Chapter 05
Hanggang sa paglabas namin sa CR ay naririnig ko padin ang pagkadismaya ng mga babae sa loob and jeez ang O-Ah nila! Akala mo namang si poop nalang ang natitirang male specie sa buong planet earth! Pero hindi padin ako makaget over sa kiss namin. It was my first for Pete's sake!
"Walanghiya ka, you stole my first kiss!" Mangiyakngiyak kong sabi sabay hampas sakaniya.
He raised his brow and stared at me. "So? Anong paki-alam ko?" Nanlaki ng todo yung mata ko sa sagot niya. Aba't talaga nga namang abnomal ang isang ito. Poop talaga! Bwisit.
"Ganyan ka ba ka-heartless? Gosh, I never imagine na mapupunta lang ang first kiss ko sa isang katulad mo! Sinira mo yung pangarap kong perfect first kiss! Kainis! Inagaw mo yung dapat kay Rex!!!"
Mukhang naiirita na siya sa pageemote ko, pero wala akong pakialam! Yung first kiss ko. My precious first kiss! Nawala lang dahil sa isang katulad niya. Bukod sa V card ko, pinahahalagahan ko din ang first kiss ko. At nakalaan lang talaga dapat yun kay Rex e, pero biglang sinira ng poop na to yung lahat ng pangarap ko sa buhay!
"Grabe, ang dami mo ng inagaw kay Rex," Panimula ko ulit. "Una yung matamis kong oo, ngayon naman yung matamis kong first kiss! Hindi ko na kinakaya ang mga nangyayari ngayon sa buhay ko! At lahat ng ito ay kasalanan mong lalaki ka!" I said tsaka siya tinuro.
"Hindi ka ba talaga titigil?" He ask through gritted teeth.
"Nah-ah. Hindi hanggang sa mabalik yung first kiss ko."
Bigla naman niya akong hinatak papunta sakaniya tapos—Oh my G! That thing happened again. Agad agad ko siyang tinulak palayo saakin. Ang walanghiya! Inulit nanaman niya yung krimen na ginawa niya saakin kanina.
"Oh, ano? Naibalik ko na. Okay ka na? Tsk. So Annoying."
Konti nalang talaga at mapapatay ko na ang lalaking ito! Hinalikan nanaman niya ako, for the second time! Oh god. My second kiss, wala na. Wala na, kumbaga sa vagina, laspag na yung lips ko. Hindi na virgin! Ayoko na, gusto ko nalang talaga mawala na parang isang bula. Kanina pa niya sinasamantala yung kahinaan ko. Huhu.
Todo na yung pag-eemote ko nung bigla ulit siyang humarap saakin. "Just to clear things here, Ms. Ikaw ang sumagot saakin kaya wala na akong magagawa doon and hindi kita hihiwalayan hangga't di pa kita napapakinabangan. And with the kiss, for fuck's sake you're not going to get pregnant kung mahalikan ka man. So please h'wag lang mag-inarte diyan."
"Napapakina..bangan.. OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO GET my... my... Vcard. Omg!"
Lalo namang sumama yung timpla ng mukha niya. Ngayon ko lang din narealize na todo na yung pag-f-freak out ko and hindi ko na napigilang sumigaw. Buti nalang at nasa labas na kami ng mall. — Oh god, nasa labas na kami ng mall!
"Tss. Devirginizing you never crossed my mind. H'wag kang assumera. Mas malaki pa yung possibility na ibenta ko yang kidney mo kesa gawin yun."
I gasp. "Oh my, I knew it!!!! You're a- you're a heartless kidnapper who sells his victim's body organ to rich people. Gosh I should know it, isa kayong kawatan! Oh my goodness, my kidney!"
My eyes became watery at my sudden realization. Napahawak ako sa kung saan nakalocate ang mga bato ko. Jusmiyo, masyado pa akong bata para mangyari ang mga bagay na ito saakin. Ni hindi pa nga ako nakakagraduate ng college e. And hhow about my mom? I can't imagine her losing me. She'll be devastated if she knew that her only child is gone. I'm the only one who keeps her going on, and I just can't see her broken again. I can't believe that with just one stupid mistake, my life would change like this.
"Hoy, anong iniiyak mo diyan?" I stared at him. How can he do this to an innocent girl like me?
"Tell me, what do I need to do para tigilan mo na ako? Do you need money? How much? I'll find a way para mabayaran ka. If that's what you need, just give me some time."
"I don't need your fucking money,"
"Then what the hell do you need from me?!— Why me? Por que napagkamalan kitang si Rex? Nadisturb ko ba masyado yung pagpapahinga mo sa hospital that day, that's why you're doing this shit to me now? Tell me!" Hindi ko na napigilan yung pagtulo ng luha ko. Para na silang waterfalls, nag-uunahan sa pag-agos.
"Oh fuck, stop it!" he shouted.
"Then stop fucking around and just tell me what do you need from me!!"
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I calmed down after he said na magpapaliwanag siya. I composed myself so I could comprehened everything he'll say, pero lalo ata akong naguluhan sa mga pinagsasasabi niya.
"What do you mean by I'm your business?" He just stared at me for a while. "I don't understand."
He sighed. "You're not supposed to know this," I can see that he's having a hard time. "God, how should I tell this?"
"Just tell me what I need to know and we're done." I say.
He look straight into my eyes. "I was tasked to guard you."
Napataas naman yung kilay ko. "Guard me? As in you're my bodyguard, something like that?"
"Exactly."
"But why would you guard me? And sino naman ang magpapagawa sayo nun?"
"That I can't tell you. It's a confidential inforrmation that should be kept between me and my client. And I'm just doing what I'm asked to. So please, just coopeerate. I'll assure you that this will benefit the both of us."
I thought if I'll give it a shot, if I'll listen to him I'll get the answers that I want to hear but guess I'm wrong. Lalo pa nga ata akong naconfuse at nacurious sa mga paliwanag na ibinigay niya saakin. I mean sino naman ang mag-uutos sakaniya para bantayan ako? And ano bang meron saakin at kailangan niya akong bantayan? It'll benefit the both of us? In what way?
I thought tungkol lang to sa incident sa hospital two weeks ago pero meron pa pala siyang ibang agenda. God, paano ko to lulusutan ngayon?
"And one more thing," he said that caught my attention. "You can't tell this to anyone, not even to your friends or to anyone else. It might put not only you in danger but also them once na malaman nila to."
"Even to my mom?" I asked even though I know to myself that even if I told her this, nothing will happen. Nothing will change.
"Especially to your mom."
Napapikit nalang ako sa mga naririnig ko. Sa totoo lang wala akong gustong gawin ngayon kundi ang mapag-isa. I want to sort things out. On my own. Lalo akong naguguluhan. SImple lang naman dati yung buhay ko e, simple lang. Pero bakit ngayon sobrang gulo na?
Mom. Hope she can help me with this. Lalo ko siyang namimiss sa mga ganitong sitwasyon. I'm sure she can get me out of this mess.
