tibok nito. Dang! What is wrong with me? Bakit ganito makapagreact ang puso ko sa ginawa niya? When I recovered I smiled sweetly at him and said, "Babe, its okay." I bit my lips after talking. Dang! Baka magalit ulit sa akin dahil sa pagtawag ko sa kaniya ng babe. Hindi ko naman sinasadya! It just slip out of my tongue. "You're forgiven." I said my voice automatically turned husky. Our eyes wandered at each other for a while before he looked away and walked. Akala ko ay aalis na siya pero napangiti ulit nang makita siyang sumandal sa may bar counter. I giggled and open the fridge to look at the sandwhich he made for me. Ngiting-ngiti ako habang tinitignan iyon at
Artia's POV "You two already kissed." Mula kanina ay hindi na ako tinantanan ng batang ito. She keeps on asking the same question over and over again everytime she sees me-- no she's following me. "Why are you so eager to know if we did kissed or not?" Gaya ngayon, sinusundan niya ako kahit saan ako magpunta. Kanina ay may kinausap kami ni Kingsley why we left her for a while. Pagkatapos doon ay naghiwalay kami ni Kingsley. I don't know where he went to and if he talked to someone but now I can see him and I'm walking towards his direction. "I heard the other girl is Kuya Kingsleys girlfriend. So if you two already kissed, maybe you seduced him to kiss you. Or you stole a kiss from him since you like him." Tumigil ako sa paglalakad at binalingan ang batang nakasunod sa likod ko. "I like him?" I asked. Parang sure na sure sa sinasabi niya. "Yeah. I can see it in the way you look at him