Rushed breath and heartbeat going up to the point na ramdam na niya ang pagpitik nito sa sintido nya. Kulang na lang ay tumakbo siya pababa ng hagdanan. She blames her luck. Paano ba naman sya hindi mahahaggard ngayon, kung kailan pa nagkaroon ng super-emergency ang isa sa kanyang mga Best friend tsaka pa nasira ang elevator. Malas. Her body felt so sticky at bumabakat na ang kanyang malusog na dibdib sa kanyang manipis na blouse.She was about to take a breath ng biglang tumunog ang cellphone nya.From: Beshie JudayNins nasan ka na bang Bruha?! Life or death situation na ito bes! Bilisan mo naman!!! Canteen ako bes!!!!!!Kulang na lang ay gumulong at gumapang ang dalaga pababa ng hagdanan. So there she was, her heals was loud against the floor. Pinagtitinginan na rin sya ng mga nakakasalubong nya at tinatanong kung anong meron. Her pace speed up ng makita nya ang pinto ng canteen, nag-ala super woman sya ng buksan nya ang pinto nito.And to her dismay, nakita nyang sitting pretty an
Another day at the office yet he can't help but think that something is wrong. Like something is missing. Tahimik lang sya at nakatitig sa kawalan. He's on a cig break at the smoking area with a lit cigarette clip between his index and middle finger. He tapped the cigarette against the ashtray twice, hangga't mahulog ang namumuong abo dito.He inhaled another breath of smoke, and then he looked at the building ashes on the compacted crystal.There wasn't a day that he couldn't help but think of what he had done. And now, the devil in his nightmares is about to step out of his dreams and haunt him in his reality.A sin he has made is about to kick him back in the ass, and he can feel it coming... Soon.At hindi niya alam kung ano ang gagawin. Specially now that he has this... Mixed and unusual feelings para kay Lissa. And whatever he was feeling was confirmed pagkalipas ng ilang araw simula ng mag-usap sila.He dragged a long and deep breath from the cigarette butt and let the memories
Totoo nga pala yung sinabi ni Judy, Lissa's place was vacated na parang ghost town ito. Lalo na sa ganitong oras. Hindi nya alam kung nag-usap o pinag-planuhan ba ito ng buong kalye nina Lissa... even the sari-sari store na katapat ng maliit na basketball court ay walang maski isang tambay. Either everyone is at work while the kids are at school--- o kaya naman ay tuluyan ng nalinis at tumino ang mga Drug addict sa manila.Nakailang katok at sigaw na rin sya kung may tao, but no one answered. Not even a glimpse. A part of him wants to leave. Na gusto na lang nyang iwan ang dalawang supot ng pagkain na binili nya para sa dalaga. Kung pwede nga lang, isusuot na lang nya sa ilalim ng pinto ang tatlong banig ng bio-flu na binili niya para sa dalaga.Nakakainis rin pa lang maghintay sa wala. Now he knows what being friend-zoned feels like.Sa huling pagkakataon--- dahil hindi na talaga nya mabilang kung ilang beses nya na itong ginawa at masakit na ang kamao nya--- ay muli syang kumatok sa
Time passed by so quickly on that day. Hindi na nya namalayan na halos one o'clock na ng madaling araw sya nakauwi mula sa bahay ng dalaga. Pinag-luto muna niya ito ng sopas since Lissa was basically as ill and as weak as lamb. Hindi rin nya kinaya na pag lutuin nya ang dalaga ng sopas lalo na't patuloy ang pag-ubo at pagbahing nito. Truth be told, he wasn't that concerned. Ayaw lang talaga nyang magluto at maglinis si Lissa dahil oras na nagluto ito ay mauubuhan lang nya ang sopas and it'll end up ruining a perfectly delicious meal. Winalis na rin nya ng saglit ang salas at kwarto nito. In short, he cleaned and tidied up the place. Dahil sabi nga ng nanay nya, a place of healing should be a place where a clean person would be staying. Kelangan na ni Lissa magbalik trabaho. Yes. That's it. Because she's a good employee... And a good friend. Naramdaman nya ang pagod sa katawan ng makarating na siya sa kanyang condo. He slumped in his wide leather sofa at basta-basta na lang nya ini
