But Not Me (GxG)

BNM-32

Noelle Canarette

"Faster," I pleaded, my teeth sinking into my lower lip.

"Argh! Why can't you just stay still?" She hissed into my left ear, her impatience evident.

"Because you're taking forever. Can't you do it faster?" I grumbled, my frustration seeping into my words.

"No, my little dwarf. I have to take it slow," she responded softly.

"Why? Just get it over with," I retorted, my impatience getting the best of me.

"No, I don't want you to get hurt. I can't bear to see you in pain," she explained.

Suddenly, I felt her soft left arm slide beneath my legs, while her right arm gently supported my back. With the utmost care, she lifted me and carefully positioned me at the edge of the bed, close to the wall.

"Umuwi ka na lang. We won't fit in this tiny single bed, come on!—Hep!" Itinaas ko ang kamay ko para patahimikin siya dahil kokontrahin na niya sana ako. "I won't allow you to sleep on the floor."

"Then we have no choice but to squeeze ourselves onto this bed. And besides, I don't want to leave you alone here," she insisted.

Kanina pa talaga kami nagtatalo tungkol sa bagay na 'to. Gusto niya matulog sa lapag pero hell nah! Siya matutulog sa lapag? Sa yaman niyang 'yan tapos doon lang siya matutulog? Lying on the hard ground seemed ludicrous to me. Yet, she adamantly refused to go home. So, here we were, attempting to fit ourselves into this cramped single bed.

Maayos na nakahiga ako sa kama habang siya ay nakatayo na may ngiti sa labi, staring at me. She is wearing a maroon silk nightgown.

She left earlier to buy the clothes she's wearing now. And I took that chance to change into my own clothes. She wanted to be the one to change me! So when she left kahit mahirap, nagpalit na ako. Nadatnan niya ako sakto kakatapos lang magpalit. Kaya napagalitan niya ako.

She took the thin blanket and neatly placed it on me. Nang matapos ay mabilis na umiwas ako ng tingin nang kumilos na siya para mahiga. Now, I find myself staring at the empty ceiling. As the bed shifted, I caught a whiff of her intoxicating scent and for some reason bigla akong kinabahan at wala sa sariling napahigpit ang hawak ko sa kumot na ipinatong niya.

The scent was so alluring, so captivating, that it stirred a sense of unease within me, making my heart race and my senses heighten.

Gusto ng mga mata ko na tingnan siya, but I scolded myself not to at mas pinili kong ituon na lang ang atensyon sa kisame. Yet, even without looking, I could feel her presence beside me, nestled on my left side and her presence radiating towards me like a magnet.

A startled gulp escaped my lips as her fingers pressed against them, her touch gentle yet electrifying. "Your lips might bleed," she whispered.

Hindi ko namalayang kagat-kagat ko na pala ang ibabang labi ko. I could feel her pointy finger tracing the contours under my lip, gliding slowly along with the motion of my lips. Ako naman ay wala sa sariling niluwag ang pagkakadiin ng kagat para i let go ang labi ko. Masyado pa kasi akong nahihibang sa boses niya kanina, causing every hair on my body to stand on end, a lingering sensation that continued to reverberate within me.