COCO

Parang gumuho ang mundo ko sa narinig ko. The words played in my mind over and over as I imagine the scene in my head. My chest felt as though it was being painfully compressed by an unseen force. I felt like I was being dragged into a blackhole as if my emotions had finally become so unbearable that it opened up a void in me.

It was one thing to know that she was having sexual intercourse. Kaya kong tanggapin kapag sinabi sa akin ni Anais na meron na siyang naka-sex bukod sa akin. I'd be okay with it. I wanted her to explore more and grow. I wanted her to experience things she'd never experienced because she I made her a mother at such a young age. But it was another thing to hear them in the act. Because I knew it really happened and I could imagine it in my head. I felt helpless hearing her man tell her to ride her.

"We just need to break them up and everything will be easier after." Sabi ni Tito Axel. We were in our theatre room. Nanonood sila ngayon ng football game habang umiinom ng beer. They were doing alot of catching up. It was obvious that they'd really miss each other.

"I don't know what to do. I'm losing her..." I sighed, trying to ease the heaviness in my chest. I hadn't been able to sleep last night, thinking Anais was having sex with someone else. Of course, I wasn't going to tell Tito Axel about it. That should just be between her and I.

"Ano ba 'tong anak mo, dude? Hindi pa nagsisimula ang laban, sumusuko na." He shook his head before taking a sip from his beer can.

"Akala ko ba mahal mo siya? At si Cookie, he deserves a complete family." Dad said.

"Anais doesn't feel anything for me. Hindi naman pwedeng ako lang ang may gusto nito." I brushed my fingers through my aching head.

"Anak mo ba talaga 'to?" Tito Axel turned his head to Dad.

"Kung hindi ko yan anak, walang Cookie ngayon." He joked.

"Do you know what you two have in common? Pareho kayong mahilig sa menor de edad." Tito Axel chuckled.

"Wow. Rich coming from you. Para naman hindi mo ginago si Tristan noon nung pinatulan mo si Val kahit kasal ka pa. At least now we have Cookie and we're going to be in laws." Dad said.

"Alam mo kung hindi lang dahil kay Cookie hindi ko gagawin 'to. I feel like I'm pimping my own daughter to your son." He shook his head. "The things love makes you do."

"I can't believe I'm sitting here with you right now. Just last week when I saw jogging outside, I wanted to run you over with my car." Tumawa si Dad. "Dude, kahit gago ka na miss ko yung ganito tayo."

"Alam mo kahit walanghiya kayong dalawa ng anak mo, na miss ko din kayo. Before Chris, alam niyo naman na sabik na sabik ako sa anak na lalaki. I treated him like my son and then suddenly I found out she got my princess pregnant. But you know, it's all water under the bridge now." He smiled.

"I'm sorry, Tito." I said, feeling a twinge of guilt.

"Kung hindi mo na buntis ng maaga si Anais, kayo ang gugustuhin kong magkatuluyan kapag dumating na kayo sa tamang edad. I watched you two grow up together. I didn't have to worry about Anais when she's with you because I knew you'd protect her even with your own life." He looked at me with a serious face. "I remember the time when you were kids, I was watching over you two on the playground. Anais leaned over too much on the side of the bridge and tipped over. You grabbed her, hugged her, and fell with her. Ikaw pa nga ang pumailalim kaya nadaganan ka niya at hindi siya masyadong nasaktan. You've always been her protector."

A nostalgic smile slowly crept across my face as I remember that moment. The bridge wasn't high, it was a playground bouncing bridge where you can cross over from the deck to the slide. She stopped in the middle of the bridge to wave at Tito Axel who was sitting on the bench not far from us then she tipped over. I grabbed her but I wasn't able to pull her up. It was either I let go of her or fall with her. I chose to fall with her and protected her from the fall so she wouldn't get her hurt. Siya pa nga ang iyak ng iyak nun kahit dumagan siya sa akin. I had to wear an arm splint after.

Now it felt like I had to make the same decision again now. Dapat ko ba siyang bitiwan o mas lalong higpitan ang hawak?

"We'll think of something..." Tito Axel assured, patting me on the shoulder.

