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“Something wrong?” Of course, I know something's wrong. Ayaw ni Ethan makita ang Daddy nya dahil nagkasagutan or magka away sila, kaya nga nasa vacation house nila Ate Jenica si Ethan imbes na nandito sa mansion nila. Hindi sumagot si Ethan, I saw his jaw clenched and his hold to my arm became tighter. Para syang nag ipon lang ng lakas ng loob bago ako hinila ulit palapit sa mag asawa. Kita ko na nag excuse sila sa kasalukuyan nilang mga kausap nang makita na paparating kami. I saw his father's eyes furrowed when his eyes landed on me, or in Ethan's hand that was holding me. “Toni, iha, I hope you had fun.” Bati ni Tita Reema. “I did, Tita. Thanks.” Malapad ang ngiti na bati ko. “Aalis na kami, Mommy.” Walang emotion na sabi lang ni Ethan na hindi man lang tinatapunan ng tingin ang Daddy nya. Pareho silang matangkad at hawig na hawig ni Ethan ang lalaki, older version nya nga lang. Naka suot ito ng all black suit at may bigote ito. I can feel his gaze on me. “What?
Para akong tanga na sinusundan lang sya na walang imik. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin o sasabihin ko. Nasa dulo na ng dila ko ang apology pero hindi ko rin alam bakit hindi ko masabi. Nakakunot lang ang noo na sinundan kami ng tingin ni Loraine habang wala kaming imikan na dumaan sa kanila ni Aling Thelma. May ginagawa sila sa green house. Nang makapasok na kami ay wala pa ring imik si Ethan. Dumiretso sya sa kusina para uminom ng tubig. Sinundan ko pa rin sya. Damn it, para talaga akong tanga. This is not me. This isn't me at all. Never ako naghabol sa lalaki, literally. Tapos itong si Ethan ini snob ako. Nakakainis. But I know deep inside me na hindi lang sexual attraction ang nararamdaman ko kay Ethan. I am attracted to him as a person. Being exclusive with him means hindi ko na sya makikitang nakikipag landian sa iba. He will be mine. Mas okay pa nga iyon kaysa sa flings, right? Nang tapos na sya ay umakyat na sya sa kwarto nya. Hindi nya sinara ang pinto so I know he wa
The next few days being exclusive to Ethan was honestly the best days ever. After dinner ay may mga kinakausap sya regarding 'business' or busy sya sa laptop nya and then mag uusap or magkukwentuhan na kami. I never realize the importance of having time to talk to someone until Loraine introduced me to it. 'Yung dahil wala akong magawa, si Loraine ang kinakausap ko before. Tapos hindi na ako bored. Tapos ngayon si Ethan. Iniisip ko na magsisisi sana ako kung hindi ko kinilala ko Ethan. He's not just all physical, may utak rin talaga. And I especially love it whenever he talk about his dreams and wants in life. “Ethan...” “Hmm...” Kasalukuyan syang busy sa laptop nya sa kwarto nya at nasa kama naman ako, busy sa cellphone ko. This is our usual night together. “Kailan ka babalik sa hacienda nyo?” Inikot nya ang kinauupuan na swivel chair at kunot ang noo na humarap sa akin. “Are you getting tired of me?” I giggled. “Hindi pa naman, tinatanong ko lang.” “I don't know
“K-Kuya..” Halata rin ang gulat na sabi ni Zy.“Toni, can we talk?” Ethan disregarded Zy and instead said that. Napansin ko na bagong ligo si Ethan, bahagya pang basa ang buhok nya and I can smell the soap from where I stand. Naka suot lang sya ng puting sando at checkered na boxer. The urge to hug him and smell him is getting the best of me, but Zy’s presence as well as Ethan’s disapproving look is stopping me.Liningon ko si Zy. “Uhm... goodnight?” Pilit na ngumiti si Zy sa akin. “Yeah, good night.” Tapos mabilis syang naglakad papunta sa hagdan at umakyat. Kapwa kami hindi nagsalita hanggang sa maka akyat na si Zy.“Why are you hugging and kissing my brother?” Salubong ang kilay na tanong ni Ethan, his voice is laced with anger. Seryosong seryoso rin ang mukha nya.I licked my lower lip. “I can explain.”“Of course, you can. Mag explain ka na ngayon.”“I was just trying to comfort him, okay. Wala namang malisya iyon.” The simpler, the better. Ayoko mag mukhang defensive kung maha
