Chapter 1. Play
RACHEL was a rebel. High school pa lamang ay kung kani-kaninong bad influence siya sumasama. She'd been with different kinds of people and at the very young age, she's already drinking alcoholic beverages. Lagi siyang laman ng balita, pero agad na napapabulaanan ng kanyang ama.
Ang hirap naman kasi ay bata pa lamang, dinikta na ang dapat niyang gawin— kung saan siya ang magmamando ng kumpanya nila. Ultimo kursong kukuhanin ay hindi siya ang pumili. She needed to take business-related course and she didn't even have the rights to say no.
That was the reason why she became rebellious. Ilang beses nga ba'ng naging suki ang ina niya sa guidance counselor. Be it sa maiksing palda, makapal na makeup, palaging late at kung anu-ano pang patakaran ng eskuwelahan na nilabag niya. Ang pinakamalala ay noong nag-cutting classes sila para i-comfort ang brokenhearted nilang kaibigan na si Jaime. That very same day, naging boyfriend niya si Jaime, he even kissed her in front of their friends. She was just fifteen and that was her first kiss.
Instead of mending Jaime's brokenheart, they celebrated their first day as boyfriend and girlfriend. They drank hard liquors near the lake and they rode a boat but it was capsized. Kamuntikan nang malunod ang isa sa mga kaibigan niyang si Norma at nagsumbong ito sa guidance, sinabing sinadya niyang lunurin ito. She got away with that because they found on the CCTV that what happened was just really an accident.
"Rachel, I don't know what to do with you anymore!" it was her dad, Romulus Gozo, the president of Namoco-Gozo Enterprises. Her parents' companies merged after they got married.
"That was an accident, 'Pa."
"Anak, pumanhik ka na sa taas. Take a warm shower, too," her mom, Ivana, who's busy working at the company as well.
Pinalagpas iyon ng kanyang papa pero nitong huli ay hindi na siya nakatakas.
Tapos na siya ng Senior High School nang sapilitan siyang pagbakasyunin sa Osaka, Japan, kung saan may branch ang kumpanya nila. Ni hindi na siya nakapag-martsa sa mismong graduation dahil pagkatapos na pagkatapos ng birthday niya ay lumipad siya pa-Japan.
Before that, she was also forced to break up with her latest boyfriend, the Villarama's bad boy, Luis Ryan. He's a college sophomore, and the one whom she went clubbing with. First time niyang mag-club at wala pa siya sa legal age. She was seen kissing her boyfriend on the dance floor with the crowd cheering wildly. She was so wasted that she almost didn't know what to do. That happened on the evening of Valentines.
At imbes na ihatid siya ni Luis sa kanilang mansion ay sa hotel suite sila dumiretso, kung saan lumabas ang huling balita na buntis siya at ito ang ama ng kanyang dinadala. Her dad paid the media so they wouldn't release the fake news. Pero ang ibang nasa alta ay alam ang balitang iyon.
Now, here she was, stuck in Japan, with no friends at all. Hindi nga mahigpit ang mga tao pero wala naman siyang mapupuntahan. She couldn't even speak the language spoken in that strange place.
She sighed, staring at the clear night sky. Yesterday was her eighteenth birthday and they celebrated it grandly at one of the famous five-star hotels inside and outside the Philippines. Her escort was the son and the CEO of dela Torre Chain of Hotels. She never met him and she had a feeling that her family was trying to matchmake her with that old rugged, but handsome man. Not that Jogel Felix was really old, he wasn't just his type. He's twenty-nine while she just turned eighteen. Others might like that age gap but not her. Mas gusto niya ng lalaking hindi nalalayo sa edad niya.
She frustratingly pulled her hair. It's just first of April and she must stay in Osaka until the first week of August, when the classes starts. Hindi nga siya grounded, wala na ngang bawal, pero ano naman ang gagawin niya roon? She didn't even have Japanese friends. Kung sa Korea na lang sana siya dinala ng ama ay may mami-meet pa siyang mga kaibigan sa Daegu, Busan at Namsan.
She stayed for almost two weeks, doing almost nothing inside the penthouse of the hotel she's staying at. Kumpleto ang pangangailangan niya roon. Isang tawag lang ay aasikasuhin na siya. She binge watched all of the series she wanted to watch but it still wasn't enough. Dalawang linggo pa lang ang nakalipas subalit bagot na bagot na siya. Nagpasya siyang lumabas kinabukasan at humanap ng club. Dinala niya ang translator device na mayroon siya kung saan magsasalita siya ng Ingles at ita-translate ng device ang sinabi niya sa Japanese. It came handy dahil nakahanap siya ng mall, kung saan siya nagpaayos ng buhok at nagpa-spa. Nagpa-nail art na rin siya para patayin ang oras.
