A Man's Cold World

Three

Three

Sabina couldn't breath. She's like having a heart attack and like her heart is now in her throat as Kurt face is coming little by little to hers.

He is bending his upper body, palapit ng palapit ang mukha nito. She's trying to think over and over again if she can let him kiss her!

No! Not again!

Her reflexes came out at inapakan ng ubod lakas ang paa nito! Naka hills pa naman siya, alam niyang masasaktan ito pero kailangan niyang gawin kaysa magkaroon na naman siya ng another sakit sa ulo!

"awww! Fuckk!" Hindi mapigilan ni kurt ang mapa hiyaw. "What's with you woman?! Ouchh!" anito saka pabagsak na umupo sa sahig at sinapo ang paa.

Napatingala ito sa babaeng nakatayo at nakatingin din sa kanya "You're unbelievable!" he added.

Sabina bite her upper lip kapagkuwan ay sumimangot "Were you trying to kiss me?" lakas loob na tanong niya.

Well hindi naman kasi siya hundred percent sure na iyon nga ang gagawin ng lalaki pero siyempre, kailangan niyang maging matinong mag isip sa lahat ng oras.

Mahirap na.

"hell no. I will just trying to scare you woman. Why would I kiss you? You're not even my fling" anito saka tumingin sa paa

Sabina clenched her teeth. Masakit. Masakit marinig ang mga iyon. Hmm s**t. Bakit ba ako laging nasasaktan? Dahil ba para na rin nitong sinabi na hindi siya nito gusto. She's not his type, gano'n ba?

Hindi niya alam kung bakit ganoon na lang ang impact ng mga salita ng lalaki sa kanya.

She moved her feet and went out from the door. She was in his condo as she wanted to clear things from him dahil sa nagawa niya kagabi.

Malinaw ang kuha sa cctv from the club to his condo's elevator na sobra nga ang kalasingan niya to the extent that she tried 'harassing' him as Shaina's words.

Though kissing him multiple times isn't a crime for her. Napasabunot na lang siya sa sariling buhok habang nakasakay sa elevator. "Damn it!"

Kurt once said; 'I have a life full of peace and wouldn't want to be in trouble in relationship nor from a woman'

But that words isn't realistic for him now. Naka ngiwi siyang nakatingin sa paa niyang naka bandage. Sabina somewhat like a tiger.

Imagine what she did? Haysst that woman and her craziness!

He took his phone and called Jonas

"can you buy for me food?" he asked nonchalantly

"No"

"Why not?"

"Just order online moron!"

"Pwede ba 'yon?"

"Ah? Saang lupalop ng mundo ka nanggaling?"

"I don't do those things"

"ah yeah yeah. I forgot you're still at the ancient age" saka nito pinutol ang tawag.

Naka kunot noong napa tingin si Kurt sa cell phone na hawak. Then he dialed Thadeius number "How to order food?" aniya

Thadeius chuckled "f**k man, are you serious?" anito

Kurt rolled his eyes like Thadeius can see him "Jonas said it's easy to order but f**k I don't even know where and how!" miserableng saad niya.

Thadeius is laughing and then cut the call. After a second he sent a photo and a message 'download that f*****g apps then read what you can read' saad nito

He clicks his tongue" Ah buhay! " usal niya.

Bakit ba ako nagpapaka hirap?

TO TIGER:

'woman I'm hungry. Send me food or I'll sue you'

He has her number because he asked it from Jonas. Nagtaka pa ito noong tinanong niya pero sinabi na lang niyang may kailangan lang siyang tanungin.

Kung naniwala ito o hindi, wala na siyang paki alam doon.

He learned that Jonas and Sabina were in the same field.

From: TIGER

'SUE ME FOR WHAT'

From :DEMON

'I CAN SUE YOU FROM PHYSICAL ABUSE OR ASSAULT. OR ATTEMPTED RAPE. CHOOSE '

Sabina rolled her eyes saka huminga ng malalim. Hindi siya pwedeng maging easy- easy dahil alam niyang may nagawa siya dito. May cctv footage and the worst thing, alam niyang napilayan ito dahil sa ginawa niya sa paa nito.

She ordered food and put his address.

Pagod na ang katawang lupa niya sa maghapong trabaho ayaw niyang pati utak niya mapagod din dahil lamg sa lalaking iyon.

It's already six in the evening when Sabina decided to go home. she turned off her computer, locked every drawer her table has and went out from the station.

