Tell Me A Lie [R-18] [Completed]

2 - SECOND MOST HANDSOME MAN

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SECOND MOST HANDSOME MAN

Iris was suffering from a head pounding hang-over that morning. All she wanted to do was rest that day so she pressed the snooze button so many times and willingly drifted off to sleep. Kung hindi pa dahil sa talakan ng mag-asawa sa katabing unit ng tinutuluyan niyang apartment ay baka hindi pa rin siya tuluyang nagising.

Maasim ang ekspresyon ng kanyang mukha dahil sa walang habas na pagmumurahan ng kapitbahay. She was used to the unpleasant screaming and shouting of her neighbor. It wasn't a big deal anymore. The only reason why she's annoyed right now is because she wanted to rest.

Pupungas-pungas na humarap siya sa salamin. She looked horrible. Her hair was messy and her eye make-up was smudged, making her look like a homeless panda. Kailangan na niya ng matinding paligo upang magmukha ulit tao. So she took all her clothes off just to know that she wasn't wearing her underwear. Napasimangot siya sa pag-iisip kung nasaan iyon pero nagkibit-balikat lang siya sa huli. Inisip niyang baka nainitan lang siya kagabi kaya niya hinubad iyon. Or maybe not. She was too drunk to remember.

Ipinikit niya ang mga mata sa pagpatak ng malamig na tubig sa kanyang balat.

What happened last night?

Pilit niyang inalala kung ano ang nangyari kagabi. Her eyes pried open when she remembered everything. The water on her skin became colder as the images of her and the stranger entangled with each other flooded her memories. God, she had sex with someone that she barely knows!

Napasinghap siya sabay tutop sa bibig. That wasn't really like her. She tried to recall why, why on the earth had she done that. And then she remembered. Kung hindi ba naman siya talaga martir at nagpapakatanga para sa kanyang ex-boyfriend, hindi siguro siya nag-inom kagabi. She wasn't a drinker at all. Pero ang lakas pa rin ng loob niya na magpunta sa club mag-isa. Buti na lang ay nakauwi pa siya ng buhay. Iyon nga lang, walang panty.

Mag-iisang taon na dapat sila ng ex-boyfriend niyang si Troy. Pero nakikipahiwalay na ito sa kanya. She doesn't have any clue why. Akala niya ay okay ang lahat. Hindi niya sukat akalain na pakikipahiwalay pala ang ibubungad nito sa kanya pag-uwi nito galing America. She thought he was finally going to propose! But he just cheated on her. And she's trying her best to win him back by proving that's she is better than his new woman.

Makayaring maligo ay tiningnan niya ang kanyang cellphone, nagbabakasakali na nag-iwan ng text doon si Troy. Like always, nothing. Malungkot na ibinagsak niya ang puwitan sa kama. Nagtipa siya ng mensahe para rito.

"Troy, I know this is pathetic but we need to talk."

She sighed. Tiningnan niyang muli ang screen ng phone. Hindi pa nagrereply ang dating nobyo. Isang mahabang buntung-hininga ulit ang kumawala mula sa bibig niya. Napasulyap siya sa oras at araw sa screen ng kanyang phone. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang makitang Lunes pala at 2 hours late na siya sa trabaho. Halos makalimutan niya ang pagsuot ng panty dahil sa labis na pagmamadali para lamang makapasok sa trabaho.

She can't be late. Iyon na nga lang ang matinong trabahong mayroon siya, hindi pa niya magawa ng matino.

Papatawid na siya sa main road nang magvibrate ang kanyang cellphone. She couldn't fight the urge to take it out from her pocket, thinking that it might be Troy. Her heartbeat quickened when his name flashed on the screen.

"Alright. Susunduin kita pagkatapos ng shift mo."

Iris smiled widely while typing a reply. But the smile immediately left her lips when she heard the unpleasant screeching of tires coming towards her direction. Awtomatikong lumipad ang kanyang tingin doon. Sunud-sunud na pagbusina ang kanyang narinig. Her eyes widened with fear and she screamed at the top of her lungs when she saw the speeding car. Buti na lang ay nakapagmenor ito ng kalahating metro mula sa kinatatayaun niya. That was a close call.