Chapter 16

WARNING: SPG (BRUISES)

After my debut, I went straight to our province for school enrolment. I've met new people at school and we instantly hit it off. It was like they're my old friends.

Kuya came back from America after his masteral and decided to take over our company. And when my kuyas met all my friends at my parents anniversary, I already felt something good was going to happen and I'm happy for them. At long last.. wala nang magpapaiyak ng mga babae dahil baka sila na ang papaiyakin ng mga kabigan ko!! Sobra na akong excited!

Ang problema na lang ay si Peter. He was still going around and enjoying hollywood celebrities. Lagi pa ring laman ng mga balita up until last week. I decided to get him a girl at baka manahimik na rin sa isang tabi. We were kinda okay. I did try to treat him like my Kuyas. Pero iba pa rin talaga kapag kaharap ko siya. Although we text all the time.

Nasa theatre room ako at nanonood mag isa ng biglang bumukas ang pinto at pumasok ang apat na naglalakihang mga lalaki. It was dim lit kaya hindi ko sila masyadong maaninag.

"Just make her pregnant." Kuya Lindsey adviced then smirked at me. He was talking to Peter pero sa akin nakatingin.

"Gago!" Kuya Ashmere hit Lindsey at the back of his head.

I furrowed my eyebrows and pretended that I didn't hear and see them. I tried to concentrate on the big screen. Pero hindi ko na maintindihan dahil mas malakas pa ang boses nila na nagkakantyawan kaysa sa pinapanood ko!

"Will you get out! I'm watching!" Taboy ko sa kanila. Kumuha ako ng mga throw pillows at pinagbabato sila. Nakakainis. Nananahimik ako eh.

Instead of leaving, Peter sat on my right while Kuya Ashmere on my left. It was a long couch so baka ten people could fit in here.

Napasinghap ako ng magtama ang mga hita namin ni Peter. The familiar static went through me again. This never changed. I caught my breath and moved closer to my brother.

"Why don't you come Princess? We'll have a good time."Kuya Coles suggested. He was sitting next to Kuya Ashmere.

He was talking about the weekend getaway. We just had our school anniversary and they payed big bucks for a weekend date with my friends at the auction. Ang gagara!

"No thanks. May date ako.." I answered nonchalantly while pretending to watch kahit hindi ko na maintindihan because my senses were all directed at Peter.

"And who is that bastard?"Kuya asked. I just rolled my eyes on him. Napakastrikto talaga nito.

"Si Luther, my schoolmate.Don't worry nagpaalam na ako kina Mommy.." i said distractedly. Peter moved closer to me. Napatingin na ako. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng makita siyang may plaster sa pisngi na medyo namamaga. Band aid sa itaas ng kilay at may cut sa ibabang labi.

"What happened to you?" I exclaimed. Para siyang ginulpi.

He just shrugged his shoulders. "Nothing."

"Anong nothing? Para kang ginulpi?" Naiinis kong sabi at hinawakan ang magkabila niyang pisngi para matignan mabuti. Biglang nawala ang pagkailang ko dahil sa pag aalala.

"He deserved that Princess. It's bro code." Kuya Coles said with serious tone that made me look at him.

"Bro code? So kayo ang bumugbog?" Hindi ako makapaniwala! What the hell?!!

"Leave it love. I'm still alive." He said nonchalantly.

"Ano bang nilabag ni Peter?" Naiinis kong sagot. Baka naman may ginawang fling si Peter na gusto ni Kuya? Bros before Hoes ba yon?

"I'm fine love.. don't worry." Peter said then held both of my hands. Napairap ako sa kanya at dahan dahang binitiwan ang mga pisngi niya. Pinisil niya ng mahigpit ang mga kamay ko at ipinatong ang isa sa kandungan niya. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at napatingin kina kuya.. buti na lang at naguusap silang tatlo!

I pulled it away but he wouldn't let me. I became sweaty. Ewan ko ba pero parang hindi ako komportable sa mga ginagawa ni Peter kapag siya na ang naglalambing. Kapag kay Kuya Coles or Lindsey naman ay wala lang. Siguro iba talaga kapag naging ex mo na ang isang tao. Hindi mo maiwasang lagyan ng malisya ang lahat ng ginagawa niya sayo.

"Peter.. what are you doing?"I whispered then pulled my hand again.

"I just want to hold you."

"Bakit?"Parang tangang bulong ko.

"Because I missed you.I haven't seen you for a while now. And the last time I'm here, you're with Coles all the time.." he said while clenching his jaw. Some emotions went passed his eyes.

Nakagat ko ang dila ko. Kahit may benda, ang gwapo pa rin.

"B-but I always t-text you!"

"But you text them too."mainit na protesta niya.

I swallowed hard. "Why you always pay attention to Coles and Lindsey but not me?"

