For now
Unti-unti kong iminulat ang mga mata ko. My eyes are burning. Stormy entered my room, I noticed that she's holding a basin filled with water and a towel with it.
"Stormy..." My voice was hoarse.
She smiled gently and placed the basin on the bedside table. Sinalat niya ang noo ko gamit ng likod ng palad niya. Mas lalo akong nagtalukbong sa kama.
"Fuck." She cursed. "You're still very hot as hell, Venille. Hindi umipekto sa'yo ang gamot na pinainom ko. You've been sick for three days. As a doctor, I recommend that we go to the hospital right away. This is not just a simple illness you're suffering. I don't have enough equipments para matingnan ka."
I was so tired that her words didn't sinked-in to my brain. Hinawi niya ang kumot na nakabalot sa'kin bago niya hinubad ang damit ko. Binasa niya ng tubig ang maliit na twalyang dala niya bago niya ito pinadausdos sa mainit kong balat. I heard her sigh while half bathing me with the wet towel.
"I don't know what to do with you anymore. Since kuya left, pinababayaan mo na ang sarili mo. Now look at the price!" She sighed harshly. "You are sick! This is not the Venille that I know. The Venille that I know is strong and fierce, not weak and lonely, lalo na ang masakitin!" Itinigil niya ang ginagawa at hinawakan ang nanginginig kong kamay.
"I'm your friend, Venille... your sister. You can tell me what's bothering you anytime. If it's about kuya, I'll always listen. I will not judge you just because you like him. Mahal ko kayong dalawa at tanggap ko kung may namamagitan man sa inyo."
Manginginig ang labi kong pilit na ngumiti sa kaniya. "W-walang namamagitan s-sa'min... We're just friends and you k-know that, Storm." I lied to her.
Hindi na siya nagsalita pang muli at ipinagpatuloy lang ang ginagawa sa akin. I was little refreshed because of what she has done to me. Maya-maya pa'y lumabas siya sa kwarto ko at ilang minuto lang ay bumalik siyang dala ang isang bowl na may lamang sopas. My tummy immediately grumbled since I was famished. Stormy giggled because of the sound that my stomach made. Ipinatong niya muna ang bowl sa bedside table at tinulungan akong makaupo.
"Here..." She adjusted the pillow on my back so I could sit comfortably. "Kaya mo na bang kumain ng mag-isa o gusto mong subuan pa kita?"
Ngumiti ako. "I think I can't move my hands nor my body so I'll have the second offer of yours."
She laughed her ass off but she fed me blissfully without hesitations. Nang matapos na ako ay kaagad niya akong pinainom ng gamot at tubig bago pinahiga para magpahinga.
She kissed my forehead while caressing my hair. "Now rest and sleep. Kapag bumalik ako rito na may sakit ka parin, dadalhin ka na namin sa opsital. The girls were dead worried about you." Tumalikod na siya at lalabas na sana sa pintuan ng huminto siya at humarap ulit sa'kin.
"I forgot to tell you that I texted kuya Blaze that you are sick. Let's see kung sino ang mas uunahin niya. Ikaw o ang trabaho niya." With that she closed the door.
I was stunned for a moment because of the information she had given. Nagmamadaling bumangon ako mula sa pagkakahiga ko at kinuha ang phone ko na nakapatong sa bedside table ko. I turned it on, bumulaga sa'kin ang sampong missed calls at twenty-five messages. Lahat iyon ay galing sakaniya mula pa noong isang araw. Paisa-isa kong binasa ang mga mensaheng galing sakaniya.
Blaze:
Venus Camille! Why aren't you answering my calls?!
Blaze:
Shit! Okay ka lang ba diyan? Please answer my calls, baby. I know I promised you na hindi na ako magpapakita but I'm damn worried!
I scrolled down pa but one message caught my attention.
Blaze:
I'll be there in New York, just wait for me pinahahanda ko pa ang private plane ko. I'll be there. I love you.
Nabitawan ko ang phone ko at napasapo sa noo ko nang sumakit iyon. Fuck! Pupunta siya dito. Kinuha ko ang tubig sa bedside table ko habang sapo-sapo ang sumasakit kong ulo. Ininom ko ito at tinawag si Stormy.
"S-storm!"
Wala pang isang minuto agad na bumungad sa'kin ang pawisang si Storm. Pag-aalala ang makikita sa buo niyang mukha.
"Is there something wrong?!" Natataranta siyang lumapit sa'kin.
Umiling-iling ako at pumikit ng mariin. Damn it!
"Nah... I just need some medicine for headaches, my head's hurting."
She sighed. "Okay, I'll just go downstairs to get some. Just close your eyes and don't open them,"
I just nodded then rested my back on my soft bed.
Narinig ko ang yabag niyang papalayo at pagsarado ng pintuan. I just waited for her to return. I felt someone sat on my bed kaya napamulat ako sap ag-aakalang si Storm iyon. But instead, it was someone that I did not expect to see again.
"B-blaze?"
He was looking at me intently while brushing his knuckles in my face softly. Napaupo naman ako bigla kaya napangiwi na lamang ako nang kumirot ang ulo ko. I heard him mumbled some words pero hindi ko ito naintindihan.
"Ano?"
He rolled his eyes and handed me a glass of water and a medicine. "Here, take this. My sister said that you're head is aching."
"Yeah, thanks..." Ininom ko na ang gamot na ibinigay niya.
Inayos niya ang pagkakahiga ko at hinalikan ako sa noo.
"Sleep tight, baby..."
Imbis na sundin ang utos niya ay tiningnan ko lang siya.
"Why are you here?" He just shrugged then smiled. "Really? Why are you really here? I can completely take care of myself." I sighed. "And we've talked about his already, akala ko ba hindi ka na magpapakita sa'kin?"
"I'm your husband, Venus Camille. It's my duty to take care of you and it's because I love you."
I heaved sigh. "Blaze we've talked about this—"
"I know," he smiled. "Kahit nagyon lang naman, I wanted to see you. I want to smell your scent mixed with mine. I miss you that's why. Alam kong pinangako ko sayo na hindi na ako magpapakita but I just can't, I love you very much that I can't stop myself from seeing you even if that means breaking my own promise to you." Nanggilid ang luha niya.
"Blaze..."
Is he going to cry?
"So just please Baby, even just for now, let me take care of you..."
He smiled then a tear fell down from his eyes but he immediately wiped it then smiled at me.
Wala sa sariling napatango ako.
"Thank you."
STONE MIKAELSON
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Her Sweet Secret | Venus Camille (Completed)
General FictionBata pa lamang ay alam na ni Venus Camille kung para kanino lamang ang puso niya. She was still young when she fell in love with her friend's brother, Blaze. Imagine her shock when he suddenly proposed to her that lead to their now marriage. She did...