The Night We Met

Chapter 2

Annika

Nasa loob na ako ng kotse ni Rhyze habang patuloy lang siya sa pagda-drive. A few moments later, nasa highway na kami. Tahimik lang buong biyahe namin. I couldn't bear talking to him that much either kaya inatupag ko ang pagtingin sa labas ng kotse. Seeing how the city was so busy and filled with vehicles at this time of the morning.

Pilit ko din gustong matulog pero baka kapag gawin ko ito ay iuwi ako ni Rhyze sa bahay niya. No, i won't go back to that place, especially what happened to us last night. If only hindi na lang ako uminom that time, then maybe i wouldn't have met Rhyze, or even had sex with him at his house at that time. But maybe fate or destiny had other plans for me.

Rhyze maybe sometimes a pain in the head, annoying and sometimes mahirap makisama, but i can tell he can really show how he cares for someone. Kagaya ng kanina sa bahay nang papalabas ako, he helped me walk dahil masakit pa ang katawan ko, after he fucked me like a feral animal in his bed last night. He even brought me some medicines i could take home. Kinuha na din niya ang black off-shoulder na pinalaba niya sa mga kasambahay niya matapos niya ito ipa-dryer sa kanila.

Rhyze also told me that i should often rest, dahil sa kalagayan ng katawan ko. He also told me in case that i get pregnant, especially that we had sex, he would take responsibility for it as well and he would take the role of being the father of the child. I could tell this guy was very intriguing and someone else worth the chase and risk too.

Paulit ulit akong bumabaling sa kanya. His facial features were so handsome. His pinkish rose yet kissable lips were attractive. It makes me want to lean in and touch his lips with mine again. Pero pinigilan ko ang sarili ko. May nangyari sa amin, but i needed to put it aside with me. Rhyze might have moved on from it as well. It was just a one-night stand after all, nothing more and nothing less special.

"Are you okay, Annika?" Agad akong napabaling sa kanya nang marinig ko siyang magsalita. There was a hint of concern and gentleness in his voice. Yan ang tono na nakasanayan ko kapag nakakausap ko siya. He was so soft, gentle and caring at the same point as well. Mahina akong tumango sa kanya. "Yes, i'm fine, no need to worry about me, Rhyze," sunod kong sagot sa kanya. Tinuro ko naman kay Rhyze ang address sa bahay ko so he instantly knew where it was. Weird, he even grinned at me nang ituro ko sa kanya ang location. But i shrugged the thought off.

I saw how his hands landed on my thigh, as he softly caressed it with his warm, delicate and soft gentle palm. It sent me a lot of shivers, pero napakaganda sa pakiramdam. I never knew his touch could be this soothing. "I'm sorry if i went too hard or rough on you last night. I got carried away," sunod nitong wika sa akin. Agad bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko at nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa sinabi niya. Bago pa man ako makasagot ay naunahan na niya ako kaagad.

"I enjoyed what we had last night. You're really an interesting girl, Annika. Not because we had sex and we fucked each other, but something in you caught my attention and interest as well," sunod nitong wika sa akin. Teka, bakit gusto kong makilig sa mga sinasabi niya? Gusto ko man pigilin ang sarili ko pero bakit napaka-seryoso niya at sincere sa paraan ng pagsasalita niya?

Putangina, bakit nakikilig ako? I couldn't fucking act and think straight normally! Nababaliw na ba ako o sadyang bumibigay sa mga sinasabi niya? I wasn't the type of girl to slowly become smitten and charmed by men and how they act, but Rhyze is different. Napakasincere, seryoso at mahinahon. He was a kind of man who speaks in a soft-sided way.

"Rhyze, baka nalilito ka lang. What we had last night is something that cannot go more than what happened. It's better if we forget what happened," madiin kong tugon sa kanya. I heard him sigh and he breathed softly before he looked at me direct through my eyes. Tanginang titig na yan, nakakahimlay at tunaw!