Nagising ako dahil sa naulinigang boses. May narinig akong umiiyak na babae. Dahan-dahan akong nagmulat ng mata.
Tinignan ko ang katabi kong babae. Mahimbing pa rin na natutulog ito. Si Thalia. Magkayakap pa rin kami dalawa. Medyo nakaawang pa rin ang mapupulang labi niya.
Naalala ko ang pinagsaluhan naming dalawa kagabi. Lasing ako pero alam ko naman ang ginagawa ko. Naging mahina ako. Bukod pa doon, nangibabaw ang atraksiyon na nararamdaman ko sa kaniya. Kaya naman hindi ko nalabanan ang nararamdaman ko kagabi.
Lalong sumakit ang ulo ko at hindi ko alam kung paano ko haharapin ang bunga ng ginawa ko kagabi. Nagpadala ako sa tukso.
Ibang Thalia ang nadatnan ko kagabi dito sa villa ko. Mapang-akit.
Tama, she seduced me.
I don't know what her reason is. Pero Thalia teased me. I don't know kung dahil lasing lang siya or what. But if she didn't plan for this, bakit nadatnan ko siya kagabi dito sa villa ko?
Shit!
I saw Caroline crying.
I saw my mom comforting my fiancée. My dad look at me and saw me awake. His eyes is full of disappointment. Damn it! What I have done.
I stand up from bed. Good thing I'm wearing my boxer already. Nagbihis ako ng tshirt ko.
"What is the meaning of this Earl?" dad confronted me.
I don't know what to say. I know it's my fault but Thalia seduced me and I'm such a weak guy. Jerk is the best word to describe me now.
Then Caroline faced me. I saw tears flowing on her face. But I can't read her eyes. There's something in it. I just can't name it.
"I can't believe it Earl." She stated and I can feel her anger. Her voice is shaking.
"Hon, please believe me. Lasing ako kagabi kaya nagkaganun. Pero it doesn't mean anything." I hardly explained to her. Oo lasing naman talaga ako kagabi kaya siguro mabilis akong natukso ni Thalia.
"Kahit na! that's not an excuse." Galit na sabi nito sa akin.
"Ikakasal na tayo pero nakuha mo pa tong gawin." Sunod na sabi nito na hindi na pigilang mapahagulhol.
I want to hug her. But she motions her hand to me implying that she doesn't want me to get near her.
"Claire your friend planned for this." Sita ko kay Claire. Hindi ko alam pero hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko. Mom and dad are her, my sister Claire and then Caroline. Nahihiya ako.
"No, Thalia is not like that. Kuya you are here in her villa." Pagtatanggol ni Claire sa kaibigan.
"This is my villa!" sagot ko naman sa kanya. I know that this is my room.
"Son, nagpalit kayo ng villa di ba?" paliwanag naman ni daddy. But I can't remember that we switched our room. What the hell is happening?
"Kuya, baka nakalimutan mo lang, kasi nag-iinuman na kasi kagabi when you told daddy that you two have to switched villa kasi nga sabi mo mas malaki yung isang villa na yun para pagdating bukas ni Caroline." My sister explained surely.
I am confused right now. Very confused.
"Let's talk about this Hon." Mahinahon at nakikiusap na sabi ko kay Caroline.
My mom and dad are just watching us. Maybe they also don't know what to do. Even Claire just keeps on looking at her still sleeping friend.
She looked at me with disappointment and hurt. I can't blame her. Kasalanan ko. Pero di ako hindi ako titigil hangga't hindi niya ako pinapatawad.
"Just tell us the truth Earl, do you have an affair with her?" tanong nito sa akin ni Claire.
"Wala, believe me hon. What you saw meant nothing." I explained to her.
"Pero bakit ganoon, magkayakap pa kayo. Nakayakap ka sa kanya Earl." Nanggigil na sabi nito.
I don't know what to answer. Bakit nga ba niyakap ko si Thalia?
"You never hugged someone that you had sex with if you don't have feelings for her." She stated.
Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi niya. Valid ba yun? Do I have feelings for Thalia?
"No, that's not true," I answered her unsurely.
"I don't believe you." Sagot nito sa akin. Lumabas na ito ng kuwarto.
Napalingon naman ako kina dad, nakatingin pa rin sila akin. Parang binabasa kung ano ba talaga.
Si Thalia tulog pa din. Tsk. Sa totoo lang, galit ako sa kanya, kung hindi niya ako tinukso wala sana ako sa sitwasyong ganito.
Kinuha ko ang pantalon short ko at sinuot ito. Mabilis kong sinundan si Caroline. Ngunit nakita koi tong pasakay sa sasakyan ni Daniel? So andito na din siya?
Hindi ko na sila nahabol kaya napabuntong-hininga na lang ako.
I will give her time to cool down her anger.
"Anong nangyari pare?" tanong ni Miguel sa akin na hindi ko napansin na nakalapit na pala sa akin.
"I made mistake. I slept with Thalia last night. I guess I'm so tipsy and cannot control myself kagabi." I shyly told Miguel.
He tapped my shoulder and just said that everything happens for a reason.
Tsk. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gusto niyang sabihin.
I saw dad and mom walk toward us. I don't know what they are thinking about me now.
"Let's talk son." Sabi nito sa akin.
Lalong sumakit ang ulo ko. What will my dad tell me? I know him, he is a very responsible man.
Nag-usap kami sa villa nila. They told me that Thalia is already awake. Umiiyak daw ito dahil sa pagkagising ay nalaman nito ang nangyari.
Tsk. Mukhang magaling umarte ah. Paanong hindi niya malalaman ay siya nga umakit sa akin. That woman seduced me. At nagpadala naman ako. Damn!
"Son, what's your plan." Mahinahong tanong sa akin ni dad.
"Tuloy pa rin ang kasal naming ni Caroline dad. What happened between me and Thalia is just a one night stand." Deretsong sagot ko kay daddy.
"You are her first, the bloodstain said it all," Mommy told me.
"What are you trying to say mom?" kinakabahang sagot ko dito.
"Ibig sabihin ng mommy mo, Thalia is not an easy girl." Dad stated.
"Dad, you don't know her. You just met her." Naiinis na sabi ko. Inakit nga ako eh, di pa ba easy girl yun.
"I met her many times. Lagi siyang dinadala ni Claire sa bahay. She's a good woman." Sagot naman ni daddy. Nakatingin ito sa akin ng matiim at parang alam ko na ang gusto niyang sabihin.
"Plus, she is a teacher. She has a reputation that needs to be saved." He added.
"So are you trying to say na panagutan ko siya?" Hindi makapaniwalang sabi ko nang makumpirma ko kung ano ang gusto niyang sabihin.
"Hindi ka gumamit ng condom while you two did that, right?"
Paano naman ako gagamit ng condom eh hindi ko naman inisip na gagawin yun. Pero bakit nga ba hindi ko naisip kagabi na baka mabuntis ko si Thalia. I can do withdrawal. Ngunit di ko naisip yun. I'm living the moment habang ginagawa naming yun. I'm no thingking of anything else, just the two of us.
Damn!
"Marry her!"
- MeChA883 –