Her Perfect Imperfection

Chapter Fifteen

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: FUCKED MY RULES

Thirdy

HINDI ko sinubukan na kalasin ang yakap sa akin ni Jeni. Kahit basa ang katawan niya, hindi ko na iyon ininda pa at minabuting damhin na lamang ang kanyang yakap sa akin. But the other side of my brain tells me to break away because what we're doing is against Jeni's rules.

Iyon ang pinakinggan ko kaya masuyo ko na binaklas ang yakap niya sa akin at hinarap siya.

“You said you're not fond of skin-to-skin interaction other than sex. What you're doing now is against your rules, Jeni.”

“Fucked my rules, Atty. Matthias De Luna III. Tonight is an exception, okay?” Umiling ako. “Ano ka ba naman?! Ako na nga nag-initiate pakipot ka pa!”

“Come on, Jeni. Finish taking a bath and you need to go home.”

“Home? Akala ko dito ako matutulog? Saka hindi pa tapos iyong kwento mo. Makikinig pa ako pramis!”

“Are you drunk?” Luminga ako sa paligid at agad ko nakita iyong bote ng wine saka whisky na tira ko pa kagabi.

“Ehe. . . p-pinaghalo ko kasi walang lasa pag wine lang.”

“Finish up now.”

“Ligo tayo. Sige na. Pramis ligo lang, hm?”

“No.” Sumimangot siya. This woman is cute even if she's drunk. “I'll go get your clothes.”

“Pahiram na lang ako t-shirt mo, Thirdy. Ta's sa bag ko may panty doon. . . p-paki kuha na rin. . . ehe!” Huminga ako ng malalim bago siya tinalikuran. “Uy, salamat! Kahit 'di ako sanay na ginagalang.”

Hindi ko na pinatulan ang sinasabi niya at lumabas na ako sa banyo na kinaroroonan. I clean up myself first in my room's bathroom before preparing Jeni's things. Habang nabagsak ang tubig mula sa shower head, kasabay noon natatangay iyong alaala ni Dani na bumalik kanina. It comes and goes this time because I'm with a woman different from her.

Akala ko lang pareho sila. And somehow I think Jeni and I shared similarities. Alam ko na may dahilan bakit siya na-engaged sa gawain ng isang prostitute. Pero hindi ko siya pipilitin na magkwento. I'll let her confide with in natural way.

Huminga ako ng malalim saka tuluyang pinatay na ang shower. Inabot ko ang tuwalya saka itinapis iyon bago lumabas. I faced the whole body mirror and sight each scar I obtained from Dani's out-of-this world game. Mga marka ng paso ng sigarilyo, patak ng kandila at paso ng hair curler. Dani was aroused when she's seeing me bleeding in pain back then.

Napapikit ako ng maalala iyong huling eksena kung saan naabutan ako ni Kuya Clarence at Kuya JD na nakagapos saka sugatan sa loob ng aking condominium unit. I never told them who tortured me. They never knew that it was Dani who left without a word after punishing me. My older siblings decided to sent me away for rehab when the same thing happened.

That time I wasn't the one who's been tortured. I book a woman and did to her what I experienced from Dani. That incident made lost everything I work hard for years. Dad almost gave up on me and was planning to sent me in jail but the woman whom I tortured claimed it's consensual. She asked for it and the latest news I got about her, Mona already has a family, a children of her own and loving husband.

Guilt worn off me. But some parts of it still blaming myself for what happened. Hindi na kami nakapag-usap at ngayon kapag nagkukrus ang landas naming dalawa, tumatango lang siya at ngingiti sa akin. Maliit lang ang mundo talaga. Kaya nga wala ako halos magawa ng makita ko si Dani sa senado kanina.

She greeted me with a smile and I did the same.

That's what happened earlier.

“Hoy Thirdy! Nasaan na iyong damit ko?” Mariin akong napapikit ng marinig ang boses ni Jeni sa labas. “Kunwari pang pakipot. Puwede naman akong matulog ng nakahubad.” Malalim akong huminga. “Thirdy! Thirdy!”