My Pretend Niece

C 2.1

CHAPTER 2.1

NASSY

I HEARD the door clicked. Agad akong napalingon dahil lumabas na si Daddy Caine.

“Oemgeeee!” tili ko saka ako nagtatalon sa sobra kong saya.

Ngayon ko naramdaman ang pagbuhos ng regla ko. May regla na pala ako fashion show to the max pa ako kanina papalabas ng hotel. I took a bath earlier but I found no blood on my underwear. Malamang dinatnan ako bigla nang makaalis na ako sa hotel room.

Nag-aalala na rin ako na sobra kina Mommy. For sure, they were so worried. Tumalikod akong muli. I feel like walking in the air. Para akong nasa alapaap. I am so happy.

Ang gwapo ni Daddy Caine.

“Hey.”

Agad akong napalingon nang bigla ulit bumukas ang pinto at napatanga ako sa kagwapuhan niya. Caine was already wearing his sunglass.

“Yes?” pormal kong tanong.

“Here’s the phone. Call your parents right away. Baka matagalan ako.”

Matagalan? Napakunot ako.

“How many tons of napkin will you buy?”

He looked at me with a serious aura. Sanay na ako sa ganung mukha niya. Kahit na nakakatawa na ang sinasabi ng tao, hindi pa rin siya tumatawa. He’s like a living monument anyway.

“I Just can’t wait for a another moment to pass neglecting your Mom. Tawagan mo na. The passcode is your birthday.”

Pinigil kong mapangiti pero sa isip ko ay tumatalon na ako.

I just shrugged and walked. Kisap-mata lang at nasa harap ko na siya. He handed me his phone.

Tumalikod na ulit siya at lumabas. Tiningnan ko naman ang smartphone niya at inamoy-amoy ko pa. Hindi naman amoy betlogs. Hindi naman siguro niya ito sinisiksik sa briefs niya, tulad ng nakikita kong mga palabas sa tv. At kung ginagawa man niya, for sure hindi naman amoy pulbura ang loob ng briefs niya kahit na sanay siya sa gyera.

I giggled. I am so naughty. Why am I even thinking this way?

Pumunta na ako sa kwarto na sinasabi ni Daddy Caine. Minsan lito na ako kung anong itatawag ko sa kanya. He will probably question me if I will often call him Caine. He will never find it appealing. Ever since, he treated me as his own baby. Nakakalungkot.

I opened the door to my left and saw the room. It was cute. It was small compared to my room but it’s okay. His house wasn’t that big as well so what would I expect? Malawak ang bakuran niya, iyon ang napansin ko.

I scanned the entire room and walked inside, too. Isa-isa kong sinuri ang mga gamit doon, tapos ay lumapit ako sa balkonahe.

I feel so home.

Dito, walang yaya. Wala akong kasama. Tatayo ako sa sariling mga paa pero okay lang. Kaya ko. I am a big girl now.

I LOOK myself in front of the vanity mirror as I wait for Caine to hand me the napkins I needed for my period. This is embarrassing, but I don’t feel any embarrassment at all. This can’t change the feeling that I have at this moment, happiness. At long last, I’m with him again.

My God! Parang aatakihin ako sa puso sa kilig. Nakapaghanda na ako. Nakapagtanggal na ng damit na may dugo.

I called Mommy right away.

“Caine?” boses iyon ni Mommy, parang nag-aalala.

“Mom,” malambing kong sagot.

“Oh, thank God he found you! Napaano ka ba anak? Dad, our baby is already here!” tawag ni Mommy kay Daddy.

“The line wasn’t okay, Mom, Dad. I am so sorry. I will fix it later. Daddy Caine handed me his phone to call you. I found his house anyway. I am here in my room. He just went out to buy something.”

“Are you okay, sweetie?” It was Daddy over the line.

“Yes, Dad. Don’t worry na about me. Buo pa rin ako,” biro ko sa kanila.

“Silly. You made us so worried.”

“I didn’t do it on purpose, Dad.”

“Okay. I’ll leave the phone to your, Mom. May aasikasuhin si Daddy. Be good. Okay? Don’t make that good looking guy go bald.”

I giggled, “I can’t promise,” biro ko din kay Daddy, “Love you, Dad. Bye.”

“I love you.”

Nakarinig na ako ng kaluskos. Si Mommy na ulit ang nasa phone.

“Mom? Is Dad gone?”

“Yeah. He left. Bakit na naman?”

