PROHIBITED

Déka

"He's 23, and already in third year of law school, he's so young isn't he? He's popular for being smart and hot, gays and girls drool over Damon, but he isn't just fond of flirting back nor entertaining someone, we couldn't even see him with friends it seems like he's friendless, he's alone most of the time, minsan kahit kausapin mo, tataasan ka lang ng kilay, he will just talk back if whatever you said is something meaningful so," Peyton glance at me by the review mirror as he drives his car towards his condo, "for him to offer you to accompany you or tour you around he must be drowned by your beauty for him to be so interested."

I bite my bottom lip and looked away when my heart skipped a beat as I heard what Peyton said, naguguluhan ako, bakit nakakaramdam ako ng ganito?

I looked down at the screen at my phone, its been three days since I left Kuya Phyton's condo and he didn't even bother to call me or text me to check how I am.

I secretly shrugged off my shoulders, bakit niya ko itse-check e mas gusto niyang pamanmanan na lang ako, mahina akong napabuga ng hangin saka ibinaling ang mga mata ko sa labas ng binata ng kotse ni Peyton.

As I looked outside the window Peyton's words replayed in my mind as Damon's face appeared on my mind too.

'So, for him to offer you to accompany you or tour you around he must be drowned by your beauty for him to be so interested.'

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NAPABABA AKO NG TINGIN SA Phone ko ng mag beep 'yon. Kakatapos lang namin maghapunan ni Peyton sa Mc Do sa ibaba lang ng condo.

My lips parted when I saw it was a friend request from Damon Evander Montero, dali dali kong nadura ang kagat-kagat kong apple pencil at inilapag ang iPad ko sa ibabaw ng study table sa pinahiram na condo sa akin ni Peyton.

I picked up my phone to check if it is really him, I clicked his name to check the account, it was really him... the account was made four years ago but the only post is his profile picture where he is half naked on a lake, his half body is soaked on the crystal clear water, his body is on a side pose position but it was enough to flex his well-toned and masculine body. I looked at his face and swallowed hard when I saw him looking directly at the camera, his grayish eyes were intense like he was looking directly at your soul.

Bumaba ang mga mata ko sa likes ng profile niya at hindi ko maiwasang hindi mapangiti ng makita ang mahigit labing walong libong ibat ibang reactions, may one thousand two hundred plus comments din, may mga latest comments pa mula sa mga gaya ko mukhang freshmen students puro babae kahit pa apat na taon na din niyang profile ito.

My eyes fell on his cover photo, it was a picture of a wolf with different eye colors, blue and brown, beautiful. Hindi gaya ng profile niya na walang caption may iisang word na caption ang cover niya.

Lycaon...

Napakurap-kurap ako, I know Lycaon is a wolf God in Greek Mythology, alam ko, dahil halos lahat ng mga pinsan kong lalaki nakabase ang mga pangalan sa mitolohiya ng Greece.

I confirmed him while biting my nails and my heart pounded loud and fast when I immediately received a chat from him.

From Damon Montero:

'Hi, Atty. Annastazia.'

I smiled widely with how he called me.

To Damon Montero:

'Hello, Atty. Montero!'

From Damon Montero:

'The night still young, which subject you finds hard in PolSci? Could help you review if you want, VGCM Starbucks?'