Chapter 1
The heavy rain was pouring outside, quenching flora and fauna. I can distinctly hear the rain pitter-pattered outside his unit, small pellets of water were cascading from the top of every glass window while the city lights majestically glowed with shades of orange and yellow under the graphite sky. How I wished that the rain can wash all the problems I have as of the moment, with each pristine drop from the holy grail, gradually erasing my pensive sadness and every other thing that's seething inside my chest.
Sa ilang minuto na nakalipas ay nanatiling gano'n ang posisyon naming dalawa. The salty tears that mingled on my face and the thumping inside my chest remained. "Tangina, anong ginagawa mo?" I mumbled on his chest, garalgal pa rin ang aking boses.
He hummed and slowly let out a soft chuckle, "Comforting you, love. Isn't that what I am doing for the past four minutes?" nanunuya niyang tugon ngunit mabilis ko siyang itinulak palayo sa'kin.
Dali-dali kong pinahid ang mga luhang lumandas sa aking pisngi gamit ang likod ng aking kamay. My eyes are prolly puffy right now.
"You probably want me to sleep with you, you fucktard!" I blurted out. "And stop calling me 'love'. It's fucking disgusting!" iritable kong dagdag.
I abruptly tugged out my pepper spray out of my pockets and immediately aimed it at him. It's so funny how I am so impetuous right now than earlier. Mas malala pa nga 'yung sitwasyon ko kanina but who knows?
Mabilis niyang itinaas ang magkabilang kamay bilang pagsuko bago niya ako sinimangutan. "Woah, wala akong sinabing ganyan at wala rin akong intensyon na ganyan," depensa niya sa kaniyang sarili.
I rolled my eyes at that. That's what a typical playboy says. As if naman na maniniwala ako dyan. I slightly cocked my head to the side, still aiming the pepper spray at him while staggering backwards.
He blew out a deep sigh, "We can have coffee before you leave," suhestiyon niya at naglakad papunta sa kusina. "I can brew you coffee" presinta niya, tila ba'y mahirap na gawain ang pagtitimpla ng kape ngunit nakaya niyang gawin iyon.
"Did I say that I'll stay?" pamimilosopo ko sa kaniya.
His brow shot up, "Then, why didn't you leave?" mababa niyang saad habang nakatuon ang atensyon sa pagtitimpla ng kape.
Natigilan ako roon sa sinabi niya at tuluyan kong naibaba ang hawak kong pepper spray na nakatutok sa direksyon niya.
"Come on, Yuki. If you have something that's weighing you down then please, tell me. I will listen to it" marahan niyang saad ngunit hindi ako natinag. How the hell did this brazen playboy able to gauge that?
"At bakit ko naman sasabihin sa'yo ang mga problema ko? Are you trying to comfort me so I can sleep with you?" mariin kong sinabi, kumuyom ang aking kamao nang sinabi ko 'yon sa kaniya. With just the thought of it, it really makes me repulse.
Tumigil siya sa ginagawa niya at tumikhim. Pumihit siya para lingunin ako, "Yuki, stop pushing that kind of topic. I don't want to skirmish over that. Sinasabi ko lang naman na kung may gusto kang makausap, nandito lang naman ako," he nonchalantly said. "Here, I made you coffee" prente niyang sinabi at tumungo sa pwesto ko.
He offered me the mug of warm and freshly brewed coffee. I acquiescently took it from his hold, the scent of coffee quickly filled my nostrils and the mug was devoid from coldness, the tawny-colored coffee sat steadily on the clay mug as I wrap my fingers around its container. Nag-angat ako ng tingin sa kaniya at nasilayan siyang nag-aabang sa magiging reaksyon ko sa kape niya.
"Wala akong nilagay na ibang likido dyan," agap niya bago ko dinala ang mug sa labi ko. I winced when the hot coffee scalded my tongue.
Pumalatak siya, "Dahan-dahan kasi, medyo excited ka atang matikman ang kape ko" pilyo niyang ani.
