Unwanted pleasure

it was finally over, I secretly dragged him to the dressing room.

ut the door and

w." I handed him all the cash in my wallet. Darkness spread ove

need it." His voice sound

accept this and never show your fa

t leave." He said in a dismissive

e trying to hand it to him, but he just violently withd

o see you." He strode angrily and opened the

s I picked those paper bills

broke. Remember no matter what job yo

I'm just frustrated at everything. However,

I just want you to stop following me around like a lu

ithout any h

gs who tails you around. Hav

ly as if I heard some

e became so messed up after meeting you in that bar?" I can feel my

his would happen, I wish I hadn't understood what Mama said that night. I wish I

g me for all your m

! He's treating me as if he saw his favorite t

hin me suddenly burst out that I coul

Erasmin n

en all over his face. I feel so stunned for even thinking what caused him to f

ould be furious about. I don't know where the

name should

one for my bad luck. I'm sorry. I hope our

there alone. It wouldn't do me any good to stay

tried to invite me to share their food but I refused

gine of my car, I felt my phone

voice still sou

ou up to th

use of Mama's sudden greeting.

I tried to sound casual even tho

re were childre

brows met at his question. My schedule is full be

this al

ith another question? Jus

of time to go bar clubbing. I'm too busy with wor

put a tai

om a bartender." My ears

that d@mn

ve that bartender? What ki

do you think sent you home when

Sixto earlier? But it's also his fault! When I asked him, he

re's no way to confirm if my Mom and I are talking ab

uestions but I don't want him to suspect Sixt

s. If you're done with your rebellious

, Mo

me to remember that I bought you from Mrs. Cura. You didn

o there in her s

'll hang

, Mo

screen for a long tim

course it can't be Sixto, right? I don't know anything. I

lty. Besides, I apologized to him earlier even though

re gasl!ght, I'll

oesn't watch it because I was floating the whole episode thinking about what we talked a

with the bow

iar home. At first I thought I accidentally entered s

lour. There is no part of the house that is not

and hugged my leg. All of their paths are marked by t

rom their house on purpose or if the

as if he is about to run out of breath. When he saw me,

me, please delete all my search history." He in

irst before you disappear. Ma

embrace and held the act

o, give us m

have a lot

hings whil

points t

forced to return to his body t

ok like

I lost all my tiredness because of them. My life is stressful bu

y are also the sou

spread?" I appreciate your comment. The s

e, Mama?" Dos ask

flour all over the house?" I res

ng of the Philippines, Mama?" Uno asked w

know something about the Philippines ev

Philippines

patriotic, Mama!

and on his right chest which is done every time the National An

en though he was also laughing a

t he just leave it to the school to teach them Social Studies? My head

their Papa is. Is he among tho

hree of us who were cleaning were not even half asleep, so the thre

w someone n

a moment and loo

her and left the dustpan and broom he was

t!" I threw him a

who's

nd I couldn't look directly at him, which caused him to exaggerately tear the

e should be the actor. After all,

? A photographer?" He asked as i

ening to me? I s

t of the Philippines alive." I was overwhelmed by his kindnes

my br

bar last week. Last night after the awarding cere

lly slipped in?" My eyes widened by his b0ld re

elief. I made him suffer. "We met again a while ago. I thought he's just a ba

o?

a moment and searched fo

little angr

and picked up the broom and dustpan a

t least my life

on about this man!" He frowned a

ssing over him? D

o!

n wh

l mom and in less than twenty-four hours, Sixto would be rubbing the bars. I'm not sure if he's really

e one vali

to babysit t

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