CHAPTER 12"Ano 'tong nababalitaan ko na anak daw ni Niclaus Mosheyev si Luke, huh? It's all over the news already, Amber." Nakangising saad ni Franz mula sa kabilang linya. I can almost visualize the playful glint in her eyes right now dahilan para mapailing ako. I let out a deep breath.Unbelievable. Kagabi pa lamang ang nangyaring interaksyon namin ng lalaking iyon at talagang ginawa na kaagad na headline ng mga diyaryo. Trending pa sa Twitter. God. Ano na naman ba itong pinasok ko? At saka hindi ko naman alam na kilala pala ang lalaking iyon dito sa Pilipinas. I didn't know that he's somewhat equal to a celebrity."The Doctor by passion and a CEO by choice, the ever so ruthless and handsome Dr. Niclaus Cairo Mosheyev revealed that he has a child with his longtime and secret girlfriend, the one and only face of NYC Magazine and an ex model of Royal Stars, Amberleigh Zoella Estopia-""Okay, stop." I narrowed my eyes. Mas lalo lang natawa ang gaga. "That's enough. Hindi naman halat
CHAPTER 13"I swear, if you're going to trick me again, I'll push you off this building, you monkey stripper!" Napahinto ito sa paglalakad at napatingin sa akin. Palabas na kami ng elevator nang makapa ko ang mga salitang gustong gusto kong bigkasin kanina. Kaya lang ay masyado akong galit kaya bahagya ko munang pinakalma ang sarili."What?!" Asik ko dito, nanggigigil."You called me a what? Monkey? A stripper? Damn, girl." Tumawa ito bago umiling. "Do I look like one?" I rolled my eyes. Hindi ko na ito pinansin at nilampasan nalang siya. Narinig ko pa ang mahihina niyang mura. "Well, you look like an addict to me. A very unfashionable addict." Maangas na saad nito mula sa aking likod.Naiinis ko itong hinarap, ngunit ang gago ay nilampasan lang ako. The nerve!"No one would dare to walk away from the great Tungsten Mosheyev. Even the prettiest and sexiest woman can't do that to me. At wala rin akong pakialam kung babae ka pa niya. Basta huwag mo akong walk-out-an. Ako dapat ang gu
CHAPTER 14"Funny?" I raised my brow at Franz. After I told her about what happened in 'his' building, she burst out laughing like there's no tomorrow. She almost choke on her frappe and I was a bit disappointed when she easily recovered from it. Sana ay nasamid nalang ang babaitang 'to kung pagtatawanan lang din naman ako.I sipped on my juice before sighing. I swear to God, I am never going to go back in that building anymore if he'll still be the CEO. Nothing really happened that minute when he asked me about what kind of issue I am talking about. Well, I just ran to him and climb up on his table, choking him with his necktie, and I definitely fall down to his lap, and things escalated. Everything start get heated and we 'almost' did it. Yes, I fucking made out with the Doctor slash CEO, Niclaus Cairo Mosheyev. Actually, it was more than a make out.It was embarrassing. Really embarrassing, that I have to ran out of the building as fast as I could. "I can't with you, Amberleigh!
