The Sacred Rule of Love - (PUBLISHED 2019)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

No reaction from Alex after that incident. Hindi ko alam kung masama ba ang loob niya sa akin sa sinabi ko kay Trixie or what. Let the girl think I have a really hot boyfriend. Wala namang nasaktan 'di ba? Pero dahil ang tahimik kasi ni Alex nun, it sort of bothered me. Parang okay lang sa akin na sigawan niya ako for lying. Silence is so much worse to deal with.

Obviously, my dad said 'No' doon sa party ni Cal after kong humingi ng permission. He always says no sa lahat ng events na pupuntahan ko. Most of the time, he's too busy doing some of his cases or wala siya sa bahay kaya lagi pa rin naman akong nakakapunta. Hindi naman niya nalalaman so okay lang naman. By the time he comes back sa bahay, nasa bahay na rin naman ako so it's as if I didn't leave.

I was getting ready doon sa kwarto ko fixing my hair para mag-ready doon sa party when Alex started scolding me. He was on my case about it all night. Mas malala pa yata siya sa Daddy ko. "Sabi niya hindi ka raw pupunta. You know you should obey your dad 'di ba?"

Sinimangutan ko naman siya, "He's never gonna' find out," sagot ko naman kay Alex, "I've done it before. Hindi naman ako nahuli."

"Alam ko nagawa mo na siya before, I was there for all of them."

That's right. All my life he's been following me. Hindi ko alam kung uncomfortable ba na alam na niya lahat ng tungkol sa akin. It's not the same with another guy na nakikilala mo na pwede kang mag-create ng ibang personality o ibang identitiy mo. Sa kanya, walang secrets. He probably knows me more than I know myself.

Siyempre hindi ko pa rin siya pinakinggan. Alam ko na hindi maganda na hindi ko sinusundan yung guardian angel ko, pero hindi naman ako sobrang samang tao. Gusto ko talagang pumunta doon sa party. I'm really bored doon sa bahay and I think I deserve to celebrate after a job well done doon sa curator spot.

Naghanap ako ng magandang party dress doon sa closet ko. I picked up this one flowy moss green dress na may konting sequin na gold. It sits right above my knee and it partially shows my back. I was about to take my bathrobe off nung napansin ko na nakaupo pa rin si Alex doon sa bandang likuran ko at pinapanood ako bago ako magpalit ng damit. He's actually staring at me while I'm about to.. well.. show everything.

Seriously now. I'm about to change and he's just watching me? "Do you mind?" tanong ko sa kanya dahil nakakahiya yung ginagawa niya.

"What?" he asked me in return na parang hindi niya alam kung ano ba yung problema doon sa sinasabi ko.

"I'm about to change Alex, pwede bang huwag ka namang manood?"

"Oh." Nagkunut-noo pa siya, "I didn't think it was such a big deal. Angels don't really think much about... nudity... as much as mortals do. We can get out of our clothes anytime with fellow angels and it's something natural..."

"Well Alex, the difference is, angel ka, mortal ako.. and I totally mind you looking at me while I'm changing."

Like he always does na para bang tatanga-tanga na naman siguro ako, he just laughed at me, "Sure Ms. Zoe. If it makes you feel better, I'll turn around at hindi kita papanoorin habant nagpapalit ka. If I knew you did mind from the very beginning, I would have done the same before at hindi rin sana kita pinanood dati." Sabi niya bago tapos tumalikod na siya.

"WHAT?!?" I'm pretty sure sa sobrang lakas ng pagkakasigaw ko eh kung nandito lang si Daddy eh rinig na rinig na niya yun. I can't believe he even said that to me. I just told him na I mind him looking and then he goes on telling me that. Nakakahiya!!!

"I've seen it all. I've been following you since you were born remember?"

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"You made it!" pagwe-welcome ni Cal sa akin nung dumating ako sa bahay nila. Sinara niya kaagad yung pinto at sumakto bago pa makapasok si Alex. It didn't really matter dahil pumasok lang naman siya ng deretsahan regardless the door was closed. Cal thrusted a cup sa kamay ko na may alcohol. "Inumin mo!" sabi niya bago umalis.