Rugged Men Series 2: Kyron Sanchez (TAGALOG)

Chapter 18

“WE need to talk,” wika ni Heather matapos nitong hablutin ang bulaklak na bigay ni Kyron at marahas na inilapag na lamang ito sa front passnger seat.

Hindi makapaniwalang tiningnan niya si Heather at dinampot ang bulaklak pagkatapos ay sinuri iyon nang maigi. “What’s your problem?”

“Really, Mika? You are asking me that?” pagak na tanong ni Heather para mapakunot ang kanyang noo. “You and Kyron. You know exactly what I mean.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” mariing tugon niya para mapabuga ito ng hangin.

“Do you want me to elaborate it? Baka magsisi ka pa kapag pinaalam ko iyon kay Shania?” nanunukat na tanong ito dahilan para mapatingin siya kay Shania na ngayon ay abala sa kausap nito sa cell phone.

“Heather, please...” pagsusumamo ni Mika sa kaibigan bago nagbabadya na ibinalik ang mga mata kay Shania.

“Then explain, Mika. Why did Madison lied?” tanong nito para mapabuntong-hininga na lamang siya. “Is it for Kyron? For you? Because I know you are the smartest and meticulous person to just eat anything and be food poison after? Ni hindi ka nga kumakain ng pagkain na iba ang magluto kundi luto mo lang at luto ng mama mo. Unless you are hiding something because for all I know after you and Shania danced the night away, I saw you went to the bathroom and leave with the bathroom with Kyron that night.”

Mika gulped and she stay silent. And her speculation is right. Heather did know something. More than she thinks. She was the keenest of their square. Ito ang pinakamasuri sa lahat kaya hindi na siya nagtaka pa.

“So, explain, Mika. Don’t just stand there and say nothing, damn it!” mariing bulong nito para mapapikit siya sa pagkabisto. “Ano ba talaga ang nangyari? Bakit bigla ka na lang na ospital?”

“I am Kyron’s submissive now,” agap na sagot niya dito para mawalan ito ng kataga. “Kyron must have tire my body so much, I had a vaginal cut. I still have it pero hindi na ganoon kalala like three days ago.”

“W-What?” ang tanging tanong ni Heather nang makuha nito ang sagot. “Mika, are you out of your mind?”

“Of course, not. I am sane to be in a dominant-submissive relationship than to marry with a stranger.” sagot niya at napahinga nang marahas.

“God! Your reason is valid but that doesn't mean you have to endanger yourself. Mika, you passed out and slept for three days. Paano kung naging sever ang cut at nagka-internal bleeding ka?”

“Well, thank God because mild lang ang nangyari sa akin.” tugon niya at mariing tiningnan ang kaibigan. “I am thankful that I recovered and I didn’t regret anything I did with Kyron. It’s my own will. Kyron just fulfill what I want. And I will do it again until the freaking day I get to be married even if I have to bleed severely.”

Nanatiling tahimik si Heather kaya napatingin siya dito gamit ang mga nagsusumamo niyang mga mata.

“I won’t say I never wanted this to happen because you already know my answer, Heather. Just let me... just let me enjoy my remaining time before my life gets controlled fully by my mother. I am too bad to do this secret rebellion but I’m also responsible to fulfill my mother’s wishes even if it means I have to lose myself and my dignity.”

“Dignity, what?” walang muwang na ani Shania na hindi niya napansin na nakatayo na pala sa kanyang gilid. “What dignity?”

Heather just heaved a sigh and Mika sadly winced.

“What? What dignity you guys are talking about?” pamimilit ni Shania at siniko pa si Heather sa tagiliran. “Heather, hey. You can just at least tell me what is if Mika’s too tired to explain it.”

Napatingin siya kay Heather at inilisya lamang nito ang mga mata.

“It’s my line for tonight news so can you please just let us move on, Shan.” sagot ni Heather para mapanguso si Shania at mapahalukipkip ito.

“Init ng ulo, babe, ah. May regla ka ba?” pang-aasar ni Shania.

Heather just moaned in irritation and then she rolled her eyes. “Whatever, Shan. Sumasakit ang ulo ko sa ‘yo.”

“Suplada.” Umingos si Shania at ngumiti sa kanya. “Are you feeling better, babe?”

“I am. Thanks to you, guys.” wika niya sabay humulig dito.

Ilang minuto lamang ay sumating na ang Nissan Navara ni Kyron. Tumingin siya kay Heather bago naningkit ang mga mata nito.

“Kyron, hey!” wika ni Heather na nagbigay sa kanya nang pagkabahala. “I took a day off and I changed my mind. Ako na lang pala ang ang maghahatid kay Mika sa apartment niya.”

“You did take a day off?” tanong ni Shania para agap na siniko ito ni Heather.

“Yes, I just did.” sagot niya kay Shania at ngumiti nang pilit kay Kyron.

Halos mapapilig si Mika sa ginawa ng kaibigan. Nagtatakang tiningnan niya si Heather bago niya nakita kung paano nito tanggihan ang pagtatama ng kanilang mga mata.

