Relentlessly Yours [Completed]

Chapter 9

[Warning: R18]
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Nicola, Age Eighteen
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He is holding a cigarette using his thumb and index finger as he stared at me. I watched as he brought the cigarette to his lips and sucked, his cheeks slightly hollowing and then tilted his head slightly to the side as he blew the smoke in the air without taking his gaze from my face.

There was something so sexy and hot about the way he moved. He's changed. Even his stance and posture exudes undeniable confidence. He always had that in him but it's different now. More refined. Effortless.

And since when did he start smoking? The Kai I knew was health conscious. In fact, he never ene consume too much alcohol unlike his friends. Sumikip ang dibdib ko. Ano 'pa ang nagbago sa kanya?

My heart pounded as we continued staring at each other, both in a trance. Hindi ko alam kung nararamdaman niya ang nararamdaman ko. amy legs were shaking but, literal nanigas ako sa kinatatayuan ko. Hindi ko alam kung lalapitan ko ba siya and pretend like the past three years of him ignoring me didn't break my heart.

My body trembled as my heart pounded. I greedily roam my eyes on his face even though I could barely see him in the dark.

"Sis? You'll catch second hand smoke. Go to your room," marahang utos ni Calum sa akin.

I reluctantly look at my twin and his face was blank but serious. I rarely see him serious.

Binalik ko ang tingin sa mukha ni Kai at naglakas loob na tingnan siya sa mata. I still couldn't see much in the dark. Pero napaatras pa din ako nang magkatitigan kami sa mata.

His eyes...He...looked like he wanted to choke me. Or devour me alive.

What the hell is happening?

Galit ba siya? Did he miss me, too? Was he here for me?

Bigla akong nakaramdam ng kaba. Bumigat ang paghinga ko at dali-daling tumalikod at naglakad ng mabilis papasok ng bahay. Napasinghap ako ng malakas para bawiin ang hininga ko nang makapasok ako sa kwarto ko at sinirado ang pinto.

Oh my god. Oh my god.

Wala sa loob na nagpalakad-lakad ako sa kwarto ko. My head still reeling by the fact that he is here.

Kai is here. In our house and not in Monaco.

Hindi ko alam kung paano ako aasta sa harap niya. Should I go back out there? Yes, I should. I should totally go back out there and ask him to talk. I badly, badly wanted to speak with him.

Hindi ko pa nababawi ang paghinga ko nang biglang bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ko.

Namilog ang mga mata ko habang pinanood siyang pumasok at ni-lock ang doorknob.

I'm surprised as I realized that he followed me. Nasaan ang kambal ko?

Wala sa loob na napaatras ako nang humarap siya sa akin.

My god, he looked... he looked even better than his photos. My memory didn't do him any justice. Agad na napansin ko na mas tumangkad siya. Much, much taller than I remember. His body is also wider, still lean but slightly muscular. Alam ko kung gaano katindi ang training niya para panatilihin ang physique niya.

But my gosh, it's very different looking at him on magazines than in person. Very, very different.

His jaw was sharper, his straight and narrow nose were the same but he lost all the baby fats on his cheeks. His eyes were colder. Unemotional. Nonchalant. I didn't remember him looking at me with these eyes. He used to always look at me with warmth and adoration.

What happened? What did I do to make him leave and forget about me?

He is wearing a plain black shirt and dark jeans that I know are expensive as hell. Kai always wore designer clothes. He's always been very good at dressing himself up. Something my mother always pointed out as she made sure to comment how 'lackluster' I dressed.