“Dad are you okay?” I asked when I noticed that he was drowning himself in alcohol.Hindi si dad 'yong tipo ng taong, magpapakalango sa alak. Kaya alam kong sa mga oras na 'to, may malaki siyang problema.“Don't mind me,” lumagok itong muli matapos iwasiwas ang kamay na tila pinapaalis ako. “If I were you son, I would find a woman who would love me forever. 'Yong babaeng hinding hindi ako magagawang ipagpalit at hanggang sa pagtanda makakasama ko pa rin.”My brows creased because of that. What's going on?Clueless, I just walked inside my room and shut my door. Napailing nalang ako at piniling gumawa ng assignment. I'm in my senior high, ilang buwan na lang college na rin ako.I chose to take a shower first before working on my proposal, hindi pa lang umiinit ang pwet ko sa upuan ay tumawag na agad ang isa kong kaibigan.Naiiling na sinagot ko 'yon, at inaasahan ng puro kagaguhan lang ang sasabihin niya.“Pre may bago akong chicks! Gusto mo isa?! Hayop pre ang sarap!” I shut my eyes t
"Put it in, please."I was already drifting from my sanity when I moaned those words, begging him to take me. His blue eyes went darker as he dipped his head down to kiss me on the neck.The pleasure was like floating on the calmest ocean, drowning me in trying to reach the deepest part. His luscious lips devoured mine until they were numb. My right hand played with his soft hair as my other hand gripped his waist when he started to enter my c*re.I gasped against his lips, a scorching pain wracking my body. As he successfully thrust all in, my fingernails dug into his flesh. His tongue licks my lower lip as it enters my mouth successfully. He distracted me in that way until the pain subsided as he started moving. "God, it feels so good inside you, Ash." he moaned before he kissed me deeper."Ruce!" I screamed his name as his movements went fast and deep. Ruce's groans and curses filled my ears. He lifted his body a little as he dipped his head to kiss me on the neck while going faste
Maaga akong nagising kinabukasan. Pinusod ko ang buhok ko into messy bun at bumaba na para magluto ng almusal namin. I was looking at the door's direction from time to time to see if he was already awake. Natapos ako ng wala pa ring Ruce na bumababa kaya nagpasya akong tumungo sa kwarto niya.I knocked three times, nang walang sumagot o nagbukas ng pinto ay pinihit ko na ang doorknob at bahagyang binuksan ang pinto bago sumilip, I stepped inside to check if nasa desk niya siya at may tinatapos pero wala. The bed was made and fixed too. I was about to leave when the door to his bathroom creaked. Hindi na ako nakakilos ng tuluyan siyang makalabas without any cover.Namilog ang mata ko when I saw how hard his thing was down there. Pakiramdam ko namula ang mukha ko at sunod-sunod na napalunok. Tila wala naman siyang pakialam na pumasok sa walk-in-closet niya at mayamaya'y lumabas din, this time he's already wearing his black boxer short. Dala rin niya ang napili niyang damit na susuotin a
"Ano bang magandang i-regalo sa lalaki?" wala sa sariling tanong ko kay Kyle habang naglalakad kami palabas ng University. It's 3 o'clock in the afternoon at wala na kaming klase."Baby." hinampas ko siya sa braso dahil sa sinabi niya, na kaagad naman niyang kinahalakhak."Joke lang, pero pwede rin. Sino ba reregaluhan mo?""Si Ruce.""Baby nga, matanda naman na 'yon." Humagalpak pa siya ng tawa kaya mas malakas ko siyang tinapik sa braso n'ya."Gaga ka! Baka magkatotoo 'yan, siraulong 'to." Natatawa na rin ako, not because it was a good joke but because of her laugh. Nahahawa ako."Depende, ikaw lang makakasagot niyan kasi ikaw mas nakaka kilala sa kaniya. Ilang taon mo na siyang kasama sa bahay." napaisip naman ako. Next month pa kasi ang birthday niya... We have the same birth month though. Mas una lang talaga siya dahil katapusan pa ako."Hindi ko kasi maisip kung ano b-bagay na regalo sa kaniya?" kainis naman. Marami sana kaso napaka-cliché naman na siguro. I want the unique one.