Ngumiti si Heather kay Kyron at nambabantang umakbay sa kanya. “I mean, thank you for offering a helping hand to our dearest tired Mika but I can handle this. I always does. Sanay na ako na nagbabantay este nag-aalaga sa mga kaibigan ko.”

Nang sumipat sa kanya ay halos maiyak siya ng ngitian lamang siya nito bilang pagsang-ayon. Hindi man lang ito tumutol upang siya ay ipagkaila ng kahit sandali man lang sa mga kaibigan. Didn’t he miss her?

“Okay. You guys take care,” wika ng binata at tumingin sa kanya. “Good bye.”

Pagkatapso ng kataga na iyon ay nagmaneho na ito palayo. Nang mawalan na sa kanyang mga mata ay sasakyan ng binata ay napatingin siya nang masama kay Heather. Pinanlakihan lamang siya ng mga mata ni Heather bago ito tumungo sa driver seat at umibis sa sasakyan.

“Sakay,” utos nito para mapatalima na agad si Shania.

Nang nanatili siyang nagmamatigas sa kinatatayuan ay sinipat siya nito at pinaningkitan ng mga mata na para bang nagsasabi ito na wala na siyang magagawa.

Umingos si Mika at sumakay sa front passenger seat ni Heather dahil wala na siyang magagawa.

“Nga pala, I will be out of town for at least a month because may new song kami na ilalabas ng rising singer ngayon sa industriya namin kaya hindi ako makakatulong na magbantay kay Mika tonight,” pagbibigay-alam ni Shania para manlaki ang kanyang mga mata. “I hope it’s okay. I’ll grab this opportunity since this would be my highest achievement if I go.”

“That’s nice!” saad ni Heather at nang-aasar ito na tumingin sa kanya. “Masosolo ko ngayon si Mika mag-isa. Oh, I can’t wait for tonight. Huwag kang mag-alala. Babantayan ko talaga nang mabuti si Mika.”

Mika rolled her eyes and she buried her face in her hands.

Oh, god... help.

“GOD, Kyron. Mika has a f*****g vaginal cut and that flower won’t change the fact that you took her harshly that she end up almost having severe one.” saad ni Madion nang makapasok siya sa opisina nito upang magtanong sa kalagayan ni Mika.

“I know what I did and I am sorry, Madie,” tugon niya.

“I never lied for you in front of many people, Kyron, so please don’t make me do it again,” Napabuntong-hininga ito at napapikit nang saglit. “This is the only time I will save your ass and I’m not going to do it again for you. Naawa ako kay Mika. She deserves more than just being a submissive of yours.”

“Mika triggers my dominance, Madie. You know how it affects me,” katwiran niya para mapahilot ito sa sentido.

“Yes, I know. That’s why I need you to stop this nonsense and let her go,” suhestiyon nito para matahimik siya ng saglit. “You will not only hurt her physically but emotionally, Kyron. You’re putting this magnificent woman ito something she will soon regret—"

“You don’t know her story,” sansala niya para mapatingin sa kanya si Madison.

“And so is yours,” sagot nito para mag-igtingan ang kanyang panga. “Wala akong alam sa rason ninyong dalawa kung bakit kayo napasubo sa ganitong sitwasyon pero isa lamang ang tiyak na alam ko sa nalalapit na hinaharap. You are both going to hurt each other in the end.”

Natahimik si Kyron at nawalan na lamang siya ng kataga. He was silent not because he agreed to Madi’s peroration but he can already see himself suffering when he would left Mika. He can’t do it. He had marked her and there’s no way he’ll be able to let her that soon.

“Kyron, please. Just like the meaning of the flower, Mika is the same, I know. But you will have to let her go,” ani Madison para mapaismid siya sa kinatatayuan. “Mika deserves better. Find someone who you can f**k that can take your strength and won’t pass out and then would not sleep for three days. Because clearly, Mika can’t take it. Hindi ka niya kaya. Tigilan niyo na ang nasimulan ninyo. Take my advice and just let her go. Kyron. Let her go.”

Pinatunog ni Kyron ang kanyang kamay nang maalala niya ang payo na iyon ni Madison nang araw na iyon. He must admit, Madison is somehow right. Well, she has always been right. Ito ang takbuhan nila kapag nagkaka-problema. Tama ang sinabi nito na nasaktan niya si Mika.

He have hurt her physically and she needed to let her go.

Subalit kahit na anong gawin niyang paghahanap ay si Mika ang hinahanap ng kanyang katawan. Kahit anong gawin niyang pagpalit ng ibaling sa iba ang atensyo ngunit may kung ano si Mika na patuloy na nililingon niya ang mga karanasan kasama ito. It was almost a month since he never had any interaction with Mika yet his body is craving for her. His eyes wanted to see her so bad and his ears were requesting to hear her voice.

Kahit anong gawin niyang pagpipilit sa sarili na layuan na lamang ito ay si Mika pa rin ang hinahanap-hanap ng kanyang mga mata. Not just because he did something bad to her but because he missed her. He was old enough to know if he just wants her in bed or not. This time he only wanted to see her. He wants to know how she was doing. Not as a dominant but as a man who genuinely worries.