Under The Same Sky (ON-GOING)

One 💜 Mr. Jimenez

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Kamala Angela Tingson~~~

Jay and I first year anniversary today and yet why? Bakit nakikita ko ngayon ang kaibigan ko at ang boyfriend ko sa mismong kama niya?

"Oh~ Oh~ It feels great baby!!"

"Ahh~ Damn, baby. You're so tight! Ah~"

Napatakip na ako ng bibig nung marinig ko ang sabay nilang pag-ungol dalawa.

Ah. Saka lang pumasok sa isip ko na niloloko ako ng boyfriend ko at ng kaibigan ko. Tumulo ang mga luha ko saka dahan dahang tumalikod at umalis.

Paglabas ko ng condominium ni Jay, mabilis kong pinunasan ang mga luha ko. Ugh. Bakit basta nalang akong umalis? Dapat sinugod ko silang dalawa. Sinabunutan si Monique at sinampal si Jay.

I must have been shocked.

Pero... paano nila nagawa 'to? Si Monique. She was like a sister to me. To think she's one of the closest to me. We're under the same roof but how could I not notice anything suspicious about them?

Jay and I have been together for a year and yet he showed no suspicion about his relationship with Monique. They often saw each other when Jay came to visit me at home. Dun ba nabuo? O habang hindi ko nakikita?

Either way, they are both disgusting.

Paglabas ko ng condominium, bigla nalang akong nahilo. I stayed up all night para lang mag-isip ng ireregalo ko sa kanya and when I came up to something, buong gabi kong ginawa 'to at eto lang pala ang mapapala ko?

Bigla nalang nagpop up sa utak ko yung nakita ko. It was so indecent. Sa lahat lahat ng pwede kong madatnan, yung ganong eksena pa. Mas lalong ang hirap tanggapin. One year feels like nothing after what I've watched.

Humawak ako sa sentido ko saka huminto dahil nasa red ang traffic light. Nahihilo na naman ako. Hindi talaga ako sanay na nagpupuyat.

Ah oo nga pala, ako si Kamala Angela Tingson. I'm a chef of my own small restaurant. I built my own restaurant two years ago and so far, maayos naman ang takbo at kita nito.

I met Jay when he was having dinner alone at my restaurant. For some reason, ipinatawag niya ako, ang may-ari para itanong kung pwede akong maging personal chef niya but I refused. He came multiple times to persuade me but I didn't budge kasi kapag pumayag ako sa gusto niya, iiwan ko ang restaurant ko and I can't just do that.

Pinaghirapan kong itayo ang restaurant na yun and I will manage it hanggang sa maipamana ko yun sa mga magiging anak ko.

I thought that was the end of it, but he kept coming back, every time more persistent than before. Eventually, his persistence wore me down and I agreed to go on a date with him. That was the start of our relationship. But now, all of it feels like a cruel joke.

My parents... well, unfortunately, my family's broken. Right after I graduated from College, they decided to go their separate ways. It was a tough time for me, but I focused on my dream of becoming a chef and opening my own restaurant. Cooking became my refuge, a way to cope with the pain and uncertainty.

Meeting Jay felt like a bright spot in my otherwise chaotic life. He was charming, persistent, and made me feel special. When he first asked me to be his personal chef, I thought he was just another entitled customer. But his persistence won me over, and eventually, I agreed to go on a date with him. We had a good run for a year, or at least, I thought we did.

...that's why I can't believe they did this to me. Kaya ba iba din ang ikinikilos ni Monique ng mga nakaraang araw? She's been avoiding me since last week pero hindi ko pinansin yun dahil inisip kong baka stress lang siya sa work kasi madalas niyang ireklamo yung night shift niya.