Siguro.. kailangan ko nang umamin na naiilang pa rin ako?

I sighed. "I'm still adjusting. It feels awkward to talk and be friends with your ex.." I quietly answered.

He looked at me with his dark eyes. "but you seemed fine with your text."

"Kasi nga magkaiba naman sa personal Peter. Naiilang pa rin ako. Tsaka hindi naman ako nakikipagholding hands sa kanila!" Paliwanag ko.

"Oh.." he said then let go off my hand. I immediately removed it from his thigh and sat straight. My brothers were still chatting.

"Why did they beat you up then?" I asked curiously.

"Ashmere found out about our past. He made us stay away from you before.."nanlaki ang mga mata ko.

"Dapat sinabi mong nautusan ka lang ni Tita Patricia!"i stated. Hindi niya dapat basta basta tinanggap ang pambubugbog nila dahil kahit siya ay nagsuffer din.

I felt a prick in my heart again. Just by thinking about how he made all those effort for me before just for the sake their debt.

Something flashed in his eyes but when I blinked it was gone. Baka nasasaktan din siya kapag naaalala ang mga paghihirap niya?

"You should have told them it wasn't your fault. Tsaka kailan nila nalaman yan?"

"Ashmere just found it out three weeks ago." He looked at my lips then his dark eyes went down to my chest.

"Three weeks? Bakit hindi mo sinabi sa akin sa text? We've been texting the whole time!" I said at tumingin ng masama kina Kuya.

So all these time, nasa ospital siya nagpapagaling? I felt bad.

Nang ibalik ko ang tingin kay Peter ay nakita ko siyang umiiling at matiim ang tingin sa dibdib ko. Suddenly I felt conscious so I pulled my neckline a bit higher. It was so annoying because my blouse just fell back down dahil wala namang dibdib na haharang! Hindi kasi ako nakabra!

"I don't want you to get worried. And everything's fine. Ashmere accepted it."he said still looking at my chest. Naiinitan na tumayo ako para makaiwas. Ramdam ko ang paninigas ng mga nipples ko dahil sa mga titig niya.

I crossed my arms on my chest to hide my hardened nipples.

"Kuya you shouldn't have beaten Peter up! It wasn't his fault! Tita just asked him to do it!" I said then nudged his leg with my foot.

Napatingin sila sa akin at nagsitaasan ng mga kilay.

"Mommy didn't really force him to court you Shanelle." Kuya Lindsey said, he was tapping with his phone then glanced up.

Napakurap ako.. biglang nalito.

"Kahit na! He didn't do anything wrong. He just gave me company and all back then!"protesta ko.

"Really? Company? But that's not what he confessed when we were beating him up..." nanlaki ang mga mata ko na bumaling kay Peter.

"A-Anong sinabi mo?"

"Everything."he simply said.

Napaisip ako. Wala naman kaming ginawa. Make outs lang.

"Pero wala naman tayong ginawa ah! We didn't have sex!" Pairap kong sinabi.

"Almost.." bulong ni Peter na nagpailing sa tatlo. May binulong pa siya na hindi ko naintindihan. Kuya Ashmere hit him playfully on his shoulder. "You're an ass. That's child abuse!" Sabi niya pero parang okay na talaga sa kanya iyong nangyari dati.

"Hoy! Walang almost sa atin! Tsaka anong child abuse?" Sagot ko at tumalikod na. Gusto ko nang umalis dahil para akong sinisilaban sa init ng mga titig ni Peter. Nagsisitayuan ang mga balahibo ko.

"Kayo ng bahala dyan, magpeprepare lang ako para sa date namin ni Luther." I said then looked at Peter once more. He stood up too and followed me.

"Teka.. bakit?"alanganin kong tanong nang patigilin niya ako sa gitna ng hallway.

"You have to wear bra every fucking time Love! You're surrounded by men!" Galit ng puna ni Peter.

Natawa ako ng sarcastic. I uncrossed my arms.

"May matatakpan ba? Ang liit liit!" Sabay turo ko sa dibdib ko.

He clenched his jaw then removed his hoodie. "You're really pain in the neck."

Napaatras ako at tinignan siya ng alanganin. "Wala nga sabi akong tatakpan. Kulit."

He scratched his brow in frustration. I saw his bangle.

Natigilan ako. I remembered his promise. Napatalikod agad ako. Biglang sumakit ang puso ko.

"Walang maaatract sa liit nito so don't worry. Anyway I really need to prepare." Tangi kong sinabi at naglakad na palayo sa kanya. Hindi ko akalaing suot suot pa niya yong bangle namin.. hindi ko rin napapansin dahil lagi siyang nakalongsleeves or hoodie.

"Why do you keep saying they're small? Your size is just right for me." Sabi niya at hinuli ako gamit ang hoodie niya. Napasandal ako sa matigas niyang dibdib.

