Violet the Wallflower | COMPLETED

Chapter 22

"I'm no longer a virgin"

"WHAT?! How? When? Where? With whom?", sunod-sunod na tanong ni Iris na agad kong tinakpan ang bunganga niya.

"Sshh! I know that it's shocking but we do not want anybody's attention".

"But Violet, this is huge news. Does Cyan my love knows this?"

"No, and you cannot tell this to anyone", ani ko kay Iris. "You are the first person I told about this. Promise me, Iris, that you will not tell this to any single soul, okay?", the shame.

"I promise. But can you tell me how it happened?", at talaga nga naman gusto niyang malaman yung kahihiyan ko noh?

"Well, it happened 8 months ago", pagsisimula ko.

"Wait, 8 months ago? It happened on your 18th birthday and coming of age?!", tinakpan ko ulit bunganga ni Iris kasi palakas ng palakas yung boses niya. Tumingin ako sa paligid namin buti nalang at walang chismosang pasimpleng nakikinig saamin.

"Yes, but can you lower your voice?".

"Oh, sorry. Sorry.. but.. waaahhh.. Violet, tell me more", eto na nga di ba? Hindi ka naman halatang excited sa kwento ko noh?

Huminga ako malalim at inalala yung mga kaunting naaalala ko noong birthday ko. Oo, alam ko. Kaka-debut ko palang nadiligan na ako agad. Letche.

//8 months ago - Violet's 18th Birthday & Coming of Age//

Hindi ginanap yung party ko sa bahay namin. Since it's a special day, ika nila mama, we rented the Victoria Hall one of the largest event hall in the country. Malapit ito sa Middlemist Red City kaya kapag nagpa-event ka doon, tiyak na bongga yung party mo.

My parents invited a lot of people. I remember getting tired of greeting people even though I don't personally know them. After that, I remember partying with Iris and Candice that night. Drank a lot of wine since I'm legal of age na. In my past life, hindi kasi ako umabot ng 18, I died at the age of 17 kaya naman nagwalwal ako ng todo. Woohoo!

In this world, when a lady comes of age, it's like a hidden signal saying you're "ready for marriage". I didn't like the idea of that, kaya naman the whole night marami akong iniwasan na mga noblemen. Kunyaring nauubusan ako ng wine or kukuha ng wine or may kakausapin, yan lagi ang mga palusot ko sakanila kaya din siguro nalasing ako.

I remember going outside the hall para magpahangin. I kinda remember laughing a lot and then vomitted, ah yeah, I wasn't alone that time. I vaguely remember anything. Ni hindi ko nga matandaan mukha nung lalaki, basta naalala ko tinatawanan ko siya tsaka hinampas-hampas. Sinukaan ko pa. I think I passed out after that, I'm not sure.

Then, I woke up in an unfamiliar room. I knew that something happened to me. Aside from the headache from my hangover, my hips hurt and I feel sore down there.

I heard the sound of the shower from the bathroom. The man I just spend the night with must be taking a shower. At dahil kalahating timang ako, kahit na masakit ang katawan ko ay dali-dali akong nagdamit at lumayas sa kwarto na iyon.