The Song of the Wolf and the Moon (Published Under PHR)

Chapter 10: The Ringtone

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

~ Anton Chekhov

PAUL WOKE UP with sudden delight. He smiled thinking about what happened last night. He longed the presence of the woman he embraced insatiably that was why he reached his hand to hug her again. But KM was nowhere to be found. Inilibot niya ang tingin sa kwarto nito ngunit hindi niya ito makita.

            Bumalik ng diwa niya sa nangyari kagabi...

            Nag-aatubili si Paul kung kakatukin niya si KM. Ayaw niyang bigyan ng pagkakataon ang babae na yurakan na naman ang kanyang dangal, ayaw niyang maging maliit ang tingin nito kanya ngunit wala siyang mapagpipilian.

            It's not that you don't have a choice. You have. You just want to be with her, pagrarason ng kanyang isip. Nililimi niya ang magiging desisyon kung tutuloy pa siya. Pabalik na siya sa kwarto nang biglang kumulog at isang imahen ang nagbalik sa kanya.

            Agad siyang kumatok sa kwarto ni KM. Manghang nawala ng bahagya ang takot niya pagkakita kay KM nang buksan nito ang pinto. Nakataas ang kilay nito at nang-aasar na nakangiti. He chuckled inside; he wanted this wench to teach a lesson by kissing and devouring her. She wanted to play fire but he'll bet his hands that she didn't know anything about what she wanted to play.

            Deretso na pumasok siya sa kwarto nito at humiga sa kama, loving the warmth and scent of her room.

            "There goes the Thunder Boy," she giggled.

            "Dito ako matutulog," tinatamad na saad niya.

            "At kung ayaw ko?" nakataas ang kilay nito.

            "You don't have a choice," angil niya rito.

            "Say please," she demanded.

            He glared at her. "Don't be childish!"

            "Madali akong kausap, dito ka pero sa guest room ako matutulog." Nagsimula nitong kunin ang unan nito.

            "Okay fine!" Nakataas ang kilay na lumingon ito sa kanya. He wanted to wring her neck for being bossy. "Makikitulog ako rito. Please," aniya sa walang kalatuy-latoy na paraan.

            Pinaikot nito ang mga mata. Tumayo siya sa pagkakahiga para habulin si KM. Nakalabas na ito nang hagipin niya ang kamay ni KM. "You're enjoying this, don't you? I need to sleep here... with you. Please," he pleaded.

            She smiled victoriously. "Okay, in one condition."

            He gritted his teeth and clenched his hands in annoyance. "What condition?"

            "Ten dates. In exchange for letting you sleep... with me."

            That 'sleep with me' part of what she said made his body reacted. As if she was insinuating something, and at that moment of time, he wanted to grab her... and kissed her. Ilang pagkakataon na ba na pinangarap niyang halikan si KM?

            "Deal," he said, distracted by his thoughts.

            "When I say ten dates, I'll call the shots here."