The Beauty of Pain

Chapter 02

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"Yes? Is there something wrong?"

Biglang tanong ko rito pagkatapos kung matauhan mula pagkatulala sa lalaking nasa aking harapan.

"Yes, baby. Do you know how to drive?" So ano ang gusto niyang iparating na hindi ako marunong? Hmmm, May naisip ako na kapilyahan.

"Yes, definitely. Depende kung sino ang idadrive ko. Tiningnan ko ito mula ulo hanggang paa and I bit my lip and winked at him.

"Next time. Eyes on the road young lady. You don't own the road," may diin ang salita nito at inilapit ang mukha niyang may helmet sa akin at bumulong.
"I'm curious on how you gonna ride me. Next time temptress."

Bigla itong umalis sa aking harapan at naiwan akong nakatulala. Narinig ko na lang ang pagharorot ng motor nito. Sayang ang hot niya pa naman. Yummy siguro. Tingin pa lang hinuhubaran na ako. Magkikita pa tayo and you can't resist me. I swear!

Hanggang sa nakarating ako ng bahay at nakahiga sa aking kama hindi mawala sa isip ko ang mga mata ng lalaki kanina. Boring ng aking life. Walang lovelife, bigla kung naisipan ang mag sign up sa isang dating site. Makatry nga wala namang mawawala.

Marami akong tiningnan na mga dating app but most of them are common. Gusto ko ng kakaiba. I searched the best dating app at ang mga nasa list ay mga common dating app until I saw dating.com. Kasama siya sa top ten but consequences of signing up with the app is that it's quite expensive as per the comments. I got curious, so pag may bayad mas safe.

I signed up using the name "Lolly", naisip ko kasi si KC sasabihan ko siyang mag sign up din at Dolly sa kaniya. Hindi ko alam pero na e-excite ako. Para akong bumalik pagka teenager. Baka dito ako makakita ng permanent hook up. Basta no strings attached lang.

I scanned and scrolled the whole dating app. May mga na click ako. Marami din bigla ang nag message. Ang aking thumbnail ay yung picture ko na nakatalikod at nakatingin sa sunset. I was about to exit from the app ng may mahagip akong kakaibang pangalan. The name is Strayhorn and the thumbnail is a picture of Gohan of dragon ball Z. Sa lahat ng nakita ko na picture sa kaniya lang ang hindi niya picture. Akala ko hindi pwede dito. I'm about to message him ng bigla itong nauna na mag message sa akin. Bigla naman akong napangiti at kinilig.

Strayhorn:
Hi pretty lady.👼

Hindi ko maiwasang matawa sa kaniyang message. May pa angel effect pa siyang nalalaman.

Lolly(Me):
Hi there. Why is your picture an anime?

Strayhorn:
Well, It's just a bait. I'll send you my real picture once we  get to know each other. I'm new here. I just try this app.

Lolly (Me):
Ok. Same here I'm  just new. What do you do for a living?

Strayhorn:
I have a business. And you?

Lolly (Me):
Palamunin lang ang peg...🐷🐷🐷

Strayhorn:
🤪🤣 Lol!

Lolly (Me):
So you understand what I said? You are a Filipino.

Strayhorn:
Yah. A little. My mom is half Iranian and half Filipina. While my dad is an Arab.

Lolly (Me):
OMG. Arabo ka? Malibog!

Strayhorn:
What?! What made you said that?

Lolly (Me):
🤣 Sorry. Wrong choice of word. What's the meaning of your name here?

Strayhorn:
Nothing significant. I just chose it randomly. It's a codename of a Microsoft.