One more night

Prologue: What I'm not

Hunt's

Everything in my life right now is falling apart. It's as if, life falling apart in my family is a birth right. Ewan, minsan iniisip kong malas kaming magkakapatid pagdating sa aspetong buhay. But I really think that I am that one exception to the rule.

Matino ako. I have siblings, iyong isa, nagpanggap nang patay sa loob ng mahabang panahon tapos bumalik na akala mo walang nangyari and now, he's the CEO of the Demitri Industries. What an asshole right? Iyong isa kong kapatid na babae, naging kabit ng dati niyang asawa. What the hell right? But she's the half of the Demitri Industries. Iyong isa ko pang kapatid na babae, na-in love naman sa pinsan namin na ikinagalit husto ni Dad at dumating pa sa puntong akala ko'y itatakwil niya ang bunso naming iyon pero hindi naman dumating sa puntong ganoon.

And then there's my other brother – apparently, he drugged a girl to have sex with her got her pregnant, lost the baby and now they're running in circles and it makes me sick in my stomach.

I am the only one in my family who doesn't have a fucked up life. The twins are fucked up, Haley wants incest, and Heath's a horny fucker.

I am the only one in our family who has a clean record at hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit hindi naa-appreciate iyon ni Helios Demitri.

"Ikaw ang pinakamasarap ang buhay dito, Hunter." Hyan told me on that rainy Monday when I visited her at their house. "I am working as hard as Hyron, si Heath may sarili negosyo, si Haley, she's gonna be the first lady one day, how about you? Anong trabaho mo?"

Hindi ako sumagot. Ang akala kasi ng kapatid ko ginagastos ko lang ang pera ng mga magulang namin. I invest my money on the stock market at dahil Consunji ako at Demitri pa, kahit minsan ay hindi bumagsak ang pera ko sa stock market.

"I invest it, Hyan."

"Trabahong tamad." Wika ni Hyan. "Why don't you try to work, Hunter."

"Mapapagod ako." Bakit ako magtatrabaho? Anak ako ni Helios Demitri. Isa akong Demigod.

"Argh! You are getting to my nerves!"

And that's my signal to leave her alone. Napapailing ako habang paikot-ikot sa hintuturo ko ang susi ng motorbike ko. Nakita ko si Abelardo na nakatanaw sa amin habang nakikipaglaro kay Louis. Kumaway ako sa kanya. Tumango naman siya. I left Hyan's house. Nagpunta lang naman ako roon para kamustahin siya pero nauwi pa kami sa ganoon. Hindi ko naman masyadong sineseryoso ang buhay at ang pinagsasabi niya kasi kapag ginawa ko iyon baka naman magmukha akong constipated tulad ni Hyron.

Speaking of Hyron, siy ang kapatid kong hindi marunong makuntento sa isa. May Lualhati na siya, may Junko Nagao pa siya on the side at hindi ko alam kung bakit payag na payag ang asawa niya at si Junko sa set up na mayroon silang tatlo.

Hyron and Hati have kids. Si Junko naman ay panay pa rin umaaligid sa mag-asawa. I wonder if they do threesomes. It's disgusting, I know but I am curious about their relationship.

May schedule kaya sila? Like MWFS kay Hati and then TTHS naman kay Junko. What a fucked up relationship they have.

Junko is an heiress. She deserves someone better and Kuya Hyron should just stick with his wife. Mabait naman si Lualhati. Nakahalubilo ko na siya noon.

Umuwi ako sa Yza Demitri mansion. Ibinigay ko sa isa sa mga guards ang susi ng motor ko at pumasok sa loob ng bahay.

Mama Yza and Tita Nikita saw me at parehong tumaas ang kilay nila. I know why – it's because of my ripped tight jeans, motorcycle boots, white shirt and leather jacket plus my stubbles and my messy hair. Mama doesn't like it when I look like---

"Hunter Ray! Mukha ka na namang tambay sa Tondo!" She exclaimed. I grinned at her. Her dark eyes were clouded with anger and confusion. I kissed her cheeks.

"Morning Ma! Ninang! Where's my favourite Uncle Ninong?"

"He's with your other Uncles. Anak, Hunter, are you on drugs?" Mahinahong tanong ni Ninang Nikita. Tumawa ako.

"Yael looks like he's the one on drugs, Ninang. Binubugbog niya pa rin ba iyong asawa niya?"

"Hindi na ganoon si Yael." Masayang wika ni Ninang. "He's a changed man and Alyza Mae changed her. Maybe you only need a woman to change your attitude, Hunter."

"Wala po akong attitude." Giit ko pa. "Ako ang pinakamabait na anak ni Helios Demitri. It may sound impossible but here I am!"

Napailing si Mama. Muli ko siyang hinalikan at umakyat na ako sa silid ko. I took a shower and changed into a more comfortable clothes – my boxers.

I was thinking of shaving and cutting my hair of but I shrugged it off. I went to bed, closed the blinds to finally catch some sleep. I was in deep slumber when suddenly I had that one dream – no it's a nightmare.

Napabalikwas ako ng bangon.

In my dream, I was very drunk and very mad. I saw myself on top of a woman and I was ripping her clothes off. She was crying and begging me not to touch her but I did touch her. I think, I forced her to have sex with me. She was crying pretty loudly and it makes me want to throw up.

Panaginip lang iyon. Hindi iyon totoo. Hindi ko kayang gawin ang bagay na iyon.

I am a good person. I know that. And I will never force someone to have sex with me because that will be wrong in so many ways.

I am not a rapist.