Wedding Ditcher

SEVENTEEN

Kieffer caressing my hair was making me sleepy. It's past eight in the morning and we're still in bed, cuddling under the sheets covering our naked bodies.

Pagod pa ako, ayoko pang umalis sa higaan. Ikaw ba naman angkinin ng paulit-ulit, hindi ka kaya mapapagod? Plus I love the feeling of his warm body against mine. The feeling of his skin touching my bare body.

"Aren't you late for work? Malayo pa naman 'tong condo ko sa opisina mo."

We didn't head home to the mansion last night. I won't risk getting caught by papa. I got too conscious when we first did it. I don't wanna go through that again.

"Mag ha-half day lang ako ngayon." sabi ko na nakahilig sa dibdib niya.

He circled his arms around my waist."And what will you tell your dad?"

"I'll just make an excuse." I assured him. "With the help of my friends of course."

"You really have each others back."

"It took me long to finally meet people like them. People I can trust. Friends I can always count on. Remember my high school friends?"

Tumingala ako. "Most of them were fake. Nakipagkaibigan lang kasi sikat ako sa school. Kasi mayaman ako. Kasi maganda ako. When I needed them, they suddenly disappeared."

"You mean sina Katy? Loissa? Tama ba yung pangalan nila?"

"'Di na yun importante. Wala na akong pake sa kanila."

"At least nalaman mo ang totong ugali nila or you wouldn't meet your friends now."

Hinigpitan ko ang yakap kay Kief. I really don't want to think about it. I don't wanna remember all the pain I went through that time. I just want to cherish this moment.

"So..." mabilis na umalis si Kief sa aking tabi at pinatungan ako. "Mag ha-half day ka ngayon." dahan-dahan niyang nilapit ang kanyang mukha saka hinalikan ang labi ko. "Let's have another round. Shall we?"

Napatawa ako. "Kief!" this man is incorrigible

I was lucky papa didn't notice that I wasn't home last night. 'Di rin yun napansin ng mga kapatid ko at nila manang at manong.

Nasa opisina na si papa nang maka-uwi ako sa bahay. 'Di ko rin alam kung nasaan ang mga kapatid ko. Si manang naman nasa pool, na hindi rin napansin ang pagdating ko.

Umuwi lang ako para magbihis at kunin ang mga gamit sa trabaho. I wore a white crop top and salmon wide leg pants paired with Louboutin heels.

As soon as I finished, agad akong umalis sa mansyon gamit ang kotse ko.

I greeted Maddy as I arrived and got no reply from her. Nakatunganga lang siya sa harap ng monitor niya.

I snapped my fingers in front of her. "Hello? Earth to Maddy. You okay?"

"Ano yun?" she looked very occupied as she came back to her senses. "Nand'yan ka na pala."

"Problem?" I asked worried.

Umiling siya. "It's nothing. Pumasok ka na nga dun at magtrabaho."

Aaaaand she's back.

I guess she's fine. Ngumiti lang ako sa kanya at naglakad papasok sa opisina ko.

I placed my things on my table and opened my laptop. I felt the need to drink something kaya lumabas ako para bumili.

Dinaanan ko muna si Maddy in case she needs one too. "I'll just go downstairs sa coffee shop. May ipapabili ka?"