If This Lasts (If This #2) Published Under Bliss Books)

Chapter Fourteen

My head was in a state of calamity when I woke up. My forehead creased, but the small movement felt like there's been an earthquake  that passed by in my skull.

"Fuck." ungol ko sabay sapo sa aking ulo gamit ang dalawang kamay. I grimaced at the taste of alcohol lingering in my mouth.

This torture would have been worth it if the temporary amnesia that the alcohol brings lasts forever. Pero hindi. Dahil naalala ko lahat. Ang buong pangyayari sa conference, ang bawat detalye ng nangyari sa opisina ni Zion, pag-inom namin ni Henry, at ang paglalasing ko sa Prive. Then I blacked out.

I don't know what happened after that. I don't even know where I am. The bed is warm and cozy but it's not familiar. The scent of the sheets didn't smell like mine. It smelled like...

Ibinukas ko ang mga mata para tingnan kung nasaan ako. My eyes squinted as I tried to adjust at the brightness of the room. Kumunot ang aking noo. Ngumiwi ako at muling napapikit sa ginawa dahil kumirot na naman ang ulo ko.

Nang mawala na ang sakit ay iminulat ko na ang aking mga mata. Inilibot ko ang paningin sa kwarto na ngayon ko lang nakita. The color of the walls were the first thing I noticed. Its color was the darkest navy blue that it nearly looked black. Ang ceiling ay puti habang carpeted naman ang buong floor ng kwarto.

There weren't bright colors around. Aside from white, I could only see black, dark brown, gray, and other dark colors. Iyon ang variety ng kulay ng mga furniture niya.

The room was rectangular. The distance from the bed to its opposite side was short in comparison to the wide distance of the door and the clear window that occupied one of the room's wall.

Natatakpan ng puting vertical blinds ang kabuuan ng malaking bintana. Half bunch of the blinds were slightly turned, allowing the sun to peek through it.

Where... Wait. I was with Henry last night. It shouldn't be hard to figure out that this is his room. Gusto kong tampalin ang noo ko sa sariling katanghan. Idiot. Of course it's his!

Bumaba ang mga mata ko sa katawan na natatabunan ng kulay gray na comforter. Biglang tumalon ang puso sa loob ng dibdib ko. Shit. We didn't...

Nagmamadaling hinawi ko ang comforter palayo ng katawan at nakahinga nang maluwag nang makita na suot ko pa rin ang dress na suot ko kahapon.

Teka... Bakit naman ako kakabahan? I'm not Henry's type. Knowing him, he'd rather die than touch me. Napangiti at marahan na umiling sa mga naisip.

The smile on my face quickly faded when a bile rose from my throat. My eyes widened. I covered my mouth, to hold it back and sprinted to what I hope the bathroom door. Iyon lang kasi ang pinto dito maliban sa kalapit nitong pinto ng kwarto.

I hovered on the sink and threw up last night's evidence of my stupidity. I'm starting to think that I have a habit of wanting things that's bad for me and still wanting them even after knowing how bad.

"Savion?" I heard a loud muffled sound. It came from the bedroom. I quickly turned the tap and washed my mouth with water. Narinig ko ulit ang pagtawag sa pangalan ko. Kasabay 'non ay ang pagbukas ng pinto sa banyo. Hindi ko na-lock ang pinto sa sobrang pagmamadali.

Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakayuko sa sink. Pinunasan ko ang bibig bago humarap sa pinto ng banyo. Nakatayo sa gilid ng door frame si Henry. He's wearing a white v-neck shirt and black shorts. Seryoso siyang nakatingin sa akin.

"Hey," I greeted, my voice coarse from sleep.

He let out a small sigh. "You okay?"

"God, no. I feel awful." I scrunched my nose. Inayos ko ang mukha nang maalala na weekday ngayon at regular working day. "Wait. What time is it?"