Here’s the ending of my special treat for the PL readers na naughty nga pero romantic at heart din naman. Babala: Ang kwentong ito ay bunga lamang ng aking makulit at malanding imahinasyon. Haha. Enjoy reading! 
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At the bar, as we were watching “BroadBand” play, Enzo caught me staring dreamily at Haring Araw (the band vocalist), and then he rolls his eyes, and said, “Oy, hinay hinay lang sa pagtitig, baka matunaw yan.”
Me: “Eh ano naman kung matunaw nga sya? As if naman you care. Eh nilalait lait mo nga sya kanina. And what’s with you if I stare at him the whole night? Don’t tell me……you’re jealous? Uyy, jealous… Uyy, jealous! Uyy, jealous!” Paulit-ulit kong kantiyaw sa kanya.
Enzo: “Sus, ako magseselos? Eh kahit ata isang linggo akong di maligo, mas mukha pa rin syang madungis saming dalawa. Haha.”
Me: “Ang yabang mo! Kainis ka. Ang cute kaya nung tao.” sabi ko while smiling, and then I jokingly said to Enzo, “Hmm, alam mo, if I get drunk enough, I’d come right up to Haring Araw and tell him that I love him. Haha.”
Enzo: “Ows… Don’t just talk about it—do it!” He dared me.
Me: “I said, if I’m DRUNK enough. Eh I’m not drunk pa naman eh.” I grinned.
Enzo: “Eh di let’s wait until you get drunk. Haha.”
Me: “Sige ba. Let’s order some more beer, huh?”
Nung mga 11:30 na, Enzo and I were trying to finish about six bottles of beer between us.
Me: “Pano kaya ko uuwi nito?” I wonder out loud when I started to feel a bit tipsy.
Enzo: “Mag-taxi ka.” pabalewalang sagot nya. Leche ‘to, di man lang mag-offer na ihatid ako pauwi. Tsk, gwapo nga, napaka-ungentleman naman.
Me: “Eeeeehh, ang sakit ng ulo ko eh. Hindi ko kaya umuwi mag-isa.” sabi ko habang hinihimas yung ulo ko, the effect of the liquor is starting to come over me. “Wait nga, I’ll just go to the ladies’ room. Oy, Stay there huh. Wag kang aalis. Baka iwanan mo ko eh. Dyan ka lang sa kinauupuan mo until I say so. Haha.” I tipsily warned him, habang dinuduro-duro ko pa sya, as if I’m instructing my pet dog to “Sit” and “Stay there.” Haha.
As I was walking unsteadily, naalala kong nakalimutan ko palang itanong kay Enzo if he knows where the restroom is. Medyo nanlalabo na rin kasi yung paningin ko kaya hindi ko maaninag yung sign towards the restroom. Lalo lamang tumindi yung sakit ng ulo ko as I look endlessly but still couldn’t find it.
Kaya naman nang may mapadaan na guy sa harap ko, hinarang ko sya, and I asked him without thinking, “Hey! Do you know where the heck is their restroom here? Kanina pa ko hanap ng hanap but it seems like I’m just going in circles. I couldn’t find the damn restroom. Geez!” parang batang nagmamaktol na sabi ko sa kanya.
It’s either I’m too drunk or I’m not really paying attention to the guy’s face that I didn’t notice na napangisi yung lalaking nasa harap ko. (Actually, mas napansin ko kasi ang suot nya, naka-pure violet sya na jersey, hiphop pants, naka-sumbrerong stripes, may makakapal na bling bling, at naka-highcut na sapatos na violet din. Uhh, what do they call that style? Pormang jejemon ba? Hmm, whatever, let’s just alias him as the “JejePorms Guy” or JP Guy, for the story’s sake. Haha. No offense meant to all jejemons huh. Peace out! @J3jEjeJe.) 
JP Guy: “Ganun ba, miss? Tara, samahan kita sa CR.” Sabay hawak nya sa bewang ko.
Me: “Don’t touch me!” Agad kong tinabig ang kamay nya, pero parang umikot yung paningin ko kaya muntikan na kong matumba kung hindi pa nya ako nasalo. Nailang naman ako dahil sa paraan ng pagkakasalo nya sakin: nakapulupot ang braso nya sa katawan ko habang nasasagi ng kaliwang braso nya ang boobs ko. Hindi kaya tsinatsansingan na ako nito?
JP Guy: “O, sabi ko sayo miss eh, alalayan na kita.” Hmm, sabagay, baka nga inaaalalayan lang talaga ako ng loko, I thought to myself. Saka as I look closely at him, may itsura naman pala sya, I would say that he’s a little cute if only he wouldn’t wear clothes like that. (Sorry, it’s really not the style I look for in a guy. Haha.)
