How the Mighty Fall (The Sinner #1)

SIN 23

Viel

Nanatili ako sa mababaw na parte ng pool at doon lamang lumangoy. Minsan ay sinasamahan ako ni Kairos, madalas ay nilalangoy niya mula mababaw hanggang malalim, at pabalik.

I winced. The chattering of my teeth is almost audible. Niyakap ko ang aking sarili para mainitan nang kaunti.

Kairos casted one glance at me and we were out of the pool. May isang twalya sa sunchairs at ibinalot niya iyon sa akin.

"Sayo na lang at tuwalya mo yan," sabi ko kahit na pakiramdam ko'y ubos na ang kulay ng mukha ko sa lamig.

"I'm fine," aniya. "I'm in a damn bloodshed everyday. This is nothing."

Pero basang basa siya. Siguradong magtutulo kapag pumasok siya sa loob ng bahay.

I removed the towel around me and started drying his hair before he can stop me. He was right. Maayos na ngang nakatshirt ako at hindi bikini.

He put up his hand, which I slapped so he could pull it back down.

"Ang sabi ko ay hindi ko kailangan ng tuwalya," his voice was muffled by the towel over his face. Napangiti ako dahil para siyang isang batang nagmamaktol. Claims to be tough but is secretly relieved that someone is doing this for him. He could use his strength on me if he wanted to, but his arms remained pinned to his sides.

But I noticed the change in his posture. Like he did not know how to act. Whether to push me away, scold me, or let me be.

When I wiped his chest, he stared down at me like I grew three more heads.

"No other women have done this to you before, huh?" I teased. "I'm surprised. They'd give anything to touch you."

Kinagat ko ang aking labi dahil mali ito sa aking pandinig. It will feed his ego. I expected him to ask me if I'm one of the girls would like to touch him. Ngunit kunot lamang ang kanyang noo. Nasa sarili niyang mundo.

We took turns using the shower. Bihis na ako ngayon at nagsisipilyo habang si Kairos naman ang nagbibihis sa walk in closet.

I didn't even get the chance to blink and he was already behind me, reaching for his own toothbrush. I looked at the both of us in the mirror.

I blushed at how we looked like a normal married couple. I stroked my engagement ring with my thumb. Madalas ay hindi ko napapansin ang singsing ko. It's a mere jewelry given to me. Like a fashion ring. Ngayon ay unti unti nang nagkakaroon ng kahulugan at halaga ito.

In that moment, I wanted to ask my mother. Nasa dugo ba talaga namin ang mahulog sa mga ganitong klase ng lalaki? The morally questionable ones. Men who cannot promise you anything because nothing about them and their lives are absolute. Ang kinaibahan nga lang namin, my father was hers. Kairos was and will never be mine.

Kairos raised a brow at the mirror. A silent question.

I shook my head and finished brushing my teeth. He's still your husband right now, Viel. You get to touch him, kiss him, live with him, and share his bed. Just make the most of it until he decides to get rid of you.

Kairos

To say that she moved close to me while sleeping would be an understatement. She did not just get into my space. She took over me in the literal sense of the word.

Her body is sprawled on top of me like I'm the bed instead of the actual one. Both her head and palm rested on my chest. Ang mukha niya ay nakasiksik sa aking leeg. Her breasts were squished between our bodies. Her hips lay on my erection. And our legs are intertwined.