One Night with a Stranger

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ing up with me

rix had to say, my v

saying that we should break up, split, or anything else

ust left me here in this par

looks I was getting from those around me; the

think or say when there is

long time, and I know why Brix decided to end t

x with him. I'm not sure why I can't giv

a relationship for a long time, and I still could

uld be different from the othe

rix, but after calming down, I decided to leave and go straight home; there was no

dn't think about Brix, but no matter what I did, I found my

set to celebrate our first anniversary as a couple in June

ow what I should do."

omeone yelled from the

s my mom,

a Santillan, but my friends

nd 22 years old, so I appear slight

eyelashes, which some say are my most attractive feature. I have a straight nose, which

that I could be a model or a beauty queen

girl from the Philippines who

u're going to ask of me; I h

returned to his country after getting my mom

lpless woman, allowing her to endure the full weight of t

s a fighter and was able

en in four... no, five failed relationships s

why, because of what happened to my mother, and I don't w

of wedlock and raise a child wi

t a father, and I don't want my future

orn; even though I remember several men trying to charm her, I believe she was

y work even if there is no sex, but I guess I was mistaken beca

to have sex with their girlfriends are usually closeted gays who

after failing terribly a

-pity around, I went to see my best friend Julia

d she is well-versed in the melancholy details of my life,

attending a public school close to our home, I

you," I stated solemnly, as sh

ou see I'm busy?" She asked, irri

truth straight away to pr

ng on me!" I h

ark, the star player on th

she stared at me, bewilderment w

idn't want her to be in the dark, knowing full well that it wasn

ll she be upset with me? Will she ass

assumed she was angry with me, only to discover she was wal

l..

slapped her hard, and before he could rea

d, and I didn't know what to say or

she was feeling, but she managed to gr

I asked in a

with me; I had noticed how he glanced at you when he thought I wasn'

se I ruined your relationship?"

bad or worried about it, and you're actually helping me b

then; we're no longer just best friends, b

the source of my

de my motorcycle to Julia's house af

me having one since she felt it was inappropriate for a lady like me to

t bind women, and it is also more convenient to trave

before arriving at Julia's house,

I continued to poun

r finally opened, revealing

opted to refer to his father as

home?" I asked, even though I was alrea

ht ahead," he explained, and after letting me in, he

ch, as is characteristic of Julia, was a complete mess, a

lanket when I arrived. I'm not sure h

her arm, but she didn't budge, so I tried h

st returned from duty," I could see she was tire

you," I begged, my voi

't want to make my mother worried about me,

her face, and I could tell how seri

k up with you alre

ged me after I nodded my hea

ured freely from my eyes as I le

ened, and after comforting me that everything would be

to get ready, and then we ro

or on the third floor of the mall

up with you because you wouldn't agree to have se

dn't understand that I wasn't ready yet,"

head after hearing what

y anythin

st century, I understand that some women still choose to keep their virginity be

said, alluding to the fact that my

u can take. You could ask that Brix wear a condom, or you could u

had no idea you

e contraceptives and even more surprised to lear

I am still a virgin for the record," she replie

ve myself to Brix?" I ask

ds if you love him and if you're willing t

n't love him, I wouldn't be shed

t love Brix, and the only reason I'm hurt like this is

quired, her gorgeous face contorted into

gnoring Julia's question abou

bike was parked and rode it to Brix's co

past 8 p.m., and knowing Brix's routine,

take me to the floor where his unit was located; I didn't reali

a box of condoms I bough

the items, and even though I didn't ge

floor, exited the lift, and h

when I realized I sti

operty; there was no one in the living room when I

as I was about to change my mind; thankfully,

om and opened the door, but the smile on my

p with me a few hours ago and w

nish instantly, and all I wa

it was really