My fists were closed when I forced my feet to walk the way towards the comfort room, silently praying to some superior deity to give me enough courage. Hindi ko rin maintindihan kung saan nanggagaling ang guilt na nararamdaman ko ngayon dahil hindi ko naman sinasadyang matapunan siya ng tubig. Aksidente lamang ang nangyari. Pero hindi ba't dapat pa siyang magpasalamat dahil tubig lang naman 'yun?
If I were still mad at him for the things he had done in the past, baka hindi lang tubig ang maisaboy ko sa kanya, baka pati mainit na kape. Iyong americano, para mas siguradong mag-iiwan ng mantsa sa damit niya. But of course, I'm not gonna do that. I'm not some psycho delusional ex. Nagkahiwalay man kami, ang mahalaga ay natikman ko siya.
Harper, do you hear yourself?
Stop. I need to refrain from objectifying him. This must be unfair to him. After messing with his shirt, now here I am sexualizing him in my head. Nasaan ang hustisya ro'n?
Huminga ako nang malalim bago pihitin ang seradura ng male comfort room. I felt the bullets of sweat trickling down my face. Literal na nakaramdam ako ng init. Looking at the door makes me think that it's the entrance door to hell, and once I enter there will be no way out.
Before deciding to open the door, I rehearsed the apology inside my head. Something like "I'm so sherry geverner, hende ke senesedye." or maybe something less suspicious than that. I know I'm at fault but I still don't wanna lower my pride for him because I have already assumed he would just take advantage. Sa aming dalawa, alam kong ako ang mas marupok pero kahit na ganoon, ako pa rin dapat ang masusunod sa relasyong ito.
Relasyon?! Scratch that!
Maybe I'm the psycho delusional ex in my own story, after all.
Hindi ko na tinapos ang pag-eensayo ng aking sasabihin at taas-noong binuksan ang pintuan, imagining that I'm the aggravated protagonist in a fictional movie who's gonna make his enemies taste the sweetness of his vengeance. Baby, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream nga sabi ni kumare.
Bumagsak ang nakataas kong noo at maging ang panga ay nalaglag sa sahig nang matagpuan ko siya roon sa tapat ng dryer, topless at hawak ang kanyang damit na itinatapat doon upang patuyuin. I cleared my throat and regain my composure, acting like seeing him naked didn't affect me at all.
Sa dinami-rami kasi ng magiging ex-boyfriend, bakit 'yung ganitong uri pa?
He raised his head when he noticed me looking at him. Napaawang ang kanyang mga labi, animo'y pinipigilan ang pagsibol ng ngiti roon. Kumakapal na ang buhok niya nung mga nakaraan pero ngayon ay naka-buzzcut na siyang muli gaya ng dati. Napansin ko lang naman, hindi ko pinupuri.
"You need to take a piss?" inosente niyang tanong sa akin, hindi ko alam kung joke ba 'yun o ano. Bakit naman ako iihi? Siya ang pakay ko rito kaya kahit pumutok ang pantog ko, hindi ako iihi!
"I'm sorry for what happened. I didn't mean that." I know that didn't sound like me but just to get this thing over with, I'm going to lower my pride for him.
Kapag alam kong kasalanan ko talaga, aakuin ko. Pero kapag hindi, aba magkaka-demandahan tayo.
I heard his heavy sigh. Maingay man ang tunog ng dryer pero naririnig ko pa rin kung may pagbabago sa kanyang paghinga. Slowly, he licked his bottom lip and took his shirt away from the noisy machine. Tuyo na yata, pero hindi niya pa isinuot.
"I know." mababang tugon niya, iniingatan ang paghawak sa kanyang damit upang hindi ito magusot. Sa bawat marahang galaw niya ay napapairap ako sa ere dahil nasisilayan ko rin ang paggalaw ng kanyang biceps. Kung unggoy lang siguro ako, baka kanina pa ako naglambitin doon.
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The Other Side of Dominance (BxB) ✔
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