Nang nakapasok na siya sa sariling sasakyan, she took out her phone from her bag because it is kept on ringing. Napa hinga siya ng malalim ng makita kung sino ang tumatawag.

Bitch! "Hello?" walang ganang saad niya.

"Where's my dinner?"

"Ah opo sir. Wait lang po ha kamahalan at kakalabas ko lang po galing sa work" patuya niyang saad.

"Don't care. I'm hungry" anito saka pinutol na ang tawag.

"anak ng teteng naman!" inis na saad niya at hinampas ang manibela. "Putah at ako pa ang nasaktan!" gigil niya saka hinimas ang palad gamit ang isang kamay.

Bwisit..

Jonas took Kurt from his condo at inalalayan nito pagpasok sa sasakyan. Goldwyn and Roderick wanted to talk something about work and decided to eat outside.

"Where to go?" Kurt asked habang inaayos ang seat belt

"Restaurant" simpleng saad ni Jonas "Napano ka ba at napilayan ka ng ganyan? Heck dude, nakipagsayawan ka na sa bala't lahat lahat pero hindi ka nagka ganyan" may ngisi sa mga labi nitong saad.

Nagkibit balikat lang ang lalaki. Alangan namang sabihin niyang pinilayan siya ng isang babae?

Ay hindi maaari 'yon. He will not let his self down.

"Nabangga sa paa ng mesa" aniya na lang.

Jonas chuckled "Ang tanga naman ng mesa" anito.

Kurt just tsskd.

"Condolence"

"Huh?"

"sa kuko mong namatay"

"Thanks"

Yes. Dalawang kuko niya ang sinira ng sapatos ng mala tigreng babae! Masakit pa sa hindi nilabasan!

Nang makarating sa restaurant, inalalayan siya ni Jonas pababa ng sasakyan saka pumunta sa likod, pagbalik nito may dala na itong wheelchair!

"What the f**k is that?" malalaking mata na saad niya.

"For you" walang anumang saad ng kasama.

"Hell no!"

"Hell yes! Ano ako, kalasag mo? Over my dead body"

"Kalasag?" kunot noo niyang saad.

"Yeah? Crutches" anito na may pagmamalaki sa sarili

"Saklay 'yon tanga neto" Kurt said saka umupo sa wheelchair nitong dala

"Ah whatever! Ganoon din naman iyon. Different words same meaning" anito saka tumawa ng bahagya then Kurt felt the wheelchair stopped from moving and he heard Jonas tssked and sighed "parang asul at blue " kapagkuwan ay saad nito

Napapa iling na lang ang lalaki sa kasama.

Yung mga kaibigan mong Hindi Ka hahayaang maging single habang Buhay. Jonas whispered something to Geoffrey. Si Goldwyn naman ay ikiniling ang ulo sa direksyon ng kabilang mesa.

Geoffrey as having high leveled IQ— sa katarantaduhan nga lang —understood the assignment clearly. He stood up from his seat and wink to the group.

Walang kamuwang muwang si Kurt sa paligid niya. Ni hindi nga niya nakikita kung sino sino ang ang nasa loob ng restaurant. May gusto siyang makita sa cellphone niya kaya doon nakatuon ang pansin niya.

Then he felt himself moving but he didn't care about it.

He's still on his wheelchair kasi nga daw napilayan siya — a great idea of Jonas himself —kaya hindi siya pinaupo sa upuan ng restaurant, tapos busy naman siya sa cell phone niya kaya hindi niya pinansin kung saan siya dinala ni Geoffrey.

Then he felt that the moron Geoffrey lock the wheelchair tapos napalingon na lang siya ng umalis na ito ng mabilisan!

And that is how you treat a disabled person! Geoffrey felt so proud of himself!

The f**k? He became friends with other Bautista's when he started hanging out on the club. Nakilala na niya lahat ang mga ito and suddenly he became close to them.

They are all good to be friends with. There's no dull moment with them.

Then he look in front of him and there, he saw three women! And one of them is the reason why he got this painful feet!

Tang'na..

"Sorry" he said and smiled shyly

Athena and Shaina look at each other saka kumindat ng mamataan si Sabina na halos mawalan ng kulay puti ang mukha at nagmistulang rosas ito.

Shaina wave her hand on the air. "No. It's okay. We don't mind—bumaling kay Sabina — right?"

