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Nagtaka si Haneda-san sa mabilis at biglaan kong pagsulpot. Ito kasi mismo ang nagsabing magpahinga muna ako saglit pero hindi man lang tumagal ng limang minuto ang pagkawala ko at heto ako ngayon tila mas lalong nadagdagan ang problema. “May problema ba, Hanamichi-kun?” kamusta ng matanda sa akin. Kasalukuyan pa itong naghahalo ng semento at tubig. Hinihingal naman akong napasagot, “P-pasensiya na, Haneda-san. May nakakita k-kasi sa ‘kin at baka akalain niyang wala akong ginagawa kaya bumalik na lang ako,” pagpapaliwanag ko. “At sino namang nakakita sa ‘yo? Sa inaasal mo ngayon para kang nakakita ng multo,” aniya sa sobrang pagkamangha habang nagpupunas siya ng pawis sa kanyang noo gamit ang braso niya na may mantsa ng semento na nahaluan na ng tubig pero hindi iyon naging abala sa kanya. Napabuntong-hininga naman ako. “Hindi ko po kilala. Nakasuot siya ng itim na tuxedo at mukha siyang yayamanin,” pagkukuwento ko. “Tuxedo? Malakas ba ang kanyang dating?” us
CHIHIRO ISANG nakakabasag-ulong sakit ang nakapagpabangon sa akin. Paglingon ko sa aking paligid, laking taka ko na nandito ako sa isang sofa ngunit may isang bagay ang hindi tama sa mga sandaling ito — hindi ito ang boarding house na tinutuluyan ko! Mabilis kong kinapa ang aking sarili. Bukod sa nanghihina pa ako at may hilo pang nararamdaman, hindi ko lubos matukoy kung may nangyaring hindi kaaya-aya sa akin kagabi. Wala akong maalala. Napakasakit ng ulo ko maging ang buo kong katawan. Muli akong napasuri sa kabuuan ng lugar. Malamang ay nasa sala ako ng kung sino mang nagmamay-ari ng bahay na ito. Malinis at maayos ang lahat. Halatang mayaman din ang may-ari dahil napaka-sosyal ng mga kagamitan. Pero ang tanong: Kaninong bahay ito? “Si Shimada-san ang huli kong nakasama kagabi,” halos pabulong kong wika sa sarili. Nilinga ko ang bawat sulok ng bahay at nagsimula akong kabahan. “Hindi kaya…” Para akong mawawalan ng ulirat sa naiisip kong posibilidad. Wala naman
“He was three years older than me. We came from a family of Alphas. Him being born the eldest and the only Omega — his existence was considered as heretic,” pagsisiwalat nito. “We grew up being separated from him and were told to never get near him or involved with him. But sometimes, I would catch him making weird glances at us; we had another brother who was also an Alpha who was four years younger than me. I didn’t understand why was that or what were the consequences of having an Omega in a household that were full of Alphas. I didn’t despise him but I didn’t get to know my brother that well either. He was like a stranger to me. We would only see and meet him during very special occassions and urgent family matters but I never had any proper conversations with him,” kuwento niya habang nakatitig sa malayo. “When I reached the right age and learned about the dIfferences of Alphas, Betas and Omegas, that was when I finally understood the meaning of my older brother’s weird gla
AKI I SUDDENLY got a call from Chihiro yesterday. He calls me on a daily basis, usually after his working hours but there was one time that he didn’t contact me at all. Of course, I panicked a little but I didn’t want to be overly pessimistic so I assumed that maybe he had a tough day and got to bed early. But that wasn’t the case. The following day, bigla niya akong tinawagan ng mga bandang alas ocho ng umaga. He sounded somewhat tired and to me, it was as if he just cried. Kinumusta niya ako — kagaya ng palagi niyang ginagawa — pero nanginginig ang kanyang boses kaya walang pagdadalawang-isip ko siyang kinompronta. And when he told me that he had his heat, I almost lost my cool. He explained everything to me, including the fact that he woke up on a stranger’s house on the next day. Naikuwento din niya na ang nagmamay-ari ng tinatrabaho nilang hotel building ang nakasaksi nang mangyari ang kanyang heat. Halos hindi ako makapaniwala. I knew that unwanted circumst
