Wreck Me, Cia Clemente

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"Whatever, Cia. Magpalit ka na ng damit. Darating na si Pocholo later on like you said."

"He won't." may halong inis na talaga ang sagot niya. "That man is so busy he will only come back when we are going back to Manila. He texted me a while ago."

"And so?"

She looks annoyed right now. Sa pakiramdam ko ay nanggigigil na siya at gusto na akong sabunutan o kaya ay sipain sa loob-loob niya ngunit hindi niya magawa.

"Naiinis ako." she said. "Sa inyong dalawa ni Pocholo."

"What the fuck? Bakit kasama ako? Hindi naman ako ang boyfriend mong hindi uuwi, 'di ba?" tumawa pa ako. "Wala kang dahilan para magalit sa akin."

"For your information, mayroon. You do not want to fuck with me."

Napalingon ako sa paligid nang sabihin niya iyon. Mabuti na lang at walang masyadong tao at kung mayroon man, it is either they are walking or minding their own businesses. Mabuti nga at hindi rin ganoon kalakas ang pagkakasabi ni Cia noon. It is not that I do not want to let people hear it, but it is just weird if you think about it. These kinds of conversations should be private.

"Cia,"

"Bakit ba kasi ayaw mo? Maliban sa emotional attachment na sinasabi mo, wala naman nang ibang dahilan pa. Single ka naman ah saka wala naman akong masasaktan. Tss. Parang duwag. Masarap naman ako eh. Nag-enjoy ka nga-"

"Cia,"

"E totoo nam-"

Hindi ko na siya pinatapos sa pagsasalita at tinabunan ko na ang bibig niya gamit ang kamay ko. Masama ang tingin niya sa akin habang ginagawa ko iyon. I kept on looking around me hoping we are not getting attention. Medyo tumaas na ang boses ni Cia sa huli niyang pagsasalita.

"Enough."

We stared at each other for a minute. Her being mad at what I am doing, not letting her speak, and me intimidating her to stop. After quite some time, I finally let go of my hand on her mouth.

"I don't have time to play. You're welcome for what I did back there. Now, please stop talking about that one-time thing. Ikaw mismo ang nagsabi noon, hindi ba?"

"Yes."

"Yes. Thank you."

Iyon lamang at saka ko na siya nginitian. Matapos iyon ay nag-umpisa na akong maglakad para umalis at iwan ko na siyang tahimik but then I saw the man still nearby still looking at us, so I do not have any choice but to get to her again. I grabbed her hand not too hard.

"Okay. Kunyari lang 'to hanggang lubayan tayo ng tingin ng lalaking sinubukan mong landiin."

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