“I am waiting for an answer, Toni Rose. Don't waste my time or go back to your room.” Matigas na sabi ni Daddy. Naka wheelchair sya dahil nagrerecover pa lang sya mula sa trangkaso. I looked for him all over the house and saw him having a tea in the pool side. Nasa isang tabi lang ang private nurse nya na sanay na sanay na siguro sa panenermon sa akin ni Daddy for the last three days. “Daddy..” “Don't Daddy me. It won't work this time. I have given you everything and all the time because you promised me that you'll change. Na after two years after you graduate ay papasok ka na sa company. But enough is enough.” My bank account was frozen three days ago. Galing ako sa party prior that morning at tumuloy ako sa isang five star hotel para magpahinga bago umuwi, only to find out na hindi gumagana ang card na binigay ko sa kanila. I was so embarrassed dahil kulang ang cash na dala ko so I had to call Trixie to pay for my bill. Gusto kong lumubog sa lupa nang mga oras na iyon. Im
Tangina ang gwapo! I don't usually curse lalo na in tagalog, but that's the first thing that came into my mind when the half-naked guy turned around at nakita ko na ng maayos ang mukha nya. Messy wavy hair. Bumaba ang tingin ko at doon ko na confirm na may six packs ang lalaki. His jogging pants is hanging low and his v-line is very evident. Makes me want to pull it down for a better view but that would be wrong. He was holding a bowl at halatang nagulat din sya nang makita ako. “S-sino ka?” I cleared my throat. “Oh. I'm Ethan. You are?” Kunot ang noo na tanong nya. Inilapag nya sa kitchen island ang hawak nyang bowl na ngayon ay nakita kong salad ang laman. “T-Toni...” Ang tanging nasabi ko. I blinked twice. Ang gwapo talaga! Pareho kaming naka kunot ang noo. I want him to explain further bakit sya nandito. Ang sabi ni Ate Jenica ay wala ibang tao doon. Is this a ghost? A very handsome and sexy ghost? Ugh! “Ay Toni gising ka na pala!” Pareho kaming napalingon sa hallway n
Vivere est vincere. That's what's tattooed inside his upper left arm. I got a good view on it when he stood in front of me after he asked me for a drink, and I said yes because one, I would really love to have some drink and second, I would love to have that drink with him. Might not be a really bad idea. Being exiled may not be a bad thing after all. I am not the flirt type, but I am in a place where I don't totally have a choice on how to have fun and saw this sexy creature instead. I smiled at him after I said 'sure' and he went in first. Hindi ko alam kung saan na sya pumunta as I looked for Loraine. Napansin na lang namin habang nasa terrace sa second-floor kami na palabas na ang itim na chedeng nya. “So anong sabi nya sayo bago kayo pumasok?” May naglalarong ngiti sa labi ni Loraine. I sighed. “Nag aaya uminom.” “Typical.” Naiiling na sabi nya. “Kaya pala umalis eh. Malamang bibili ng alak yan. Ubos na alak dito. Wala na rin scotch sa cellar.” “So he always drink?
Hindi ako agad naka sagot. I got frightened with the fact na hindi ko alam kung bakit ganoon ang reaction ni Ethan. He got off on top of me and I felt suddenly so exposed. Kinuha nya ang kumot at itinakip sa akin bago sya tuluyang tumayo mula sa kama. “Damn it, you're a virgin!” Bulalas nya ulit. He was now walking in front of me in his nakedness. I clutched the blanket to cover my chest when I sat down. “Is that a bad thing?” Tanong ko na lang. Napalunok ako nang bumaba ang tingin ko sa hard on nya. God, he's big. And long. And damn it, pakiramdam ko sobrang nanghihinayang ako na tumigil sya sa ginagawa nya. I can still feel the alcohol in my system and I love every inch of it. “Are you kidding me?” Marahas syang humarap sa akin. He looked so damn frustrated. He also looked perfect and sexy. I was stopping myself from looking down at his still very hard manhood kaya yumuko ako. “I thought you were... fuck.” Tumingala sya at bahagya nyang sinabunutan ang sarili nya. “B