Seducing Mr. Antisocial |WARNING: R-18|

Chapter 5

"Come on, give me the details! What are friends for, Lavinia?"

"I don't know, Carmi. For helping each other in times of need?" Sinipat niya ang repleksyon sa salamin habang nakadikit sa kanyang tainga ang cell phone.

Hindi siya nakatulog nang maayos kagabi, pero natakpan ng concealer ang kanyang dark under eye circles. Para ano pang naging cosmetic surgeon siya kung hindi niya kayang takpan ang mga flaws ng mukha niya?

She fluffed her, wavy, black hair then applied a coat of pink gloss on her lips.

"Touché," reklamo ni Carmi. "But come on, friends are for sharing gossip, too! So ano? Ano'ng hitsura ng apo ng long lost friend ng lola mo? Is he hot? At least tell me that."

"Yes, he's hot. Like scorching hot, sizzling hot, melt your panties hot."

"Now you're just mocking me," pakli ng kaibigan.

Oh, kung alam lang nito.

Nag-flash sa isipan niya ang imahe ni Evan kagabi habang nasa gitna ng studio nito. Shirtless and vibrating with tension. Ripped muscles and golden bronze skin.

Pinigilan niya ang pagbuntong hininga. That body was just made for sex. And that face, too, of course. Ang mga kagaya nito ang dahilan kaya nauso ang cosmetic surgery. People craved perfection. People envied that ungodly beauty.

"I shit you not," aniya, "he's drop dead gorgeous. Pero may topak siya. The guy has issues, and I can't really share them with you. It's rude to talk about other people like this. How's Manila?"

"Same old," anito. "Oh! Nanganak na si Patty! Gusto mong kunin 'yung isa? They're so cute!"

"I don't have time for dogs, Carmi, malulungkot lang 'yon sa bahay ko dahil lagi akong wala."

Binuksan niya ang kanyang laptop at sinipat ang kanyang email.

"P'wede mo namang iwan sa mga pet centers kapag wala ka," sulsol nito.

"Then ano'ng point na nag-alaga ako ng aso kung lagi ko namang iiwan sa iba? It doesn't make sense."

"Of course it does! Hindi naman porke may aso ka hindi ka na p'wedeng umalis ng bahay."

"Yes, pero responsibilidad ang pets, and I don't have time for it. It deserves time and attention, and I can't give it. It would be unfair." Nag-compose siya ng maikling email sa assistant niya tungkol sa ilang details ng research nila para sa keloid scar removal.

"'Teh, ang seryoso mo naman, aso ang pinag-uusapan natin, hindi kasal."

"Pareho 'yon. I take my responsibilities seriously, Carmi. I don't take responsibilities I can't fulfill. I don't make promises I can't keep."

"Ugh. You're so tight-assed, sometimes. Oh, Mom sent me this Tom Ford Jennifer Aniston bag yesterday!"

Sabay silang nag-squeal ng kaibigan.

"Darn, I like that bag, too," aniya. "But thirty eight thousand dollars? F*ck, girl."

"I know! And it's not really that pretty, di ba?"

Sabay silang tumawa ng kaibigan.

"Yeah, but at least you got it for free," aniya.

"Uy, nga pala, I saw Calvin yesterday."

"Oh, what about him?" Nag-log-out siya sa kanyang account at sinipat ang mga balita sa Yahoo. She clicked an article about Kim Kardashian.

"He's asking about you."

"O, bakit daw?"

"You know why. He always asks about you. That guy has never gotten over you, ya know? Ikaw lang kasi ang nag-dump sa kanya, and to think na first ever boyfriend mo siya."