Tumingin muna ako sa pinto para siguruhin na wala pa si Daddy Caine.

“He got bigger, Mom. I mean. He wasn’t like this when I was a kid. He was…burly,” I tried to kill my emotion but seems like Mom was Mom.

“Ang panty mo, hold it firmly. Baka mawala ang virginity. Lagot ka sa Daddy at kuya mo, Nassy. Ako, kakampi mo ako pero kapag ang dalawang yun na ang nagsalita, we’re both dead.”

E di mawala. Sabi ko na lang sa isip ko. Ibibigay ko na lang kapag sigurado na ako sa nararamdaman ko. Hindi ko naman basta-basta ibibigay.

Kanino ba ako magmamana? My Dad is a terrible womanizer, and my Mom? She’s strongheaded and naughty. Saka, I don’t care if I’m going to lose it, only that, I want that old man to be my first. Eighteen na ako. Halos lahat nga ng mga kaklase at kaibigan ko, may experience na at ako na lang ang wala. I don’t want to be a virgin old maid. At least for once in my life, I want to know what real orgasm feels like.

Tanga!

Alam ko ba ang sinasabi ko?

Well, Caine may not love me as his – fiancée, at least I had spent a precious moment with him. I don’t want any guy in my life. It may sound so old and crazy but I want to be like my Mom who had only one man in her life and luckily it was my Dad.

I may not even look like her because figuratively speaking, mas mahinhin si Mommy sa akin. Daddy Vandrix always tells me I do really act like Mommy Yon-Yon, and he really finds it so funny. Well, guess so and I love myself for who I really am. People don’t know me. They may judge me according to what they just see, but I have some philosophies in life and I am the onlyone who have the guts to perfectly understand it.

Sa modernong panahon ngayon, mahirap kumbinsihin ang mga tao sa paligid na matino ako kasi mapanghusga sila.

Ito ang plano ko sa isip, pero kung may babae na siniseryoso si Caine, baka mamatay na akong virgin.

The heck!

Halos matampal ko ang noo ko. Kung anu-ano ang naiisip ko.

“I know that na, Mommy. I have to end the call now, Mom. I will fix myself. My period came unexpectedly.”

“Okay, anak. Don’t firget to inform your Kuya, too. He isn’t here pero nag-aalala na rin siya.”

“I will, Mommy. Babye.”

“Bye sweetie.”

Tinapos ko ang tawag nang nakangiti, tapos napaisip ako.

I don’t know what’s with Caine but as I grew up, I had always found him so attractive and a bit sad. I want to be the only person in this world who could make him happy and I built that goal in my mind as time passed by. I know I’m his happiness and it must remain that way' forever. At least habang hindi pa siya nagsi-settle down.

I almost jump off my seat when the phone rang. Si Daddy na makulit at masungit. Ano pa kaya ang kailangan niya?

“Hello, Daddy handsome.” I made my voice sweeter and playfully blinked my eyes as I answered.

“Hey, sweetheart.” He sounds so sad.

Pakiramdam ko ay na-guilty ako bigla.

I don’t want to leave them, because there’s no one left to look after them. Si Kuya, nasa UK at busy sa sarili niyang Pharmaceutical Laboratory. But he had promised that he'd be home next week to have his vacation. But knowing how strict that grumpy chemist manwhore is, syempre dadaan daw muna siya rito to check on me. Alam ko na yun. Titingnan niya kung hindi ako pasaway.

“Did you make it there safely, anak? Wala ka bang naging problema? Baka ayaw mo lang sabihin. It was your first time to travel alone.” Dad asked and so I nod.

“Yes and I’m sorry for the mess. I am really okay, Dad. Wala akong aberya. Walang problema.”

That’s when somebody knocks at the door and it opens after a couple of seconds.

Oh shitty, the man of my dreams is here, with his stern face but so handsome as ever. He’s carrying paper bags and bobs his brows when our eyes meet. I can see that he misses me, too. But knowing this old man, alam ko na hindi siya madaldal kaya hindi siya magiging vocal kung hindi ko siya pipilitin. It will come out naturally.

Saan ba talaga ako papunta? Sa mga iniisip at nararamdaman ko, parang sarili ko ang isusubo ko sa kanya at hindi ibang babae. I have to remind myself that I am just here to be with him, not to seduce him.

Dapat ay maging kaswal pa rin ako at isipin pa rin ang koneksyon naming dalawa, koneksyon bilang magkapamilya.