Costiño Series 16: One Hot Night (HANDSOMELY COMPLETED)

Kabanata 20

Kabanata 20

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Siniksik niya ang mukha sa aking leeg habang magkayakap kami sa kama. Nakabalot ng puting kumot ang aming katawan habang magkasama dito, kaming dalawa lang. He sighed.

"Are you trying to run away again?" his dark voice echoed.

After he hugged me earlier, we had a soft making love here. I just want to explain but he just kissed me and then we landed on my bed.

"Are you trying to leave me again?" he added.

I smiled sadly. Hinaplos ko ang kanyang pisnge. Tracing his magnetic handsome face. Nagiging paborito ko na haplusin ang kanyang mukha.

"Hon, I'm talking. What's your plan huh? Leaving me again? Leaving our twin?" he asked again.

After caressing and tracing his face, tumingin ako sa kanyang mga mata. Punong-puno ng pagmamahal ang mga mata ni Clive. He's ruthless but when he's in love, he will show everything to you.

"You can marry Alison, Clive." mahina kong sambit.

Nasasaktan ako sa sinabi ko. Gusto ko siyang ipagdamot at sabihin na ako nalang at tayo nalang ang magpakasal pero magiging makasarili na naman ako. I've been so selfish and letting him marry another woman is just right.

"Bullshit, Narissa." malutong niyang mura.

I smiled sadly.

"She's been with you through your rough days. She deserves to be marry by you. Deserves to--"

"How can a man so fucking in love with you marry another woman huh?" he cut me.

Napalunok ako.

"After making love you're saying that--"

"This is just another one night stand and--"

"Stop making my blood boil, Hon. You're calling this one night stand huh? So, you will spend your whole life making a one night stand with me, is that it?" his sarcastic voice.

Napaiwas ako ng tingin sa kanya.

"Look at me, woman." he spat.

Agad akong napatingin sa kanya. Sobrang lalim na ng kanyang mga mata. Screaming of violence and ruthlessness.

"I am doing this because I'm in love with you. I'm doing this because I want you to be my wife. I'm doing this because I can't stand alone, living without you." he stopped.

Tumulo na naman ang luha sa mata ko. Hindi na yata hihinto itong pag-iyak ko.

"Look at you, you can live alone without me. You can stand alone without me. You can survive without me. You can do it by yourself and I'm so proud of you for striving and not giving up with our twin. But Hon, I'm not like you." nabasag ang kanyang boses.

Hinaplos niya ang pisnge ko. Drying my tears using his palm.

"Sobrang dilim nung wala ka. Sobrang hirap isipin na nakaya mong mabuhay at palakihin ang dalawa samantalang halos hindi ako makausad sa buhay ko. I'm so lonely. It's so fucking lonely." namula ang kanyang mata.

Napalunok ako.

"I tried to stand with myself, thinking that someday, I'll be happy again. During my treatment, I had my strength because I'm thinking after this, I can look for you. After healing my nonfunctional feet, I can find you." tears escape from his eyes.

Nahabag ako habang pinagmamasdan siyang umiiyak na. This is my first time seeing his crying. Showing his weakness to me. This is the first time hearing his experience without me. It's so rare.

"Truthfully, I really can't stand without you, Hon. My heart is seeks for you. I don't want to love again after you. Kung may mamahalin man akong ibang babae, that's our daughter." he said lightly.

I smiled. I wiped his tears. Muli niyang hinalikan ang labi ko at niyakap ako ng mahigpit.

"I'm home." he whispered softly.

Niyakap ko siya pabalik at napahinga, realizing that each other is our home.

"Marry me, Hon, please?" he beg.

"Paano si Alison? Greece wants her to be your wife--"

"Alison is just a daughter of a company I'm trying to invade. At walang kahit sino man ang pipili sa akin sa magiging asawa ko. Not even my parents, Narissa." he finished it.

He kissed my cheeks.

"No one will choose my prospect. I'm gonna put the final word here, we will marry each other and we will fix our family. Adrel is mad at me and if this continues, he will disown me as his father." aniya na kinagulat ko.

What? Adrel says that?

"Our son is just like me. Magiging sakit sa ulo ko ang pagiging matigas niya." he whispered.

Napangiti ako. Just like him, Adrel will be a good man in the future. Ganoon si Clive ngayon. Sinasabi niyang hindi niya kayang makatayo sa buhay na ito kung wala ako, I think he got it wrong. Kaya niya. Kaya niya na wala ako. Kaya niya na mag-isa. Kaya niya.

"You can stand without me, Clive. Look at you, survived and now... finally at home," sagot ko sa kanya.

Ngumiti siya at muli akong hinagkan. That moment made me realize that this man is drooling over me. That no matter how many years past, he is still seeking for his home. That no matter how hard it is to stand and live alone, he can still survive. We are the same, strong and brave. Seeking for a home, and that home is each other.

After a month of preparation, Clive stood in front of the altar, waiting for me to take him as my husband. Adrel is walking with me, hawak niya ang kamay ko habang naglalakad kami sa kahabaan ng altar, my tears just started to shred.

The violin started. Mas lalo akong naiiyak sa nararamdaman. I'm so happy. My heart is filled with happiness right now. My son is walking me to his father. My daughter takes a picture for us. I'm just overwhelmed.

Dati, iniisip ko na kapag magpakasal si Clive sa ibang babae, ganito rin ang mararamdaman ng babaeng iyon sa kanya. Sinasabi ko sa sarili na magiging masaya sila habang magkasama. Pero habang naglalakad ako ngayon, hindi ako makapaniwala na ako pala yung babaeng palalakarin niya sa altar. Ako pala yung babaeng dadalhin niya dito at ihaharap sa Diyos.

Ako pala yung babaeng iyon, yung mangangako na kahit ano mang mangyari sa aming dalawa, magsasama at magmamahalan kami. Ako yung babaeng nandito ngayon, umiiyak at masayang nakangiti sa lalaking makakasama ko sa buhay.

"Papa, please love the woman I love so much." Adrel said to his father.

Clive smiled and tears escape to his eyes.

"I do, son."

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