Chapter Fifteen
CALIA WOKE UP with a massive headache not recognizing where she was at that moment. Minasahe niya ang kanyang ulo habang nakapikit pa ang kanyang mga mata. Urgh! I hate hangover!
Nang maidilat niya ang kanyang mga mata ay iginala niya ang kanyang paningin sa kabuoan ng silid na kinaroroonan niya. At bigla siyang napabalikwas ng bangon na mas lalong nagbigay ng kirot sa kanyang ulo. Damn!
"You're awake."
She looked at the man who was leaning at the door, and when their eyes met— she felt her heart beats so fast.
"Philip— er, kuya Philip."
Ngumiti naman ito sa kanya at unti-unti itong lumapit sa kama. Parang nagliliwanag pa ang awrahan ng binata sa paningin niya kaya mas lalong natutok ang paningin niya rito. Sa taglay nitong kisig ay bulag na lang ang hindi magkakagusto sa binata. She heard him softly laughed.
"Hey. Nasa harapan mo na ako." Tiningala niya naman ito pero hindi nakatakas sa kanyang paningin ang maumbok nitong 'biyaya' na gustong-gusto niyang matikmang muli. Biglang nanubig ang kanyang bagang dahil bumalik na naman sa alaala niya ang gabing ipinadukot niya ang binata. "Calia? Eyes up at here. Do you like the view?"
Hmm... She grinned and looked at him in the eyes, because she wants to see his reaction. "Yes... I really like the view kuya."
Biglang dumilim ang paningin nito sa kanya na parang pinagbabantaan siya ng binatang umayos sa mga sasabihin niya. Pero kapagkuwan ay tumikhim ito at huminga nang marahas.
"You were drunk last night. Why?" Pag-iiba nito sa usapan nila.
She shrugged, "what's the matter with that? I was just having fun—"
Sinimangutan siya ng binata. "—yeah, too much of having fun that you knocked and entered a wrong unit." Napatampal ng noo ang binata. "What if I'm not the occupant here? Anong mangyayari sa'yo? Did you have any idea what happened to us last night? Hmm?"
Biglang tinambol ng kaba ang dibdib ni Calia. "Did.. uhm.. did I threw up on your face?" Tanong niya.
Iyon unang ideyang pumasok sa isipan niya na posibling nangyari kagabi. Dahil kung may 'nangyari' sa kanila. Surely, she'll be in pain by this time. Pero wala siyang makapang kahit ano sa pagkababae niya. Though, she can feel her legs slightly aching.
Philip looked at her with disbelief and disappointment in his hazel eyes. Like she just said the wrong answer. Am I- wrong? Parang tangang tanong niya sa sarili.
"I thought so." Iyon lang ang sinabi ni Philip at lumabas na ng silid.
Kumunot naman ang noo niya dahil sa ginawa ng binata pero hindi naman nagtagal at bumalik na rin ito ng silid na may dala-dalang tray ng pagkain. Inilapag nito iyon sa gilid ng kama kaya't napatingin siya sa binata.
"What's that?"
Philip looked at her flatly, "I think it's food. A breakfast meal. Eat up and take the pain reliever."
Hindi muna gumalaw si Calia at pinagmasdan niya lang ang binata. Akala niya galit ito sa kanya.
"What happened last night, kuya? What did I do? Did I messed up? Did I—"
"—you seduced me."
"I—what?!" Oh, kunwari nagulat ka? Eh, alam mo naman na kaya mo 'yong gawin sa kanya.
Ginulo ni Philip ang kanyang buhok. He looked so frustrated. "I... We made out. Pero— hindi na pwedeng mangyari ulit ang nangyari kagabi. For goodness sake, I was the one who messed up. And it's not right, it's not. We're cousins. It's forbidden."
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