Beauty And Baby

BAB 8

Rules

Ellaine

"Okay, are you done?" I asked him. Ilang minute na rin akong nag-iisip at nagsusulat sa mga rules ko. I look at him and he shrugged.

"Okay, so first comes first. I need your newest medical certificate." He stares at me and then chuckled. Iniba niya ang posisyon ng pagkaka-upo niya.

"There is no need for that I am a healthy man and I don't have STD if you aren't asking." I rolled my eyes at him.

Mahangin.

"Nope, I still need it. How sure you are that you don't have it? I have seen you for the past weeks with different woman. " Pinagtaasan ko siya ng kilay. He both raise his hands for surrender.

"Don't worry I will also hand you my medical certificate." He nods at me.

"What's your rules?" siya na muna ang pina-una ko dahil mukhang madami naman ang akin kaysa sa kanya.

"I just have one rule for you, Miss. You should never fvck men other than me." I felt goose bumps all over my body after he said that. His voice is so serious and very deep.

"D-Don't worry, Mr. Hindi naman ako katulad mo na papalit-palit ng babae. No offense meant." I said to him.

"Okay that is also my first rule. Hindi ko naman gu-gustohin na magka-sakit." I took a sip of my drink first. Still after everything that we are discussing, hindi ko pa rin aakalain na nakikipag-usap ako sa mga ganitong bagay. Funny how we speaks and discuss things on a casual manner like we are just dealing a business proposal.

"Since we both are working at hindi ko naman gu-gustuhing makasagabal ang bagay na ito sa trabaho ko, we should meet in weekends." I look at him for confirmation. He nods at me.

"But what if I don't want to work and just want to be with you?" Natigil ako sa sinabi niya. My heart races after hearing that. Tinitigan ko siya kung seryoso ba siya sa sinabi niya, but I don't see any hint of playfulness in his face.

"Umm...maybe we can just negotiate? Kung hindi ka naman busy at hindi rin ako busy okay lang naman." I am a bit uncomfortable now with this topic.

"Okay." Uminom siya ng konti sa alak niya tapos tumingin ulit sa akin para ibigay ang buong atensyon niya. I took a huge gulped in my throat to relax myself.

"Next is, don't use condoms." I look at him after saying that. Nagtatakang tinignan naman niya ako. Nakunot na ang noo niya sa akin.

"Hindi ko gusto but don't worry I am taking pills." I should make that thing clear now. Dahil pa-paano naman ako mabubuntis kung gagamit siya noon diba? -.-

"Okay, if that's what you want. I don't have problems with it." Inayos ko ang pagkakahawak ko sa papel na nasa kamay ko. Then I look at him. Nakikinig naman siyang mabuti sa akin na parang interesado talaga siya sa pinag-uusapan namin.

"I don't want to go the hotel or motel." I don't want to feel like I am just used. Well in fact ako naman talaga ang gumagamit sa kanya. Pero kahit hindi ko gusto na para akong bayarang babae. I don't want to be treated like a trash, like after being used and then he will just leave me.

"Hindi ko rin naman gusto iyon, don't worry I have a condo unit." Tumango ako sa kanya at tumingin muli sa papel na hawak ko.

"No talking about each other's lives." Aside sa pagiging FB ko sa kanya I don't want to dig deeper to his life. I don't want to get attach to him. And besides after getting pregnant hindi na rin naman kami magkikita.

"Okay, fine with me." I handed him the papers and the pen.

"Sign it." He get the pen and the paper to me and immediately signed it. Nakahinga na ako ng maluwag. Magiging madali na rin naman siguro ito. He then handed me the paper and the pen back and I put it inside my bag.

"Nakakatawang natapos na tayo at lahat, mukhang nakalimutan ata natin ipakilala ang isa't-isa." Natawa ako sa sinabi niya. Bakit sa lahat ng bagay ay iyon pa ang nakalimutan namin. Hindi ko rin maintindihan ang lalaki ito. If I were him from the very first place and someone stalk me, hindi na ako makikipagkita pa sa kanya but here he is. To think na hindi pa nga niya alam ang ang buong pangalan ko.

Sa bagay lalaki naman siya at kayang-kaya niyang ipagtanggol ang sarili niya and compare to him wala rin naman akong laban. He has a perfect built of body and so tall, probably 6 ft? Matangkad na nga ako na 5'7 ang height. And he said to me that he also needed one so fair lang kami.

Tumayo ako at ganoon rin siya. "I am Ellaine Gianne Francisco." Then I extended my right hand for a handshake. Gladly, he took my hand.

"Dreico Hans Carsejan." We shake hands and both smile to each other. Napatitig ako sa ngiti niya. His smile is so beautiful, ngayon ko lang siya nakitang ngumiti .

"It's a deal then." Kumuha siya ng inumin niya and also handed me one.

"Let's toast for this." We cling our glasses together at saba na ininom ang nasa baso bottoms up. Ngumiwi ako ng malasan ang pait ng alak. I will never get used to ever. Matagal na akong umiinom pero hindi ko pa rin nagugustuhan ang lasa.

Nakauwi na ako, hindi naman kami nagtagal doon pero nagpa-iwan muna si Drei dahil dumating daw ang mga kaibigan niya. Wala namang kaso sa akin. Pagkarating ko sa bahay ay tulog pa rin si lola. Buti naman at maaga siyang nakatulog dahil masama talaga sa kanya ang nagpu-puyat.

Naligo muna ako dahil sure akong amoy usok ako ng sigarilyo sa bar at alak. Sigurado pa naman akong kapag naamoy iyon ni lola ay sermon na naman ang aabutin ko sa kanya. Pagkatapos kong magpalit ng damit ay tumabi na ako kay lola. Naalimpungatan siya kaya medyo nagising.

Madali lang kasi nagigising si lola. Pinatulog ko na lang ulit siya at sinabi kong ako lang ito. Mabuti naman at natulog lang rin.

Kahit nakahiga ako ay hindi pa rin ako dinadalaw ng antok. I was thinking of what I am doing with my life. Tinignan ko si lola na mahimbing na natutulog sa tabi ko. Hindi ko lang naman ito ginagawa para sa sarili ko pati na rin naman sa lola ko.

Tama naman siguro diba?

Tama naman siguro na protektahan ko ang sarili ko sa mga posibleng sakit na mararamdaman ko.

Growing up seeing my mother, auntie and cousins being heartbroken because of men gives me fear to be commited. Hindi lang isang ibeses kong nakita ang mga pinsan at mga kamag-anak kong umiyak dahil sa lalaki. My auntie Arabel got imprisoned because she murdered the mistress of her husband, my auntie Kristine got into a mental hospital after she caught her husband having sex with another woman in their house.

You couldn't blame me for having high walls to protect my heart because once a Francisco love, bigay todo, buong buo, walang kulang at labis- labis.

Some people may call us being so overeacting about falling in love pero hindi. Because once you open your heart to someone binibigyan mo na sila ng karapatan na saktan ka at iyon ang masakit. Dahil kapag nabasag na ang puso mo, it will never be the same anymore.

Yes, it will be back to its shape pero nakaranas na ng pagkabasag, may lamat na. At hindi mo masisi ang mga taong nagmamahal na masaktan ng todo dahil nag-mahal sila.

Being in love is never wrong at all, but there are many things that people could do because of the one they love and sometimes it is a bad thing. Masasabi man ng iba na pagmamahal lang iyan, but no it is never just love because you invested feelings and time and even your whole life.

Funny how love can make the world go round and it sometimes the cause of evilness in this world. And that is the sad truth.

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