She ate dinner at a fancy restaurant as well. She's using the no-limit credit card her mom gave to her before she flew to Japan.
She then asked where's the club, and here she was, taking a sip on her ladies' drink while watching the people danced wildly on the dance floor. She's wearing a black stiletto and a peach tube dress, she let her curly hair loose, and a just a red lipstick.
Ikalawang-beses niyang mag-club at masasabi niyang para sa kanya ang clubbing. She liked the crowd, the smell of the alcohol, and also, she liked dancing. Kaya nama'y inisang lagok niya ang inumin at nakipagsayawan sa gitna ng maraming tao. There were many guys who asked her to dance together or to go out but she declined all of them. Other guys dirty danced behind her but since she didn't entertain them at all, they left her to look for their next prospects. She just continued dancing to the rhythm alone. After all, she was here to party, not to flirt.
Kaya nga ba hindi niya maintindihan kung ano ang humila sa kanya para lapitan ang lalaking nakatayo sa tapat ng isa sa mga high table malapit sa harap niya. Why, the guy looked so ethereal and hot while taking a shot on his tequila. No words could ever describe how almost perfect he was for her. Pero imbes na tuluyan itong lapitan ay lumiko siya at nagpanggap na magpupuntang ladies' room.
Ilang sandaling natulala siya sa tapat ng salamin habang naghuhugas ng kamay.
Napakislot siya nang may yumakap sa kanyang likuran at nang magtama ang mata nila sa salamin ay nakita niyang nakangisi ito sa kanya.
"I locked the door, sweetie," bulong nito sa kanya at halos manindig ang balahibo niya sa kakaibang dulot ng marahang pagdampi ng labi nito sa kanyang kaliwang tainga.
She'd never felt this erotic feeling with Luis before even when they kissed torrid in front of many people. Not even with her other ex-boyfriends.
"So?" Oh, her tone was treacherous. Imbes na magsungit ay parang inaakit pa niya ito sa paraan ng pananalita niya.
"I know you want me, too. You've been ogling at me for a while. Like... you want me to fuck you so bad."
Napasinghap siya nang hulihin at dinama nito ang isang dibdib niya, pagkuwa'y sa kabila. At kahit na may suot pa siyang damit ay hindi nakaligtas ang init na kumawala sa kanyang sistema dulot ng ginawa nito sa kanya.
"Hmm... They fit my hands perfectly." He continued cupping her breasts.
She let out a soft moan. She had never been touched so intimately. Luis only traveled on her stomach and she immediately stopped him, but with this hot guy behind her, she wanted more than what was he doing at that moment. Nakalimutan niya ang lahat ng nasaksihan sa hotel suite noon at ngayo'y gusto lamang na matuloy ang ginagawa ng estrangherong ito sa kanya.
"What are you doing?"
He pinched her peak and she felt her knees wobbled. Mabilis siya nitong binuhat at inupo sa lababo, paharap dito. Nakabuka ang mga binti niya para makapalit ito sa kanya. Bahagya ring nabasa ang pang-upo niya pero hindi iyon alintana.
"What are you going to do?"
"Playing virgin, huh?"
Napakurap-kurap siya't napalunok. Bahagyang nasaktan sa paratang nito.
"Do you want to role play, sweetie?"
Para siyang nahi-hipnotismo nang tumango siya. Napaungol siya nang hilahin siya nito palapit at naramdaman niyang tumama ang nasa pagitan ng hita nito sa kanyang pagkababae.
"Alright, then. We will play. Tonight will be our first night together, as husband and wife."
"Y-you mean, honeymoon?" maliit ang tinig na untag niya.
"Yes, sexy. Our honeymoon."
"What's your name?" she asked. Kung bibigay siya, dapat lang na malaman niya kahit ang pangalan lang nito, hindi ba?
"Seiji." Diniin nito ang katawan sa kanya dahilan upang lalo niyang naramdaman ang katigasan nito.
"Oh, Sage!"
Napakagat-labi siya't hinigit ang batok nito 'tsaka hinalikan ang mapang-akit nitong labi.