Chapter One

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I woke up because of an unknown reason, marahan kong iminulat ang mga mata ko, I was in an unfamiliar room, madilim pa, is this my unit? Where am I? Marahan akong naupo, nasapo ko ang aking noo nang makaramdam ng hilo, oh f*ck, I was so drunk last night, ni hindi ko na maalala kung anong nangyari kagabi, the thought made me stop, sh*t, last night! I remember that man, oh sh*t, unti-unting bumalik sa akin ang mga nangyari kagabi, after we kissed we decided to head out, siya na rin ang nagbayad ng mga ininom namin, he insisted to do so kahit sabi ko ay 'wag na, oh God, and I agreed to pay him back, but not with money! Kaagad kong tiningnan ang sarili, I was wearing a long sleeve polo, a white one instead of my red dress, I gulped when I saw a man in my peripheral vision, lumingon ako sa gawi niya, nakadapa ito at walang pang itaas na suot, apparently wala dahil suot ko, I slowly stood up and picked up my dress from the floor, where are my stilettos? Kaagad kong hinubad ang damit niya at saka iyon inilagay sa may gilid niya, I quickly wore my dress, at saka dahan-dahang binuksan ang pinto ng kwarto, I went out and closed the door quietly, I was really hoping he wouldn't catch me tutal naman one night stand lang ito, he wouldn't care if I leave him even though I gave him my virginity! I saw my purse and two phones on the couch, naroon rin ang stilettos ko pati na rin ang leather jacket ko, I wore my jacket and took my purse and opened both of the phone to be sure kung alin ang akin, I saw my lockscreen na maraming missed calls nila Angela at Laren, his phone had missed calls too, from Clarisse, let's not talk about that, I picked up my stilettos and quickly went out of the room, it's four fifteen in the morning, sinuot ko ang stilettos ko nung nasa lift na ako, no one was there, where am I though? Saang hotel ba ako dinala ng lalaking iyon? The lift opened nasa lobby ako, I guess it was a five-star hotel.

Dumiretso ako palabas ng hotel, wala namang humarang sa akin or so, I booked a Grab and waited for a while, buti na lang meron ng Grab ng ganitong oras, I told him where to take me, after that ay nakarating na ako sa condo ko, I paid and went off, kaagad akong nagpunta sa lift and went to my unit.

Naligo kaagad ako before sleeping again, it was my day off kaya ayos lang kung anong oras na ako magising.

"Wanna go somewhere else?" tanong nito.

He caressed my cheek while grazing his thumb on my lips.

"Ikaw bahala" I answered.

Napangiti ito bago muling angkinin ang mga labi ko.

"Hoy! Shaine Allyson?! Nand'yan ka ba?! Hoy babae!"

Kaagad akong napamulat ng marinig 'yung naghihisteryang boses sa labas, sino ba 'yon?! Ang aga-aga eh! Bumangon ako at saka tiningnan kung anong oras na, it was eight thirty in the morning, I was wearing my white oversized shirt and just my undies, inayos ko ang pinaghigaan ko before attending the door, binuksan ko ang pinto, bumungad sa akin sila Joanne.

"Oh, hi, good morning!" bati ko sa kanila.

"Bakit hindi mo sinasagot 'yung mga tawag namin? We were so worried!" sambit ni Angela.

"Relax, I'm safe and sound and still a whole piece"

"Relax!? Dzai, kagabi pa kami tawag nang tawag, my first three calls were declined and then you weren't answering my calls na!" reklamo ni Laren.

"Stop making reklamo! You left me in the first place!"

Tumalikod ako at saka pumasok sa loob ng condo ko, I went to the bathroom and washed my face bago lumabas muli, hindi na ako nag-abalang magsuot ng short, sila lang naman iyon, and malaki rin naman ang tee shirt ko, I cooked my breakfast.

"Nakauwi ka ng maayos?"

Tumango ako.

"You liar! Wala 'yung car mo sa parking! Saan ka umuwi? Or better yet, sinong nag-uwi sa'yo?" sambit ni Angela.

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