BECOMING MRS. ACOSTA (Love in the Mountains)(COMPLETED)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

            Hunter was feeling the worst headache he experienced in his entire life.

His head was like splitting in half. Mas matindi pa ito sa mga hangover na naranasan niya noon. Nang subukan niyang imulat ang mata niya, nanlalabo pa ang kanyang paningin at muling ipinikit-pikit ang mata. Napabuga siya ng hangin at gumalaw pero agad ding napahinto.

Nakiramdam siyang mabuti.

Mayroon siyang katabi. May mga kamay na nakapulupot sa kanya. Tumingin siya sa paligid at narito siya sa kanyang kubo. Agad na pumukaw sa kanya ang mga nakakalat na saplot sa sahig.

Nanlalaki ang mga matang tiningnan niya ang sarili at nakita niyang hubo't-hubad siya. Napalunok siya nang tingnan ang babaeng nasa tabi niya.

Tulog na tulog si Amber.

"Fuck," mahinang bulalas niya at napalunok. Hindi agad siya makagalaw. Pilit niyang inalala ang nangyari kagabi.

Si Apo Ingkang, pinipilit siyang kailangan niyang sipingan si Amber dahil nasa prophecy daw na kailangan nilang magsiping. Isang bathala at isang babaylan. He didn't have a choice, but he has a plan last night to get away from that situation. Nagawa nga nila 'nung una ni Amber. Nalinlang nila ang buong tribo na may nangyari na sa kanila but last night, he was so sure he was going to get away again.

Then he remembered the bamboo glass. The broth that Apo Ingkang made them drink.

"Oh, shit." Naitakip ni Hunter ang mga kamay sa bibig. Unti-unting bumabalik ang nangyari kagabi.

It was too late when he found out that Apo Ingkang gave them a spiked broth. The old woman used the marijuana leaves that can be found in the tribe. He keeps on hitting his head just to make sure that he could remember what happened last night.

He saw Amber trying to vomit. He saw horror on her face when she learned what kind of broth they took. Siya? Ilang minuto pagkatapos makainom noon ay parang bigla siyang dinala sa kung saan. At nakita niya si Aria.

Aria was in front of him last. She was talking to him. She was making love with him and he gave in. God knows how much he misses his wife and he couldn't let the chance to pass last night.

But in between kissing Aria, he could see Amber too. He felt bad that he was still kissing Aria, but he wanted to kiss Amber. He was so confused. Everything happened so fast. He was kissing his wife at the same he was also making love with Amber.

He was trying to resist the effects of the broth. He kept on telling himself, that was just a trip. But it was so real. He could feel Aria's kisses. He could feel Amber's body. What happened last night was like a dream come true.

He had a threesome last night.

But today, he knew it was just a dream. A trip. He couldn't think if it's a good trip or a bad one, but one thing is for sure, Amber was not going to take this easily.

            Napalunok pa si Hunter habang nanatiling nakatingin sa babaeng nanatiling tulog. Laglag na laglag ang katawan nito na nakayakap sa kanya. Tingin nga niya kahit anong likot ang gawin niya ay hindi ito magigising. Pinilit niyang labanan ang sakit ng ulo na nararamdaman at dahan-dahang gumalaw. Inalis niyang ang kamay ni Amber na nakapatong sa katawan niya at inayos niya ang pagkakahiga nito sa papag. Napatiim bagang siya nang makita ang dried blood stains sa kawayang kama.

            It did really happen.

            They really had sex.

            Pakiramdam ni Hunter ay lalong sumakit ang ulo niya. He promised to himself that he was going to practice celibacy until she found the right woman again. But it was broken because of one single glass of marijuana broth.