Dangerous Kisser [COMPLETED]

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER TEN

ANGELO WOKE up feeling lifeless. Pagkatapos ng nangyari kagabi ay pinilit pa niya ang sarili para makatulog. I can't believe he just left me like that.

Sigurado na siya ngayon na hindi 'yun panaginip. For the first time in real life, he saw him in pleasure, and Angelo knows he wants more. More of his Nick.

"Nasaan na kaya 'yun? At anong ginagawa niya sa Pilipinas?" tanong niya sa sarili.

Bigla namang pumasok sa isip niya ang nangyari kagabi. That Mr. Chua is obviously bad news. Sa unang pagkakataon, kagabi lang siya naka-encounter ng mga taong nasa ganoong estado, and truth to be told, he felt scared, really scared. Buti na lang at nandoon si Nick.

Speaking of that man, was he there for him? Or was it just plain coincidence?

Angelo was in the middle of his thoughts when his phone suddenly rang. Random number?

"Hello?"

(Oppa!)

Angelo's brow furrowed. Oppa? "Who is this?"

(Ouch! You forgot me? Grabe ka! Anyways, kasama mo ba si D?)

"D? Oh!" Realization dawned on him. "Narae?"

(That's me! The prettiest friend of your KJ sister.)

Mahinang natawa si Angelo. "Anyways, to answer your second question, nope. He's not with me. Nasa Pilipinas ka rin ba?"

(Yep! Sabay-sabay kaming tatlo na umuwi kahapon. Do you happen to know where he is?)

Umiling naman siya. "Nope. Wala siyang nasabi." He was moving quickly last night to get away from me. "How about Emy? Is she with you?"

Narae let out a sigh. (Actually, no. Kaninang madaling araw pa siya wala. Hindi rin naman nagsabi sa amin. But Tito said that she's probably busy troubleshooting a mess caused by an irresponsible decision of the board blah blah.) Halatang bored na bored ang kausap niya pagdating sa seryosong usapan.

He let out a chuckle. "Well, that summarizes everything. You know how Emy is."

(Yeah. But we came all the way here for her tapos bigla siyang mawawala.)

Angelo smiled. "Where are you? Kasama mo ba si Anurak?"

Narae instantly smiled. (Yep! He's here. Why?)

"Let's meet up on Heaven Taste."

(Oh An would love that. Okay, Oppa! See you there! Bye!)

"Bye." Angelo ended the call before he decided to take a quick shower. Buti na lang at may iilang damit siya sa condo unit ni Wynter.

Once settled, he left the unit and went out to ride a taxi.

ANGELO'S LUNCH with Narae and Anurak was fun. Katulad ng nakasanayan nilang tatlo sa LD, panay lang naman ang kwentuhan nila. Inabot pa nga sila ng meryenda sa Heaven Taste.

"Entertain me with your love life," salita ni Angelo.

Narae took a sip from her apple juice. "Oh, you mean s*x life?" She let out a chuckle. "Hindi nage-exist sa mundo namin ang salitang love, Oppa."

Angelo smirked and rolled his eyes. "Yeah right."

Narae laughed. "I'm serious. Plus I'm still twenty-one. Too early for me to find someone and settle down."

"And she's still studying," Anurak pointed out. "Even Wynter only allows her to have s*x during weekends."

"And it's okay for you?" Angelo asked.

Narae shrugged before smiling. "I know Unnie only wants what's best for me. Buti na nga lang pinapayagan niya pa rin ako eh."

Angelo became even more curious. "What about your parents' opinions towards that part of your life?"

"They're fine with it. As long as I don't get pregnant. Besides, wala rin naman silang pakealam sa akin."

Worry lined Angelo's forehead. He wanted to ask about it but it felt like he'd invade her privacy, so he let it end there and focused on Anurak. "How about you?"

Anurak raised an eyebrow. "What about me?"

He smiled. "How's your love life?"

"It never existed. I'm all games and work. Besides, I wanna focus on being a professor, it has always been my dream."

"So no problems with clingy partners?" Mahinang natawa si Angelo nang sumama ang mukha ng dalawa.

"A lot, you mean. Buti na nga lang hindi rin kami masyadong naghihiwalay ni An eh."

Anurak seemed to agree with Narae. "For goodness sake, I thought women are the only clingy creatures when it comes to s*x. But men are worse, I'm telling you."

Narae nodded her head. "Kaya nga minsan I envy Unnie. She has a friend with benefits. At least in that way, she wouldn't worry about clinginess—"

"Yeah, but isn't that her current problem?" biglang putol ni Anurak.

"Oh, right. Nevermind."

Bigla namang naguluhan si Angelo. "What do you mean?"

"Ate Wyn didn't tell you?" Narae confusedly asked him.

"Told me what?"

"That my ex-boyfriend was my friend with benefits."

Angelo turned to look at the person who answered his question. "What?"

Wynter rolled her eyes and sighed before sitting on the vacant chair beside her brother. "Just forget it. And never tell Dom."

"Why not—" Angelo asked. "Wait. Where did you get those bruises and cuts?" Angelo fixed his sister's hair and saw another bruise on her cheek. "What happened? Who did that‽"

Pati ang dalawang kaibigan ni Wynter ay hindi mapakali sa itsura nito. She looked like she went into a fight.

"Emy, answer me—"

"Calm down, Hermano. I'm fine." She let out another sigh. "A patient of mine got violent. So bago ko pa siya masasaktan ng pampawalang malay, she got near me and well, the rest is history," Wynter explains.

The three calmed down a bit. They knew how dangerous Wynter's job was. But... "Patient? Wait... Hindi ka pa naman psychiatrist ah," Anurak pointed out.

"I train with Dr. Simoune. I wanna know more beyond the books," natural na sagot ni Wynter.

Sabay-sabay na lang na napatango ang tatlo. Wynter wants to always be the best. At any aspects she desired, kaya naman iniidolo siya ng pinaka-bunso sa magkakaibigan, lalo na pagdating sa pakikipagrelasyon.

As their day continues, Wynter kept avoiding her past relationship topic and the three respected it. Kahit na gustong-gusto na ni Angelo manapak.

"Have you seen D, Unnie?" Narae suddenly asked Wynter.

The latter shook her head. "No, why?"

Anurak was the one who answered. "We've been trying to reach him since morning, at hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin niya sinasagot ang tawag namin."

"He's just probably working his ass off," Wynter simply ended the topic with that and stood up. "Anyways, I better get going. Aayusin ko muna ang mga papeles sa opisina ko then I'll go home. I still have homework."

"Sana all masipag," parehong sabi nila Anurak at Narae as they stretch their arms and legs.

"Well, aalis na ba kayong lahat?" Tumango naman ang lahat sa tanong ni Angelo. "Okay then. Maiwan na ako rito. I still have to monitor the restaurant."

All of them bid goodbye, so Angelo focused himself on his work. Bigla naman siyang nakaramdam ng may nakatitig sa kanya kaya nilingon niya iyon, but no one was there. Weird. Angelo shrugged and went back to entertaining the customers.