SMS #1: Eros in Taboo (Book 1) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 30

    ~Love~

    My whole night was restless. Isang linggo na mula nang bumalik kami rito. But I didn't have a chance to catch up with my cousins and friends.

    Kinaumagahang iyon ay agad na bumisita si Mommy sa kaniyang kaibigan. Dinala niya ako at sakto namang nasambit ng kaniyang kaibigan na naghahanap ito ng taong puwedeng kunin upang ipaubaya ang pag re-renovate ng kanilang ancestral house sa Laguna. Of course, Mom gladly and proudly recommend me to her friend.

 It was actually a good distractor for me too and one of the stepping stones of my career here. Mas maging abala ako upang maiwasang manatili rito sa bahay.

    Hindi na rin ako nahirapang maghanap ng tauhan dahil nariyan naman si Chaos. He recommended himself to help me since he wants to be like a freelancer than taking over their company from his Dad. Chaos is a great engineer after all.

    Isang linggo na ang pagpunta ko ng Laguna upang matingnan ang kabuuang bahay at ang pagpaplano rito. Palaging sumasama sa akin si Chaos. Kapag bumalik kaming Maynila ay halos mag-aalas nuwebe na ng gabi at kinaumagahan ay muli kaming bi-biyahe ng ala-siete ng umaga.

 
    Somehow, I want to drown myself in work just to avoid Kuya Priapus. Kahit sobrang gusto ko nang makita ang babaeng palaging tinatanong ni Mommy sa kaniya. Or maybe when I wasn't here those past few days, he already introduced him to our parents.

    Kinapa ko ang aking phone at tiningnan ang oras. It was past twelve but I hardly fall asleep. I decided to drink milk to help me with this.

     Umalis ako sa aking kama at inayos ang loose shirt na aking suot na hindi na mapaghalataang may suot akong shorts dahil natatakpan na nito ang aking hita.
    Habang pababa ako ng hagdan ay ipinusod ko ang aking buhok. I tried to support the back of my neck as I'm angling it to lessen my stress. Kahit pa linggo bukas at pahinga ko ay gusto ko pa ring matulog ng maaga at gusto kong maglibot-libot ng Manila. Hindi ko pa nga nakikita si Orieah. Hindi ko pa rin mapigilang mag-alala kung ano na kaya ang naiisip niya sa akin tungkol sa nangyaring iyon noon.

    Ipinagtimpla ko ang sarili ng gatas. I take my time drinking my milk while I'm leaning on our kitchen sink. Pilit kong inilalayo ang isip sa mga nangyari noon dito sa kusinang ito. Ngunit natulala ako sa aking harapan kung saan ang kitchen counter namin. I can even saw the imaginary scene of myself and Priapus way back then. 

The both of us were eating while I was busy talking about anything that just crossed my mind and he was smiling at me. A paint of enjoyable smile was on his lips while listening to me.
    I drink the last shot of milk and sigh deeply. I was pulled into my reverie when I saw a silhouetted of someone coming in here.

 
    I was caught off guard when Kuya Priapus makes his way into here. Kumunot ang kaniyang noo nang magtagpo ang aming paningin. He looked at me from head to toe. Matapos iyon ay dinaanan lamang ako nito papunta sa ref. He's topless and I can't take away my eyes from his solid and wide back. Nang maramdaman kong lilingon ito ay agad akong nag-iwas ng tingin at humarap sa sink upang hugasan ang basong ginamit ko. Napamura ako sa aking isip ng maramdaman ang panginginig ng aking kamay.

 
    I can see from my peripheral view that he was standing and looking at me while drinking in the bottled water.

 
    "You can't sleep?"

 
Muntik ko nang mabitawan ang basong nasa aking kamay nang magsalita ito. His baritone and husky voice sound so casual to me. Hindi ko alam kung bakit nasasaktan ako sa ideyang iyon.