Pero napansin kong padilim ng padilim sa parte ng bar na nilalakaran namin, kaya naman I asked him, “Ganito ba talaga kalayo yung comfort room nila?”
JP Guy: “Kung comfort lang ang hanap mo miss, eh walang dudang mabibigay ko yun sayo.” Sabay kindat nya sakin at ngumisi sya ng nakakaloko.
Me: “What do you mean?” Kinakabahang tanong ko sa kanya.
JP Guy: “Alam mo miss, hindi ko alam kung nagpapa-hard to get ka ba o talagang tanga ka lang eh. Sumama ka sa lalakeng hindi mo kakilala, at alam mo naman sigurong tayong dalawa lang sa madilim na parte ng bar na ‘to, ano pa ba inaasahan mo? Magtatagu-taguan tayo?”
Pagkasabi nya nun, mabilis syang sumunggab sa akin at naramdaman ko na lang ang mainit na hininga nya sa leeg ko at marahas na pinaghahalikan ako rito. I was so shocked that I couldn’t move or speak. Maya maya pa’y inilabas nya ang kanyang dila at sinimulan nyang pasadahan ng dila ang leeg ko pababa, down to my breasts, na litaw na litaw ang pagkaumbok dahil sa suot kong fitted na blouse. “Shit, why am I stuck in this situation?” nagugulumihanan kong tanong sa sarili ko. Nakabawi rin ako sa pagkabigla at nanghihinang itinulak ko ang mukha nya palayo sa suso ko, pero para bang hindi man lang sya natinag, at nagpatuloy sa kakasupsop dito.
Me: “No…tama na please…” Lalo lamang tumindi yung kagustuhan ko na makawala sa kanya nang maramdaman kong ang mga kamay nya ay abala sa paghagilap sa puwitan ko at nang mahagilap ay pinisil-pisil ito, paminsan-minsan ay nilalapirot nya ito.
Nung makakita ako ng pagkakataon, nag-ipon ako ng natitira kong lakas, and I pushed him away as hard as I could. Hindi naman kasi kalakihan ang katawan nya kaya napaatras syang bahagya sa pagtulak ko. Nailayo ko naman ang bibig nya sa mga suso ko, at sa pagkabigla nya ay nawala rin ang pagkakahawak nya sa puwitan ko.
Pero parang lalo lang syang nanggigil sakin nung makitang pumapalag ako. Puwersahang kinabig nya papalapit sa kanya ang katawan ko at dali-dali nyang nilantakan muli ang mga suso ko sa kabila ng saplot na tumatabing dito at halinhinang sinupsop ang mga ito. Ngayon ay nagsimula ng maglikot ang kamay nya sa legs ko, paakyat, at pilit na isinuksok ang kamay nya sa pagitan ng dikit na dikit na mga hita ko. Di ko napigilang mapasinghap. “Unngghhh…” Gusto ko mang pigilan ang sarili ko na madala sa ginagawa nya, pero ewan ko ba kung bakit iba ang pinapakita ng katawan ko.
I shrieked a little nang maramdaman ko ang pagkagat nya sa isang utong ko na nagsisimula ng tumigas kahit labag sakin yung ginagawa nya. Parang natakot naman sya na may makarinig sa amin, kaya he wanted to seal my lips with his own lips to stop me from making any more noises.
Nung akmang hahalikan na nya ko sa labi, parang natauhan naman ako, at naalarma. I immediately covered my mouth just in time before his lips brush into mine. Gosh, ayokong masayang ang first kiss ko sa manyak na katulad nya noh. Given na nahalikan nya ko sa ibang parts, but not on the lips. No way! I want my first kiss to be special. Pero inalis nya ang mga kamay ko na nakatakip sa bibig ko, ibinaba ang mga ito, at hinawakan ng mahigpit to stop me from covering my mouth again.
Nararamdaman kong palapit na ng palapit ang labi nya at naaamoy ko na ang hininga nya who smelled faintly of beer, kaya naman napangiwi ako at napapikit na lang ng mariin. I don’t want to see my first kiss being stolen by some perverted stranger. Pero nagulat ako nang imbes na labi nya ang tumama sa labi ko ay may kamay galing sa likod ko na tumakip sa lips ko, preventing the pervert to kiss me.
Then I heard a very familiar voice, “Pare, tigilan mo ‘tong officemate ko.” Shocks! si ENZO! Tamang-tama yung dating nya, parang isang eksena na kadalasang nakikita ko lang sa mga pelikula. Perfect na sana, kung di lang “officemate” ang sinabi nya. Sana “Tigilan mo ang syota ko!” na lang o di kaya’y “Bitawan mo ang mahal ko!”, katulad ng mga linya ng leading man sa pelikula. Kaso lang, hindi nga pala pang-leading lady ang itsura ko. Pang-chimay pa siguro o kaya naman yung mga pinapatay agad sa simula pa lang ng istorya. Haha. Anyway, balik sa reyalidad…
Wari’y nahintakutan naman si JP Guy ng makita si Enzo. Sa isang tingin, makikita mo agad na luge ito pag nagpambuno ang dalawa dahil di hamak na malaki ang katawan ni Enzo sa kanya. Kumbaga sa boxing, di pa man nagsisimula ang bakbakan, eh alam mo na agad kung sinong llamado at dehado. Haha.
