the kiss they shared is enough to bring Emily to cloud nine, it was great feeling yet addicting. She then moved her hands into his nape to deepen the kiss which made Anthony smirk and hold her tightly from her hips.
They were into it, it's so passionate that it made both of them moan because of pleasure. A minute after that passionate kiss, naramdaman ni Emily ang dila ni Anthony na nagpagulat sakanya pero tinugon n'ya parin. Labi sa labi at dila sa dila. They don't care about the noisy crowd, in fact, they can't hear them, all they hear is there kiss that seems to be their only world at that moment."hmm." Emily moaned once again ng ipasok ng binata ang dila nito sa nakabukang labi ni Emily.The kiss then slowly lowered to her neck, she felt a little sting in her neck, felt like Anthony just bit her from there."ouch." she hissed at him and she heard him chuckle, annoying yet a sexy chuckle. Hindi alam ng dalaga kung maiinis ba siya or matuturn-on sa munting tawa na iyon."looks good on you." he said while staring at her neck na may proud na ngiti na ikinataka ni Emily. "That kiss was the most addicting and delicious kiss I've ever had." he said to her na yung tingin ay para bang inaakit ng husto si Emily.napapalunok nalang si Emily habang nakatitig parin sila sa isa't-isa. That was the first time that Emily experienced that. She never make out before in her life. Yes, she is innocent when it comes to experience but with knowledge with those things? she's not. She knows what she is doing and she's turned on hardly."you're so innocent. I don't wanna ruin that but I wanna kiss you again so bad." may pang-aakit parin sa boses ng binata na ikinatango ni Emily."me too." she said na para bang nauubusan ng hininga.hawak-hawak ni Anthony ang chin ni Emily at sobrang riin parin ng titig nito sa dalaga. Emily doesn't feel any awkwardness with those stares, in fact, she stared back at him with the same energy that he is giving her.unti-unti, lumalapit ang mukha nila sa isa't-isa na hindi pinuputol ang tinginan na meron sila. And they were about to kiss but— "Bud! Gideon is in trouble, we need your help." biglang may sumapaw.Nakikita ni Emily ang inis na meron si Anthony pero pinigilan nito ang emosyong iyon which amazes Emily. He has a very great emotional control.Doon lang napagtanto ng isa pang estranghero na may gagawin pala dapat si Anthony kasama si Emily dahil hindi parin inaalis ang mukha nito malapit sa mukha ni Emily."oh, you're about to make out? I didn't know, sorry." anito at nag peace sign pa na sinabayan pa ng mukha nito na hindi niya alam kung matatawa ba siya or maiinis.Hindi man maaninag ng husto ni Emily pero nakikita n'yang nagtiim bagang si Anthony sabay tingin ng masama sa kaibigan nito."why me?" natawa si Emily sa naging tanong nito sa kaibigan."just because..." nangangapa ito ng sasabihin. "alright, I saw you having fun and it'll be more fun for me to ruin it." Natawa pa nitong ani."run for your life before I punch you here." hindi marinig ni Emily ang biro sa boses nito.tumawa naman ang kaibigan nito. "Relax, she's too innocent for you bud. I can sense her innocence from there and I'm just concern for her well being so I ruined your moment." napataas ng isang kilay si Emily sa sinabi nito. "pero seryoso, Gideon is having a staring contest with someone who's about to make out with Matilda. I think he's gonna punch him." anito na ikinatingkad ng tenga ng dalaga.tumingin si Anthony sakanya. "I gotta go, I'm sorry." anito at hinalikan pa siya sa noo bago ito tumakbo papaalis sa dance floor.Meanwhile, Emily is still turned on by the kiss earlier and the forehead kiss that Anthony gave to her just before he left.napailing-iling si Emily sa nararamdaman n'ya. "No, we have rules Emily. We'll not gonna fall in love with someone who is in every woman's bed every night." usal n'ya pa sa sarili at saka hinanap ang kaibigan n'ya na ngayo'y nag eenjoy parin sa dance floor."I think Matilda needs our help." she shouted to her para marinig nila ang boses nito."what? why? what happened?" tanong pa ni Mary."I don't know, basta let's just go and check on her." sigaw n'ya pabalik dito na ikinatango ng mga ito saka pumanhik na para puntahan si Matilda sa bandang may banyo."ano ba nangyari?" tanong pa ulit ni Mary."hindi ko alam, basta may narinig lang ako about Gideon daw is about to punch someone because someone wants to kiss Matilda." sagot n'ya pa habang naglalakad sila papuntang banyo."what!?" Mary."Basta, puntahan nalang natin." aniya and when they got there, nakita nilang hawak na ni Gideon si Matilda at wala itong malay.napasinghap silang magkakaibigan when they saw the unconscious Matilda. "What happened?" tanong pa kaagad ni Emily kay Gideon na ngayo'y mahigpit ang pagkakahawak sa kaibigan nila."nahimatay