ANAIS

Ilang araw na kaming hindi naguusap o nagkikita man lang ni Coco. Si Ronnie ang kumukuha kay Cookie sa amin kapag Daddy day na. Hindi siya tumatawag, hindi siya nagmemessage, wala. I was starting to miss him. Hindi kasi ako sanay na ganito kami.

I occupied myself with work just so I wouldn't have to think of him. Final editing na ng magazine na ilalabas for next month and we were extremely close to the deadline. We just needed to tweak and fix some things and we were ready to go.

As we were about to leave, I received a call from Coco. Nagdalawang-isip pa ako noong una kung sasagutin ko iyon. But then I decided to answer it.

"Anais..." I heard him say.

"Ano'ng kailangan mo?" I coldly asked.

"I need you..." He said, not sounding like himself. His words were slurred and almost incoherent. "Anais, are you still there?"

"Where are you?" My brows furrowed.

"I'm in a bar." He answered.

"Lasing ka ba, Coco?" I kind of panicked.

"I drank a little. Okay, maybe a little more than I should have had but that's not the point." I could barely understand what he was saying.

"Sinong kasama mo?"

"I'm all alone, there's no one here beside me... but you gotta have friends." He sang and then laughed. I could tell that he was pissed drunk right now.

I massaged my temples when I felt it throb. He was drunk at a bar by himself. I started freaking out as it sunk into me. Baka kung anong mangyari sa kanya. Baka mapaaway siya. Baka mapagtripan siya. Or worse baka mamaya magdrive siya pauwi habang lasing at maaksidente.

"Pupuntahan kita dyan. Huwag kang aalis, Coco." Mariin na utos ko.

"Yeah, I'll always wait for you." He said in a somber tone and then he sang. "Whatever takes or how my heart breaks, I will be right here waiting for you."

"Coco, just wait there and don't do anything stupid, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah..."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

Ibinaba ko na ang phone pagkatapos at hinagilap si Froilan. I still hitch rides with him. Lalo na ngayon na palagi kaming overtime. On the way naman kasi ang bahay namin papunta sa bahay niya so it wasn't much of a bother to him.

"Froi, we need to go." I told him.

"I was just getting ready to leave. Bakit parang nagmamadali ka yata ngayon?" Froilan asked.

"Kailangan natin puntahan si Coco." I told him.

"Bakit? Nasaan ba yung baby daddy mo?" He asked.

"He's drunk at a club. Baka kung mapaano yun." I worriedly bit my bottom lip.

We left the office and Froilan drove me to the nightclub where he was at. Nagmamadali akong lumabas sa kotse at pumasok sa club. We squeezed our way into the crowd as we tried to find Coco. We saw him sitting on one of the stood on the bar with head slumped to the table.

"Coco..." I touched his shoulder. "Are you okay?"

He lifted his head up and looked at me with hooded eyes. "Anais..." and then his eyes averted to Froilan who was standing behind me. "You brought a friend. Nice. What is he doing here?"

"Come on. Let's get you home." I calmly said, grabbing his arm.

"Leave me alone. Sumama ka na sa boyfriend mo. Kaya kong mag-isa." He pulled his arm back from my hold.

"Wag ngang matigas ang ulo mo, Coco. You need to go. You can't stay here all night." Sabi ko sa kanya.

"Were you sitting on his fucking face before I called you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you two." He sarcastically said.

"No worries, man. We were just about to get started."Even when I wasn't looking, I could hear Froilan's supressed snicker from behind me.

I turned my head to Froilan and glared at him. Froilan then pressed his lips together and gestured to zip his mouth.

"We were in the office. Nagtatrabaho kaming dalawa." I explained, turning back to Coco.

"Office, my ass!" He roared.

I had never seen Coco this drunk. I'd seen him tipsy but never this hammered. His eyes and face were red from alcohol and he was nearly talking gibberish. I decided then and there, I wouldn't take it. Stepping forward, I hooked my arm with his and lifted him up from his seat. He was darn heavy but I managed to drag him out of the club.