CHAPTER 15"Come to me." Iyan kaagad ang bumungad sa akin ng kausap ko mula sa kabilang linya. Hindi pa man ako nakapagsasalita ay inunahan na ako ng lalaking 'yon na para bang alam na niya kung anong pakay ko sa kaniya. Agad ko itong pinutol at inis na ibinato ang cellphone sa gitna ng kama bago naupo sa gilid. Gusto niya akong pabalikin sa opisina niya? Nababaliw na yata siya! He can't make me come there anymore, at kung babalik man ako ay gusto kong may kasama ako!Inis kong ginulo ang buhok at pabagsak na nahiga sa kama. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko! Bakit ba pinapahirapan naman ako masyado?!Gusto ko lang naman makausap ang lalaking 'yon. No more, no less! Napapikit ako ng mariin nang maisip ko na naman ang nangyari kahapon. Kahapon, gusto ko rin namang makausap ang lalaki, pero walang pag-uusap na nangyari dahil...Marahas akong napa-balikwas.Bahala na. I would just act like nothing really happened between us. And besides, knowing that man, hindi lang naman siguro ako an
CHAPTER 16"Let's now talk." Mariing saad ko nang makalabas si Luke kasama si Tungsten sa opisina ni Nicolas. Napatingin ito sa akin bago marahang tumango. Akmang lalapit na ito sa aking gawi upang siguro'y makiupo sa sofa ngunit agad ko itong pinigilan. Hindi ko gusto ang naramdaman ko kanina nang maiwan kami dito sa loob, at mas lalo lang yata akong maboboang kapag mas lumapit pa siya sa akin ng ilang distansya. I raised my right hand firmly, stopping him from approaching. Kumunot ang noo nito, bahagyang sumama ang tingin. He tilted his head a bit. Lumunok ako at nag-iwas ng tingin bago tumikhim. Tangina naman kasi."S-sit there," Nauutal ko pang ani at tinuturo ang kaniyang swivel chair.Saglit pa ako nitong tinitigan bago ngumisi na para bang alam niya na kung ano ang epektong dala niya sa akin sa tuwing malapit siya. I gritted my teeth when he didn't listen to me at all. Instead, he walk his way towards me before finally settling himself beside me. I glared at him but he jus
CHAPTER 17Hindi ko alam kung ilang minuto namin 'iyong' ginawa, basta ang huling naramdaman ko ay ang dahan-dahang pagbitaw ng mga labi niya sa akin. Hinabol ko pa ang labi niya, and that made him chuckle. My cheeks heated.Hinalikan niya ng isang beses ang aking labi bago ako niyakap ng mahigpit. Pakiramdam ko nga ay mababali na ang buto ko sa sobrang higpit no'n, pero hindi naman iyong tipo na hindi na ako makahinga, at hindi rin naman masakit."What's with the hug? It's not like, we had sex or something for you to cuddle me like this," I said in a 'duh' tone of voice. His body around me vibrated with his laugh. Nang mapagtanto ko naman kung ano ang sinabi ko ay agad na namang nag-init ang aking pisngi. Halos mahilo na ako sa sariling mga iniisip. What the hell is wrong with my mouth these days?! "Hmm..." I felt him smelled my hair as he lightly chuckled. "You gave me an idea, huh? You want us to do that? Gusto mo na bang masundan si Luke?" "I SWEAR, HE'S CRAZY!" I shouted with
CHAPTER 18"Hello!" Padabog kong sagot sa kabilang linya. I know that it's a bit inappropriate—not just a bit, it is indeed inappropriate, pero kasi ang aga-aga pa nitong nambubulabog sa akin. Like, it's just five flipping thirty in the morning for God's sake! I need a lot of break from all this things that are happening! I heard a guy chuckled from the other line. I frowned. Who the hell is this? Tiningnan ko ang aking screen, ngunit napakunot ang noo ko nang makitang unknown number ang tumatawag.Who the hell? I cut it off even before the person on the other line can speak. I'm not in the mood to speak with a stranger today. Nilingon ko si Luke na mahimbing pa rin ang tulog habang nakayakap sa hotdog pillow niya. I smiled, bumalik ako sa pagkakahiga at niyakap ang anak ko pero muli na namang tumunog ang aking cellphone.Mabilis ko itong kinuha at naiinis na bumangon mula sa kama. Tumayo ako at naka-paang lumabas papunta sa veranda ng kwarto at isinara kaagad ang glass door nang m
CHAPTER 19Napag-desisyonan naming lumabas muna ng sasakyan upang kumain bago niya ako hinatid pauwi.We were both silent while inside the car. I licked my lower lip before sighing.I never expected us to be like this. I mean, hindi ko alam kung anong tawag sa relasyon na 'to, o kung relasyon ba kung matatawag ito. We aren't committed to each other, we just clicked. I mean, he is being extra possessive like we are in some kind of relationship. So, I don't really know if he really mean his actions or what, because it seems to me like he's all used to this kind of thing. Being casual and all, at kapag naka-isa na, wala na. Naka-isa? The hell? Where on earth did I got that? I frowned.It's not like thag I would engage myself into that kind of activity again. I did that once and Luke is both a blessing and a lesson for me. Hindi na ako ulit papasok sa ganoong relasyon. Hindi ko lang talaga alam kung bakit nahihirapan akong pigilan siya sa tuwing hinahalikan at hinahawakan niya ako. It is