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Page 62 - It Was Cold Without You

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Page 62 – It Was Cold Without You

[Zony]

The Emperor crossed his arms and faced me, irritation visible on his face. I need to be careful or else baka masapak na naman niya ako.

This Emperor who desperately insisted I should call him my Uncle could really act like a child on his tantrums!

“Fuck buddy. Stop treating sex as if it is wrong.” he said, “Our body needs sex. It’s normal, niece. It can distract you from other important things if your body is craving to be pleasured. And you’re already single. Or maybe you prefer a girl, I can find—”

“What? No! I'm straight, Uncle naman!” reklamo ko sa kaniya.

Napatawa ulit siya. He sounded sincere at mukhang nawala na ang inis.

“I know. Just kidding,” saad niya, “Anyway, niece, your personal guard will be your trusted friend. He will be your companion in all ways.” He winked. “Even in bed.”

Napalunok ako.

“O-Okay..”

“Stop stammering! It’s irritating!”

“Okay! Ba't ba ang high blood mo?”

Napahagalpak siya ng tawa, nang kumalma na, he stated,

“Your Aunt told that exact line to me before!”

I really have a psychopathic, crazy, powerful Uncle.

“So now, choose, niece. Choose your personal guard. Choose carefully.”

I walked to be nearer but careful not to go so near para hindi ko matapakan yung semen na nagkalat sa semento. I pretended that I'm still deciding when I already knew my choice.

He's one of the behaved seven, but unlike his behaved companions whose eyes kept on roaming around as if they were bored, his eyes were on me all those times.

Even from afar, I knew his eyes were green, green like the color of newly sprung leaf and I found no malice on it. His eyes were so soft as they looked at me. It’s the way my crazy Uncle would sometimes look at me once he remember I am family. It’s the way my brother and Tita Lin would look at me. There’s an emotion on those eyes I didn’t want to name back then.

Itinaas ko ang kanang kamay at gamit ang hintuturo, I point him while saying, “You, the man with the letter Z tattooed on his chest, I choose you.”

He stiffened on place at nanlaki ang mga mata na para bang hindi siya makapaniwala na siya ang pinili ko.

“Is that you final choice, Zony?” I heard the Emperor asked from behind.

Mataas ang tono niya than normal, “Final choice, Uncle Herion.”

Someone clapped behind my back. Sino pa ba kung hindi si Uncle, “Come forward and take your rightful side from now on.”

Pinanuod ko siya habang naglalakad papunta sa akin. His stare directed on me was so intense that it’s making my knees tremble.

Nagulat ako nang bigla siyang lumuhod nang makarating sa harapan ko. He gently grabbed my shivering hand and placed it against his mouth.

My Uncle was now on my left side when he started saying, “Congratulations, De Silva. Takecare of my niece.”

De Silva?

Siya si De Silva?

She may not look like it but your niece is strong. One of the strongest woman I've ever known.

Naalala ko ulit yung sinabi niya.

“It is my pleasure, my Emperor, to be able to serve your niece. To be her personal guard. To be her companion. In all ways..” De Silva showered my hand with light kisses, “..from this moment and forever.”

What…What is this feeling? I know this. I know this before.

The feeling that I'm living my life and it’s coursing in me as he touched my hand to his mouth. It has awakened after he said those words.

He said those words na para bang hindi siya napipilitan. Na para bang ginagawa niya 'to hindi dahil sa utos kung hindi dahil gusto niya.

He was surrendering himself willingly to me.

I pulled my hand out of his clutch and sadness crossed his face na kaagad namang naglaho. Like the Emperor, De Silva was also good at controlling his emotions.

I grabbed my dark green scarf from my neck, when it loosened and fall into my hands, ibinuka ko ang tela nito.

I also kneeled and wrapped the cloth around the man kneeling in front of me.

Looking at his mask-covered face through his green eyes, I smiled at him softly and said, “Hello, De Silva,” I placed a hand against his right cheek, “You must have been cold.”