Chapter 4 TMWCBM

Nev

It's been a week since Eros worked as my bodyguard. He's always everywhere and it's frustrating the hell out of me! Kahit saan. Walang day off. Today is Monday, and it's my flight to Macau for business and also for vacation. Hindi naman pwedeng magpaka-stress lang ako sa trabaho, I also have a life aside. And what do we expect? Syempre kasama na naman ang dakilang god of love na si Eros.

A Limo was waiting for me outside the airport as my plane takes off. Nakasunod si Eros sa'kin at dala ang iilang bagahe ko. May sarili rin itong bagahe, bagahe na sobrang liit. I bought him summer clothes and civilian clothes. Palagi nalang kasing naka-tuxedo, buti hindi siya naiinitan. Speaking of, goodness I haven't seen him took a shower for once.

"Ilang araw kang walang ligo, Eros?" tanong ko habang binabaybay namin ang daan papunta sa hotel kung saan kami mags-stay.

"I always take shower."

"Talaga? Bakit hindi ko alam?"

"At midnight."

"The heck? Don't tell me sa bathroom ko ikaw naliligo?" I glared at him.

"Guestroom's bathroom."

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag sa sinabi nito. I've got so many stuffs inside my bathroom, may nakasampay pa sigurong undies do'n. Just kidding. Nasa loob ng basket lahat ng damit ko na lalabhan palang, but it's still inappropriate, I'm a woman.

We reached the hotel in no time. I opened the door with my key card and entered the luxurious room I picked. It had two rooms and a bathroom in each room, it also has a living room, kitchen and a terrace with a nice view outside. It looks more like a condo unit than a hotel.

"Put your clothes inside the closet of your room, I'll put mine on my room. And please do it, walang papatay sa'kin dito, wala tayo sa Pinas, 'wag kang praning."

He nodded and went to his room. I opened mine and put on my clothes inside the closet. I lay down on my bed after changing my clothes and decided to sleep.

Sitting for two hours inside a plane is exhausting, jetlag malala.

I was woken by a sound. I sat on the edge of the bed and looked around. I saw Eros near the window, his hand was in his pocket while the other was holding his phone, mukhang may kausap. I bit my lip as I listened to their conversation.

"I'll be back, don't worry."

Malambing ang boses ni Eros, siguro kausap niya girlfriend niya. Hindi malabong mangyari. Akala ko robot, mas may lovelife pa pala kaysa sa akin.

"I miss you."

Tama nga ako. Babae 'yong boses sa kabilang linya eh. I can't see his expression, nakatalikod kasi ito sa'kin. Hindi ako tsismosa, naririnig ko lang talaga conversation nila.

"Be sure to drink your meds, I will visit you once I arrived back at Phil."

The longest sentence I've ever heard from his mouth. He's not that heartless after all. I chuckled silently at what I was thinking. I grab my phone and walked out of my room silently. Nagtimpla ako ng juice saka binuksan ang glass door ng teresa. I sat down on the soft bean bag chair while glancing at the amazing view. It's so relaxing. I'm planning on buying a house near a beach, masarap kasi ang simoy ng hangin na malapit sa beach, nakakatanggal ng stress.

I was interrupted when my phone rang. Inabot ko iyong at tinignan kung sinong specimen ang gustong makipag-video call sa'kin. It was Venus, I wonder what she's up to right now.

"What do you want?"

"That's not a proper way to greet your sister!"

"Whatever. Ano nga?"

"I just miss you."

"Not so you. Anong nangyari? Tell me and I'll listen."

"I'm fine, na-miss ko lang ang little sister ko," lumungkot ang boses nito.

"You missed me that much, huh?" asar ko.

"Yeah."

"Want me to book a flight back to the Philippines?

"No! Enjoy your stay there, I'll be fine here. Basta i-contact mo lang ako pagbalik niyo dito, oh and keep updating me."

"Yeah sure, I can do that."

"Hey, I saw Deene's post sa Twitter. Magkasama kayo last week 'no?" here she goes again with her unstoppable tease.

"We had dinner, stop giving it malice."

"You know Nev, I've always liked Deene for you. He's a big shot! I would love to see you two together in a house with your children."

"Kilabutan ka nga."