Froilan opened the backseat door and I carefully placed him inside. Hindi ako binitawan ni Coco, instead he hugged me tighter, nestling his head on my chest as he sat next to me.

"Are we good to go?" Asked Froilan as he slid inside the car.

"Sure." I told him and he immediately started his car.

"Okay pa ba yang baby daddy mo? He's so damn wasted." Froilan chuckled.

"He'll be alright." I said brushing my fingers through his golden hair as he snuggled against my breasts.

"He's going to have one hell of a hangover tomorrow."

Everything went smooth and fine as he drove, when suddenly I felt Coco's hand that rested on my waist slid down to my legs. Noong una akala ko aksidente lang but it slowly glided and moved softly up my exposed thigh, gently shifting the cloth of my skirt higher.

"Coco." Saway ko sa kanya. I whispered in his ear as I didn't want Froilan to know what was going on. It would be too embarrassing.

Hindi siya huminto. Instead he boldly slid his hand farther up my thighs and into my skirt. I tried to push it away but his hand didn't even budge. I gasped as I felt the heat of his palm cupping my sex. He whispered a quiet shush and I bit my lips to keep myself from whimpering, feeling his fingers tracing my slit through my panties.

"Coco, stop..." I half-heartedly said in a soft voice. I wanted him to stop, I knew this was wrong as Froilan was just sitting inside the car with us but my body wanted more.

He pushed my panties to one side and eased his fingers in. He parted my folds with two fingers and he found my clit. He gently stroked and rubbed my soft, hot flesh. I could feel the heat building up inside my body with each friction. I swallowed back a moan when he pushed a finger inside my throbbing womanhood.

I stifled a sharp, involuntary inhale when I felt the heat over my breast. My head bent down to see him sucking my breast through my blouse. Even with the cloth in the way, I could still feel his mouth on me. I could feel my nipples hardening against my bra and my sex tingling with excitement.

"I liked how the final editing turned out. You did a great job kahit medyo kapos tayo sa oras." It startled me when Froilan spoke.

"C-couldn't do it without you guys." I let out a nervous chuckle. I looked at him in the rearview mirror, Froilan's eyes were fixed on the road and even if he does look into the rearview mirror, he wouldn't be able to see us as it was angled towards the opposite side of where we sat.

"Helga's the most difficult model we've ever worked with. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya tapos na natin ang trabaho natin. Nobody would want to work with her again after this, she was such a primadonna." Froilan said.

Coco's finger darted all the way in me and he pulled out. He thrust his finger in and out, hitting the spot where it felt so good.

"Yeah..." I breathed out.

"I just want this week over with so we could all relax." He sighed.

Coco added one more finger and wiggled his fingers around my insides. He then pulled them out and moved them around my folds until they were well covered with my own essence. I gripped his forearm and bit down on my lip to contain my moans. He rubbed circles around my clit with his wet fingers.

Damn him! Paulit-ulit ko siyang minumura sa isip ko. We shouldn't be doing this in Froilan's car but here I was giving into what my body wanted. He dipped his fingers back in again to scoop out my essence and rubbed it on my clit. He did it over and over.

It wasn't long before I clenched around his fingers and came undone. My body relaxed, leaning back to my seat. I pushed his hand away from me and fixed my panties and tugged my skirt down. He left soft, gentle kisses on my shoulder as he cuddled against me.

Huminto ang kotse sa harap ng bahay. I thanked Froilan and pulled Coco out of the car with me.

"You perv! Nagkukunwari ka lang bang lasing?" Inis na pinalo ko siya sa braso ng makaalis na ang kotse ni Froilan.

He looked up at me with hooded red eyes. "Sinong lasing? I'm not drunk! I just want to be with you. Ayaw kong kasama mo yung Froilan na yun..." He cupped my face and kissed me on the mouth. He tasted heavily of alcohol.

"Coco..." I pushed him away and looked around. "Ano ka ba? Stop it! B-baka may makakita sa atin. Halika na nga, ihahatid na kita sa inyo!"

I dragged him to their house. Pinagbuksan kami ng gate ng security nila at ipinasok ko siya sa loob. I brought him to his room and laid him down his bed.

