Thirty-Four Point Five

Chapter 16: The Third Kind

She pointed at her reflection in the mirror, "Hindi ka kinakabahan. Hindi ka natatakot. Kaya mo 'yan."

"Lens, are you ready na or you're still going to talk to yourself there?"

The voice halted her self-reflection. She turned her head towards the door where the voice came from and found Risa staring at her, holding a small box. The serious look on the younger woman's face told her that she needed this to happen.

She peeked at herself in the mirror again, snapped her fingers, and pointed at the reflection one more time.

"Kaya mo 'to! You g—" She was interrupted as Risa grabbed her shoulders and ushered her towards the bed.

"Okaaay that's enough, come here na."

She followed Risa's pull and climbed onto her bed. She scooted back on her elbows until she felt the soft pillows underneath her head.  She watched as the impatient woman crawled over to her, eyes blazing. She gulped loudly as Risa settled herself astride on top of her hips.

"You ready for this, love?"

"Are you ready? I'm ready. Lagi akong handa. Ako pa ba?" she proclaimed as she snapped her fingers and pointed at herself again.

Risa grabbed both hands and held them in place right above her head. The senator then leaned down and captured her soft lips. She mewled as she felt the woman's tongue making its way into her mouth. A few more minutes of this and she knew she could accomplish what they had planned. Risa nibbled on her bottom lip then sat up returning to the initial position on her hips.

"You sure you want this? Are you going to be able to handle it this time? Final answer?"

She didn't miss the challenging tone Risa had. Oh, how she lived up to the challenges people threw at her. She loved how everyone would underestimate her. In the end, they all ended up bowing in apology for not giving her the acknowledgment she deserved.

Risa reached over and grabbed the box she had placed behind her. She waved the box in front of Leni's face and felt giddy when she saw her eyes widen. She lifted the lid and pulled out the wrapping paper. She glanced at Leni and saw the nervousness she was emitting, so she moved down and gave her a reassuring kiss.

"Ready?"

Leni nodded and watched as the woman pulled out a small clear bottle. She held her breath as Risa scooted up and sat on her stomach.

"Now, stay still ha? Don't move or else."

Risa unscrewed the bottle cap and started to lean into her. She felt Risa's hand caressing her cheek before making its way down to hold her chin in place. She could see the bottle come closer and closer.

Oh god. This is it, eto na.. ohmygoooddd, she thought.

As soon as the bottle was within eye level, she bolted up causing Risa to topple over towards the unoccupied side of the large bed. She stood up and started pacing back and forth in panic.

"No, no, hindi! Hindi ko kaya, Ris. Please, darling, don't make me do it. Ano nalang, hindi na kita aasarin kapag hindi mo alam 'yung words sa wordscape or hindi kita ittext ng kung ano-ano while you're on senate session just to see you smile randomly. Basta don't make me do it," she exhaled.

She was begging. This was something she wasn't accustomed to. People begged her, not the other way around. She couldn't do it, but this was one challenge where she was willing to come out the loser. Risa sighed and moved to sit on the edge of the bed.

"But you have to do it, love. Sinabi na rin naman sa'yo nung doctor na twice a week you have to put it. It's for your own good."

She backed away from the younger woman who had started walking towards her. Her back hit the wall and she realized she was trapped as Risa quickly put both of her hands next to her head.