Year 2017...
KOMPORTABLENG NAKAUPO SILA JARED AT LILY SA BAKAL NA MGA UPUAN. Nakapwesto sila sa tapat ng isang restaurant, sa mesang may payong na katabi ng dinadaanan ng mga tao.
Lily cupped the bowl of beer in her hands. This bowl is a big transparent chalice that held the finely brewed amber-colored beer. Pinanood ni Jared ang pagsipat ng dalaga sa inumin bago nag-angat ng tingin sa kanya.
“You really recommend this to me?” a hint of teasing smile was on her face.
“Yeah,” angat ni Jared sa hawak na bote ng De Koninck. “Dahil ‘yan ang representative ng Antwerp pagdating sa mga beer.”
“What makes it different…” she grinned boldly, “from all the other beers out there?”
Jared scanned Lily for a while. Balot na balot ang babae sa puti nitong coat at boats. Her hands were not gloved, showing those delicate fingers and French-tipped nails. Her red-orange hair fell in on her back, straight underneath a white beanie hat.
“Mas banayad ang hagod,” makahulugan niyang titig sa mga mata nito. “Mabango. Buhay na buhay ang lasa. Kaunti lang ang pait na idudulot sa’yo dahil puro sarap.”
“Aba…” tuwid nito ng pagkakaupo, nanatiling magkapatong ang mga hita at maingat sa hawak na baso ng alak. “Parang hindi naman ‘tong alak ang tinutukoy mo, Jared.”
“Instead of asking, why don’t you just drink some already?”
Inangat ng babae ang baso. “Cheers. For great sex.”
Pinanlakihan ito ni Jared ng mga mata. “There’s people here!”
Lily chuckled. Oh, this cheeky woman.
Her glass and his bottle clinked. Habang umiinom sa kanyang bote, nakaabang ang mga mata ni Jared sa dalaga. He instructed her how drinking Bolleke must be done in Antwerp. So, Lily settled down the chalice on the table, then lowered her head for her first sip. Once she was done, she cradled the glass with her two hands before taking a longer sip.
He saw her close her eyes, savoring the velvety aroma from the beer named after its bowl-like glass, hence, the street name Bolleke. Its proper name is beer or De Koninck (brand name), but people in Antwerp nicknamed the drink Bolleke, and it’s been called that way ever since.
As a smile appeared on Lily’s lips, Jared felt confident that he did his job well.
“What can you say?” he exhaled as he put down his bottle on the table.
Lily smacked her moist lips. Damn, so red and juicy. Binaba nito sa mesa ang baso.
“Masarap,” kislap ng mga mata nito habang nakikipagtitigan sa kanya.
“It has a bit of caramel too, so… that makes it sweet.”
“Are you trying to say that you’re sweet too, Jared?” she asked playfully.
“So now you’re associating with Bolleke? Beware. Baka ako na ang lagi mong maalala kapag nakakainom ka ng beer.”
Pagak itong tumawa. For some reason, the obvious emotion behind her laughter clenched his heart. Pero heto, nagawa pa rin ni Jared ngumiti sa dalaga.
“Didn’t we just meet, Jared?” sandal ng babae sa backrest ng upuan. “How come… How come I just let a stranger fuck me?”
He shrugged.
Natawa ito. “Silly me. Not let a stranger fuck me. I seduced a stranger, so he’ll fuck me.”
“You made a promise last night,” paalala niya rito habang unti-unting nilalamon ng pagkaintriga sa babae. “You said if I fuck you, you’ll tell me what you want to know. Something that you’re implying that you will only know… kapag may nangyari sa atin.”
BINABASA MO ANG
ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH?
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