I spent the remaining weekdays studying. Araw-araw akong hinahatid at sinusundo ni Ruce sa school. Hindi naman ako nagtatanong sa kaniya kung bakit. Sanay ako dati na mag-commute kapag hindi niya ako naihahatid pero ngayon, kahit may pupuntahan siya ay inihahatid niya muna ako at sa hapon naman, naaabutan ko na siya agad sa labas ng ADNU."Are you okay?" naramdaman ko ang presensya niya sa likuran ko. I didn't notice his presence. Masyado ata talaga akong babad sa schoolworks."Yeah, marami lang ginagawa. Nakaka-stress! Sabihin mo nga sa akin kung bakit accountancy ang pinili ko?" I groaned in frustration. I am not good at math and analytics. Feeling ko kumuha ako ng malaking bato na ipopokpok sa sarili kong ulo.He held both of my shoulders as he flipped the pages of my book."You chose that because you wanted to be a CPA. Pangarap mo na 'yon noon pa hindi ba? You're just pursuing your dream, even if you have your weaknesses with you. Walang pangarap na madaling abutin, Ash." I start
It was lunch time, and they all hurried inside the kitchen when Ruce called us to eat. Nauna na sila at naiwan naman kami ni Argus na nililigpit ang nagkalat naming mga scratch papers."Grabe talaga mga babaeng 'yon. Basta gwapo, nakakalimutan na mga kalat nila. Tsk!" I can hear his murmurs. Napailing na lang ako. Si Kyle, I'm sure dahil sa pagkain. Hindi niya type si Ruce. Alam ko ang mga tipo niya, mas gusto niya 'yong same age sila ng lalaki kasi gusto niya ay sabay silang tumanda. Unlike raw kapag mas matanda ng ilang taon ang lalaki mas mauuna raw tumanda. Like, wtf? For me, wala namang kaso 'yon.Not that, if he's not years older than me, ay hindi ko na siya magugustuhan... No. Maybe older guys are really my type. But I fell for Ruce, not because of his age. But because of who he is."And Melo's really into, Kuya Ruce." kibit-balikat na sabi ko habang papaalis kami sa living room para sumunod sa kusina. Nag-uusap pa kami ni Argus nang pumasok kami. We were talking about a random
What he said remained vague to me. Hindi na rin ako nagkaroon ng chance na linawin iyon dahil may tumawag na sa kaniya, habang ako'y natahimik na lang na bumalik sa ginagawa.The whole weekdays were spent with my studies. Ilang araw din siyang maagang umaalis at gabi na umuwi. Hindi kami nagkakaroon ng mahabang paguusap dahil kapag dumarating siya ay deretso na agad sa kwarto niya, at kapag titingnan ko naman ay tulog an agad siya at halos hindi pa nakapagbihis. Nagpabalik-balik din kasi siya sa Camarines Norte para ibenta ang iba pa nilang lupa roon at para sa pagpapaani niya ng palay sa kanilang rice field. Ayoko naming pilitin siya napag-usapan ang tungkol sa sinabi niya.It was now Saturday and I decided to do our laundry. May napunta naman dito na maglilinis ng bahay kaya iyon na lang ang tanging magagawa ko bukod sa pagluluto.Sa kalagitnaan ng ginagawa ko'y, pumasok si Ruce sa laundry room habang hinuhubad ang kaniyang shirt. Nahinto pa sa ere ang mga braso nito nang makita ako
I don't know when was Melo left. I stayed inside my room. Ayoko naman manatili sa labas at masaksihan ang landian nilang dalawa.It was three in the afternoon. Katatapos ko lang mag-shower. Lumabas ako ng bathroom na tanging roba lang ang suot habang pinupunasan ng towel ang buhok. Ang kamay ko'y natigil sa ere nang bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ko at pumasok doon si Ruce. Nakapagpalit na ito ng damit. He's now wearing his short and plain black t-shirt."Ginagawa mo rito?""I told you, mag-uusap tayo.""Wala tayong dapat pag-usapan Ruce." pumasok ako sa walk-in closet to get set of clothes to wear. Simpleng cotton short at black sleeveless crop top lang ang kinuha ko. I was about to take off my robe ngunit nakita ko sa reflection ng salamin si Ruce. Sumunod pala siya."I'm going to get dressed, umalis ka.""Stop being grumpy, that won't work Rasha Faith.""Anong gusto mo landiin kita? Like, Kuya Ruce, can you take this robe off?" mocking Melo's voice, may kasama pang bahagyang paggala