My Part-Time Job

MP-TJ. #11.

Kassie's POV

Pagdating ko sa condo ay isang mainit at mahigpit na yakap ng sumalubong sa akin.

"I-I thought you left me." crack na sabi nito pero nararamdaman ko ang sincerety niya dun.

Which left me to think into 2 questions: Is that real? Or Am I just thinking things too much?

He hugged me tight that I could barely feel his wet, sizzling hot skin. Sh*t! May lagnat pa ito!

"Lance.. You're still sick. Let go, please? Let's take you back to bed." akmang aalis na ako mula sa pagkakayakap niya nang mas higpitan nito ang pagkakayakap sa akin.

"NO! You're just gonna... gonna l-leave me again." He said those words so soft na parang iyon na ang ikamamatay ng buhay niya.

But as the words kept registering in my mind, I felt a long, warm and a fuzzy feeling flowing through my system.

I brushed his hair, softly. " Sshh.. I'm not gonne leave baby.. Not after our little business.."

The though of that.. breaks my heart..

At... Bakit naman kaya?

Lance's POV

" Sshh.. I'm not gonna leave baby.. Not after our little business.."  Oo nga pala nakalimutan kong panandalian lang ang sayang ito.. Hindi ito permanent.. Dahil para sa kanya Part-Time lang ito. At ang mas masakit? Yung iniisip ko pa lang na mawalay sa kanya ay parang gusto ko nang mamatay.

"C'mon Lance, let's get you to bed." Hindi na ako nagprotesta pa at sumunod na lamang sa kanya.

I was on my reverie in deep thoughts when I felt a soft, warm thing pressed on my back. I got back to reality and saw that Kassie had put me down to bed.

I was going to close my eyes when I felt that Kassie was leaving. So, I jolted up to sit and grabbed her wrists.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm just gonna take a quick bath... I- I'm D-dirty.." she said and went straight to the bathroom.

Did I just hear her choked or did I just hear a hint of sadness in her voice?

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Kassie's POV

Yes, I am dirty.

I sobbed and choke a few times now, not minding of Lance because he is not going to hear me anyway because the sound of the shower.

I can't help but reminisce the memories that's been happening in my life.

Of all the d-mned peple in the world, why me?

I looked up. "Why me, huh?" I said softly, more like a whisper really.

"Palagi na akong nasasaktan... Palagi na lang akong minamalas... Palagi na lang akong i-iniiwan... Kailagan ba na palagi ko na lang mararanasan 'to? Oh God.. Pero bakit? B-bakit ako?" I sobbed again.

I know that my eyes might be swollen and red after this, but who cares anyway? Kung tutuusin mas mababa pa ito sa mga naranasan ko noon. I was only a foster child. Oo, ampon lang ako, habang ang mga kapatid ko, hindi. Sila ang tunay na anak nina Nanay at Tatay, kaya hindi na ako nagtataka kung bakit nila ako pinabayaan all my life. Dahil isa lang akong ampon, isang sampid sa paningin nila.