Secret Seduction | [R-18]

PROLOGUE

 

ANDREA

"Shot pa kayo!" sigaw ni Cha habang sinasayawan 'yung music ng napakalaki nilang speaker. Nag ayang mag sleep over at uminom si Cha sa bahay nila. She gets really crazy when the alcohol hits.

"Bakit parang hindi ka naman umiinom, Sie?" tanong ni Cha at pinilit ibigay yung baso kay Sie. By the way, it's pronounced as 'She' not 'Shi'. Hindi naman talaga umiinom yang babaeng 'yan. Masyado pang good girl.

"Naka dalawang baso na 'ko, Cha. I feel really sleepy." sabi niya at nilayo yung baso. "Sierra naman! Lagi nalang namo move 'tong moving up celebration natin tapos di ka iinom?" galit na tanong agad pabalik ni Cha.

 

Isang buwan na simula matapos namin yung Junior High School namin. Matagal na 'tong plano naming maglasing pero na busy kasi ako ngayong summer lalo na meron ako'ng trabaho. Nakakahiya naman kay coach Ana kung hindi ako tutulong sa kaniya. Dalawang taon na niya akong pinapalamon.

   

"Bilis na Sie. Ngayon lang, oh?" pilit ko'ng inabot ang baso. Hindi na siya nakatanggi saakin. "Oo nga! Dadating na si mama  sa susunod na araw para ihatid tayo dun sa apartment natin!" she excitedly screamed and jumped even more.

   
They're both from Batangas, actually. Pareho silang may bahay malapit sa pinapasukan namin dati bukod sa bahay nila dito. Nandito kami sa  Batangas ngayon para ienjoy yung pakalaki laki nilang bahay. It reminded me of my home.

But it's long gone. It died with my father 2 years ago, and I shouldn't try to think about it.

Anyway, hindi naman kami lilipat ng bagong school. Sa Jaxavier Academy pa rin kami. Nagkataon lang na ibebenta na ng mommy ni Cha yung bahay nila malapit sa Jaxavier at kinailangan siyang hanapan ng apartment. Inaya niya 'ko if gusto 'ko daw makihati sa renta para na rin maka alis na ko kay coach.

   

Malaki laki na 'rin ang ginastos niya para saakin. Si Sierra naman, nainggit lang kaya gusto 'rin makihati saamin. Si tita Tina ang naghanap ng malilipatan namin at iyong ang pupuntahan namin pagbalik niya.

   

Medyo naparami na ang nainom ni Sie kaya sumasayaw na 'rin siya sa may tapat ng pool. I've been friends with these freaks since high school. They are my ride or die. Hindi katulad ni Natalie na iniwan nalang ako basta basta. 

   

When my mom died, I became a wreck and relied on my dad and Nat. Hindi kinaya ni daddy, and it made him do stupid things. More than a year later, he died too. Akala ko, nandun pa rin siya para alagaan ako just like when we were kids. We're cousins, for goodness' sake!

But no. She closed the door on me, she and her dad. Mga walang puso. Tito Fred took everything my dad built and shut me off! Lahat ng kamaganak ko, alam ko'ng siya ang nagsabing wag akong tulungan.

But look at me now? If K-12 didn't happen, nasa college na ako ngayon! I didn't need anyone's help. Buti nalang na plano na ni daddy na magtabi ng pera para sa pag aaral ko. I only needed coach, and she's the only family I have now and these hooligans playing by the pool.

Speaking of, nawala ako sa pag iisip nang mahulog silang dalawa sa swimming pool. Nilapitan ko sila para tulungan, "Tanga tanga kasi eh." Nagtinginan silang dalawa at sinamaan ako ng tingin. Bago pa ko nakatakbo, pinagbabasa na nila ko. "Sinong tanga, ha?"

 

Kasama 'ko ngayon sila Sierra at Cha habang tinitignan yung apartment. Kasama rin si tita Tina pati si coach. The house was quite big but was just enough for the three of us. "Preparation mo na to for college, ha? Bawal ang tamad." biro ng mama ni Cha.

   

The kitchen and living room was separated by the stairs. May dirty kitchen rin at tambayan sa likod. There were two common bathrooms, three rooms and two of them shared a balcony facing the driveway. Since we were equally sharing this 15,000 peso apartment, nagbunutan kami. 

 

Kami ni Cha yung magkahating balcony. We were all settled at unti unti na ring nagdala ng gamit kahit may three weeks pa kami. I guess we were really that excited to be together.

 
Coach volunteered to take me to the coffee shop, where I was working. Bago ako pumasok, hinawakan ni coach yung braso ko. "Sigurado ka na bang lilipat ka?" tanong niya. "Hindi naman kita pinapaalis eh."

 "Coach, syempre naman alam ko 'yun. Pero kasi, hindi naman pwedeng 'dun ako hanggang hangga. I'd eventually be independent after college. You could think of this as a preparation." ngiti ko habang inaayos ko yung aapron.

 
"After two weeks, tapos na' ko dito. Pwede mo na akong lambingin, all you want." biro ko at umakmang aalis. "Your mom and dad would've been so proud." bulong niya nang niyakap ako.

 
"I hope so." sabi ko pabalik. "Sige na, umuwi ka na, coach. I'll text you when I'm done, like I always do." sabi ko na para bang nagpapaalala.

   
Pumunta ako sa may counter at pinagmasdan siyang umalis. She was just my swimming coach when I was a kid. Ngayon, siya na ang bumubuhay saakin. Fate does fuck with you. 

Who knows what might happen in the coming years?

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This is the revised version of this book. I unpublished it for a while to edit the book and some typographical errors. I admit, there were some add-ups and some scenes were changed. Please bare with me, specially my old readers. I'm announcing this as early as possible so that it does not create conflict.

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