Chapter Two

She felt her head throbbing like a bitch. She winced in pain as she sat down. She patted the soft mattress. She blinked a couple of times and then her eyes widened when she realized the mattress she had wasn't this soft. Saka niya lang naalala na may tumakip sa ilong niya at nawalan siya ng malay.

“Nasaan ako?” she whispered as she roamed around the room.

Putting kwarto ang bumungad sa kanya, malaking kwarto. Mas malaki pa sa inuupahan niyang apartment. Agad niyang tiningnan ang suot na damit, suot niya pa rin ang hoodie niya at pajama. Tumayo siya at nilibot ang kwarto, sarado ang pinto kaya hindi niya magawang makatakas. Tumingin rin siya sa binata, kaso nasa ikaapat na palapag siya.

Namamawis na ang kamay at ilong niya sa kaba, tama nga ang hula niya. Isa iyong modus! Ang cute na cute na bata ay kasama pala sa isang sindikato, pero hindi naman siya mayaman! Kinapa niya ang bulsa niya pero wala roon ang cellphone niya.

Napaupo siya sa sahig at hindi mapigilang mapaiyak.

“Anong gagawin ko?” bulong niya sa sarili.

Biglang bumukas ang pinto, at inuluwa noon ang isang lalaki. Matangkad ito, sa tantiya ni Sierra ay nasa 6’5 ang height nito. Kaya napatingala si Sierra, her lips parted when she saw his expression. His eyes were filled with hatred, he marched towards her.

“Stand up!” he uttered as he stopped before her.

Nanginginig na tumayo si Sierra. “W-why am I here? I am not rich! You can’t ask for money from me because I, too, have no money!”

“Bullshit!” he spat, he suddenly grabbed Sierra's arm.

“After running away with your man, do you dare to come back?!”

Kunot ang noo ni Sierra, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand you!”

“Shut up!” bigla na lang siya hinila ng lalaki at biglang itinulak sa kama. “Did you had fun fucking around?! Did you had fun that you forgot about your son?! Now you had the audacity to show yourself to our son!”

Sierra groaned in pain as her back hit the headboard, “Shit!”

Hindi alam ni Sierra ang gagawin, gusto niyang maiyak. Natatakot siya na lumaban, ano nga ba ang laban ng isang 5’5 na babae? Isang tulak lang nito tumilapon agad siya sa kama. At baka isang sampal lang nito ay mahimatay siya.

Pero hindi maintindihan ni Sierra kung ano ang sinasabi ng lalaki. Sumasakit ang ulo niya pero mas masakit ang likod niya, mukhang magkakapasa yata siya.

The next thing Sierra knew, the guy was on top of her and holding her hands..

“Did you come back because you had no money left?!”

“I don’t know what you are talking about!” umiiyak na wika ni Sierra at pilit nagpupumiglas. “I don’t even know you! Why am I being treated like this?”

“Shut the fuck up! How can you not even know the guy you married?!” his eyes were full of hatred, he licked his lower lip and kissed Sierra forcefully.

Tumulo na ang luha ni Sierra sa takot pero pilit pa rin siyang nanlalaban. He kissed her that she could taste her own blood, umungol siya sa sakit nang maramdamang pinisil ng lalaki ang kanyang dibdib. His hand went inside her hoodie and touched the tip of her breast. Umatungal na siyang nang iyak at pilit na inilalayo ang mukha sa lalaki, wala na siyang lakas na magpumiglas pa.

“Fuck!” he growled as he sat down.

Ginulo ng lalaki ang buhok niya sa inis. Habang umiiyak lang si Sierra habang nakatihaya, wala na siyang lakas na gumalaw pa. She just cried and cried, it was her first kiss and she lost it to a crazy guy like him. Iningatan niya ang sarili niya dahil gusto niyang ibigay ang unang halik sa taong mahal niya pero nawala nang isang iglap.

“Damn it!” usal ulit ng lalaki. “You let others fuck you and you can’t even sleep with your husband?! Do you hate being my wife?”

Mas lalong umatungal ng iyak si Sierra, umalis mula sa pagkakaupo ang lalaki at biglang sinuntok ang pader.

Pumikit na lang si Sierra at tinakpan ang mukha niya, “Bakit ba ‘to nangyayari sa ‘kin? Kumain lang naman ako ng hapunan sa labas at may nakitang bata. Bakit mo ba sinasabing asawa mo ako hindi mo naman ako asawa!”

“You are speaking filipino,” he whispered, bakas sa mukha ng lalaki ang pagkabigla. “Are you playing some shits with me Larissa?!”

“I told you I am not your wife! I am not the mother of that child! Ano ba ang mahirap intindihin doon?! Hindi kita kilala! Bigla mo na lang akong dinukot at pinagsasalitaan ng kung ano!” sigaw niya.

“Then who the fuck are you?!” Lumapit ang lalaki kay Sierra at bigla siyang hinila papaupo, “Who the fuck are you?! Why do you have my wife’s face? Is this one of your schemes?! Did an organization sent you?!”

“Tang ina! Bakit mo ba ako pinagbibintangan?! Why would I stole your wife’s face?! Wala akong ganun kalaking pera para magparetoke, hirap na hirap na ako sa buhay! You kissed me, you stole my first kissed! Ako ang agrabyado rito! What you did was sexual harassment!”

“Then why do you look exactly like my wife?” hindi makapaniwala na wika ng lalaki, titig na titig sa pagmumukha ni Sierra.

“I don’t know! This is my face! I don’t even know your wife,” she stared into his eyes.

Nag-iwas ng tingin ang lalaki, “Fuck! This is crazy! So you are telling me, my men took the wrong woman? How did my son know you? Tell me everything, don’t leave a single thing. If you’re lying, I will make sure that I will kill you..”

Nanlamig ang buong katawan ni Sierra sa narinig. Pakiramdam niya ay nasa isang prank show siya. Iginala niya ang kanyang mga mata sa silid upang hanapin kung may hidden camera ba. Pero agad na bumalik ang mga mata niya sa estranghero sa harapan niya.

“I told you, I was eating my dinner and your son appeared and called me “Mama”. I told him I am not his mother but he kept on insisting, then suddenly I lost consciousness! The next thing I knew I was here and you stole my first kiss and you—you touched me!” gigil na wika ni Sierra.

Napakurap ang lalaki, “What?! Are you a minor?! Did I kiss a minor?”

Umiling si Sierra, “I know I look young but I am twenty-eight!” she looked at him smugly.

“How come I am your first kiss— wait. This is not were supposed to be talking about! Fuck! You are driving me insane.”

Ngumiwi si Sierra, “Baliw ka naman talaga.”

“Are you saying something?” he wiggled his brows.

Sierra smiled, “Nothing. Can you please let me go? I have to work.”

Tumikhim ang lalaki, “Stay here. I will verify everything and if you’re lying, be ready.”

“I told you hindi ako sinungaling! Mukha lang akong masamang tao pero hindi ako ganun! Kahit papaano may kabaitan ako!”

“Shut up. Stay still and don’t do anything stupid,” he firmly said.

He left and slammed the door, naiwang tulala si Sierra at medyo kalmado na siya sa pagkakataong ito. Hindi siya pwedeng mamatay ng basta-basta lang. She needs to do something!