si Matilda." tugon nito habang mariing nakatitig sa walang malay na Matilda."is she gonna be okay? nasaktan ba siya? nabagok ba ulo n'ya? ano?" tarantang tanong ni Mary."relax, I think something trigger her memories but she's okay. She's gonna be okay." napatingin si Emily kay Anthony ng magsalita ito at nakatingin din pala ito sakanya kaya nag iwas siya agad ng tingin."eh ano yung narinig namin na may susuntokin ka daw dahil may hahalik kay Matilda?" alam n'yang may bahid na pangchi-chismis ang kunwari concern na tanong ni Mary."well, I wasn't. Although I was pissed but I'm not gonna punch him, yet. Nag overreact lang si Edward kanina." paliwanag pa ng binata."okay, can you help us bring Matilda sa car?" hinging favor pa ni Emily sa binata."can I take her with me?" Emily can hear the longing in his voice but she can't, they can't let Matilda be with him, not yet."I'm sorry but you know you can't." she replied and Gideon let out a very deep sigh.Wala ng nagsalita ng binuhat ni Gideon si Matilda palabas ng bar habang nakasunod sila at nasa likod n'ya si Anthony."Who's gonna drive?" agad na tanong ni Gideon."me." ani pa ni Emily."what? you can't drive, you had a few drinks." singit ni Anthony na kanina pa tahimik sa likod n'ya."I'm okay. I can drive." tugon n'ya pa dito."no, I'll drive you guys." sabat naman ni Gideon."I'm coming with you." palihim na napataas ng kilay si Emily ng sabihin iyon ni Anthony."alright, kasi nakainom din kaming lahat eh. Salamat in advance ah." sabat ni Mary nang tatanggi na sana si Emily. But oh well, better safe than pairalin ang ego.She'll get plenty of time to stare at him."good morning." bati ng dalaga kay Mary na ngayo'y nag aasikaso na para sa lunch nila. Tanghali na siya nagising."good morning at good afternoon, ang sakit ng ulo ko." dagdag pa ni Emily na nakahawak pa sa ulo at damang-dama ang sakit ng ulo n'ya."medyo naparami ka kasi ng inom kagabi." natatawa pang sagot ni Mary sakanya."ikaw rin naman ah." aniya pa."hindi ah, konti lang. I was more like enjoying dancing but drinking? I wasn't that drunk last night." ani pa ng dalaga sakanya."hindi ka lasing last night? then why did you let Gideon and his friend drove us here pauwi?" she hissed at her."well, tinamad ako eh. And besides, I find that friend of him hot." sa isip ni Emily uma-agree siya sa sinabi ni Mary pero hindi n'ya nalang pinahalata. "and I think, he's interested in you." dagdag pa nito na dahilan para mapatingin siya dito."bakit mo naman nasabi yan?" medyo natatawa pa si Emily kunwari."He stole a glance a lot of times sayo kagabi habang hinahatid nila tayo. Hindi mo ba nap
"Amara, where's my client?" kalmado si Emily pero hinihingal talaga siya. Her assistant called her just thirty minutes ago na may client na nagpupumilit na magpa therapy session sakanya kaya dali-dali siyang nagbihis at nagmaneho papuntang clinic n'ya kahit sumasakit parin ulo n'ya."sorry, doc. Sinabihan ko po talaga siya na busy kayo and you're not around but he insisted po talaga kasi it's emergency at kailangan daw n'ya ng therapy session mo this instant..." lumapit sa ang dalaga sa may tenga n'ya at may binulong pa. "and right before I called you, I search on the internet on who he is and he's a huge deal, doc. You know how I love a huge deal client so I said okay to him." napailing-iling nalang si Emily sa assistant n'ya at napatawa nalang."silly, where is he now?" tanong n'ya dito. She's not planning on going to her clinic talaga because her head is still aching but she has a client and she has no choice. Actually, Amara did go to the clinic to make some reports, at yung nakal
"oh, akala ko ba matutulog ka buong araw? anong ginagawa mo dito?" gulat na gulat na tanong ni Mary kay Emily ng makita siya nitong nakaupo sa table sa loob ng restaurant ni Matilda."Emily, are you okay?" nag-aalalang tanong naman ni Matilda ng makita nitong parang malungkot ang kaibigan."I'm fine, I'm just tired." tugon n'ya naman dito."ba't kaba kasi andito? dapat nagpahinga ka nalang sa bahay mo kasi diba masakit ulo mo at may hangover kapa?" tanong muli ni Mary sakanya."I'm hungry." tanging sinabi lang ni Emily."wait, I'm gonna cook our dinner na." maliwanag ang mukhang saad naman ni Matilda at pumanhik na papasok sa kitchen ng restaurant nito. "may problema ka 'no?" hindi napansin ni Emily na kanina pa pala siya pinagmamasdan ni Mary."no." pagmamang-mangan n'ya pa dito."I can tell it just by looking at your face. Emily, you're not usually like this, so what is it? Tungkol ba ito doon sa problema mo din kagabi? or iba naman?" naaalala na naman n'ya ang request ng mama n'ya
