Captivating Aphrodite (UNEDITED)

Chapter 4

Adam's POV 

I was looking at the ceiling. It's already 4 in the morning but I'm still up. I am fcking jealous. Naiinis ako sa sarili ko. Alam kong wala akong karapatan. Hindi ako mahal ni Reese. Well, she does. But as a brother. And that fcks up the whole story. Ilang beses ko nang sinasabi sa sarili ko na hindi pwede. Hindi ako dapat magselos! But fck...the way she smiles, the way she laughs and the way her eys glimmer in front of him while Damien is around. Nakakabaliw. She's obviously in love with that asshole. 

I decided to leave my fcking room. Hindi rin naman ako makatulog, better go and spend my remaining time. Bumaba ako at dumiretso sa kitchen. Kumuha ako ng beer sa fridge, and there, my thoughts drifted away. 

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"Don't you have a room? Spencer naman!" i heard someone was making monologue in front of me. Napadilat ako and saw Reese. Nakanighties pa din sya. I glimpse at the clock, wtf? 8 na? Why is she still dressed like that? Sometimes I think she's teasing me! 

"Sorry." Yun lang ang nasabi ko. I don't know what I was sorry for. Sorry for loving you? Sorry for sleeping in the counter? Hindi ko na alam. I wanna punch myself for feeling this bllshit. 

Sabi nila, pag nagmahal ka, your world will become very wonderful. Yung lagi kang masaya, lagi kang inspired, you wake up everyday for someone, not just to work for a living. But what I'm feeling is definitely an opposite. It's a great torture. Who would have thought that Adam Spencer Preston would think about love? Ha-ha. Oo, lalaki ako. I'm an @ss. I've dated a lot of girls, I've done a lot of mistakes and sins. But I still believe I don't deserve this. Hindi ko deserve na masaktan nang ganito. I believe, kahit gaano pa kasama ang isang tao, he deserves a wonderful life, a happy ending. Kahit yung taong hindi ko pa nakikita sa buong buhay ko na nagluwal sa akin, she deserves a good life, wherever she is. 

"Matulog ka na sa kwarto mo. Sige na, you look wasted. Ang dami mo yatang ininom kagabi," she said. I am wasted, Reese. I wanna tell her that I'm wasted because of her. It fcking hurts me seeing her with somebody else. Hindi ko talaga kayang tanggapin.

Reese's POV 

The night yesterday was a blast! Akala ko papagalitan ako ni daddy dahil may boyfie na ako. Hihihi. Hindi pala. He seems to like my Damien. Hindi naman ako nagtataka, Damien is nice. Humorous, mabait, cute, cheerful. Damien is really the best boyfie ever. 

Speaking of the sexy god, he's calling. I grinned upon hearing his voice. He is so manly.

"Hi, babe." He said. I could feel him smirking on the other line. Ang tindi ng connection naming dalawa. I can feel his actions even he isn't around me. I am so into Damien.

"Hi loverboy," I sexily replied. I heard him chuckled. At naiimagine ko ang topless nyang katawan with his abs...oh lala ~

"You're driving me crazy, babe. I'm fantasizing about you," he replied. Parang namula naman ako sa sinabi nya. I became quiet, and I heard him groaned. I gasped then he chuckled. "My babe is feeling sexy...hmm. But I gotta hang up now. My pictorial ako mamaya," he said. I said i love you and bid goodbye.

Damien is the number 1 male model in the country at number 12 naman sya sa buong mundo. How proud can i get? Para akong teenager na napangiti. Who would have thought that I'd be this lucky?

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Adam's POV

I was playing with my toy car nang biglang lumapit si daddy sa akin. He was with a girl, well, a kid. She's around 5 and I am already 8 that time. Malaki na ako. That's what I always say to dad and he would always laugh and we'll end up playing. My dad and I are close. Mahal na mahal ko ang daddy Timothy ko.

"Acer, my son," I heard my dad call me. I stopped playing and hugged him. The girl seems to frown but I don't care. I love daddy so much.

My dad calls me Acer when I was a little boy. Adam Spencer, A-cer. Bukod sa pinaikli ko itong pangalan, he said I am an acer. Matalino akong bata and I can ace and be number one on everything, he would always explain that to me. And i would always believe him...pero hindi na ngayon.

"Son, this is Aphrodite. She is your younger sister," my dad said. Sister? Napakunot ang noo ko. I know ako lang ang anak ni daddy Tim. Then sino sya?

"Hi. Daddy Timothy said brother daw kita. Hi kuya!" the little girl smiled at me then hugged me. I admit I don't like her at first pero ngayon, biglang lumambot ang puso ko. She is so angelic. Her brown big eyes, pointy nose, red small lips, curly hair is perfect. I hugged her back.

"Acer, from now on, you'll have each other. Alagaan mo si Aphrodite, mahalin mo sya. Protektahan mo ang kapatid mo. Aphrodite, be good to your brother. Mahalin mo rin sya ng sobra. Mahal na mahal ko kayong dalawa..." and daddy hugged us. That day, I felt complete. I feel like my longing for a mother flew. Pakiramdam ko buo na ang pagkatao ko, kahit wala akong mama.

Aphrodite and I grew together very close. Graduating na ako sa high school and she was in first year. Maraming suitor si Aphrodite. Mula first year hanggang fourth year kilala sya. She's very beautiful. And those times, my curse began. Nakaramdam na ako ng kakaiba para kay Aphrodite. I was so scared that time. Hindi pwedeng magkaroon ng romantic relationship ang magkapatid. Incest is sinful. Pinigilan ko ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya. Pero hindi ko kayang lumayo. Sa bawat subok kong lumayo, tumitindi ang pagmamahal ko sa kanya lalo. Minsan naiiyak ako sa gabi. Nagdadasal ako sa diyos. Iniisip ko sa impyerno na ang bagsak ko dahil napakalaking kasalanan ang nagagawa ko. Mahal na mahal ko si Aphrodite. Hindi na bilang isang kuya, kundi bilang isang lalaki. Gusto ko syang makasama at maging asawa ko sa hinaharap, at natatakot ako sa mga naiisip ko.

Until that one night changed everything.

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