Taurus (COMPLETE)

Two

I woke up with a throbbing headache and nausea. Masakit din ang sikmura ko dahil acidic ako tapos uminom ako kagabi ng hindi kumakain.

Ang galing mo talaga, Tamara!

I grunt and pull my body up to sit on the bed. Siguradong sermon na naman ang matatanggap ko kay Ate nito. She always remind me to drink responsively but here I am. Pero si Reka naman ang kasama ko kaya less worries 'yon para sa kaniya. Whenever Reka take me home drunk, Ate was always considerate since she knows Reka can handle her liquor well, so she can take me home safely. Hindi katulad ko na mababa ang tolerance sa alak.

Pero paano nga ba kami nakauwi? I can't remember how I got home because I was dead drunk. Dati naman natatandaan ko pa ang paghatid sa akin ni Reka kaya hindi ako nagtataka pag-gising sa bahay. But last night was different since I was so drunk that I passed out.

Ah, baka inakay niya ako.

"Hangover?"

"Hell, yes–"

Wait, was that a male voice?

Kabado akong dumilat. Panic surged through me as I registered the presence of a tall figure standing just one meter away from the bed, his silhouette cast against the dimly lit room. My hangover made me disoriented, rendering his features indiscernible as I struggled to make sense of the situation.

Holy shit, bakit may lalaki dito?!

"Who the fuck are you?!" I exclaimed, my voice thundered in surprise.

"What a great way of greeting in the morning," he calmly responded, tinged with amusement.

I rubbed my eyes and blinked several times to shake off the grogginess. My head throbbed with the remnants of a hangover, but the surge of panic coursing through me drowned out the pain. Who wouldn't panic when confronted with an unknown man in their room?!

Finally clearing the sleep from my eyes, I fixed a sharp glare on the intruder. However, my expression softened into one of confusion as I realized that the man had familiar features, yet was a complete stranger to me.

"Who the heck are you? How did you enter our house?" I demanded, my voice wavering slightly.

He smirked. "As far as I remember, this is my condo. Not your house," he replied, his tone matter-of-fact.

Umawang ang labi ko ng mapansin na hindi ko nga kuwarto ito! "What the fuck–"

"So you curse a lot now." He cut me off. "That's quite a personality change."

Hindi ko pinansin ang sinabi niya. Instead, I look down to check myself. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang masilip na parehas na damit pa rin ang suot ko. But I'm wearing pajama pants now which makes up with my short dress.

That calms me down a lot. Seeing myself safe and him distance away from me tells a lot about him being respectful. Ayoko man aminin sa sarili ko pero mukhang disente naman siya kaya kumalma ako.

But his face is really familiar. Saan ko kaya siya nakita?

"Calm now?"

"Bakit ako nandito?" Tanong ko imbis na sumagot.

Kalmado na ako. Kaya lang, bumalik ang sakit ng ulo ko. Mas lumala pa nga dahil sa biglaan kong pagbaling.

"Because I brought you here?"

I scoffed and rolled my eyes. Hindi ko naman 'to kilala paero umiinit ang ulo ko sa kaniya. Paano ba kasi ako napadpad dito?!

"Bakit? Sino ka ba? Bakit mo ako dinala dito? We don't even know each other!"