MIDNIGHT MIST

ONE

I looked through the glass walls of the tailoring shop I'm currently in right now, sobrang tirik na tirik ang araw.

I don't even think umbrellas are enough to shield people from the heat.

"Naku Miss Gray, pasensya at natagalan kami sa paghahanap, niready po namin talaga ito, natambakan lang."

"No worries po,"

Nandito ako to get my internship uniforms. I am an architecture graduate and now I will render my internship. May required uniform kasi ang firm na naapplyan ko, mabuti at care-off nila ang expense, not that it's a big deal but atleast I could save off some bucks.

Umupo muna ako sa waiting area, I am still thinking if magpapakuha ako sa driver namin I took a grab kanina kasi.

I thought of calling Adam, pero nagdalawang isip ako, bakit naman ako magpapasundo kay Adam, tirik na tirik ang araw para makipagsex sa kanya. At isa pa, hindi ko alam kung nasaan iyon, he's always all over the place, mag-uupdate kapag gusto niya.

Because we only contact when we need each other. For sex, to borrow money, for companionship and everything that you could think of. At sa dalas naming magsex before, we meet almost 4 times a week.

Ngayon lang naging madalang dahil he was promoted and he has to prove himself of his worth of the position he was given. Anak siya ng may-ari and he's been an intern kahit nag-aaral pa kami kaya ang bilis ng akyat niya sa ladder, plus he's really good at doing his job.

Adam, is my friend. We're close but not on bestfriend levels. Marami lang talaga kaming alam at tanggap sa isa't isa. Lalong-lalo na at may pinagsasalohan kaming laro na kami lang ang nakakaalam.

Inaanak ng parents ko sa kompirma ang lalaking ito. Little did they know he's doing unholy things with their daughter. We didn't grow up as friends tho, kahit nagkikita kami. We only made a bond in highschool, when our puberty age was peaking.

From time to time, nag-uusap at nagkikita kami para magkamot ng kati. Pero most of the time hindi namin alam ang ganap ng isa't-isa. Some days, very rare na may lalakarin kaming iba, like when he's getting a tattoo, like when I'm having another ear piercing. Nag-away pa kami kaya halos dalawang linggo kaming hindi nagkita kasi nadala siya ng emosyon habang nagtatalik kami at nasagi ang tragus piercing ko na bago palang, nainfect and had to be taken out. Nagalit ako kase he chose to give me space, ganyan kami kapag galit o nagtatampo ako, pero kapag galit siya ay mas nagagalit din ako dahil galit siya.

I was in that thought nang biglang nagvibrate ang phone ko.

"Hello Tay Gabo? Opo, tapos na po ako. Pwede na po ba akong magpapick up dito. Etitext ko po the address."

"Sige ma'am, papunta na ako."

Tatay Gabo is my dad's driver, he's 50 years old. He doesn't want to drop honorifics when I told him not to call me ma'am, he said he would be uncomfortable since he's working for us. Kaya hinayaan ko na.

May natanggap akong text after I sent a text to Tatay Gabo.

Adam Montez: Brat, I am back from Singapore.

Me: So?

Adam Montez: I need to fuck. Sakit ng puson ko.

Me: Akala ko pa naman miss mo ko.

Adam Montez: Miss nga. I miss being inside you.

He is always straightforward and vulgar. Kaya hindi din kami nag-aaway dahil agad naming sinasabi ang iniisip ng bawat isa. We can be honest with each other without being judged.

A notif popped, Adam posted an IG story, nang tiningnan ko thirstrap lang ang gago.

So what I did is match him, I am that immature, I also posted an IG story of myself. Just a full mirror selfie.