[???'s POV]
I've come back for you Zoe, after all these years, makukuha na rin kita.....
[Kayn's POV]
Iniuwi ko si Zoe sa mansion nila. His parents thanked me and asked me to stay for lunch. Walang pasok ngayon kaya siguro wala namang mawawala kung mag stay ako diba?
Zoe: Kung gusto mo rin mag stay for dinner okay lang sakin. :)
Me: Kung gusto moko mag stay sa buhay mo forever, di kita pipigilan. ;)
Zoe: *blushes* B---bbwesit ka... Hmm.... *turns away*
Me: Hahahaha just kidding. Anyway, I gave you a tour on our mansion now it's your turn to give me a tour in yours.
Zoe: Yy--yeah right...
Naglakadlakad kami ni Zoe mula first floor hanggang sa maka abot kami sa corridors ng second floor. Doon, maraming naka display na mga old photos maybe mga ninuno niya or something. Holy sh*t parang nasa horror movie pucha.... OuO
Then one photo caught my attention. It was a photo of a young man katabi ni Zoe...
Me: Who's that guy? *points at the photo*
Zoe: Uhh.... *niyuko ang ulo* si Kuya Seig.
Me: Seig?
Zoe: Adoptive son nina Dad but... He turned out wild. He tried to rape me when I was just thirteen.
Me: *cross eyebrows* Aba! T*ngina yang hype gagggo! Asan ba yang f*#$%&+ na yan?
Zoe: He ran away... Or he died? Di namin alam. No one knows.
Me: Alive or not wag ka mag-alala. I'll never leave you to that maniac anyway.
Zoe: I just... Don't want to talk about it.
Me: Mas marami ka palang bad experiences keysa sakin. Sorry I misjudged you as a carefree going girl.
Zoe: Everybody thinks like that but if they know what I've been through, siguro magbabago yung pagtingin nila sakin, kaaawaan nila ako and... I don't want na kaawaan ako.
Me: Bakit?
Zoe: Because it's rather good to be a stranger to everyone so that they'll never bother to look deep inside your skin dun kasi nila malalaman ang kahinaan mo. Now you know my weakness, do you plan to kill me inside, hurt me, or torture me Kayn?
Me: *natulala*
Without thinking even twice I grabbed the big old photo and took it to the butler of the mansion.
Zoe: Kayn?! Seriously what are you doing!!!?
Me: This photo gives you horrid dreams? Then, walang lugar ito sa pamamahay mo!
Butler: Sir? Ano po ang maipag lilingkod ko?
Me: Ilagay niyo ito sa cellar or sa attic don't let your Ma'am Zoe see this no matter what!
Zoe: Kayn! Are you out of your mind?
Me: No! You're out of your mind Zoe! Manong, I don't care san mo ito ilagay basta wag mo na ito ipakita kay Zoe.
Butler: Yyes... S---sir.
Iniligpit na ng Butler ang old photo at ibinalot ito sa isang puting linen. Zoe's parents came walking down at the corridor and asked what the commotion was all about. Zoe was sitting on the floor and weeping.
Tita Dianne: Kayn? You did the right thing.
Tito Leon: Matagal na namin gusto ipaligpit ang photo ng hayop na yun but Zoe, she insists na i keep parin namin. She's having night terrors eversince the incident.
Me: Kahit sa anong paraan, I'll protect Zoe .. Kahit saan man... Kahit sa mga panaginip niya. I hope you understand Tita... Tito.
They both nodded. Zoe was still crying.
Tito Leon: We'll leave you both to talk.
Umalis sina Tita at Tito at naiwan kami ni Zoe sa corridor.
Zoe: That was my only memory of him! Bakit ba ang selfish mo? Bakit ba? Lahat ba ng pag aari mo pinakikialaman ko?
Pinaghahampas ako ni Zoe ng kanyang mga kamao. It was gentle yet it hurt like needles kasi nga naisip ko...
She cares on the person that hurt her rather than the person that cared for her. Masakit yon.
Me: That photo gave you terrors. I have to dispatch it whether you like it or not.
Zoe: Tell me Kayn... Bakit??? Bakit ba pinakikialaman mo buhay ko! Ano ba ako sayo'? Ka ano ano ba kita!?
Me: I'm gonna be your F*CKING HUSBAND Zoe! And I don't want you destroying yourself! Kahit sira-sira kana, aayusin kita. Kahit punit-punit kana, tatahiin kita! Kahit iiwan ka nila, aangkinin kita!
Zoe stopped sobbing and looked me with her eyes. She was shocked.
Di ako nagdalawang isip.
I hugged her. Tightly.
But she...
Kinalas niya ang pagkakayakap ko sa kanya and she tried to walk away.
Di ko mapigilang lumuha. I clenched my fist but I grabbed her by the hand.
Me: I'm sorry Zoe if I had to do this for the second time...
I kissed her.... Passionately... Lovingly...
My emotions are flowing like a river habang tumutulo ang luha ko.
I thought she was gonna hesitate.
We deepened the kiss. I can feel her nails digging deep on my back. Her tongue and my tongue explored our mouths together. The aroma of roses made it even more intense. Isinandal ko siya sa pader. I was about to touch every part of her body but suddenly... I...
Me: Stop... Zoe.
Zoe: I--- I'm... Sorry Kayn.
Me: No need to be sorry. It's my fault. I should've considered na hindi pa tayo kasal.
Zoe: It's.... No Kayn. It's my fault. If I had resisted...
Me: I understand Zoe.
I gave her a kiss on her forehead and walked alone heading for the balcony. Kailangan ko ng fresh air. Di ako makahinga sa mga nangyari kanina and besides, the little "junjun" down here is making me uncomfortable. Tng*na.
*pitik* NO JUNJUN DI PA KAYO KASAL!