Ang init at ang tigas. I instantly felt comfortable. A warm feeling went straight to my heart. I really missed this.

He tied his hoodie round my nape then hugged me from behind. Hinalikan niya rin ako sa buhok at pinaharap.

I saw him smirk. Quite happy with what he did. He crouched down to level our faces.

"I don't like you exposing your breast. It should be for my eyes only.." he whispered but I couldn't comprehend the last sentence. My heart was beating so loud that it made me distracted.

"It's my breast. I can do whatever I like with them. I can even walk half naked here!" Kinakabahang sagot ko dahil palapit ng palapit ang mga mukha namin ni Peter

Napatigil ako ng paghinga when he stopped just before his lips touch mine.

"I'll lock you up in your room if I see you like that and chain you down to your bed until you beg me to release you love." Nahigit ko ang hininga.

"But we can do something else if you want..Try me.." he caressed both of my cheeks then kissed me squarely on my lips. Biglang akong nanginig nang maramdaman ang mga labi niyang sumisipsip sa mga labi ko. When he bit my lower lip, I gasped in too much sensation.

I held his arms for support. He stopped then pulled his face away to look at my swollen lips.

"Kiss me back." He demanded then dipped his head once again. Napasinghap ako ng mas lumalim na ang paghalik niya. Madiin. Hawak nya ang likod ng baywang ko habang ang isa naman ay sa ulo ko. He grabbed my hair and pulled it back. I moaned in pain. He was quite aggressive. His kisses were different from what I've remembered. They were sweet and giving. But now, it's demanding, hot and full of desire.

I tasted my own blood when he bit my lower lips. I opened my mouth. His tongue instantly dived and played with my tongue.

He took my hands and placed them around his nape. Then pulled me up and encircled my legs around his hips.

I moaned when I felt my wet center rubbed against his hard abdomen. I shivered.

"More love.." he said when I moved and rubbed my center again. Napaungol kaming dalawa. Sobrang sarap sa pakiramdam kaya inulit ko ulit while he was supporting my back.

I felt something building up inside me. So I moved faster. He pulled me tighter so the sensation intensified.

Parang may gusto akong gawin na hindi ko magawa. I became desperate.

"Peter.."i moaned feverishly.

"I'll do something about that.. don't worry." He said then kissed me and squeezed my butt. I moaned loudly.

"Know what dude, you should take her to her room. If Ashmere sees you like that, you might up end in a coffin." Kuya Coles said that made me push Peter away. Bigla akong nagising sa katangahan ko.

He slowly put me down. But held me close. I lowered my head in embarrassment. My knees were trembling. When I got my balance, I ran to my room.

My heart was beating so fast. What have I done?

Luther picked me up from our house and we went to the party he was talking about. It was a birthday party of his friend. Bumati at ngumiti lang ako sa mga schoolmates ko na nakakasalubong namin. Some girl from our auction were here, siguro para sa date na binayaran ng mga kasama nila.

I smiled at Joi when I saw her with some guy on the couch. She was so sexy with her black dress. She put her thick make up back on again. But I knew how good looking she is so kahit sangkatutak pang make up ang ilagay niya, i would never forget her beauty.

"Hey.." Joi smiled and nodded at me. She talked to her date then the guy stood up and pulled her up. Her big boobs bounced. Nakakainggit talaga ang kasexyhan niya.

Nakita kong humawak ang lalaki sa baywang niya at may ibinulong. I couldn't see her face because their backs were on me.

Napalingon ako sa katabi ko ng magpaalam siya pupuntahan ang birthday celebrant. I just handed my present for her to Luther and sat on the couch.

Everyone knew everyone. At ako naman ay parang out of place dahil bago lang ako sa school namin. So i waited for Luther. Nang mag iisang oras na at wala pa siya ay napatayo na ako. Boring na nga dahil wala akong makausap, tapos si Luther naman hindi na bumalik!

I asked people where Shiela is so they directed me outside the garden. It was sunny day so magandang magpaaraw sana.. but my date was sucking faces with someone.

Ay wow naman.. napatingin ako sa paligid at nakitang walang tao aside sa aming tatlo so bigla akong nahiya. Parang pinagbigyan silang dalawa na magsolo.

Napatalikod na ako ng kalagin ng babae ang belt ni Luther.

Maybe I would just go home.

I walked out of the gate, asked someone I passed by where to get transpo. May kalayuan kasi sa bahay namin.

Nagpasalamat lang ako at nilakad ang pathway papuntang crossing para makalapit sa mga tricycles na nakaparada. But before I could even cross the pedxing, a black matte mustang stopped in front of me. I knew his cars so alam ko na agad kung sino ito.

