Selena Racini is a well-known erotic-fantasy novelist.
A total introvert. Afraid that she might be betrayed if she let herself get attached to anyone, but she have a special friend that she treated as her own family.
Until one day, she started recei...
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Selena took three days to finally finished her manuscript. Awa ng Diyos ay natapos nya bago mag-isang Linggo, although she was confident in her work kinakailangan pang i-review at i-edit ang kanyang manuscript bago ito tuluyang ma-published.
Hindi nya nga akalain na matatapos nya agad ang trabaho sa kabila ng mga distractions sa kanya nitong mga nakaraan.
For the past three days, Selena kept on dreaming about the weird lady and her drawings.
Every dream has different scenarios but there's only one scene that she wasn't able to keep off of her mind. It keeps on replaying in her head and that's the only dream that felt surreal. Na pakiramdam nya ay sya yung batang babae na kasama ng tatlong lalaking hindi nya naman mamukhaan kahit pa sobrang linaw naman ng kanyang panaginip.
Selena fell into a deep thought. Then she just realized that the scene in her dream was somehow very much alike in some part of her latest story that she just finished.
She just shook her head on that thought. Baka nagkahalu-halo lang ang weird nyang panaginip at pati ang nasa manuscript nya ay naisama. Pero ang batang babae na nasa panaginip nyang kasama ng mga lalaki ay yung anak ng magandang babae na mahilig mag-drawing.
Ginulo nya ang buhok. Mukhang kailangan nyang magbakasyon. Baka nai-stress lang sya sa pagsusulat.
She will make sure to have a vacation once her story is published. Tama, ganun na nga.
Two days have passed when Selena received a call from the publishing company. And they told her that her book was already published. At binigyan din sya ng sarili nyang kopya.
Tuwang-tuwa sya sa kinalabasan ng kanyang ginawa. Nagbunga ang pinaghirapan nya. And just like what she promised herself, magbabakasyon sya. Pero bigla nyang naalala na nakapangako sya kay Margaux na magba-bonding sila pag na-publish na ang latest story nya.
Tatawagan na lang nya ito mamaya para maitanong kung gusto nitong sumama sa kanya para magbakasyon.
She looked at her wrist watch. 10:30am.
Selena walked her way to the kitchen and check the refrigerator. She wants to eat pork sinigang for lunch. And there it is! Kumpleto pa sya sa ingredients.
Pagkatapos mahugasan ay pinakulo na nya ang baboy tsaka hiniwa ang mga gulay na kakailanganin sa sinigang.
When suddenly her phone rang.
Her forehead creased. Who would actually call her this time? She's not expecting any call from someone she know.
She pushed out her phone from her pocket to check the caller. But to her dismay, it's from an unknown number again.
Selena didn't answer the call, but it's persistent. From the third attempt of the caller she finally answered.
"Hello? Sino 'to?"
Silence.
"Hello? Sino sabi 'to eh."
Another silence.
Marahas na napabuntong-hininga si Selena. Naiinis na sya sa kung sino man Poncio Pilato itong nant-trip sa kanya.
"KUNG WALA KANG MAGAWANG MATINO SA BUHAY MO MAGPAKAMATAY KA NA! SINISIRA MO ARAW KO!" gigil na sigaw nya.
But when she was about to end the call, someone spoke from the other line. And Selena swears it sends shivers on her spine.
"My, my Selena, why so grumpy?"
His voice is husky and baritone, she could have an orgasm just by hearing his voice.
'Oh shoot! Stop Selena!' saway nya sa utak nya. Ni hindi nya nga kilala ang kausap. Baka mamaya eh stalker 'to o kaya ay killer.
"Sino ka? Anong kailangan mo? Pa'no mo nakuha ang number ko?" nakakunot pa rin ang noo nya pero ikinalma nya ng kaunti ang sarili.
"That's not really important you know. We will see you soon, mi cara. Can't wait to feel your warmth. Just watching you from afar isn't enough anymore."
She heard him chuckle before she heard the end tone.
Hindi na namalayan ni Selena kung pa'no sya nakapagluto at natapos kumain. Her mind was occupied with so much thought. She couldn't find the right word to describe her situation right now.
She's being stalked and she's very sure of that since that man told her he is watching her from afar.
But instead of being frightened Selena somehow felt safe and excited perhaps?
Tinapik-tapik nya ang pisngi. She must be insane for thinking that way. Minamanmanan sya. Pero hindi naman nya maramdaman na nanganganib sya.
But her curiosity just keeps on getting stronger. Wala na sana syang balak intindihin ang pagsesend nito ng text sa kanya noon pero ngayong tumawag na ito at nagkaroon sya ng pagkakataon na makausap ito ay hindi na nya ito pwedeng ipagsawalang-bahala.
Whatever it is that is happening to her, she must unfold the mystery behind these things.
No matter what happens, she decided that she'll face it. Para na rin sa ikatatahimik nya. Pero sa ngayon ayaw nya munang humingi ng tulong sa kahit kanino hangga't hindi nya nalalaman ang tunay na pakay sa kanya ng misteryosong lalaki.
GABI na nang mapagpasyahan ni Selena na tawagan ang kaibigan dahil na rin sa pag-iisip ng kung anu-ano simula pa kanina at napagkasunduan na nilang sasama ito sa kanya sa pagbabakasyon. Napagpasyahan nilang sa susunod na Linggo sila umalis.
"Sya nga pala Sel', I need your autograph ha? Bumili ako ng copy ng latest story mo. Mukhang maganda eh. Try ko basahin."
Napahagikgik si Selena sa sinabi ng kaibigan. "Akala ko ba ayaw mo magbasa ng mga novel?"
"Nabasa ko yung prologue 'day! Ang hot agad eh!"
Selena suddenly burst into laughter. "Ang libog mo talaga! Nakabasa ka lang ng chukchakan gusto mo na agad?"
"Hoy gagang 'to! Sino bang sumulat nito? 'Di ba ikaw? Sino kaya mas malibog sa'ting dalawa? Minsan tuloy di 'ko mapaniwalaang virgin ka pa eh. Grabe 'to oh. Prologue pa lang hardcore na! Ano 'to? Imagination mo lang ang limit?" mahabang litanya pa ni Margaux na tatawa-tawa pa.
Selena laughed at her remark. Well, she can't blame her friend. Kahit sino naman sa publishing company nila ay di makapaniwalang wala pa talaga syang alam sa ganun. Pero hindi lang naman sya ang erotic writer na wala pang karanasan pagdating sa usaping sex. Anong silbi ng pagre-research at porn website 'di ba?
Nag-asaran pa silang magkaibigan bago tuluyang nagpaalam sa isa't-isa. Pareho na din silang inaantok.
Selena took a half bath before going to bed. She was staring at the ceiling silently praying that her weird dreams don't visit her tonight. Then unconsciously she fell asleep in peace.
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Sorry sa sabaw na update. Medyo masama kasi ang pakiramdam ni author nyo.
