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ASTRID woke up from deep sleep. She looked at the clock on the bedside table and it was 10PM.
Lumingon siya at nakita niya si Kairo na mahimbing na natutulog.
"Wait a minute, so its true? Kairo and I had..." hindi na niya itinuloy ang kaniyang sasabihin.
She looked under the bed sheet and she was only wearing her panty. She shifted her gaze and did a little tour using her eyes to look for her bra.
Nakita ni Astrid ang kaniyang bra sa sahig.
"Just as I thought,"
Maingat na tumayo si Atrid mula sa kaniyang pagkakahiga upang hindi magising si Kairo.
She even took the blanket to cover her semi-naked body.
Pinulot niya ang kaniyang bra at isinuot ito.
Now she's walking around Kairo's flat without any clothes, it was weird because the last time she roamed around in this flat was she was wearing her clothes.
She actually accepted Kairo's invitation to eat in his flat but well she ate the man who invited her.
Lumapit si Astrid sa bookshelf na nakatayo sa tabi ng bintana. It was full of books about politics, history, and symbology.
"So you also read books about symbology, interesting," wika ni Astrid habang patango tango pa ito.
Nagpatuloy si Astrid sa pag ikot sa loob ng flat ni Kairo na animo'y isa siyang FBI agent na nag hahanap ng ebidensya.
The whole flat is basked in yellow dim light.
Habang pinapasyal niya ang tingin sa kwarto ni Kairo napako ang kaniyang atensyon sa isang picture frame na nakatayo mula sa itaas ng bookshelf nito.
Inabot niya iyon at pinagmasdan ng mabuti.
The woman in the picture looks like she originated from a hispanic bloodline, with her pointed nose, almond blue eyes, and symmetrical lips everyone will say she came from Spain.
"That's my Mom," kamuntik nang mabitawan ni Astrid ang picture frame na hawak hawak niya nang biglang nag salita si Kairo sa likod niya.
Agad na nilingon ni Astrid si Kairo.
And as usual he was wearing his white boxer brief.
"You scared me!" Reklamo ni Astrid.
"No! You scared me! Hahaha. That's the only picture I got from my Mom. Dad kept all her pictures in a box," napansin ni Astrid ang pangingilid ng luha nito kaya minabuti niyang ibahin ang kwento.
"I thought you were sleeping?!" Ani ni Astrid.
"Naramdaman kong wala na akong katabi eh,"
Astrid felt Kairo's hand travelled around her waist and eventually she was locked between Kairo's arm.
Nasa likod niya ang binata habang marahang pinupupog siya nito ng halik sa leeg. Napahigpit ang hawak niya sa dalawang kamay ni Kairo.
"Stop," ani niya habang pinipigilan ang kiliting kaniyang nararamdaman sa sandaling iyon.
Dahan dahan siyang idinuduyan ni Kairo sa mga bisig nito. Ramdam niya ang matigas na bisig nito, she feel so safe between his arms, she wish she could just stay inside his arms forever.
Muli niyang binuklat ang kaniyang mata at bumungad sa kaniya ang litrato ulit ng ina ni Kairo.
Marami pa siyang gusto itanong tungkol sa ina nito, marami pa siya gustong malaman ngunit ayaw niyang mag mukhang nanghihimasok sa pribadong buhay nito.
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