Breathless (Montenyola Series #1)

KABANATA 1

The guy on the fashion magazine I'm reading looks familiar. His curly hair and tan skin reminds me of the guy I saw when I had my trip to Greece. Natatakpan ng makapal na make-up ang mukha niya. It was probably for creativity.

 Ang magandang hubog ng katawan niya ay talaga namang nakakaakit. He was only wearing his faded blue jean making it his V-line visible. Tinitigan kong mabuti ang mukha ng lalaki.

Naalala ko na kung sino ang lalaking ito hindi ko lang matandaan ang pangalan. He was the same guy I met in Greece. Nabanggit niya na modelo siya nang minsan kaming uminom sa bar. He told me more nonsense after that.

I don't like arrogant talkative boys. Wala rin naman siyang pinagkaiba sa ibang mga lalaking nakasalamuha ko. 

They only want to get under my skirt like I'm some kind of trophy that can boost their short ego. I'm not generalizing all boys. Ang iba naman ay may respeto pero bihira na lamang iyon. 

The best thing to do is play with boys. 

I call it outsmarting!

"Patricia Gabrielle Millares!" Gulat akong napaangat ng tingin sa kapatid ko. 

He was standing in front of me with a really pissed look. I cringed at the sight of him. Mukhang nagtrabaho nanaman siya magdamag dahil sa magulong buhok at pagod na mga mata.

"Problema mo Theodore?" I said just to piss him even more.

My brother doesn't like people calling him with using his complete name. He thinks it sounds old, a statement I agree on. 

May tinapon siyang envelope sa mesa at tinignan ko lamang iyon bago siya binalingan muli ng tingin. 

Nakakunot ang noo niya at nakita ko pa ang pag-igting ng kanyang panga. Pinasadahan ko siya ng tingin. He's still wearing his office clothes and he looks so damn stressed.

"Nakita ka kagabi ni Elise sa La Vega at may kasama ka nanaman daw na ibang lalaki." he spat.

Napakunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. Kailan pa naging parte ng imbestigador ang girlfriend ng kapatid ko?

Elise, that bitch!

My brother's girlfriend is a total psycho. Ginawa ba naman niyang trabaho ang pagpuna sa mga kamalian ko. My brother doesn't even know that Elise and I aren't so different.

Two-faced-bitch!

"Hindi ka na ba nasanay Theo? Wala namang bago sa akin. Right?" I chuckled and winked at my brother. 

Hinilamos ni Theo ang kamay niya sa mukha niya. He looks really annoyed and frustrated of what I have become. 

"Don't worry about me kuya. Ang mabuti pa, magpahinga ka na lang at turuan mo ang girlfriend mo na wag makialam ng buhay ng iba. Tape her mouth or something." 

"Can you just quit playing around with boys?" 

Nagkibit balikat ako bilang sagot. I'm not playing with them. Just stepping it up. Wala namang mali sa ginagawa ko dahil hindi naman sila attached sa akin. It's not like I'm breaking their hearts or something.

They won't get hurt. They'll be fine.

"Patricia!" pagalit na sabi ni Kuya Theo. 

Huminga ako ng malalim. Mukhang hindi siya titigil hanggang hindi ko siya sinusunod sa gusto niyang mangyare. I don't follow anyone anymore.

"Look Theo, can you just let me be. Ilang beses na tayong nagtatalo sa bagay na ito." nagtaas ako ng kilay. "Plus, I just talk to them. No sexual encounter. The V is still intact so calm down." dagdag ko.