Vices X Virtues (AWESOMELY PUBLISHED BY POP FICTION)

Kandungan

DALAWAMPU'T SIYAM

I brushed my hands all over my face at sumandal sa upuan ko. I closed my eyes tightly as I remembered last night.

Umiling ako para masubukang mabura sa isipan ang babaeng iyon. I don't know why but somethinga bout her bugs me off. I can feel that she will only brought danger, alam ko iyon sa paraan ng paghalik niya. Her kiss was purely carnal, her tongue was evil that it could take any man down on his knees and beg for more. She was dark and yet so pure at the same time. She's different from Phoebe pero naalala ko ang asawa ko sa kanya. They are different but at the same time similar.

Maybe it is the eyes. They both have gray eyes. Pero bukod doon, wala na silang pagkakapareho. Phoebe looks like an angel while Selene is more of the seductress.

Napahinga ako ng malalim. Selene is not Phoebe. Dapat ko ng itigil ang ginagawa kong pagkukumpara sa kanilang dalawa.

I straightened on my chair when Chloe peeked on my door. Tuloy tuloy itong pumasok and greeted me with a smile. Awtomatiko ang pagtaas ng kilay ko sa ginawi nito.

"Kuya Sandro may bisita ka.." she made her infamous puppy eyes. Tinitigan ko lang ito ng bumukas ulit ang pinto. My eyes widened when I saw Selene approaching my table. She tapped Chloe's shoulder at umupo sa upuan sa tapat ko. Chloe went out at naiwan kaming dalawa sa loob.

"What are you doing here?" I snapped. Tumaas ang kilay nito bago siya ngumiti ng matamis.

"Hello too." She said. Napakamot ako sa batok and took the contracts I am reading and tried to ignore her.

She just giggled at yumuko siya para titigan ako habang nagtatrabaho. I glared at her pero parang wala naman itong pakialam sa ginawa kong pagsusungit.

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I looked at him while his brows are being furrowed because of annoyance. Napapangiti ako sa bawat reaksyon ng mukha niya. Pakiramdam ko, kaunti na lang ay titirisin niya ako.

Huminga ito ng malalim at binalik ang tingin niya sa mga papel na binabasa niya. Tumayo ako and looked at it. I rolled my eyes when I saw tons of business proposal. Man! Does this guy have a life?

Tumingin ito ng matalim sa akin ng kumapit ako sa sandalan ng upuan niya and inched my face closer to him. He stayed far at marahan niyang inilayo ang upuan niya mula sa akin. I giggled dahil halata namang nagpipigil lamang si Sandro sa akin. Mabilis akong kumandong dito at iniyakap ang mga braso ko sa leeg niya. Nanlaki ang mata nito sa ginawa ko.

"Selene!"

I moved above him and looked at him straight into his eyes. His breathing labored at pinilit niya akong itulak pero nanatili ako sa kandungan niya. I smiled at tumitig ito sa akin.

"Are you still inlove with your wife Sandro?" I asked. Napalunok ito at hindi ako sinagot. Mas lalo kong inilapit ang mukha ko sa kanya, with our noses almost touching. I can feel his fast heartbeat. Bumilis rin ang tibok ng puso ko ng magkalapit kami.

"Get off me Selene." Matigas nitong sabi na para bang hindi naman ito naaperktuhan sa pangaakit ko. Tumaas ang kilay ko at lumayo ng kaunti sa kanya, but still sitting on his lap.

"So you still love her." I said. He breathed hard at tinitigan ako.

"Ano bang gusto mo?"

"Ikaw. I liked you ever since I saw you last night. And I am challenged by you pushing me away." I answered. Tuloy tuloy lang ako sa pagsasalita at napanganga ito.

"Ikaw na rin ang may sabi. Your wife is dead. And a man has needs Sandro. Needs that I can satisfy for you." Umiwas ito ng pagkakatitig sa akin at kinuha niya ang litrato ng asawa niya sa lamesa niya. I swallowed when I saw her picture. Sandro gave her picture to me at napatitig ako dito.

"I love her. End of story. Now go away." Matigas nitong sabi. I looked at the picture of his wife and smiled bitterly. She was glowing and happy at the picture. And her face was extraordinary.

"Why did she die?" I asked him. Napatigil ito sa pagtitig rin sa litrato and sighed heavily.

"Umalis ka na Selene--"

"Maybe she died because she saw you on bed with another woman? She was so heartbroken and she decided to kill---"

"I SAID GO!" he shouted at napatayo na. At dahil nakakandong ako dito ay muntikan na akong mahulog. But instead of being angry, I laughed harder at inilapag ang litrato sa lamesa niya. Tinitigan ko ito and played with his tie.

"So your story is like the same, old, boring tale. Manloloko ka rin pala ng babae--"

"Shut up!" he hissed. Hinawakan nito ang baba ko at napatigil ako.

"Wala kang alam. Wala kang kahit na anong ideya sa mga nangyari kaya wala kang karapatang pagsabihan ako na katulad lang ako ng iba diyan. Minahal ko si Phoebe. Mahal ko ang asawa ko so shut the shit up Selene. I love her and I will, not even for a single second of my life, will never stop loving her." sabi nito habang nakatitig sa mga mata ko na punong puno ng galit. I swallowed as I stare at the intensity of his brown eyes. Yumuko ako at humakbang palayo mula rito.

"Umalis ka na." he dismissed me. I licked my lips and looked at him.

"Hindi ako susuko Sandro. You will be mine." I declared. Tiningnan lang ako nito bago bumalik ang tingin sa lamesa. I sighed at inayos ang dress ko na nalukot mula sa pagkakakandong ko sa kanya.

"Dream on Selene." He muttered. Natawa na lang ako. I put both of my hands on his table and stared at him, my eyes glinting with mischief.

"No Sandro. What Selene wants, Selene gets. That is just the way my life goes. And I don't care if you are still inlove with that dead wife of yours. Magiging akin ka. And when that happens, I will make sure, mabubura na si Phoebe sa sistema mo at ako na ang papalit sa kanya." I challenged him. Tumaas ang sulok ng bibig nito. I straightened my back and smiled sweetly again.

"Maswerte ang asawa mo to have a man like you as her husband." I shrug at naglakad na papunta sa pintuan. I faced him again before twisting the knob.

"If I was your wife, I would fight for you until the end. Hindi ako basta basta na lang tatakbo. Too bad I am not her." I said and closed the door tightly.

Naglakad na ako papunta sa elevator. Sinalubong ako ni Brick at agad niyang kinuha ang bag ko. Ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko habang naglalakad ako papasok.

"Kamusta?" Brick said. Tiningala ko ito bago ko inayos ang buhok ko.

"Well, I guess. Mahal niya pa rin si Phoebe." Sagot ko habang binubura ko ang make-up ko. Brick chuckled at sinimangutan ko siya. the elevator door opened at mabilis kaming lumabas. He held my shoulders and put his mouth near my ear.

"You're betting everything that you have in this game Selene. At kapag natalo ka, wala ng matitira sayo." He whispered. Tumango ako and scratched my eye.

"I know. Pero kailangan. I have to keep them safe. And this is the only way." I said bago pumasok sa kotse. Brick sighed at sumunod na rin. Pinaandar na nito ang kotse pauwi.

*pen<3