Lost on the Road (COMPLETED)

Kabanata 21

Kabanata 21

Tanghali na ng magising ako. I was still naked, tanging kumot lamang ang tela sa aking katawan. Mahimbing na natutulog si Lucas sa tabi ko. Iisang kumot lamang ang nakatakip sa aming katawan.

Bigla kong naisip ang nangyari kagabi. Oh my goodness! Nagsimula kami ng hapon pero umaga na kami natapos. I couldn't even keep track of how many times we had... well, you know. It felt like we had gone through so many rounds. The different positions he introduced to me were overwhelming, some of them things I had never even imagined before. Ganoon ba talaga siya magselos? Grabe naman.

Kumalam ang sikmura ko kaya bumangon na ako para mag-prepare ng pagkain. Naligo muna ako ng katawan bago nagluto. Siguradong pagod siya. Pagod din naman ako pero mukhang mas pagod siya kasi kakauwi niya lang kahapon bago nangyari ang nangyari.

Nagluto ako ng sinigang na bangus. Naalala ko bigla iyong ginawa ni Lucas noong unang beses na may nangyari sa amin. Nilutuan niya rin ako ng soup, kaya mukhang tamang tama ito para sa kaniya.

I was stirring the soup, when I suddenly felt strong arms encircle my waist from behind. Hindi ko na kailangan pang humarap dahil alam ko na kung sino iyon.

"You're cooking," he kissed my nape.

Malalim na hininga ang pinakawalan ko at ngumiti kahit hindi niya naman iyon makikita.

"Yeah. Aftercare is must, remember?" I answered.

Sandali siyang natigilan at bahagyang natawa sa sinabi ko.

"Whoa! I'm impressed, babe," he chuckled in my ear.

I tilted my head. Humigpat ang pagkakayakap niya sa baywang ko at dinampian ng halik ang aking pisngi. Tinapik ko ang kaniyang kamay.

"Aga aga," sita ko.

He let go for a moment and stood beside me, peeking into the pot. He grabbed the ladle from my hand and tasted the soup.

"Damn. This is so good," he murmured, like he wanted to take another sip but was holding back.

"Hindi pa luto ang gulay," I snatched the ladle from him, giving him a mock glare. "Wait until it's done before you judge."

He chuckled again, tapping my shoulder before moving back behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist once more. This time, he rested his chin on my shoulder like a clingy child.

Gosh! He's so clingy! Boyfriend ko ba siya? Wala naman akong naaalalang pumayag na ako.

"Babe, I'm going back to Basco again today," he said. "Remember what I told you about my fiancée? She called earlier. Tito won't let her leave unless I go with her."

I raised an eyebrow, unsure of where he was going with this. "Hmm?" I replied, encouraging him to continue.

He sighed, clearly trying to figure out how to put it. "Yeah, so here's the thing... I need to tell Tito that we're leaving, but the plan is to take her to her boyfriend instead."

Naalala ko bigla na may fiancée nga pala siya. Nga lang, masiyadong magulo ang sitwasyon nila. Hindi nila gusto ang isa't-isa at may boyfriend ang fiancée niya. Samantalang siya naman, nandito kasama ako.

"Is it okay with you? If not—"

I shook my head and laughed. "Okay lang. Hindi mo naman kailangan magpaalam at mag-explain,"

He sighed heavily. "Just want to let you know,"

Tumango ako.

"Uuwi rin ako mamaya. Paghatid ko sa kaniya, uuwi ako." mas humigpit pa lalo ang yakap niya.