Napainom ako ng juice sa sinabi nito. I feel like my throat dried.

"What? Deene's hot as hell! No, hotter than hell. Napaka-gwapo. Mayaman. Matalino at may sense of humor. Mapag-bigay din at higit sa lahat, kayang ibigay sa'yo lahat-lahat, pati sperm!" kinikilig na sabi nito.

Kahit kailan talaga walang filter ang bibig nito, kaya halos lahat ng kanta nito may mura.

"What the hell, Venus."

"No, look, seriously. Gusto ko si Deene para sa'yo. Why not try to date him? Para 'di ba, kapag nag-settle down na ako hindi ka maiwan."

"Akala ko ba hindi pa ako pwede?"

"I never said that, ang sa'kin lang 'wag ka muna mag-settle. Ayos lang boyfriend muna, hindi naman kasi minamadali ang lahat. It takes time. Deene is a good guy, a good-looking guy with a good heart. He's perfect for- oh hey Eros!"

Tumingin ako sa likod. Eros was there, standing with his emotionless face.

"Eavesdropping? Eros?"

He only stared back at me. I rolled my eyes and focused on the screen of my phone.

"Ano nga ulit 'yon?" tanong ko kay Venus.

"Ayon na nga, Deene is the typical guy whom everyone dreams of."

"Well, not me. I wish on marrying Ozzyl instead," I joked.

"That assistant of yours? Really now? Ano 'to boss and secretary love story? Kabaliktaran lang kasi girl 'yong boss tapos guy 'yong secretary? Kakabasa mo 'yan ng romance books, Nev."

"Let me be, Ven. Kung kanino ako sasaya, edi doon ako susugal. It's not like Deene's the only perfect guy in the world. And mind you, we all have our own flaws kaya don't adress Deene as a perfect guy."

"My goodness, ang hirap mo talaga kausap pagdating sa usapang lovelife. Hindi literal na perfect talaga, Nev!"

"Pag-iisipan ko."

Nagtitili ito sa harao ng screen, may kasama pang sayaw.

"I'll start planning for your future. Hate you, Nev!" nagiliw na palakpak nito.

"I hate you too. Get a life, Venus, stop pestering me. Dumadami na ah."

"Still not enough, bye!"

Ngumiwi ako nang mawala ito sa screen. I turned off my phone and put it away.

"May natira pang juice sa kitchen, you can have some if you want," I said without glancing at him.

"I thought you left."

"You can easily track me down even if I do so."

"Hm."

"Were you talking to your girlfriend?" I asked out of the blue.

"Huh?"

Lumingon ako sa gawi nito.

"May kausap ka kanina 'di ba? It was a woman's voice, so I believe it's your woman."

He shook his head.

"That was my sister."

"Ahh."

I continued drinking while staring at the sky. The sun is about to set. This is the most amazing and exciting part of living on a beach, you get to see the sun rising and setting down. I put my juice down and walked towards the glass railings and watched in awe at the sunset.

"Your first time?" tanong ko kay Eros.

He nodded and placed both of his hands on the railings.

"Weird specimen," I whispered.

I went back to get my phone and opened the camera.

"Hey Eros, face here."

I clicked the camera button as he face my way. Naka-peace sign ako habang siya naman ay seryoso lang, mukhang stolen shot pa ang nangyari sa kaniya.

"I'll send this to you."

"How?"

"Wala ka bang social media accounts?" tanong ko.

He shook his head as a no. The dude has no social media life. Lowkey insulted him.

"Give me your phone."

I opened his phone, downloaded Instagram, made an account for him, and sent the picture. I scrolled down his albums only to be disappointed because it doesn't even have a single photo. Ano bang use ng cellphone niya?

"Harap ka dito. Picturan kita for your profile."

He did as I've said. Seryoso ito na parang nagpapa-ID. I took a picture of him and placed it on his Instagram profile. A couple of minutes later, his Instagram notifications went wild. Ang daming nagf-follow kahit kakagawa pa lang!

"You'll be famous in no time."

I give him his phone back and went inside as it gets dark. I stalked his Instagram profile and saw that he posted our picture together, the one I took a while ago. Marami agad ang nagreact.

Padami parin ng padami ang followers nito. I felt like I did a crime, holy moly son of a sweet bitch.

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