Be Mine

20

Lianna woke up with a throbbing headache. She touched her forehead, massaging it, before opening her eyes. She looked around and saw that she is in a hotel room. She tried to remember what happened the night before, but everything feels blurry. She sat up slowly, not to worsen her headache, and checked on herself. She saw that she is now wearing a robe, she checked under it and felt a bit relieved that she is still wearing her underwear. She looked around the room again and she doesn't remember that the room looks like that. She is now panicking deep inside on how she got there.

Did someone bring her there? Did someone take advantage of her?

She was about to get off from the bed when she hears someone say, "Gising ka na pala..", she looked by the door and got shocked when she saw Caloy, standing there, wearing a robe the same as her.

"Good Morning, Lia!", he greets her. Carlos steps forward and all she could do was move back on the bed and pull all the comforter to cover her.

"Wag ka lalapit!", she says. "Oh my God, Lia! May nangyari ba sa inyo kagabi? Wala kang kasama kagabi, diba?", her mind asking her these questions.

"Lia.. sandali..", he steps forward again.

"Wag kang lalapit sabi eh!", she raised her voice and her heart is pounding hard already.

"Lia, let me explain.", he says while staying where he is.

"Shit! So, something happened?", her mind is getting confused. Carlos stepped forward again, getting near her. She does not know what to do, but to get the pillow and throw it at him, but he quickly caught it. "Damn his reflexes!"

"Anong ginawa mo sa akin, Caloy?! Bakit ako nandito? Bakit ganito ang suot ko?", he throws the pillow again. "Bakit ganyan ang suot mo? Did you take advantage of me?"

"Lia! Sandali! Magpapaliwanag ako!"

"Anong explain?! Akala ko pa naman mabait ka! Walanghiya ka naman pala!", she's getting angrier by the minute.

"Lia, can you calm down! Hayaan mo muna ako magpaliwanag."

She took deep breaths thinking what might've happened the night before. She heard the doorbell ring and saw Carlos get it. When he came back, he is with a lady. She assumes she is from the hotel since she is wearing a uniform.

"Miss, paliwanag mo nga sa kanya kung anong nangyari kagabi?", Carlos asks the lady.

"Good morning po, Ma'am.", the lady starts. "Ako po si Sheila. Ako po yung nagpalit sa inyo kagabi."

Lianna looked at the girl, trying to check if she is telling the truth. "Nagpalit? Bakit ako kailangan palitan?", she asks. She's frustrated that she can't remember anything.

"Ma'am, nagsuka po kasi kayo kagabi. Nagpatulong po si Sir. Sabi po niya palitan po kita.", she explains further. She vomited? So he helped this Shiela change her clothes? "Wag po kayo mag-alala, nasa labas po ng kwarto si Sir habang pinapalitan ko kayo. Yung damit niyo po, pina-dry clean na po ni Sir. Nandoon na po sa cabinet, naka-hang na po.", she continues as if the lady knew the questions that she had in mind.

"Totoo ba yang sinasabi mo?", she asks the girl. "Bakit naka-robe ka din, Caloy?", she asks Caloy, who is just standing by the door with his arms crossed across his chest.

"Yes, Ma'am. Totoo po. Si Sir po kasi nasukahan niyo din kaya pina dry clean rin po niya yung mga damit niya." and smiled. Lianna tooka deep breath. She is still analyzing what happened. "Sige po, I'll go ahead po.", says the lady when she didn't ask anymore questions.

"Thank you, Sheila.", Carlos says.

"Welcome, Sir. Ipapa-akyat ko na rin po yung orders niyo. Sige po, Ma'am.", then she left the room.