Was it Prohibited?

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I moved my head away when Kim tried to kiss me, again. I took off my reading glasses and pointed the files of documents in front of me that is over my office table.

She pouted her lips at me that made me massage my temple, I already knew whats next to her poutings, it had been her mannerism for the last four years.

"Babe, come on, stop working give me some loving please," she says as she caress my arm and give me a puppy look by blinking her eyes at me.

I stared at her for a second by my stupid mind couldn't help but to imagine what if it's Annastazia who's doing and saying it to me. Napalunok ako saka bumaling sa mga dokumentong nakatambak sa lamesa ko.

Kim had been my girlfriend for four years now, although not just a girlfriend, she was also my fiancé already for two years now too, after I proposed to her on our 2nd anniversary, 2 years ago. I know I'm being unfair to her, I'm using her as an escape to something I didn't know when I started to be in, I'm using her to get away from my feelings for Stazia, which I doubt I did run away from for the four years I was in relationship with Kim.

"I need to finish all of this, Kim." I said as I tried to focus on what I am doing After I put back my reading glasses on.

She angrily removed her hand from my left arm and right cheeks, the sounds of her heels were followed by the loud sound of the heavily closed door that earned a harsh blow of a breath from me. This is not the first time she acted that way.

Yes, Kim is sweet, caring, and loving and I am trying to act the same way towards her but everytime I do I just ended up being reminded by Annastazia's beautiful face, I couldn't, it feels so wrong to be with another woman, but I know it's more wrong to be with her and that's because she is my little sister, my adopted little sister.

I couldn't even touch Kim the way she wanted to, and my always excuse is it's the best to save it up for our honeymoon but it was just a lame excuse to not just fool her but also myself. I couldn't touch her sexually because I feel like I'm betraying Stazia, that I'm cheating on her.

Funny how it feels so wrong to be with Kim, how it feels like I'm cheating on Stazia when I'm intimate with Kim, how could I possibly cheat to someone who's completely unaware of my romantic feelings for her? I blows out a deep breath again, shook my head and continued what I am doing.

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I MASSAGES my nape as I walk towards the lobby of my condo, I feel exhausted, Kim didn't bother me the whole day after I refused on kissing her earlier this morning. I closed my eyes shut as I walk massaging my nape, nangalay ata kakayuko, I'm just 25 and I feel like I'm already 70 in stress and tiredness. I inhaled harshly as I was about to open my eyes when I hardly bumped unto someone.

"Skáta!" A familiar soft voiced cursed in Greek that made my eyebrows furrowed, I opened my eyes and when I did, I immediately met her liquid brown eyes that made me stilled over my standing place.

Our lips parted in sync as we looked at each other stunned. Annastazia...

I saw her gulp as I couldn't help my eyes to follow the movement of her soft throat. The last time I saw her she was 10, that was before I permanently left Santorini to live here in Philippines. I permanently leave after she lost her consciousness when she overheard my conversation with mom, my conversation with mom why I dislike going home every since she stepped in as her adopted daughter.

It's been eleven years, yet I could still remember how soft her natural reddish lips when it was over mine.

She looks like a complete woman now, she's as tall as my chest, she has curves that is completely revealed by her white crop tank top and low waisted wide legged jeans, her flat stomach is revealed, her medium sized breast were emphasized by her small white top, she's wearing white headphones and a lollipop on her right hand and her phone on her left hand, her natural brown hair is tied up in a messy bun, beautiful- no beautiful isn't enough to describe her at the moment, she looks gorgeous, hot and fine.

I swallowed hard when she stepped forward to get near me, nangingilala ang mga mata niyang nakatingin sa akin bago magkaroon ng kakaibang kislap ang tsokolate niyang mga mata.

Para akong napako sa kinatatayuan ko ng humakbang pa siya hanggang sa tuluyan siyang makalapit sa akin. I was like a statue standing in front of her waiting for her next action which is a complete chaotic mistake, because she tiptoed and kissed my lips!

My eyes almost popped out when she moved her lips a little bit and stayed unmoving for a second before opening her closed eyes that she closed when she pressed her lips against mine.

When her eyes met mine again, her eyes widened as if she just realized what she did and like a scared mouse who saw a big cat, Annastazia moved away turned her back at me as fast as she could before snatching a keycard from a condominium staff and run towards the elevator, I was left standing still, with my lips parted can't believe what she did.

My heart beat were racing at the moment when I heard a staff said something that woke me up immediately from my day dream.

"Sir, she called your mom and Ma'am Pauline assured as she's your sister so we gave her your keycard but I guess ma'am Pauline just hates ms. Kim so much to set you up with a random girl, are you fine sir? Do you feel harassed?"

I cleared my throat and blinked twice as I shook my head, my eyes fell on the pink trolly beside the information desk. I pointed it out, "is that hers?" I asked without looking at the staff.

"Yes sir, should we move it out-"

"No, I'll bring it on my way up." I looked at the staff in his eyes, "don't tell, Kim what you saw. If she went here, block her way tell her I'm not here," I said.

I saw disapproval in his eyes, I immediately knew what he is thinking, that I'm cheating on Kim.

Hindi nako nag abala pang magpaliwanag sa kaniya nilapitan ko ang trolly, at binitbit iyon patungo sa isa pang elevator na mga VIP lang dito ang gumagamit.

It took me a couple of minutes inside the elevator and my mind was just blank with my heart beat still racing fast and when the elevators door opened I gulped hard before counting one to three inside my head and stepping out of the elevator.

I walked towards my condo's door and with shaking hands I opened it making the young woman standing behind the closed door who looks like catching her own breath to jump a little as she immediately turned to face me.

She lifted her fist and do a fighting stance when she saw it was me again. Her other hand was typing something on her phone and seconds later both of our phone's are ringing. Fantastic how could she type on her phone without looking at her phone's screen, teenagers.

Napakunot noo ako saka dinukot ang phone ko sa bulsa ko. It was almost silent so I wonder if she realizes my phone were ringing too as she calls me while she's in front of me.

My frown disappeared when I realized something.

She... Doesn't know it's me? She didn't recognize me?

To confirm I answered her call and put it in a loud speaker.

Annastazia immediately screamed at her phone, "kuyaaa!!! There's a intruder-" she stopped when she heard her voice echoed.

She looked down at my phone before her lips parted wide open, "hello?" She confirmed and of-course my phone on loud speaker said the same thing.

She slowly looked up at me with her whole face looking like a fresh tomato and I couldn't stop my lips from smiling being amused by her cute reaction.

She just realized its me, her supposedly brother.

"Hi, Stazia— fuck!" Napamura ako at nahagis ang phone ko ng bigla siyang matumba at mawalan ng malay dahilan para di matuloy ang dapat kong pang aasar sa kaniya.

I catched her just in time, and I couldn't stop myself from sighing as I wished she could also catch me when I fall but then I remembered, I already fell... with my sister...

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