Nag-drive sila papunta sa pinakamalapit na fast food chain which was DFC --- one of the best place for fried chicken, isa sa mga paboritong chain ni Anthony. At gaya nga ng sabi niya, ito ay Masarap, Finger Licking good. Umorder na sila ng usual. Burger, fried chicken at salad sa gilid para kay Anthony. At isang salad at ilang chicken nuggets para kay Lissa na may ice cream para sa dessert. Nasa kalagitnaan na sila ng kanilang pananghalian nang biglang magsalita si Anthony, ang pinaka-random na mga tanong kay Lissa. "So, anong uri ng Vitamin T ba ang sinasabi mo?" Tanong niya bago muling kumagat sa kalahating kinakain niyang burger. Napalunok siya at dinagdagan ng "Tablet, capsule or syrup?" Humagikgik na parang tanga si Lissa matapos marinig ang tanong. Siyempre, hindi alam ni Anthony ang isang biro ng antas na ito. "Vitamin T..." Ulit niya sabay ngiti. "...hindi ito maaaring kapsula, syrup o tablet o anumang bagay na katulad nito." She answered, with a crooked grin. Tumaas ang k
It was almost ten in the evening ng makarating sina Lissa, Judy at Niña sa ilang hanay ng clubs sa Q.C. Kalalabas lang nila from a dreadfully long evening, and oh boy, was this the longest one they've ever had.As they say in the business world. It's time to lay-off some dead-weight."So san ba tayo ngayon, mga Ladies?" Tanong ni Niña sa dalawa habang naglalakad sila sa 'Nightlife district' ng Pilipinas. "Sa Adonis, sa Rocks, Cumshot or sa Cube?""Adonis is boring!" Maarteng sagot ni Judy. "And too many gay men.""Kaya nga Gay Bar, diba?" Pilosopong sagot ni Lissa sa kaibigan. "Shunga."Agad naman siyang kinurot ng kaibigan sabay sagot ng. "Whatever, bitches. Let's just go wherever."Tuloy-tuloy silang maglakad, their high heels clacking against the paved floor until Niña spotted a bar they've never been to before. Mabilis pa sa alas kwatro niyang hinigit ang braso ng dalawa at kinaladkad ito."Ouch----Niña! What the hell!" Reklamo ni Lissa sabay pa simpleng tinulak ang kanyang sadist
Ever since nagtrabaho Si Lissa dito sa JD&A she was never the type of person to be so detached. She was always bubbly with a crude smile on her face, sometimes pilosopo, most days talandi---aminado naman sya at mahilig mang-asar. Masipag. Always the early bird at the office, at never ever pa syang nag-AWOL. That's one of the reasons why ang dali nyang na-promote from a business clerk, to an advertising assistant. She doesn't need to sleep her way to the top, but if she could, she would.Until a certain someone came and disrupted the hell out of her life."Bes." Tawag ni Judy sa kanya. Based on the annoying smirk sa labi ng dalaga, alam na nya kung ano ang sunod nitong sasabihin. "Tawag ka ni Chrome." Then kumindat ito.Again with the annoying code name. Tangina naman. Napamura si Lissa sabay tumayo mula sa kanyang cubicle. "Ano na naman ang gusto ni Bakla?" She asked with much disinterest."Aba, malay ko sa inyo." Judy answered nonchalantly. "AD assistant ka, Supervisor siya. Malamang
"...I have solid proof of what you've done."Expert na si Lissa pagdating sa mga palusot at kasinungalingan. She even silently thanked God because when it comes to times like these, she had a better teacher when it came to poker face.Ayaw man ni Anthony magpatalo, kaso wala na rin siyang nagawa. He averts his eyes somewhere else then looked down. "Ano ba ang kailangan mo? A raise? A promotion? A wage---""You." Maiksing sagot ni Lissa. And instantly, Anthony understood what it meant.Sa sobrang sama ng tingin sa kanya ni Anthony dapat tumatakbo na sya palayo at nagtatago sa malayong lugar, but it did the exact opposite. It made her whole body tremble with anticipation. Anthony was getting worked up gamit ang isang maikling salita, and the more Lissa thinks of it, if she tries to fan the budding fire even more, she'll experience one hell of a sex that will do her good for a while."Nakakasawa na rin ba tumikim ng lalaki kaya mo siguro pinag-nasaan si Tessa? Or nagsasawa ka na na lagin