Sabina cleared her throat saka tinungga ang isang basong tubig. Bottoms-up pa nga saka pabagsak na ibinalik ang baso sa mesa

Napaiktad naman si Kurt at tumitig sa dalaga "Sorry. It's not my intention to interrupt. As you can see, I am a disabled person because some rude citizen did my life miserable" he sighed "But because she kissed me sweetly, she's already forgiven. I'm looking forward for the kisses she will give me again tho" lumabing saad niya kasabay ng pagkibit ng balikat nito.

She look at his left eye down to his lips then back to his right eye. She doesn't know what's gotten into her that she did those techniques as she heard the word kisses! Am I trying to flirt with this man? Oh Lord Jesus!

Mabuti na lang at kusa na itong lumayas!

"Yah Shaina —"

"yeah?"

"I feel weird —"

"—what?"

Sabina put her right palm on her chest where her heart is located "My heart is pounding like crazy"

"Easy girl. That's normal"

"What normal? I can't breathe"

"Hayst. That is normal. You're human"

"You're saying I don't need to go to the hospital and have check up?"

Umiling iling si Shaina na akala mo seryoso ang mukha pero kita naman ni Athena kung paano nito pasimpleng kinakagat ang pang ibabang labi para pigilan ang paghagalpak ng tawa.

"Nope. Don't worry. You will live" hinagod pa nito ang likuran ni Sabina saka pinalobo ang pisngi gamit ang hangin sa loob ng bunganga.

Shit. Don't laugh. Aniya sa sariling isipan. This friend of hers is too adorable to be laugh at.

Sabina on the other hand is just massaging her chest and breathing in and out. Shiit. Seryoso.. What's wrong with me?

What she just saw made her heartbeat strange.

On the other table, next to theirs was a man glaring at her continously thirty minutes after he's gone from their table.

"Parang nasasakal yata ako" saad niya.

Athena called the waiter na may hawak na tray at may basong may laman na tubig. She asked one and then gave it to Sabina "Drink this. Be careful baka matuluyan ka na" anito.

Sabina took the glass and drink it only to choke!

"Wait. What's wrong with you?" natatarantang saad ni Shaina saka tumayo at hinagod ang likuran nga babae.

Kurt whispered 'Damn it' and stood up saka naglakad papunta sa dalaga.

Shaina gave way. Kurt stood behind Sabina and then bent his upper body, put his right palm on top of the table and the left on the top of the backrest of the chair where Sabina is sitting.

Sabina held her breath as she felt Kurt warm breathing blowing in her nape. She knew it was him dahil mas naging mabilis ang pagtibok ng puso niya.

She already felt this abnormalities from he heart numerous times when he was a little closer to her.

"Can you atleast be careful?" mababa ang tono na halos pabulong na saad nito "Are you trying to kill yourself just by drinking water?" he added.

Sabina panting saka hinimas ang dibdib kapagkuwan ay tinapik tapik iyon. Jonas, Geoffrey, Roderick and Goldwyn on the other table just watching and all the jaws are dropping.

The spoon Jonas about to put inside his mouth is now froze on the air. Roderick who is drinking juice and the drinking straw is like pasted into his mouth. Goldwyn who is currently chewing at that time suddenly stopped at mistulang naka ngiwi.

Shocked. All of them are shocked!

"G-get lost. You.. You're killing me" Sabina said in shaking voice

Kurt chuckled saka idinikit lalo ang mukha nito sa mukha ng dalaga "The f**k did I do to tell me that lady?"

"I.. I can't breathe damn ittt!!" pahiyaw na sabi ng babae saka tumayo. Kinuha ang purse sa ibabaw ng mesa saka sinipa ang upuan patalikod. Kurt knew she will do something that's is why he was alert kaya naman mabilisan niyang inilihis ang mga paa para hindi mapilayan ng paulit ulit.

She marched through the door and turned her head back to where she came "Don't ever show your face to me again. Don't you dare do it. Magkaka alaman na" aniya saka tuluyang lumabas.

"she's back" Shaina is smiling like there's something in her mind.

"yeah. She's her again" Athena said na naka ngisi saka uminom ng tubig. "Let's go" she added. Bumaling siya sa lalaking nakapamulsa na nakatayo pa din at halos hindi gumagalaw pero parang nakitaan ni Athena ng ngisi sa mga labi "And oh, don't cross the line. Stay calm and hold back just for little more time. Payong babae lang" saad niya saka kumindat at umalis.

Napabuntong hininga na lang ang lalaki saka kinamot ang ulo. Looks like my job is at stake right now. Bulong niya sa isipan saka bumalik sa mesa. That is just the moment he realized what he had done.

Shitt!!