"Good morning, Amara." bati n'ya sa assistant pagkapasok n'ya palang ng clinic n'ya."Hey, doc. Mukhang good mood ka po." pansin pa nito sakanya na tinawanan lang ni Emily. She doesn't know why pero nasa mood talaga siya today. Maybe because she woke up in the good side of the bed? When she woke up this morning, she has this ecstatic feeling already."Am I? I don't know, maybe something good will happen today." tugon n'ya sa assistant na may magandang ngiti rin habang nakatingin sakanya na sobrang aliwalas ng mukha at pakiramdam."I'm glad to know that, doc. Kahapon kasi habang paalis ka dito sa clinic, hindi ko ma-explain yung expression sa mukha mo. Maybe that client was rude or you didn't just like him." anito pa."nah, something just happened yesterday that's why—oh and by the way, do I have any expected clients for today?" tumango naman ang assistant n'ya sakanya and nilipat na ang tingin sa schedule ni Emily para sa araw na iyon."you have a client this morning, around 10. Your
ANTHONY is staring at his parents in disbelief. "pinapunta ninyo ako dito para samahan kayo makipag dinner sa business partners n'yo?" tanong n'ya pa sa mga ito."yes kasi they'll be hosting the dinner tonight and they'll be a complete family. Ang pangit naman kung ang nag-iisang anak namin hindi kami sasamahan para ma-kompleto tayo." ani naman ng ina n'ya."I don't think I'm needed there." tugon naman ng binata sa ina."son believe me, you're needed." paninigurado naman ng ina n'ya sakanya."I left my hospital, my patient kasi akala ko emergency talaga pero gusto n'yo lang pala akong sumama sa dinner na iyan? come on, seriously?" hindi parin makapaniwala na tanong na binata sa mga magulang n'ya."huh? hindi naman severe yung kondisyon ng pasyente mo diba?" nag-aalalang tanong ng mommy n'ya "nah, daily checks nalang naman yun, pinaubaya ko nalang sa ibang doctors ko doon." parang nakahinga ng maluwag ang mommy n'ya sa sinabi nito."son, you needed to be there kasi we'll discuss some
"Where is this all coming from? We're not a kid anymore for you to do that." Emily is speaking in behalf of the two of them."she's right, I don't understand." sabat n'ya pa rin pagsasang-ayon sa dalaga."You're not a kid anymore so you must take responsibility of the reality." ani naman ng daddy ni Emily."What are you talking about, dad? what reality? We're responsible of our life but this? what you want us to do is clearly out of context and out of our responsibility." Emily is pissed. He's sure of that.Anthony is against this arrange marriage thing but at the other side of him, he don't think it's bad either. Tumingin ang binata sa dalaga, and she's so pissed and against about it. Must have been so bad to be married at him, huh?"Emily just please, follow us kahit ito lang." parang nagmamakaawa ang boses ng daddy nito at parang napepe si Emily sa boses na binibigay sakanya ng daddy nito. Nakamasid lang ang binata sa dalaga."Dad, I can follow anything naman but this? Don't you thi
SHE'S looking at the far distance from her own room, iniisip n'ya parin ang gustong mangyari ng mga magulang n'ya. She can't marry someone she just met four days ago, that's absurd."Emily, anak. Can I come in?" katok at usal ng mommy n'ya mula sa labas ng kwarto n'ya. Nag-aalangan si Emily kung papasukin n'ya ba ang ina pero at the same time, gusto n'ya ring marinig ang buong kwento nito."hindi yan lock." sabi n'ya lang as I sign na pwedeng pumasok ang mommy nito."anak, are you mad at mommy and daddy?" umangat ang tingin ni Emily at umiling-iling siya dito na ikinahinga ng maluwag ng mommy n'ya."I just don't get it. Bakit kailangan madamay ako? I can do any favor but this mom? don't you think it's too much?" she asked her mom and her mom just sigh at tinabihan siya."there's a big reason behind it, anak." panimula ng mommy n'ya."what reason is that mom? make me understand." she's frustrated with all the things that had happen sa dinner kanina. She was having a good day para lang
"so, what happend sa dinner last night?" bungad na tanong ni Mary sakanya pagkarating n'ya sa restaurant ni Matilda.nag-aalalangan si Emily kung sasabihin n'ya ba sa mga kaibigan n'ya ang nangyari kagabi. "nothing, just a plain dinner." pagsisinungaling n'ya pa dito. She decided not to."are you sure? parang hindi naman siya plain dinner lang base sa mood and expression mo ngayon." for some unknown reason, ayaw n'yang malaman ng mga ito ang totoo at ang kung ano ang pwede n'yang maging desisyon."yeah, I'm just tired that's why." pagsisinungaling n'ya pa sa mga ito ulit."tired from what, Mati? kakarating mo lang dito." tanong naman ni Matilda sakanya. "ang dami ko kasing client kahapon kaya medyo na drain ako konti." hindi alam ni Emily pero patuloy siyang nagsisinungaling sa mga ito."are you hungry? Teka, ba't ka nga pala andito, how about your clinic?" Matilda is such a cute human being na madalas makalimut."Matilda, it's Sunday, sarado ang clinic n'ya every Sunday." si Mary n