Pursuing My Nemesis

Twenty

Chapter 20

I WASN'T DREAMING.

I'm so sure that I wasn't dreaming.

I tensed up from the sofa while quietly sensing my surrounding. My senses were awake. I could hear the wall clock ticking, I could feel the cold air from the AC circulating the room, and I could smell the minty and spicy fragrance barging inside my nostrils. I moved, and I felt something tightening around my waist.

Mas lalo akong nanigas nang marinig ko ang mahinang pag-ungol mula sa likuran ko. I opened my eyes, feeling a bit alarmed.

What the hell?

Someone's sleeping beside me!

Umikot ako paharap at saktong bumungad sa akin ang maamong mukha ni Aniel. I blinked rapidly. He was sleeping beside me like a baby. Naka-unan ako sa braso niya at ang isang kamay niya ay nakapulupot sa bewang ko. May nakapatong na kumot sa amin, but I could still see his naked chest peeking out from the blanket.

I felt my heart racing its way out of its cage. My chest was rising up and down and my cheeks were flushed.

Ang lapit ng mukha niya sa akin. Sobrang lapit na kapag gumalaw pa ako rito, magdidikit na talaga ang mga labi naming dalawa.

And so I stayed still like a statue and studied his face. Hindi naman nagbago ang itsura niya ngayong natutulog siya. Aniel's face remained angelic—I'm not kidding. He had a face of an angel. Mahaba ang mga pilikmata, makapal ang mga kilay, matangos ang ilong, at mapula-pulang mga labi. He also had these light freckles on his cheeks na ngayon ko lang nakita dahil ngayon ko lang naman siya nalapitan nang ganito.

I'm not gonna lie. He could be a God. The Adonis in flesh.

Wala sa sariling bumaba ang mga mata ko sa leeg niyang medyo namumula hanggang sa hubad niyang dibdib. He had darker, reddish freckles on her chest. Maputi at makinis din ang kanyang balat. It looked like we have the same skin type. O baka mas lamang pa ang kutis niya sa sobrang kinis kumpara sa akin.

I could also tell that he works out. His chest was broad, so were his shoulders. Matigas din ang braso niya na hinihigaan ko, and the arm that were wrapped around my waist screams masculinity. Ramdam ko rin ang tigas ng hita niya na nakadikit sa akin. And, yes, we are not forgetting about the abs.

I was admiring him for a long good time when he opened his eyes and looked at me. My eyes were locked against his as I tried to act calm against the wild things happening inside my stomach.

"Good morning," he said using his husky voice and yawned.

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

"Nothing," he said and then pulled me closer to him. Wow. Just wow.

He's acting like he's been doing this to me for years!

"Aniel," matigas na tawag ko sa pangalan niya. I tried to push him away but he's just so warm and I love feeling his warmth against my body.

Good God. This is making me hate myself.

"It's just seven and you're already grumpy," he murmured at the top of my head while he kept on cuddling me.

"Bakit ka ba nandito sa higaan ko? And you're hugging me like we are a couple—for fuck's sake, Aniel, stop sniffing my hair!"

I slapped his hard arm and he chuckled, loosing his grip around my waist.

Umayos siya ng higa at ako naman ay umusog palayo sa kanya. I grabbed the blanket and covered my body kahit na nakabihis naman ako. He watched me and smiled as if he was enjoying the scowl on my face so early in the morning.