A Deal is a Deal

Chapter Twenty Nine - Performance Night (The Climax)

Chapter 29

Masarap na sana ang tulog niya but she was woken up by the sound of thunder. Shets! Umuulan pala kaya ang sobrang lamig. Hinila niya ang kumot hanggang leeg and closed her eyes intently. Lord, sana po tumila na yung ulan. She kept repeating this nang ma remember niyang nasa kwarto pa pala siya ni Greg. Oh shit! Dumating na kaya siya? She opened her eyes and stared at the clock hanging at the back door. It was 1:10am.

Bumalikwas siya ng bangon at aakmang bababa sa kama only to see Greg sitting comfortably at the settee. May isang baso ng alak sa kanang kamay nito and he was staring intently at her that automatically made her knees into jelly. Buti nalang nakaupo siya.

They stared at each other for a few seconds hanggang sa inilayo niya ang tingin dito. She was trying to study his expression kung galit ba ito sa kanya o hindi but it was unfathomable. He’s so good at hiding his feelings.

When she could not bare the silence anymore ay nauna siyang magsalita. “Kanina ka pa ba?” She asked softly. Ayaw na naman niyang mag-away sila na parang aso’t pusa.

She didn’t hear his reply kaya tiningnan niya ulit ito. He was drinking his wine while staring at her every move. Base sa posisyon nito at laman ng alak sa baso, which is malapit nang maubos, ay tiyak siyang kanina pa ito dumating. His gaze made her breathings chopped and heavy. Hindi niya alam pero biglang uminit ang buong katawan niya sa simpleng pagtitig lang nito.

She bowed her head and stared at her fingers. Di niya ata kayang makipag-titigan. “Greg, I just wanted to apologize for what I did awhile ago. Talagang nadala lang ako sa emosyon ko kaya ko nagawa ‘yon.”

Hindi parin ito nagsasalita. Naging pipi ba ang isang ‘to? She slowly raised her head para tingnan ito but he just continued to stare at her face. Then bumaba iyon sa labi niya. Then he continued to stare at her breasts and bumalik na naman iyon sa mukha niya na para bang isa siyang specimen na kailangang pag-aralan.

“P-pwede na ba akong lumabas?” She asked slowly. Hindi niya alam pero parang gusto niyang doon nalang matulog, katabi nito. She was more than ready to give herself to him. She wanted to know what it felt to be held by him. To be kissed passionately by him. To be his completely.

Then tumango ito, leaving her disappointed. She wanted him to refuse. Na sana ay hindi ito papayag na aalis siya sa kwarto. Well, baka nawalan na talaga siya ng interes sa akin. Maybe he find her plain and boring. Napabuntong-hininga siya bago umalis sa kama. Tutupiin niya pa sana ang kumot ng bigla itong nagsalita.

“Just leave it.”

Wow. Wala lang man talagang ka emosyon-emosyon ha. Binitawan niya kaagad ang kumot and went directly to the door without looking at him. Pero bago siya tuluyang lumabas ay hindi nakaiwas sa pandinig niya ang buntong-hininga nito.