Pursuing My Nemesis

Twenty One

Chapter 21

WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED working after breakfast. In fact, mas nauna nang nag-agahan ang mga trabahador kaysa sa amin nila Aniel at Triton. Tatlo na lang kaming nagsalo-salo kanina sa hapag at halos hindi ko pa maubos ang kinakain ko dahil panay pa rin ang asar ni Triton sa aming dalawa ni Aniel. Luckily though, kinailangan na agad siya sa site kaya nauna na rin siyang umalis at iniwan kaming dalawa ni Aniel.

"Saan pwedeng maligo?" tanong ko habang naglalakad kami pabalik sa main building ng resort.

"There's a bathroom that's connected inside the office. You can use that one for now. Mag-iigib lang ako ng panligo mo," he said.

"Thank you," I replied with a small smile.

Aniel went back to the barracks to fetch me some water. Ako naman ay tumuloy na sa loob ng opisina at saka hinanap ang cellphone ko. When I find it, I dialed Freeda's number and called her.

"Good morning!" bati niya nang sagutin niya ang tawag.

"Oh, my God, Freeda," I said with my small voice.

"Why? What happened? Are you okay, Nemmie?" worry filled her voice as soon as she heard me whispering.

"I'm okay. It's just that..." I inhaled sharply. "I don't know. I don't know what to feel."

"Bakit? Ano ba'ng nangyari?"

"It's Aniel. He..." Shit! Why am I even panicking? Kalmado naman ako kanina.

"He what, Nemmie? What did he do?" Freeda gasped. "Did he fucked you!?"

Nanlaki nang husto ang mga mata ko. "What are you talking about, Freeda?"

"What? You're sounding like you just fucked with your enemy, Nemmie. You're making me crazy!"

"No! We didn't..." I facepalm. Bakit ba kasi siya ang tinawagan ko? "We didn't do it, okay?"

"So you're still a virgin?" tunog dismayadong tanong niya. Parang tanga naman 'to!

"That's not why I called you, Free!"

"Then what is it? Why do you sound like you're in a big trouble? Ano'ng ginawa sa 'yo ni Aniel?"

I took a deep breath before speaking. "We slept together last night."

She gasped. "So he did fucked you!"

"No! We just slept, Free. Nothing happened," I said.

"Why?"

"What do you mean why?"

"Duh! Magkasama na nga kayong natulog, wala pa ring nangyari?" I could imagine this bitch rolling her eyes at me.

I rubbed my temple. Bakit ko ba kasi 'to sinasabi kay Freeda? Alam ko namang simula umpisa, sobrang invested na niya sa sex life ko. As if hindi active ang kanya at sa akin siya nagiging interesado.

"Why would you think na may mangyayari sa amin? We're not even a couple!"

She snorted. "Said someone who just slept with her enemy."

I sighed. "You're making it sound like we did fucked, Freeda, which is never going to happen, okay? Itatak mo 'yan sa imagination mong sobrang lawak at kung anu-ano na ang iniisip." I heard her chuckle. "We just slept together, okay? Wala nang iba."

"Then why are you freaking out, babe?" she asked.

I bit my lower lip. Why am I freaking out? I don't know. Maybe it's unexpected for me to sleep with some guy, especially Nathaniel Felan. Ni hindi ko nga nakatabi sa kama si Channing. Yes, we cuddled sometimes in my condo's living room while watching the television, but we don't ended up tangled in my sheets.