Mr. Valerio POV

"Shut up! I hate you! I don't love you anymore!"

I groaned as I heard the angry voice of a woman. Like–what the fuck she's blabbering about?

I don't want to open my eyes because I feel like I want to sleep more but her voice was irking in my ears.

"Damn you, Miguel! Don't you ever come here!" says the woman I slept with last night. She's talking on the phone.

Shit!

I opened my eyes and hurriedly got up to bed and the first thing I looked at was my clothes.

Damn it!

I pick up my clothes scattered on the floor and I immediately put them on.

"Oh, you're already dressed?"

I turned around to look at her, startled by her voice I didn't finish buttoning my shirt. She was standing at the door with her charming face. She's young, beautiful and sexy.

She stepped forward to hug me. Her fingers were playing with my chest, touching it softly.

"Don't go, please?" she said with her flirty voice.  "Stay with me. It feels like we both have connections."

I forced a smile on her. Last night was a good one. And that's it. Nothing more.

"Mamaya pa ang class ko," paglalambing niya sa akin.

I looked at my wristwatch. "I'm sorry, I have to go."

I ignored her and walked past her to get out of the room. She followed me as if she were a naive girl not noticing that I didn't want to stay.

What we did last night was purely carnal desires.

"When will I see you again?"

"I don't know," mabilis kong sagot sa kaniya.

"Can I have your number so that I can call or text you?"

Fuck! Siya lang yata ang babaeng naka-one night stand ko na masyadong makulit. Well, she's the youngest among the women I slept with before.

I met her at the awarding ceremony because I am one of the speakers at their school. It happens that she's one of the top graduating students and I was the one who gave her the awards. And there's a party afterward.

And it happened too fast, the flirting moment. And I don't remember at all why we ended up  fucking at her apartment.

"I will call you," I lied.

"But I don't remember I give you my number."

I smiled sweetly. "Oh, darling, I already have it." I winked at her and she gave me a dazzling smile, believing that I had her number.

I opened the entrance door but a well-built man was blocking my way. He looked at me as if he wanted to punch me.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Excuse me?" I muttered, confused.

"Fuck you!" singhal nito kasabay ng pagtaas ng kamao papunta sa mukha ko.

I didn't saw it coming. Nalasahan ko ang sariling dugo.

Damn it!

I caressed my bottom lip with my thumb finger, and before I could react another punch landed on my jaw.

God damn it!

Muntikan na akong ma out of balance sa kinatatayuan ko.

"Stop it, Miguel!" yelled the woman whom I slept last night.

Fuck! I don't even remember her name.

Pumagitna ito sa aming dalawa para awatin ang lalaking tinawag nitong Miguel.

"Who the fuck is he?!" singhal ni Miguel sa nanggagalaiting boses.

Pagak akong napatawa. Hindi ko akalain na aabot sa ganitong eksena. Mukhang lovers quarell ang mangyayari ngayon. Napailing ako sabay hilot sa panga ko.

"We're done, Miguel! Sabi ko naman sa'yo tapos na tayo!"

"Hindi pa tayo tapos, Kristine!" asik nito sabay hawak sa magkabilaang balikat sa babae.

I saw Kristine's face grimaced.

"You're hurting her," I said with my deep baritone voice, I held his arm to let her go.

Miguel looked at me with hatred. I don't know what their issues, and I don't want to get involved with them. What I want right now is to get out of here.

Marahas nitong iwinaksi ang kamay ko saka ibinalik ang tingin kay Kristine. "Siya ba ang ipinalit mo sa akin? Sumagot ka, Kristine!"

"Oo!" singhal ni Kristine rito saka iwinaksi ang mga kamay nito na mariing nakahawak sa balikat.

I massaged my forehead. Mas lalo akong naipit sa sitwasyon ng mga ito.

Nagtitigan pa ang dalawa nang matagal, nakatiim-bagang si Miguel samantalang si Kristine ay matapang na sinasalubong ang tingin nito.

I was amused while staring at them.

"Hindi pa tayo tapos, Kristine," saad ni Miguel na may pagbabanta ang boses bago ibinaling ang tingin sa akin.

I smirked at him while touching my bruised bottom lip.

Dammit! Hindi man lang ako nakailag sa binitawan nitong suntok.

Nakakatakot na tingin ang ipinukol nito sa akin bago tuluyang umalis. Mabilis naman akong hinarap ni Kristine at akmang hahaplusin ang sugat sa labi ko pero umiwas ako.

"I'm fine. I have to go," malamig ang boses na paalam ko.

"I'm sorry, Luci. Hindi ko alam na pupunta siya rito."

"It's okay, you don't have to explain. Take care." Tinapik ko ng marahan ang balikat niya saka ako nagmamadaling umalis.

Saka pa ako nakahinga nang maluwang pagdating ko sa parking area.

Shit! Saan ko ba nai-park ang kotse ko?

Nahilot ko na naman ang sentido. Habang hinahanap ko ang kotse ay may narinig akong mga boses na nagtatalo sa kabilang side ng parking area.

Another lovers?

I sighed when I saw them. Nakatalikod ang babae sa akin at nakaharap naman sa pwesto ko ang lalaki kaya nakikita ko ang mukha nito. Pa-simple lang akong nakikinig sa kanila at nakamasid.

Fuck! Kailan pa ako naging tsimosa lalo na sa love life ng iba?

Malala ka na, Luciano!

"Please, give me another chance. Nabigla ka ba sa ginawa natin?" pagsusumamo ng lalaki.

Gwapo naman ito, matangkad at halatang alaga sa gym ang katawan. Samantalang ang babae ay petite pero may kurba ang katawan. Maliit lang itong babae, 'yong tipo ko.

Maloko akong napangiti saka napailing. Aalis na sana ako nang marinig kong magsalita ang babae. Malumanay at mahinahon ang boses nito. Nakakaakit sa pandinig ko.

"It's not your fault why we broke up. Please, don't blame yourself."

"Iyon na nga, eh, hindi mo sinabi ang rason kung bakit nakipaghiwalay ka. Am I not enough? Naging mabuti naman akong boyfriend sa'yo."

"I'm sorry, John... I can't tell you the reason. Please, huwag mo na akong sundan or tawagan," pagsusumamo ng babae.

I can't move my feet because I wanted to hear more about her soothing voice. Ano ba ang nangyayari sa akin? Parang boses lang ng babae ay nagkakaganito na ako.

I sighed and forced myself to walk away but I stopped on my track when the woman turned around and walked away from that man.

All of a sudden, I was mesmerized. Her beauty moves me in a way that's hard to explain.

"Zoey!" tawag ng lalaki rito saka hinabol ito ngunit mabilis itong naglakad palabas ng parking area.

Napaawang na lang ang labi ko habang tinitingnan ang papalayong bulto ng katawan nito.

What a beauty! Palatak ko sa isipan. I swear, kung ako ang lalaking humahabol dito, malamang hindi ko rin ito pakakawalan.

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