Artia's POV
Ilang 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'tThird 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
ARTIAS POV"What did you bought?" I instantly asked as soon as he got inside the car. He put the sack containing the goods on his lap. Closed the door first before answering me."Ito ang riseta, basahin mo nalang." malamig niyang sagot inabot sa akin ang receipt. Sinimangutan ko at kinuha nalang ang riseta para basahin nga iyon. But before I could read it he took out a bottle of water from the sack of paper and gave it to me. Nagsalubong ang kilay ko.Ito lang ba ang binili niya? Tubig lang pala ang bibilhin hindi nalang tiniis hanggang sa bahay. Inalog nya ang bote dahil di ko kinukuha sa kamay niya. KInuha ko na baka ibalibag pa sa akin. Nang mahawakan ko ang lamig noon ay nakaramdam ako ng uhaw. Hindi nga pala ako nakainiom kanina. Dapat magrerefill lang ako ng juice sa baso ko pero bigla nnalang akong napaaway. Walang hirap kong nabuksan ang takip.Tumingala ako para mabilis na malagok ang malamig na
"Why do you keep telling me to behave?! You and Ma. Behave naman ako, ah?!""Yeah! Behave." he said sarcastic and pressed the cooton on my wounds strongly, making me feel a pain from that. I winced along with a groan. i gave him a glare. SInadyang diinin ang sugat ko."Behave naman talaga ako! Hindi naman ako mapapaaway kung walang mangaaway sa akin. Hindi naman ako masasaktan kung walang mananakit sa akin. Hindi naman ako mapapahamak kung walang taong gustong gawan ako ng masama." As I utter those words, memories flood in my mind and vivid images of people visit my mind. Mga alaalang ayaw kong balikan, at mga taong ayoko ng maalala pa.THat made him silent, I think I got too emotional. I cleared my throat. Tapos na pala siya sa pag-aapply ng betadine sa sugat ko. Matapos isara ang takip ng betadine ay ibilak niya iyon sa loob ng supot at ipanasok din doon ang iba pang gamit gaya ng bulak at alcohol."Galit ka ba? Sa ginawa ko kanina?"
ARTIA'S POV "Here, apply this." sambit niya pagkapasok sa kwarto ko. We are now at home, and I thought he left already. Ako nalang kasi ang bumaba sa sasakyan kanina at pumasok sa bahay. Kaya nagulat ako ngayong nandito siya at pinuntahan pa ako sa kwarto. He extended his arm holding an oinment that at first I thought its some kind of toothpaste. Kunot ang noong tinitigan ko siya. Mas inilapit sa mukha ko ang hawak na ointment. Ngumuso ako at kinuha na iyon. Akala ko kung ano na. "Apply that instead of using betadine. Wala lang akong ibang mabiling gamot kanina doon kaya yoon ang ginamit ko sayo. I'm going now." Ngumuso ako. "Aalis ka parin?" "They're waiting for me." "Dapat kasi hindi mona muna ako inuwi." "If you stay there longer either you or one those girls will need to be taken to the hospital." "Ang galing ko 'no? Walang laban sa akin ang apat na mga bruhang iyon." "Kung magaling ka tala
ARTIAS POV "You were already asleep when we arrived." He said looking intently at me. I blinked and looked away. I saw Iulian looking at us and standing in the door. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at sinigawan. "You scared me!" He chukled. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. At hindi ko alam na gising ka pala at pupunta sa kusina." "Why were you holding a knife anyway? At bakit nakahoodie kapa?!" inakala ko tuloy na magnanakaw siya. Plus naka all black pa siya. Hindi naman malamig sa loob na bahay, sa kwarto lang talaga ni Kinglsey at hindi naman din maliawnag dito sa loob kaya bakit nakasuot pa sa ulo niya ang hoodie. "I was gonna cook, at may hihiwain kaya may hawak akong kutsilyo. Its cold inside KIngsleys room, why I'm wearing a hoodie. Hindi ko na tinanggal because I know no one will be there and everyone is asleep." I nod my head once and faced Kingsley. Sumulyap ako sandali sa m
Artia's POV "She's back to sleep." he told to his friend. Hindi na niya ginising pa si Artia. ANd he doesn't know if he'll just carry her and brng her back to her room or just let her sleep there at sa isang guest room nalang siya matutulog. But he doesn't want Iulian to know about it. Baka kapag nalaman na natuutlog sa kwarto niya si Artia ay mabanggit pa ito kay Courtney na pagsisimulan ng kanilang away. His girlfriend doesn't really get easily jealous but with Artia she's immediately jealous. Maybe like him before, hindi maganda ang pagkakakilala niya kay Artia specially when its about her getting linked with boys. They ate the ramen Iulian cooked. pagkatapos kumain ay pumanik na sa guest room si Iulian. Kingsley pretended that he'll go back to his room and sleep there but really just stayed outside his room and after few minutes he went back in on the second floor and entered the next room beside where Iulian is sleeping.
Artia's POV "Yes, tita?" My eyes immediately turned to Kingsley. Kasalukuyan namin kumakain ay may tumawag sa phone niya and by the looks of it I think its Ma. He looked back at me. Positive si mama iyan. "Yes." he answered again. TInasaan ko siya ng dalawang kilay at binigyan ng "anong pinag-uusapan niyo" na tingin. "When is it again?" He asked serious and frowned. I was in a frown too. Now so curious on what they're talking about. He asked when, is it a occasion? Event or what? or baka kung kailan sila uuwi? Umayos ako ng upo nang maisip na baka tungkol sa kasal ang pinag-uusapan nila. The three of us are just silent waiting for the end of Kingsleys conversation with the person on the other line which I think is my mother. "You're not coming home this, Sunday?" he asked next. Mas nagsalubong ang kilay ko. Now it seems like he's not talking with Ma. His tone turned casual, still polite but he don't sound like that wh
ARTIA'S POV I immediately noticed what Courtey is wearing. She's wearing a white and yellow stribped crop top shirt and a skirt paired with white shoes. I'll admit she have curves but my waist is thinner and I have abs, she doesn't. I glared at Kingsley. Grabe kung pagbawalan akong magsuot ng crop top at skirt dahil daw bata ang mga pupuntahan namin pero itong girlfriend niya nakasuot ng ganon. "I didn't know." He whispered looking stern. Kunwari hindi kami nagbubulungan. Umirap ako. Kung hindi niya pala alam e'di dapat bawalan niya si Courtney ngayon. "Hey," he greeted at her and kissed her on the cheek. Lumingon sa akin si Iulian matapos masaksihan din iyon. He smiled at me but I didn't. Nakakainis! Hindi ko naisuot ang OOTD ko for today dahil sa pagsusuway ni Kingsley tapos ito naman palang jowa niya magsusuot ng ganiyan at hindi man lang pinagsabihan. Courtneys eyes looked at me. She scanned my whole body. Nakasimangot akong