The Obnoxious One ✔️

[43] Fake Actions

Forty Three

RAM LEWIS DIZON

It’s been a week since Francine was discharged from the hospital. Ganun pa rin, she wasn’t able to regain her memories yet.

“Ram” tawag niya sakin. She’s looking outside the window.

“Yes?” tanong ko sa kanya habang papalapit ako.

“Since your parents knew about us, why don’t we tell it to the public?” Doon pa lang siya tumingin pagkatapos niyang sabihin ang mga katagang yun. May halong lungkot yung mga tingin niya.

Umupo ako sa tabi niya. Hindi pa siya pwedeng magkikilos.

“You know we can’t, how about my brother’s feelings?” sumimangot siya.

“It’s always your brother’s sake” umirap siya at muling humarap sa bintana.

I sighed.

Eto yung isa pang nagbago sa kanya, naging sensitive siya sa lahat ng bagay. Para bang hindi na siya yung matured na Francine na nakilala ko. I don’t really know what happened. Pero sometimes parang napapansin kong may mali.

“Babe, listen. Gusto ko rin namang i-out sa public ‘to pero alam mong malaking issue yun” Ako. Muli siyang humarap sakin.

“Okay. I understand, sorry” She hugged me after that. We never kissed since the day she was discharged. Ayokong mag-take ng advantage, at isa pa, I made a promise to my brother. Dito ako titira sa bahay NILA pero never kong gagalawin ang fiance niya.

She was about to kiss me pero umiwas ako. Nagtaka naman siya kung bakit.

“We can’t. I made a promise” tumayo ako agad sa kama at bumalik sa harapan ng laptop ko.

“No one’s gonna see us” pabulong na sabi niya. Sht! She’s seducing me.

Humarap ako sa kanya. Oops! Wrong move. She bit her lower lip. Takte! Inaakit talaga ko nito. Umiwas na lang ako ulit ng tingin. Marami akong emails na dapat sagutin. Pati na rin yung mail nung private investigator na nirent ko para hanapin si Lindsay. That crazy bitch needs to pay for what she did. For now si Ashley pa lang ang nakakaalam kung sino ang may gawa ng lahat.

I felt her arms on my back. Geez!

“Babe, no. You can’t kiss me, baka hindi ko mapigilan. Hindi ka pa pwede” sumimangot siya at umupo sa lap ko. I can feel my manhood hardened.

“It’s just a kiss, we never kissed since…” she paused. “I don’t know. I felt like it’s been years” sabi niya. Lumalabas na naman ang pagiging isip bata niya.

Nagisip ako saglit. Should I kiss her or should I keep my promise? Tama naman siya, no one’s gonna see us. Pero malay ko ba kung may pinalagay na CCTV dito si kuya habang nasa hospital pa lang kami?

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FRANCINE REESE ARAGON

I know you’re all confused. I don’t have that kind of selective amnesia they were talking about. Yes. Nagpapanggap lang akong may sakit ako to be with Ram. Selfish na kung selfish. Pero nung araw na nabaril ako sabi ko if I would be given a chance to live another life, I’ll spend it with Ram. No one else.

At ito lang yung alam kong way para magawa yun. I already talked to my doctor, she agreed. Ofcourse! Sabi ko dodoblehin ko yung payment, may extra charge pa.

Bago pa makasagot si Ram ay hinalikan ko na siya. I know he also wants this. After a while I felt him returning my kisses. Alam kong mabibitin siya pero hindi pa rin naman namin pwedeng gawin yun, I don’t want to violate Royce also. Alam kong umaasa pa siyang maaalala ko siya.