Suntok sa Buwan (to be edited)

Chapter 11: Falling to a Devil

Nasa loob ng NBS si Lorie and holding a book entitled ‘The Power of Six’. Nabasa niya na ito but she can’t help but look at it. Wala kasi siyang magawa, maski nga yung catching fire na nabasa na rin niya, tinignan niya kanina.

Time check. 11:15. Supposed to be, magkikita sila ni Kael ng 10am. Pero isang oras na siyang naghihitay ay wala pa rin ang binata. Kael talaga!!!

Habang tumitingin ng mga libro ay di inaasahang may nabangga si Lorie.

“S-Sorry.”

“LORIE!”

Biglang nag-angat ng pagkakatingin si Lorie mula sa pagyuko and she was dumbfounded when she saw the girl who’s infront of her. The girl versin of Torres- Felicity.

“What a small world huh?” Felicity smirk.

Small world my as$. She knew na si Lorie ito at nakita niya na ito kanina pa, she even planned ang pagkakabangga niya rito para dramtic ang pagkikita nila kunwari.

“So how you doing?”

“Ahm... Fine, i-ikaw?” Nahihiya niyang sagot. Yes, she’s shy. Lalo na’t si Felicity Torres ang nasa harapan niya ngayon. Kapatid ni Torres. Add to the fact na nakaka-intimidate ang dating ng dalaga. She’s a human-goddess, indeed.

“Mygosh Lorie!” Felicity rolled her eyes. “This convo’s killing me. Masyadong boring. Why not enjoy the day with me? Wala ka naman sigurong kasama?” She said frankly.

“A-Actually...” Lorie is about to answer when someone answered for her.

“Actually meron and it’s me.”

The intruder. Felicty rolled her eyes at inismiran si Kael na kadadating lang.

“Aagawan mo pa yata ako ng kasama ngayon, Felicity.” Nagbabalik-balik ang tingin ni Lorie kay Felicity at Kael. Ramdam niya ang tension sa pagitan ng dalawa. Parang may something na ewan. Basts it’s like there’s an imaginary electricity that connects the two.

“Shut the fck off, Mikael.” Felicity sarcastically said. “Lorie was alone kanina, I’m just trying to accompany her. Late lang pala yung kasama niya, so gentledog!” Di na nagbago!

“Thank you then, now I am here you may go.” At parang asong tinaboy ni Kael si Felicity. Napailing nalang si Lorie. Mukhang may something nga sa dalawa.

“Felicity.” Napalingon ang tatlo sa pinanggalingan ng boses. Di mapigilang mamutla ni Lorie.

“Kailan pa naging CR ang Bookstore?” Iritadong sabi ni Torres sa kapatid.

“Hey bro!” Bati ni Kael kay Torres.

Torres looked at him, smiled and nodded hanggang sa napadako ang tingin niya sa kasam ni Kael- Kay Lorie. Lorie gulped nang magtama ang kanilang mga mata and flashback from the last night came after.

**Flashback**

Madilim na at tanging liwanag mula sa buwan ang nagsisilbing liwanag nila Lorie at Torres habang nakaupo sa terrace ng boarding house nila Lorie. Napakaromantic sana nitong tignan kung may namamagitan sa kanilang dalawa ni Torres. Gusto ng kiligin ni Lorie ngayon pero alam niyang hindi ito ang tamang oras.

“If you’re thinking about what I saw from the library. Don’t worry, hindi ko pagsasabi, especially to Kael.” Lorie broke the ice.

“I know.” Torres sighed. “But I want to explain it to you.”

Yes . Yun ang rason kung bakit niya pinuntahan si Lorie, hindi dahil sa sabihan ito na wag sabihin kay Keal but for him to explain his side. Hindi niya alam kung bakit, pero di siya makatulog hangga’t hindi niya na-eexplain kay Lorie ang lahat. Her eyes... ang mga mata ni Lorie na bakas ang pagkagulat ng nahuli sila ni Shane na naghahalikan. That eyes of her haunt him and he effin don’t know.

Lorie shocked from what Torres said. He wants to explain it to me? Pero bakit?

“It infuriates me to death kung bakit ko kaialngan i-explain sayo. Maybe because you’re really like her. Innocent...”

There he goes again. Comparing Lorie to a girl na hindi naman niya alam kung sino. Pero ito ang laging sinasabi ni Torres. Kung bakit ayaw ni Torres sa kanya at kung bakit kailangan nitong mag-explain sa kanya. God knows Lorie is dying to meet that girl.

“Or maybe because I know you like me?” Biglang natigilan si Lorie sa sinabing ito ni Torres. He knew? Since when.

Hindi alam ni Lorie kung anong dapat gawin niya. Her inner self is shouting to death. Gusto nitong umexit pero di niya alam kung paano lalo pa’t hinuli ni Torres ang tingin niya.

“You’re that obvious,that’s why.” She bit her lips.

“Ugh! Innocent Lorie. It’s killing me pag nakikita kitang ganyan, don’t you know? Lalo mo kong ginugulo!” Torres said in frustration. Napahilamos pa ito sa mukha at ginulo ang buhok.

Ramdam na ramdam ni Lorie ang lakas ng tibok ng puso niya. Right at this very moment, she knows, she very knew. Tuluyan na siyang nahulog kay Torres.

“Why are you saying this to me? I can’t get it.” Mahinang tanong ni Lorie.

“Kung alam ko lang kung bakit, I already said it from the start.” Torres answered.

Ilang sandaling katahimikan bago muling nagsalita si Torres. “Shane and I are having an affair behind Kael’s back.”

“...it all started last year, when she leaved me. Shane is the only person na nagtyagang tumulong sa akin ng mga panahong I’m in a stae of abysm. Sinisisi niya kasi sa sarili niya ang lahat. Well, it’s her fault talaga. Kundi sana siya pakielamera edi sana... sana kami pa rin hanggang ngayon. It was a whirlwind. Hindi ko namamalayan bigla isang umaga nagising ako katabi ko na siya... si Shane. Yes, we’re having a lust affair, not until sinabi niya sa akin na mahal niya ako.”

That was when they were in a library.  Doon tuluyang sinabi ni Shane na mahal niya si Torres. Mahal niya ito noon pa man, kahit boyfriend niya si Kael. He never loved Kael from the very start, si Torres lang. Pero dahil chinese siya, ipinagkasundo siya ng mag magulang niya kay Kael na chincese rin.

“Do you love her?” Lorie asked kahit bakas pa rin sa kanya ang pagkabigla sa mga nalaman mula kay Torres. Shane and Torres are having an affair behind Kael’s back. Double Shz! And to make it worst, lust affair pa.

“Of course, I don’t.” Torres smirk without looking at Lorie. “Naghihiganti lang ako sa kanya. I’m avenging her from what she did to me and... her. Alam ko mahal niya ko and I made it sure na mas mahahalin niya ako kaya pumayag ako sa affair naming dalawa. I want her to fall in love to me... that hard. So hard na di na siya makakabangon.”

Oh my God! Napahawak nalang sa bibig niya si Lorie. Torres is a devil. He wants Shane to fell hard. Kung ganoon, pati ba siya gusto rin nitong mahulog sa kanya ng lubusan? But there’s part of her saying she is willing to.

“I am that devil, Lorie. I am. So you better change your beat or else you’re falling to a devil and I don’t want to hurt an angel.” That was the last words that Torres said to him bago ito tuluyang umalis.