Kiss and Run

Chapter XIII

NATALIA

Tinangka kong pagsaraduhan siya ng pinto ngunit nagawa niyang iharang agad ang kanyang kamay kaya ayon, naipit siya.

"Fvck! Ouch!" Dain niya at sunod-sunod na pinagpag ang kamay sa ere upang maibsan ang sakit.

"Tungengots naman kasi, eh!" Naiinis na nag-aalala kong singhal. Hinila ko ang kamay niya palapit sa'kin upang maeksamin 'yon. Wala namang namuong dugo.

"Mawawala rin ang hapdi niyan." Pinakawalan ko ang kamay niya at muling tinangkang sinarado ang pinto ngunit bago ko pa man magawa 'yon ay nakapasok na siya sa loob.

Saglit pa ay biglang dumilim ang paligid. Nang sumandal siya dingding, marahil ay 'di niya sinasadyang mahagip ang switch ng ilaw. Humakbang ako palayo, ang kadiliman ay hindi nakatulong para pawiin ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko, ang kabang nararamdaman ko. Mas lalo ko lamang nadama ang presensya niya.

"Natalia, labas na kami, ah!" Paalam ni ate, narinig ko pa silang tumawa ni kuya Shinichi bago ko narinig ang pagsara ng opisina.

"What now?" Kinakabahan kong tanong sa kanya. Hindi ko gaanong maaninag ang mukha niya dahil sa bahagyang kadiliman.

"What now?" He mumbled back, snaking his strong arms around the curve of my waist, pulling me against him. I heard a slight bump when our bodies collided. "I want you near me."

I uttered a shaky sigh. My palms lay silently on his chest, creating a small space between us, at least. But he seems to notice my movement in this dark. He suddenly grabs my back, pressing me tightly against him. Ang pulgadang namamagitan sa'min ay tuluyan nang naputol. We are so close that I can smell his wonderful scent, his heavy breath caressing my cheeks.

"Breath, Natalia," he whispered.

"Can't," I murmured. "You take my breath away." I heard him chuckle before nuzzling his nose against mine.

"I like your smell, too." Literal na nanlambot ang tuhod ko at alam kong naramdaman niya iyon. Our bodies are all in the right places. I want to sink and melt into his skin. "Don't you miss me, Kisstealer?" He asked as he put a few strands of my hair on the back of my ears. "Hmm, cat got your tongue?" He mumbled close to my ear before grazing his teeth to the sensitive part of it, making my knees wobble. "I got you," he says, instinctively catching me when I sway. I have never been this weak in front of a man before.

"Why would I miss you?" I murmured breathlessly.

"Ah," he exhales, "are you purposely trying to be difficult?"

I couldn't answer; how could I when he started showering kisses on my cheek, down to my neck and on the side of my nape. I can't even believe that I am leaning more into his touch. I'm like a feline who is hungry for human attention.

"Yes," I admitted helplessly. "I missed you. Very much."

Then I suddenly halt and open my eyes. Linsiyak. Hindi ako pwedeng bumigay agad! Huhu, ang bataan, dapat isagip! Kailangan ko na sigurong magsuot ng bakal na panty na may padlock at five digit codes na hango sa Egyptian pictograph upang higpitan ang seguridad ng aking pinaka-inaalagaan. Kailangan kong protektahan si Aling Virgin!

Pero bago 'yon ay sinamantala ko ang distansya namin sa isa't-isa at hinalikan siya agad sa labi. Smack lang dahil agad kong binuksan ang restroom at lumabas ng opisina.