TCLM#3: MISTAKE

The midnight sky becomes a sweet embrace of starry black. It is a fresh chance to wake up in a winter chill. A cold wind sends chills to Cali's body. She's half-awake when she noticed a heavy thing lying on her right leg. She squinted her eyes to see whether she's dreaming or not.

'Is this a man's leg?' Her mind wonders if it's just a dream or a real thing.

She gently placed her index finger and carefully pressed it to this man's leg. Upon waking up, her brain replays the last few scenes of her dreams. She gasped when she realized that she was not dreaming. 

Waking up is a transition from the world of dreams into the day, and for that, it is good to take a little time to feel your back lying in your bed's comfort. But then, it is a different story for her.

After drinking too much, her senses finally knocked her out. She felt excruciating pain in her head as if it had pummeled. Realizing that she threw herself on Laurence made her mind extremely lost in the wilderness. 

She laughed nervously as she tried to convince herself that she is hallucinating due to her severe headache. Even though she had pressed the man's leg a while ago. Still, she wanted to see it for herself. She gently brushes her hands to his hair.

She wanted to scream and overreact, but she could not, or else he'll wake up. 'It is freaking real!' Her mind almost split into two. She had a lot of thoughts while biting the blanket.

“Where did my mind wander off, how did I end up in this situation? Who is this stupid man who took myinnocence?” she whispered.

Right now, she could not think of anything but to run away. For her bravery is the sweet spot on a spectrum from cowardice to foolhardy. There are times when running away is that sweet spot when it is the brave choice. It is all a matter of circumstance. She trusted her instinct that running away at this moment is the best choice. She slowly withdrew herself from the bed. She tried her best to see the owner of this body who's sleeping in peace.

Her eyes turned white; it is wide as owls'. She found herself dumb, in the sense that her words have stopped flowing, stopped because she has witnessed a presence that she never anticipated for a moment. Her brain stutters for a moment as her eyes scrutinize his face. Every part of her goes on pause while her thoughts catch up. After a wash of cold reality, her mind silently utters, Is this the same Perci who told her that he's not into women? If not... then how come they ended up lying on the same bed with a naked body?’

"Come on, Cali! Think! Think!" She slapped her right cheek. She's intoxicated at that time. She leans on this room... he's drinking... then, she joined him and threw herself to him without even thinking. 

'Now, you decided to be wild? Now your rationality seems to fade, was it because of your age?' Cali was scolding herself. She forgot how to scream using her mouth because her mind is already internally screaming. It was the kind of scream that bypasses no ear.

"Gosh! I need to get my ass out of here. He must not see me here," says Cali.

A brilliant idea strikes her silly mind. She took her phone to captivate Perci's nakedness. She decided to set the timer to capture themselves sharing the same bed. These pictures prove that he touched her. Who knows, it may come in handy... like Block mailing him in the future. Yes, she is quite a scheming brat. She hurriedly picked the clothes scattered on the floor. 

"Where's my brassiere?!" She began panicking when she couldn't find her brassiere. She's already half-dressed when he moved a bit.

'Omg! He's about to wake up!' says her panicking mind. 

After finally fixing herself, she left him alone. She already got on the wheel when he woke up. Giving herself to that man is not part of her scheme. She's having a hard time due to the pain between her legs. She couldn't even walk properly.

"I didn't gain any favor from him, yet I lost my innocence to that man.” She slapped her forehead and bit her fingernails. She looked like a woman who lost her sanity.

Meanwhile, Perci started to roam around the room. "Did I sleep without clothes on or someone strip it off?" he uttered while massaging his head.

He fought with his parents because they wanted him to get married to a woman. They no longer push him for a blind dare but a fixed marriage this time. He loathed the idea of getting married. Getting married to a woman drives him crazy. Also, his relationship with Mr. Arevalo had reached rock bottom, but it was not a big problem for him. His relationship with Mr. Arevalo was not that serious. The thing is his father’s health is deteriorating that is why they are rushing things.

 He went to BGC to unwind. He rented a private room. He closed his eyes as he tried to picture out what happened next. It took him minutes to realize a strange thing happened to him. If he is not mistaken, he saw a girl entering this room. He could not see her face, but the girl resembles a feature of a woman who kissed him at the welcoming party or maybe a wild guess? 

It was his first time drinking again after quitting his nightclub life in LA. He remembered that the woman threw herself to him. He could not remember what happened next, maybe because he lost himself in the spirit of liquors.

If they passed out due to intoxication, then why is he naked? If he's really with her, then where is she? He noticed a bloodstain on a white blanket. He did break someone's hymen?! Impossible!

"This is ridiculous." Perci crumpled the blanket.

He's not interested in women. No woman could turn him on. He dated a guy once, but he doesn't want physical and intimate touches. He couldn't see himself doing gay things on the bed. He prefers a relationship without lust.

That woman is messing up with him. This thing should never go in public. It would be dangerous since they are already a subject of gossip.

"That woman started this all. I only want to work in peace, but that girl destroys everything. What is she hiding on her sleeve? I already told her I'm gay, is she that stupid to comprehend it?" He's now talking to himself as he picks up his clothes. He suspected her of pulling this indecent game. Before leaving the rented private room, he decided to glance at the blanket. There is no mistaking — it is blood.

His brow furrowed when he noticed a black leather wallet under the bed. He took the wallet and opened it. He saw a familiar face and name; it's not a surprise for him. He already had someone on his mind. It justified his suspicion; it's that woman, after all.

"What a feisty woman. How dare you crawl on my bed and take my first. I'll make you pay for insulting my sexual orientation." He closed his fist and left.