Burning Attraction (BLA #1)

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Jealousy

I feel like... I am hugging something.

I yawned. Bahagya kong pinisil ang bagay kung saan nakapulupot ang dalawang braso ko habang pikit pa ang mga mata. I frowned when I realized that it is not a pillow.

It felt like a part of a body. It felt hot. It feels soft yet hard. It felt like I was hugging an... arm. Pero bakit naman ako may yayakaping—

Mabilis kong iminulat ang mga mata at marahas na napasinghap habang nanlaki ang mga mata dahil sa gulat. I am hugging Theo's arm!

Sinapo ko ang labi gamit ang isang kamay at dahan-dahang tinanggal ang isang nasa ilalim ng braso niya. Why the heck am I hugging him?! And why the heck are we in the same bed?!

What happened last night? I remember getting drunk and... did I do something? Something that will embarrass me?! Or did I say something?! Something I'll regret!

Damn it! This felt like a deja vu when we first met! Wala na naman akong maalala dahil sa dami ng nainom at kalasingan kagabi! What the fuck did I do?!

Nilingon ko ang sarili at sinilip ang suot sa ilalim ng kumot. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang makitang iyong suot ko pa rin kagabi ang suot ko. Pinakiramdaman ko rin ang sarili dahil baka may masakit sa akin pero wala naman.

I sighed out of relief and looked at Theo. Then why is he sleeping beside me? The last time I slept here in his room, he slept at the sofa. Bakit ngayon tumabi siya?

I bit my lower lip and carefully removed the comforter covering me. We are both under it so I have to be careful to not wake him up! Lalo na't hindi ko alam kung may kahihiyan ba akong nagawa kagabi!

Dahan-dahan ko ring inangat ang sarili mula sa pagkakahiga. Una kong ibinaba ang mga paa sa sahig bago umupo sa gilid ng kama. Nilingon ko ulit ang katabi at napanguso na lang ako nang makita ang itsura niya. He looks so peaceful and angelic in sleep. His long eyelashes just made him looks so innocent and soft. Tss. Kung hindi ko lang siya kilala ay baka iyon na ang first impression ko sa kaniya, mukhang anghel kuno pero sa totoo lang ay kasing dilim ng gabi kung tumingin, tila laging galit.

Nag-iwas ako ng tingin sa kaniya at nahagip ko ng tingin ang baso ng tubig sa bed side table. I stared at it until something flashed in my mind.

"Hmm..." I groaned while hugging his arm tightly.

Ramdam ko ang mainit na hininga niya sa ilalim ng tainga ko at mahina akong napahalakhak dahil sa kiliting naidudulot noon.

I heard him grunted as he tried to remove his arm from my hug. Kumunot ang noo ko at mas hinigpitan lang ang yakap doon, nakapikit na din dahil inaantok na.

I heard him sigh heavily and murmured.

"I know you'll regret this..." he whispered while still trying to remove his arm.

I smirked and faced him. Bahagya ko lang na iminulat ang mga mata dahil hinihila na ng antok.

"Why do you think I'll regret this?" I said in a slurred way due to drunkenness.

Despite his face being blurry, I still saw how his jaw clenched like containing something in himself.

"You're the one who put this in the contract. No touching when no one's around," he whispered.

Napangisi ako at malakas na humagikgik. I raised my finger and pointed at his chest. Malapit lang kami sa isa't-isa kaya dumikit ang daliri ko sa dibdib niya at pinindot ko iyon ng dalawang beses. He frowned and looked at my finger touching his chest.