Belaya Lawrence is the most sought-after actress of her time. She loves her job. She loves living different lives, even if she only has one. It's challenging and wonderful at the same time because she can be anyone through the script that is given t...
Napatingin ako sa kanan ko nang maramdaman ko ang pagtabi sa akin ni Pierce. I must have been standing there absentmindedly dahil hindi ko pa mapapansin ang presensiya niya kung hindi pa siya tumayo sa tabi ko.
Tumingin siya sa kalendaryo na tinitignan ko. "May lakad ka?"
Umiling ako at binigyan ko siya ng maliit na ngiti. I looked pointedly at the coffee mug he's holding. "Is that for me?"
Imbis na sagutin ako ay inabot niya na lang sa akin iyon. Halos sabay kaming nagising ngayong araw na ito pero nauna siyang bumangon dahil may tumawag sa kaniya. Base na rin sa naririnig ko na paminsan-minsan na pagtaas ng boses niya ay mukhang hindi naging maganda ang pag-uusap na iyon.
"Problem at work?" tanong ko pagkaupo ko sa sofa.
"No."
"Your ex then?"
Nakumpirma ko ang sagot sa tanong ko nang bumubuntong-hininga na may kinuha siya sa storage cabinet malapit sa kusina at may kinuha roon na dalawang maliit na box. Kinuha niya pagkatapos ang dalawang lamp sa sala at inilagay iyon sa coffee table bago siya umupo.
"She wanted to take Arctic since I'm not even with him right now."
"Can she do that?"
"Kapag pinayagan ko." Nag-angat siya ng tingin sa akin sandali bago niya pinagpatuloy ang pagpapalit ng bumbilya ng lamp na nasa harapan niya. "I told her no. This is not the first time that Arctic is staying with Luna because of my job. It won't be the last. She's just being difficult."
"It's because of me isn't it?" He didn't answer me but his silence is enough. Ibinaba ko ang tasa na hawak ko sa lamesa. "Pierce, maybe we should-"
"No."
"But-"
"No."
"Pierce-"
"No."
He could be really infuriating if he wanted to. "Pierce Dawson!" Imbis na seryosohin ako ay umangat lang ang sulok ng labi niya na parang kinaaaliw niya pa ang pagkairita ko. "Stop cutting me off!"
"I will if you stop being stubborn."
I crossed my arms in front of my chest. "I'm not stubborn."
"Right."
"Hindi nga sabi."
"Kitten, you're the most stubborn person I ever met. That's saying something since I have seven siblings and a son."
"At ex-girlfriend na gusto kang pahirapan at ang anak mo dahil nandito ako sa bahay mo."
"Charlotte is not stubborn. She's being a nightmare which I'm used to. It's a penance that I needed to take for being stupid." Nang bumuka ang mga labi ko ay umiling siya dahilan para nakangusong hinayaan ko siyang magsalita. "I dated her. We were exclusive because I don't share. Respect and loyalty in a relationship is important to me. She was funny, she's pretty, and yes at that time the sex was one of the reason why I wanted to be with her in the first place. What I didn't do is promise her forever and marriage and she knows that. It could have happen in the future if we lasted longer. Pero masyado pa kaming maaga sa relasyon na meron kami noon at pinakita niya na rin sa akin ang totoong siya. Charlotte wanted one thing and that is money. So she lied to me and got herself pregnant."