“Chihiro?!” I exclaimed, hindi makapaniwala sa nakikita ko ngayon. Chihiro who was panting and out of breath tightly but gently wrapped me inside his big, warm arms before warning Jirou. “Layuan mo si Aki-san, Arisawa-san. Hindi ako magdadalawang-isip na kalabanin ka kung sasaktan mo siya!” Kung kanina ay tila nag-alala nang bahagya si Jirou sa akin, ngayon ay napalitan na ito ng iritasyon dahil nakita niya si Chihiro. “Seriously? Why did you have to appear now? I was having a fun time with Izumi,” dismayado at tila galit niyang saad. Chihiro clenched his teeth. “Umalis ka na!” “Chihiro, I am fine.” Sinubukan kong awatin sila sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakalma ko kay Chihiro. Ramdam ko ang tensiyon nito dahil kahit yakap-yakap niya ako ay nanginginig pa rin ang kanyang braso. Jirou sighed in defeat. “Ah, I give up. I really just wanted to help, Izumi,” kausap nito sa akin, paying no attention to the guy who just snapped at him a while ago. Pagkatapos niyon ay tin
JIROU MY NAME is Arisawa Jirou, a 35-year-old Alpha who is currently… drifted away from my main goal in life. Before I met Izumi Aki, who was also an Alpha like me with a very particular taste in sex partners, I was never fond of having sex friends but wasn’t against it either. Like most Alphas do, I was living my life flawlessly and free from stress. I didn’t need to exert much effort in society compared to Betas and Omegas. I was living a quite successful life while working as an OB-Gyne and pediatrician. But when Aki came to the picture, I started to become greedy and possessive. There was no need for me to do that because he wasn’t my mate and we were not in a legal relationship. The more time I spent with him, the feelings inside continued growing. At first, I thought it was just an adrenaline rush effect of having a sex friend that constantly called out to me when he was brokenhearted. I knew he was no pure Alpha the moment I laid my hands on his body but that
“You’re a sly person, Arisawa. Your words doesn’t match your actions,” mariin niyang turan. “Really?” I raised an eyebrow before grabbing his left arm and forcefully pulled him up. “Wha—?! Let go of me!” palag ni Aki pero hindi ko siya ininda. Bagkus ay dinala ko siya sa kuwarto kung saan ako nagsasagawa ng ultrasounds ng mga pasyente ko. “Arisawa, bitawan mo ‘ko!” pasigaw niyang utos. “Ari—” Sisigaw pa sana siya ulit pero marahas ko siyang tinulak pahiga sa hospital bed. Isang malakas na kalampag ang umalingawngaw sa loob ng kuwarto. Kaagad kong ni-lock ang pinto upang hindi makatakas si Aki. Namuo ang takot sa buong mukha niya. “Since you think that I am that kind of person… then let us have sex again just like we used to. I will make you feel good until you forget about that stupid Omega,” I said while panting heavily like a beast. “Don’t do this, Arisawa!” pagmamakaawa niya. “Scream all you want but no one will help you here, Izumi,” ani ko sabay napa
CHIHIRO ABALA ako sa pagliligpit ng mga damit nang biglang tumunog ang cellphone ko. Nakapatong iyon sa mesa at matamlay ko iyong inabot at sinilip kung sino ang kasalukuyang tumatawag. “Unknown number… Prank call na naman siguro ‘to,” medyo inis kong kausap sa sarili habang hawak ang cellphone sa kaliwa kong kamay at ang kanang kamay ko naman ay may bitbit na T-shirt. Hindi ko sinagot ang unang tawag. Ilang sandali pa ay nag-ring ulit ang cellphone ko. “Na naman?!” reklamo ko nang parehong hindi ko kilalang numero ang tumatawag. “Sagutin mo, Hirocchi. Malay mo importante iyan,” biglang singit ni Ma-chan nang mapadaan ito sa sala. Napansin niya siguro na hindi ko sinagot ang tawag. “Pero, Ma-chan…” nag-aalangan kong saad. “Sige na,” nakangiti niyang sulsol kaya napabuntong-hininga na lamang ako sa pagkatalo. “Sige po. Sasagutin ko na kapag tumawag ulit,” sabi ko na lang. At hindi ako binigo. Tumawag ulit ang parehong numero sa ikatlong pagkakataon.