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twenty-four

Antok na antok si lora kaso ay ilang beses niyang pinihit ang seradura ng pintuan ng kwarto ni diego ay nakakandado eto sa loob. Nakailang beses na rin siyang kumakatok at di man lang siya pinagbubuksan ni diego. Ilang tawag na ang ginawa niya sa pangalan neto kaso manhid yata ang lalaki at hinahayaan siyang mamuti ang kamao kakakatok.

Nag aalburuto na ang inis niya idagdag pa na halos di niya na mapigilan ang antok.

Noong isang gabi ay balak niyang makitulog sa kwarto ni maya kaso ay hindi siya pinayagang pumasok ni rafael kaya nman nang pinagbuksan siya ni tessa at pinayagang matulog sa kwarto neto at ni landon ay sobra siyang nakahinga ng maluwang. Wala siyang pakialam kong may gagawing milagro ang dalawa dahil alam niyang di rin niya maibubuka ang mga mata at kahit gustuhin niyang makinig sa sexy time ng mga eto ay patuloy ang pagdaloy ng kanyang utak sa kalaliman ng antok. She dosed off without even realising at nagising lang siya sa malakas na boses ni diego na pinalilipat siya sa kwarto neto.

Ngayon naman ay sinaraduhan siya neto ng pintuan ng kwarto neto. Alas onse na ng gabi at kumaen lang nman siya saglit. Nagpaalam pa nga siya dito.

Naiiyak na si lora sa sobrang inis at frustration kay diego.

"It's sound proof lorabels. Diego can't hear you. Sa kwarto ko nalang ikaw matulog." naka crossed arms si avi habang humihikab.

Napanguso si lora.

"derrick is with you?" tumango eto

"Tsk. Ayoko doon. Nandoon ang asawa mo malamang sasamaan na naman ako nun ng tingin."

Bumuntunghininga si avi saka nilabas ang celfone saka may tinawagan.

"Hey diegs, why don't you open your door for lora she's al-

Di pa man tapos ni avi ang pagsasalita ay naningkit ang mga mata netong binaba ang celfone.

"Sleep in the guestroom. That's what he says lora. I think he doesn't like sleeping with someone beside him."

Biglang kumirot ang puso ni lora.

Hindi talaga niya maintindihan si diego. Minsan naman na silang nagtatabi pero grabe eto kong umiwas sa kanya ngayon nang malaman netong buntis siya. Hindi niya maintindihan kong iniiwasan ba siya neto o nagbibigay eto ng signal na siya na mismo ang umiwas.

She's hurting and she can't even complain.

Napalunok siya. Naiiyak talaga siya at pinipigilan niya lamang ang huwag tumulo ang mga luha. She's very sensetive this days.

Nag abot ang paningin nila ni aviona.

Her cold eyes penetrates her inside.

"Let's go. I needed to talk to you" bulong neto at nagpatiuna nang bumaba ng pangalawang palapag. Nasa baba ang guest rooms kaya naman napabuntunghininga siyang sumunod kay aviona laylay ang balikat. Gusto sana niyang makatabi si diego at samyuhin ang natural netong amoy. She's been craving he's scent and yet he's so close yet so far away.

How can i make you completely mine diego when your the one whose been distancing your self from me.

It makes my heart aches for you more.

And it's making my frustrations worst and my mind wonder.

How far can i go to claim the only price i ever wanted eversince i met you.

The price so difficult to have, so difficult to claim.

Your Love, Diego Antonious.

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"Where is he? Did you asked him about her?" hithit buga ang ginawa ni diego habang kuyom ang kamao na nakatitig sa kalaliman ng gabi sa terasa ng kanyang kwarto. He stared at the bright night and his lips curved into a dangerous smirk when the other person talked.

"He's just a friend of lora, diegs. He's not interested in her. As per his words. Lora needs his help that's why his helping him. Lora and his late wife is friends way back. That's what he said." napadiin ang hawak ni diego sa celfone.

"Bullshit!"

He heared the person on the other line chuckled.

"Just accept it diegs. She is carrying your own flesh and blood. And man, did you even used protection while doing it with her? I beat you didn't. Don't doubt you heart pare. Don't even let your coldness and ruthlesness make her leave you. We both know how difficult you are diegs. The most complicated human devil." the man chuckled on the other line kaya naman ibinaba na ni diego ang celfone at tinapos ang paghithit buga ng sigarilyo.

His mind was working non stop and it's complicating his heart. He's in between believing her and finding the truth. His mind was in doubt yet his heart says otherwise.

Hindi pa nararanasan ni diego ang kakaibang pakiramdam na ibinibigay at ipinaparamdam sa kanya ni lora. Even arrianne wasn't as complicated as he is feeling right now.

He is torn between loving her and rejecting her.

Pumasok siya sa loob ng kanyang kwarto. The music was still playing which calmed his mind.

His favorite song.

Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
And time's forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer 'til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone, wait for me to come home

Sinabayan niya sa utak ang pagkanta. Tinanggal ang damit saka kumuha ng weights.

His mind was running non stop at iisang mukha ang palageng lumalabas sa kanyang balintataw. Ang maamo at magandang mukha ni lora.

She is so familiar na minsan naiisip niyang nakita niya na eto. He's memory is still intact that's why he knows he see's her before. At kailangan niyang malaman kong sino nga ba si lora.

Her identity was covered.

Isa sa mga kasama at pinagkakatiwalaan niya sa CIA ay ang kanyang tinawagan. He needs him to dig deeper and to penentrate the system about lora's information.

Hanggang ngayon ay nahihirapan parin etong alamin ang katotohanan patungkol kay lorabella.

Hinihingal na tumayo si diego ng maalala ang kaparehong pangalan.

"Lora bella" bigkas ni diego

And he blink.

A certain cold and emotionless face of a person pops-up on his mind.

Kumabog ang kanyang puso. Naningkit ang kanyang mga mata.

They both have the same name. The same face. And yet different personality.

Fuck!

Inabot niya ang celfone at tinawagan mismo ang pinsang si derrick franco.

"Tell me franco. Is Lorabella, your fiancee and the one  i am with is the same person?" hinihingal siya sa antisipasyon.

"The one and only Empress Bella." Derrick chuckled.

Binaba ni diego ang celfone at umupo sa dulo ng kama.

Damn it!

She got her pregnant?

The one woman she needed to protect. The girl na pinapangako sa kanya ni arriane na kanyang poprotektahan.

Napahilamos si diego at inabot ang sigarilyo saka humithit buga.

Damn it! 

He knocks her up. He's screwed!

Really really screwed!

"Damn!"