CHAPTER 10
Pagkapasok ni Zed pinuntahan niya agad ang mini bar niya at nagbuhos ng brandy sa baso.
“Zed, what is this all about?” may frustration na tanong ni Lyn na lumapit sa lalaki.
“I don’t want you going home anymore.” Zed said matter-of-factly at uminom sa baso niya. “You want some?” alok ni Zed. Linapitan ni Zed ang mini-bar at bumuhos na rin ng brandy. Nilagok niya ng isahan lamang ang one shot ng brandy na binuhos niya sa baso.
“Hey, slow down.” Komento ni Zed na napangiti pa. “It might not be good for the little man.” Bumulong si Zed. Hindi ito narining ni Lyn.
“I think I need to be drunk just to take this all in.” sagot naman ni Lyn sa sinabi ni Zed na maghinay-hinay sa pag-inom.
“Bakit, sadya bang napaka-hellish ang makasama ako at kailangan mo pang magpakalasing?” may tampo sa tono ng lalaki.
“No, but I need to be under the influence so I won’t be hysterical from what I’m hearing from you.” sarcastic na sagot naman ng dalaga.
Umupo si Zed sa sofa. Hinarap ito ni Lyn sa pag-upo niya sa arm chair na nasa harap ng sofa.
“Tell me Zed, what are you up to?” tanong ni Lyn na nakatingin sa mata nito.
“Well…” ibinaba ni Zed ang baso ng brandy sa coffeetable na nasa pagitan nila. “I just don’t want you leaving my side.”
“Why?” tanong ni Lyn. Hindi siya naniniwala sa sinasabi ng lalaki. Isa itong palaisipan sa kanya.
“Because everytime you leave me, the thought that you are out fucking somebody else makes me want to kill someone.” Hindi makapaniwala si Zed na inamin niya iyon sa sarili.
“What’s this? Are you suddenly turning possessive on me?”
“Girlfriend kita kaya may karapatan ako.”
“Well, yeah… as of this evening, yes… but, hell Zed, this is precisely why I don’t like relationships. I shy away from commitment like it is the plague because this thing… what you’re doing… I hate this.” Nagbuntung-hininga si Lyn.
“I know what you mean… believe me…” sinuklay ng kamay ni Zed ang sariling buhok tanda ng kanyang sariling frustration. “I used to hate relationships too.”
Lyn knew what he meant. Siya lang naman ang pinaka-kilalang playboy sa Singapore at ngayon ay sa Manila. Sa kanyang pag-tanong-tanong isa din itong commitment-phobe. So… anyare?
“Now, where is this all coming from Zed? You know this can’t happen. I will run away from you if this is what you want. I hate being controlled.”
“I know that too.” Natigil si Zed. Uminom sa baso ng brandy, sumandal sa backrest ng sofa, at pinikit ng mata. “I don’t know what you did to me.” Lyn felt a confession coming on. “Ever since that night, it’s like you took away a part of me and I just needed to find it again. I know this is cheesy… but you have that part of me, I just cannot be whole again. You complete me Lyn.” Bukas na ang mata nito sa pagsaad ng last sentence na ‘yun.
Nagpanic si Lyn. Tumayo.
“Well then, undo it man! Punyeta… hindi tayo pwedeng ganito. Ano ‘to, hindi na ako pwedeng umuwi? I cannot go to places where I want to go? Pati pa pagtratrabaho ko pipigilan mo ako? Paano kung may meeting ako sa Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong, pipigilan mo din ba ako?” Lyn’s work requires her to travel a lot.
It is now Zed’s turn na magbuntung-hininga. Nakasandal pa rin ito sa sofa at tumingala sa kisame. “We’ll work it out.”
“Zed, this will not do. This will definitely not fucking DO!” isinigaw na ni Lyn ang huling salita ng kanyang sentence at tumayo na. Naglakad ng padabog papunta sa kwarto ni Zed at isinara ng malakas ang pinto. Narinig ni Zed ang kalabog.
Ngumiti lamang si Zed. “I will have you Lyn. I don’t care in whatever way, but I will have you.” Uminom ito sa brandy glass at ngumiting muli.
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CHOCOSHINE'S NOOK:
My apologies for the long delay in the update. Sobrang busy. Travel. Work. At kung anu-ano pa.
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