Moonlight Obscured by Clouds (Kalopsia Series #1)

Kabanata 23

Kabanata 23

When there was no moon in the night, way back when Seline was little, she thought the moon was on vacation. But then, after growing up and knowing the reason why the moon is out of sight, Seline realizes that the moon doesn't have a rest at all. But after aging again, she finally comes to the realization that the moon isn't like her, who gets tired after working so hard. After all, it was just a rock flouting outside due to a lack of gravity. Yet, because of the gravitational force of the Earth, the moon is getting closer and closer to the Earth.

Then it hit her, even though the sun gives light for the moon to shine. Earth has been trying its best to bring the moon closer and closer as the answer to the moon's never-ending rotation around the Earth axis. And it hit her that the earth wasn't just a self-centered object that only wanted to be in the spotlight, because we didn't realize that, like the sun and moon, the earth was also trying its hardest...

Seline has this habit of asking everything until she found what she wants to know to someone. She loves playing words isang bagay na nakuha na yata niya sa kakasama kay Chontelle.

Sa pagbaba ng hagdan ay siyang baba na rin ni Phil na humahangos pa mula sa itaas.

"I order foods, parating na 'yon!" nakangiting turan ni Phil habang nakahawak sa handle ng hagdan. Naka-white fitted t-shirt lang ang binata na binagayan ng cargo short. Doon naningkit ang mata ni Seline.

He's suspicious.

"What's with that picture frame?" direktang tanong na muli niya. Saglit pang tumingin sa ceiling ang binata at kumiling ang ulo na animo ay nagiisip ng palusot. "Phil Mendez!" Sa banta niyang iyon ay napatalon ito sa gulat.

"That's magazine picture, a naked magazine picture!" Bahagya pa itong nagtaas ng hintuturo habang nakangiti na tila ba napakagandang palusot niyon. "Yeah! That's right." Matapos ay tumango-tango pa si Phil sa sarili. Napabuntong hininga si Seline.

"A naked magazine picture. Hmm, you cut it out?"

"Yup! Way back college on america."

"For what?"

"To jack off!" Phil confidently said that but then as soon as he realize what he just said. Phil put down his hand and blush off. That's when Seline laugh at him incredulously.

"Oh! So it's like a routine? Who is that? Melodia Annette? Dally Gray?" Seline start addressing some famous porn stars.

"What? No!"

"Then maybe, Thomas Watson? The big dick guy who fuck—"

Hindi na natapos pa ni Seline ang sabihin nang halikan siya sa labi ni Phil. Isang mariing halik na sinakop ang buo niyang labi. Mapagangkin at may panggigigil. Walang ginawa si Seline kundi ang mapaatras. Hinayaan niya ang binata habang humihimas-himas ang kamay niyo sa pagitan ng balikat niya patungo sa pisngi. Kalaunan ay tinugon din ni Seline iyon ngunit agad ding naputol nang sumandal na ang likod ni Seline sa isa sa mga kabinet na nakabalot pa.

Hinihingal na pinagdikit ng binata ang noo nila bago bumulong sa kaniya. "Why do you know those names? Don't tell me you're watching?"

"Of course, sikat si Annette noong college. Buong mundo yata alam ang patungkol doon. I am not innocent girl anymore!"

"I am not talking to Melodia Annette! I am talking to Thomas Watson!"

"Oh! So you confirm that it was Thomas Watson?"

"Huh?"

"The picture frame?"

"What the fuck—"

Hindi na natapos ni Phil ang sasabihin nang makarinig sila pareho ng tunog ng doorbell tanda na dumating na ang inorder nito.