He pulled me down with him and I toppled on top of him. "Sabihin mo nga sa akin, Anias... Who's a better lover? Him or me?"

"Coco, matulog ka na." I tried to get up but he held me by my waist.

"I can make you come with my hand alone. Siya ba kaya niya yun? How many times has he made you come? How many times have you come with him? Do you kiss in the mouth? Do you let him eat you out? Do you suck him off?" His voice shook with a mixture of anger and tears.

Tumaas ang kamay ko at dumapo sa pisngi niya. "Bastos!"

His face hardened as he looked back at me. Then he shifted, pushing me down the bed and getting on top of me. Sinunggaban niya ako ng mariin na halik. I struggled to push him away at first but slowly, I felt myself softening. I was responding to his kisses it was the most natural thing to do.

"Ano bang ginagawa niya sa'yo na hindi ko kayang gawin?" He said with full of spite as his lips were pressed against mine.

I gasped as he pulled my blouse open and pulled my bra cup down. His mouth latched onto my nipple. My body was still sensitive after having an orgasm just a little while ago. The suction made my whole body tingle. My hips bucked against him.

He pulled his head away and suddenly turned me to my stomach. He pulled my hips up in the air while my upper body while keeping my upper body planted on the bed. He raised my skirt to my hips and pulled my panties down to my knees.

"Coco..." I panted.

I heard him zip his pants and then he was pressing his manhood into my soaking wet opening. Coco slowly slid inside me. Napakapit ako sa bedsheet. I felt my insides expanding to accomodate his girth. He was so hard and big.

"Is his cock bigger than mine?" He angrily asked with one sudden thrust.

Masakit, di ba? I wanted to ask him. I wanted him to know how painful it was to image him being intimate with another woman. What's worse was that he got her pregnant.

"I hate the thought of someone else fucking you. Gusto kong burahin ang lahat ng bakas na iniwan niya sa'yo. You're mine, Anais. You've always been mine..." He held me by my hips and started pumping furiously. His cock impaled me over and over, bringing me to another climax. His breathing became labored and heavy. His thrust became stronger and harder that he had to hold on to the headboard. He thrust deep and hard his crotch touching repeatedly against my backside.

I moaned, burying my face in the sheets as orgasm rippled throughout my body. His thrust became more urgent, his skin slapping against mine. And then he stiffened and collapsed on top of me. I could feel his hot, heaving breath against my nape as we both tried to catch our breaths.

After awhile, he relaxed and his breathing became shallow and steady. He had already fallen asleep while his manhood was still inside me. Gumalaw ako at itinulak ko siya sa tabi ko. My body was still limp and weak from the orgasm. I couldn't even lift a finger. Ipinikit ko ang mga mata ko sa pagod at nakatulog.

"ANAIS!" I heard Dad knocking furiously on the door. I couldn't open my eyes as it was still heavy. I grabbed a pillow and put it over my head to block the noise. "I know you're in there, missy! Coco, ilabas mo ang anak ko!"

My eyes snapped open when I heard him say Coco's name. I automatcally sprang up and looked over to my side and saw Coco beside me. I had fallen asleep in Coco's bedroom. The doorknob began to shake violently.

"Buksan niyo ang pinto!" Dad shouted angrily.

I covered myself with a blanket and tried to shake Coco awake. He let out a groan and opened one eye.

"W...what?" He asked.

"Dad's outside your door." My voice shook a little. I feared for Coco more than I feared for myself. He was my Dad. I knew I'd just get a light slap on the wrist but Coco's fate in Dad's hand was uncertain. He could be carrying a gun with him right now.

How did he even get here? Had he murdered Coco's whole family? The worst scenarios started playing in my head.

Napaupo si Coco, he lifted his boxers and pants up and was about to get up when the door threw open, making a loud noise as it slapped against the wall. I clutched on to the blanket as Dad walked in like a slow motion movie.

"D-dad, I can explain." I stuttered.

His eyes narrowed at Coco. "Ikaw! What did you do to my daughter?"

"Tito..." His eyes widened in sheer fear.

Dad went over to his side and grabbed him by the collar. "I'm going to kill you!"