"Hop in." He said darkly then opened the door for me. Napatingin ako sa kalsada kasi nagsihintuan din ang traffic. Napasakay ako agad at kinabitan muna niya ako ng seatbelt na ikinabigla ko at nagdrive na nang mabilis.

Napakapit ako sa mga tuhod ko.

When his car went the other way, I looked at him confused.

"T-teka.. you missed the turn off." I said then tapped his hand that was on the gear. He just looked at me shortly then gazed back at the road.

He then removed his hand from the gear stick and placed it on my upper thigh. Napasinghap ako nang pisilin niya ng madiin. I tried to push it away. Pero sobrang hirap. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang mainit niyang palad dahil ang suot kong romper ay nalislis pataas.

"Why do you have to get some asshole if you can have me." He said while clenching his jaw. His car sped up faster.

Napatili ako at nahampas siya.

"Are you crazy? Baka mabangga tayo!" I screamed in panic.

He slowed down and sighed in frustration.

Tumigil kami sa isang beach resort after an hour and i saw the white sand.

Namamanghang tumingin ako sa paligid

"Are they here?" Tanong ko. I removed my seatbelt. Siguro naman kung sakaling kasama namin sina Gia, hindi kami masyadong makakapag usap ni Peter. Well, I was still embarrassed by my stupidity yesterday..

I looked around. The resort building was standing proudly in front of me, palm trees spread on the lawn and it was paved all the way to the big gate where it separates the whole resort from the white sand beach.

Napalingon ako ng bumaba si Peter at hinila pabukas ang pinto ko. Inalalayan niya ako palabas at humawak sa baywang ko para i-steady ang tayo ko. When I gained my balance, he took something out of his back seat and carried it. Napasunod ako sa kanya. He was carrying two duffel bags.

"Nandito rin sila?" Tanong ko ulit habang nakatingin sa paligid. I saw people outside. Halatang mga bakasyunista. Most of the girls were looking at us. Well.. kay Peter pala. Bigla tuloy gusto ko ng bumalik sa bahay.

"No.."napakunot ang noo ko at bumaling na sa kanya. He was waiting for me patiently.

"Where are they then? Shouldn't we go to them?"confused kong tanong. Ang kabog ng puso ko ay sobrang bilis. Natatakot ako na baka kapag napagsolo kami ay maakit na naman ako sa kanya.

"I already told Ashmere about my plans." He said then took the bags in one hand while his other one wrapped around my waist. I saw few men who were looking at us.

"W-what plans?"I stammered while looking at him. His eyes were really hypnotizing me.

"Our date. We'll stay here till tomorrow afternoon."

"P-pero..pero! Wala akong damit!"i lamely said. His brow shot up then lifted up the bags.

"I've got it covered." He said then stared at the men sharply. Agad silang umiwas ng tingin. Napasunod ako sa kanya ng maglakad siya sa entrance ng resort. Bumati agad ang mga guard at may bellboys din.

"Peter.. I think this isn't a good idea.." i said unsure.

"Why not?" Mainit na tanong niya. His blue eyes were looking at me darkly.

Napalunok ako at umiwas ng tingin. Bakit nga ba?

"I want us to spend more time together. Let's go. We'll check in then have lunch." Sabi niya at humawak na sa kamay ko. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako.

Peter only reserved one room with king size bed! Ano to? I panicked and asked for another one pero wala nang available because there was something this weekend kaya fully booked sila. I tried the other resort pero fully booked din! Kaya kahit ayoko ay wala akong magagawa. This was best resort around! Hindi ko rin alam kung nasaan kami. I left my phone and my pouch sa kotse ni Peter.

The bellboy opened our room and showed us around. Peter just gave him some tip then he left.

Bigla akong nanginig nang makapasok ay ang malaking kama sa gitna agad ang bumungad sa akin.

Malakas talaga ang kutob ko na may masamang mangyayari kung hahayaan ko siyang lumapit sa akin!

"Do you want to freshen up first before we have lunch or you want us to have room service?" He asked while putting away all the clothes inside the bags.

Mabilis akong umiling. "Punta na tayo sa baba. I'm hungry." Kinakabahang sagot. Ayokong makulong sa isang kwarto na kami lang.

"Okay.." he said then walked towards me. Napaatras ako agad at napangiti ng pilit. Napalunok ako na makita ang mainit niyang mga tingin sa katawan ko.

Nanginginig ang mga kamay na inayos ko ang romper at buhok ko para maibaling sa iba ang atensyon ko.

Napahingal ako ng bigla niya akong hilain at yakapin.

"We should do this more often love." He said then kissed my head. Naitulak ko agad siya at umatras ulit ako.

"Well, mas enjoy kung marami tayo!" I laughed nervously at mabilis na lumakad papuntasa pinto.

I heard him sigh behind me.