"Kailan ka ba pupunta rito, teh? You badly need a vacation, for Pete's sake! Baka magasgas na 'yang puki mo riyan kung puro trabaho ka!" Dorothy's lamenting over a phone call.
Isang buwan na siyang nasa Davao para raw sa kanyang "bakasyon", pero may natipuhan ata na sundalo roon kaya hindi na umuwi ulit dito.
"Seriously, Rhi. You should enjoy the fruit of your hard work. Enjoy your freaking money! Hindi 'yong puro bills ang iniintindi mo."
"'Yung condo mo, maalikabok na. Isang buwan nang hindi nalilinisan. Kailan ka ba kasi uuwi?" Pag-iiba ko sa topic.
"Magpapa-cleaning service ako para roon, huwag mong alalahanin! I'm not going home unless you take your vacation here."
I sighed and let myself think about it.
Ayos lang naman sa akin ang magbakasyon. Tama naman siya, I need to enjoy my money. Idol ko kasi si Taylor Swift, naisabuhay kong mabuti ang line niyang "we got bills to pay".
"Okay. I'll book a flight. Pupunta ako riyan," sabi ko, suko na sa kakulitan ng kaibigan.
She shrieked because of extreme excitement.
"Great! I'll fix your hotel room. Libre ko na 'yon!" aniya, sobrang tuwa at nanlibre siya.
"Dapat lang na libre mo, ikaw ang nag-imbita sa akin diyan." I chuckled.
She said more things about the place before we ended the call.
I guess I should pack right? Or mag-book muna ako?
I sat on my three-seater beige couch. I grabbed my iPad from my center table and started scrolling on it.
After a few moments, my flight was settled. I'll leave at four am tomorrow. The corners of my lips rose as it has been a while since I took a break.
Dorothy is right, I work a lot. Halos gabi-gabi na rin kaya medyo nakakaumay na. But since I'm a slave to capitalism, and these men are slaves to their libido, I became zealous to work almost every fucking night.
I started packing some clothes. My everyday outfit is a simple plain tee in neutral colors, paired with jeans, trousers, or wide leg pants. For shoes, I only packed my Dior sneakers, Chanel ballet flats, and a pair of black Birkenstock.
I made sure that all the important and necessary documents were inside my Goyard tote before I finally dozed off to sleep.
Hindi pa sumisilay ang liwanag, ay nakalabas na agad ako ng condo. I didn't bring my car with me, so I used public transpo for my travel from Makati to Paranaque.
My plane ride went smoothly. After a few hours, I reached my destination. My Sony headphones never left my ears ever since I left my condo, that's why my ears felt relieved when I finally took them off.
I took a cab on my way to the hotel that Dorothy told me about. It took me about twenty minutes before I arrived.
Dorothy hugged me tight. I hugged her back too.
"Tagal mong gaga ka! Kung hindi ko pa sinabi na hindi ako uuwi sa Makati kung hindi ka pumunta rito, hindi ka talaga pupunta!" Nanlisik ang mga mata niya sa akin. I only let out a hearty laugh.
"Magpahinga ka na lang muna sa ngayon, may pupuntahan tayo mamaya," aniya at kumindat sa akin.
We reached our hotel room. I fixed my suitcase and put some of my clothes on the cabinet.
Umiling ako sa kaibigan ko. Yung mga style niya na 'yan, alam na alam ko na 'yan.
"Akala ko ba kaya mo ako pinapunta rito kasi gasgas na ang puki ko kinatatrabaho gabi-gabi?" Nag-taas ako ng kilay sa kanya. I know she will sell me to the men she met here.
"Gaga! Hindi naman ikaw ang mangangabayo, ako naman!" she spat.
I raised my brows even more.
"Ang gwapo talaga nung Lieutenant Colonel na nakita ko rito, tangina! Ang laki siguro ng titi no'n! Ang laki ng katawan! Kapag dinaganan ako sa kama no'n, feeling ko babagsak ang kama!" I can see her imagining things. I shook my head at my very imaginative friend.
"Hindi mo pa nasasakyan?" I asked her.
"Hindi pa!" reklamo niya.
I smirked as I crossed my arms, very amused at the situation.
It's been a month since she got here, it will only take her a few minutes to seduce a man to bed. I'm surprised na hindi kaya ng powers niya itong LTC na tinutukoy niya.
"Hindi manlang naaakit sa'yo?" tanong ko, natatawa na.
"Hindi! Pero for sure, he finds me beautiful and hot. Iba lang talaga siguro si Ethan."
"What do you mean iba? Santo ba 'yan?"
"Siguro ay reserved and conservative lang kaya gano'n," Dorothy tries to convince herself.
I laughed more because of it. I never witnessed her begging for a man. Her situation right now is very new to me, that's why it's amusing me so much. I can't help but laugh.
"Baka hindi pa tuli 'yon kaya ayaw niyang makipag-sex sa'yo," biro ko.
"Tss! Manahimik ka Rhian! Baka kahit ikaw, hindi ka patusin no'n!" she said, now annoyed with me.
I smirked at her.
"I should try, then?" I raised my eyebrows at her.
"Gaga ka, akin 'yon! Doon ka sa bestfriend no'n, para bff goals sila at tayo rin dalawa!"
"Best friend?" I asked in an intrigued look.
She smiled widely at me, very satisfied and happy with my curiosity.
"Lieutenant Marquez. Kasing gwapo lang din ni Ethan, pero mas misteryoso kasi si Ethan kaya siya ang type ko, habang si Cyrus naman... kasing daldal ko."
Cyrus... kapangalan ng childhood friend ko sa Maynila.
How is he right now? Nasaan na kaya siya?
I closed my eyes and shook my head. I could care less about him. Baka may asawa na 'yon ngayon at mga anak.
"Doon ka sa kanya kung gusto mo. Basta akin si Ethan." Dorothy sounded so hopeful about her LTC.
Pero dalawang linggo na ang bakasyon ko rito, at siya ay isang buwan at dalawang linggo, wala pa rin nangyayari sa kanila. I even saw that Ethan snubbed her.
Sasapakin ko na sana ang lalaki nang pinigilan ako ni Dorothy.
"Asshole!" sigaw ko na mukhang narinig naman niya, wala lang talagang pakialam.
There's a bar here in Davao that the military men always go to to unwind, as said by Dorothy. For a month that she stayed here, she sure had a lot of gathered information about these military men.
"Tangina mo! Gago amputa, ang baho naman ng hininga!" reklamo ko habang pinapasadahan ng tissue ang aking kaliwang pisngi.
Hindi ako naiintindihan ng sundalong ito pero wala akong pakialam sa nararamdaman niya. Bahala siyang manghula kung anong mga sinasabi ko. Bahala siyang mabaliw sa kaiisip.
Dahil sa sobrang bored ko, nakahanap na ako ng sundalo rito, habang si Dorothy ay naglalaway pa rin kay Ethan.
What I didn't expect would happen that night, is my first encounter with Lieutenant Marquez.
Dorothy's right. The man is very handsome. And she's also right when she told me that the man is also talkative like her.
May gasgas ang binti ko dahil napasubsob ako sa buhangin, nabangga niya kasi ako. A man like him, so huge and imposing, would definitely wreck a sexy little angel like me.
I tasted every corner of his mouth, it tasted so good, and smelled so minty. I gently sucked his lower lip before letting him go.
I'll make sure that we'll see each other around more often, Lieutenant. I will extend my vacation here. That's for certain.
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