A Second Chance

Part 20 - Naked

Richard woke up with a headache. He slowly opened his eyes and squinted on the sunlight peeking thru the window. He hates bright light when waking up, he immediately closed his eyes again.

Did I leave my window blinds open? I didn't. Well then, who the hell did?!?

He sat up on the bed groaning. Stood up and walked to the bathroom without opening his eyes.. he knows his way around the room even with his eyes closed.

Bam! He knocked himself off the wall.

'Ugh! what the!' he immediately opened his eyes and met a flowered wall. He retreated but tripped off on a couch sending him off balanced. Good thing the floor is carpeted.

'what the eff.. where am I?!? He sat up and looked around the unfamiliar room. He noticed his clothes folded neatly at the end of the bed and he looked at his naked body.

He is not worried that he is naked because he always sleeps naked. What bothers him is, this is not his room! He looked around again. Flowered wall paper, carpeted floor, red couch, window curtain. This is a woman's room! What the..!!! At the far end of the room, in between the bed and the wall is a side table. On it is a lamp shade and a picture frame of a couple. He stood up and went there. As he neared, the couple looked familiar, they looked like...me and Mela!! He had a timid smile while Mela is looking at him..with a tender look. I'm in Mela's room!!

She has a picture of us in her room! Ano pa nga ba, I knew it! Sinabi na sa kanya ni Sam at Jerald noon pa na may HD sa kanya ang babae but he just dismissed it. But he knows...deep down, nararamdaman nya.

He stood straight and looked around the room again trying to remember what happened last night.

'Oh God! no, no, no,no, no!' nahilamos nya ang kamay nya sa mukha nya.

He looked at the picture again. He doesn't remember when the picture was taken. He noticed a paper beside the picture frame written something on it. It read -

Have patients today. Food in the kitchen and coffee brewing if you're up to it. See you later. ❤❤

What the eff!?! why am I here? he looked at his naked body again. Did we? oh God! no, no, no, no, no....He doesn't really remember. Masyado ba akong lasing kagabi? He grabbed his clothes at nagmamadaling nagbihis almost tripping while wearing his pants. He went out the room like someone is running after him. I need to talk to Sam! he reached inside his pants pocket. Where's my phone and my keys?!? natatarantang bumalik siya sa loob ng kwarto. He looked around pero wala siyang nakita. He checked the drawers. Nasaan na yun? anong mapapala ni Mela kung dadalhin nya yun? naisip nya. Malapit ng uminit ang ulo nya.

Bakit di magawang limutin ka ♫ Bawat sandali'y ika'y naaalala...
Tangi kong dasal sa Maykapal Makapiling kang muli ♫

Shit! that's my ringtone! Gusto nyang matawa sa sarili nya. You idiot wala namang umaangkin sa corny mong ringtone.. ang sabi nga ni Jerald...ang jologs papi! He looked for his phone again. The sound is muffled. Where could it be!?! He opened the door and the sound got louder. He followed were the sound is coming from. Sa sala!

♫Hanggang ngayon,
Ikaw pa rin ang iniibig ko
♫Ikaw pa rin ang natatanging pangarap ko..
Ikaw lamang
♪Hanggang ngayon...♫

He saw his phone together with his car keys on the side table. He let a sigh of relief and smelled the aroma of coffee brewing..

As soon as he reached for it the ringing stopped. The screen displayed...

Mela!

Shit! This would be a day of cursing. Sorry Lord!

He pocketed his phone.