FIERY TEMPTATIONS

Chapter Three: knight in shining armor?

I just arrived home, I blankly stared at myself at the mirror inside our living room. Parang ayaw mag-sink in sa aking utak ang mga piang-usapan namin ni Bambirita.

I heavely sigh, and find myself making may way to my room. We still have one week to stay in this house, and after that wala na.

I slowly undress myself, hinayaan ko malaglag sa sahig ang aking mga damit. I need to take a shower mamaya magkikita kami ni Bambirita.

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I took the most finest and sexiest dress I have in my closet. It was long fitted red dress with plugging V-neck na for sure will be exposing my cleavage and a front slit na seven inches above the knee, exposing my long and voluptous right leg. I took my red stilettos with diamonds designs.

Just as what Bambie instructed, dapat daring ang dating niya. Napangiwi ako sa isiping DOM ang makakauna ng aking virginity, it should have been reserved for my future husband. Ipinilig ko ang aking ulo, trying not to think about it anymore. Money Heleina! Money!!!

I took them inside my bag, at nagpaalam kay Manang Claudia. Mabuti na lang mababait itong mga kasambahay namin but sooner or later aalis na rin sila.

I find myself driving my car, papunta sa sinasabing lugar ni Bambirita. Teka ano nga ba iyon? It was something like 'alegria', ah 'alegria de lagrimas'. Wait, tears of joy ba yun? Whatever!

I parked my car sa labas ng apartment ni Bambirita, dito na lang ako dumiretso para sabay na kami.

"Miss Heleina," I heard him calling my name. I quickly got out of my car and gave him a pale smile. "Miss ka ng Miss, Heleina na lang Bams..."

"Nasanay lang ako Mi--- I mean Heleina." Nakangiti niyang tugon. "Come pasok ka Heleina," aya niya. I gazed aroud her apartment, maaliwalas ito, I'm impressed with this transgender mas pa sa babae sa kalinisan ng bahay, everything is in place, well arranged, well cleaned and well sanitized.

"Coffee?" He asked.

"No... Thank you. I'm not so into coffee."

"Juice maybe?" Muling alok niya.

"O-okay, I'll have that. Mapilit ka kasi." I tried myself to calm down by joking around pero hindi eh. Mas lalo lamang akong kinakabahan habang pinagmamasdan ang oras habang naririnig ko ang 'tick tock tick tock' until sasabihin ng game's over Heleina.

"Oh eto Heleina juice muna, palamig. Huwag kang masyadong mag-isip. Just think you'll save your mother from danger." Hay napansin niya siguro ang pagkatulala ko, well he can't blame me for that.

"Hindi ko maiwasan kabahan Bambie..." Anas ko, frankly yun naman totoo. Naramdaman kong hinawakan niya ang isa kong kamay at marahang pinisil-pisil iyon.

"Isipin mo na lang, you're doing this for your mom. You're doing this to save her life---your only family."

I heavily sigh, tama siya. I gave her a pale smile at ininom ang inalok niyang juice.

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"Mama Bamz! Siney yen keseme mo?!" I heard a lady asked Bambirita. Oo, narito na kami sa sinasabi nilang tears of joy. Tears of joy nga ba? Baka naman kabaligtaran. I gazed at that lady, mukha isa ito sa mga nagtatrabaho dito sa casa nila. Maganda naman siya, kaya lang makapal ang make-up and she's smoking. It turns me off mga babaeng naninigarilyo. No offense ha pero para sa akin kasi nag-mumukha silang mga 'Balongskie', pero sabagay yun naman talaga sila, yung mga babaeng narito ha yung tinutukoy ko.

"Selene, this is Heleina!" Pakilala ni Bambie sa akin. "Heleina this is Selene, isa sa mga alaga ko." She smiled at me, mukhang mabait naman, I smiled back at her.