JP Guy: “Ay sorry boss, kala ko kasi mag-isa lang si ma’am eh. Sinamahan ko lang. Sige boss, sibat na ko. Pasensya ulet. Ma’am, pasensya rin.” sinabi nya pa yun na nakayuko at ngayo’y parang isang maamong tupa, at nagmamadaling umalis.
Si Enzo naman ay naglakad pabalik sa table namin, hindi ko alam kung anong iniisip nya, pero sinundan ko na lang sya habang gulong gulo pa din yung isip ko at wala akong maapuhap na sabihin. Naglakad kami nang walang kibuan. And when we finally reached our table and sat, hindi ngumingiting tumingin sakin si Enzo, parang nag-aantay sa sasabihin ko. Nahihiyang sumulyap ako sa kanya sabay sabi ng maikling “Salamat” and then I smiled shyly at him. Tipid naman na ngumiti si Enzo.
Enzo: “Wala yun. Tara na nga, umuwi na tayo. Nasan ba yung mga friends mo? Wala bang kahit isa na pwede kang tawagan to come and pick you up?”
Me: “Hello, it’s Friday night, every girl’s having a date with their boyfriends….whooo!” sigaw ko, as if releasing the bitterness in my body. Mapait akong ngumiti, then I took a drink from my beer na naiwan ko kanina bago ko mag-CR. “You know what?” I asked him.
Enzo: “What?”
Me: “I hate Friday nights. It’s because I was always reminded of my lack of boyfriend. Alam kong ang babaw, but the one thing that I like in being in a relationship is you always know where you’re going on a Friday night.”
Enzo: “Haha. Yun lang ba? Eh di ako date mo every Friday night. Gusto mo, hindi lang pag Friday eh, every night pa. Haha.”
Me: “Seriously Enzo, sometimes I’m wondering if I’ll be a member of the NBSB society for life.” Then I drink up the remaining beer in my bottle. As I was raising my hand unsteadily, motioning for another beer, pinigil ni Enzo yung kamay ko, at napailing na lang.
Enzo: “O, tama na. Lasing ka na eh. Listen, Phec, you’re pretty. Saka there are lots of guys out there.”
Me: “Haha. Ehem. Me, pretty? Ikaw yata ang lasing dyan eh. Haha.” Pero kahit hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinabi nya, I still batted my eyelashes at him sweetly, making a “pa-cute” face. He chuckled.
Enzo: “Oo naman, you’re pretty and you know it, Phec. Saka ang dami kong good points na na-discover about you. Uhh, teka Phec, napuwing ka ba? What’s with your batting eyelash——” I was genuinely touched with what he said at bago pa nya matapos ang sasabihin nya, I said “Awwwww”. And before I realize what I’m doing, I’m already hugging him na pala. Dahil nakatalikod ako, I can’t see his reaction, pero napansin kong hindi sya gumalaw sa pagkakayakap ko, hindi ko alam if it’s out of shock or if it’s because he is enjoying the hug. (But I hope it’s the second one. Hihi.)
Suddenly, a crazy idea came over me. Kumawala ako sa pagkakayakap ko sa kanya, and I wanted to do “it”. I’m pretty drunk at this time.
Me: “Wait here.” sabi ko kay Enzo, sabay akmang tatayo.
Enzo: “Huh? Hey Phec, san ka pupunta?” nagtatakang tanong nya. Di ko sya sinagot. I’m making my way towards Haring Araw’s table. There he is, pinapalibutan ng mga ka-banda nya at ng mga girls.
Me: “Hey!” sabi ko sa kanya, while smiling.
Haring Araw: “Hi.” Syempre sanay na sya sa mga katulad ko na bigla-bigla na lang lumalapit sa kanya.
Me: “Uhm…” Napayuko ako, hindi ako sigurado sa gagawin ko, then I glanced back at Enzo, who’s frozen in his seat, watching me. Napalunok ako, then said to Haring Araw, “Alam mo, kanina pa kita pinapanood habang tumutugtog ka, and you looked pretty cool. And, uhm, I don’t do this normally, but I don’t care. Hmm, I just want to tell you that…uhh…I love you. At ito nga pala number ko.” (Binigay ko sa kanya yung business card ko.)
Me: “Pwede mo kong tawagan anytime. No pressure. Pero kelangan mo na kong tawagan agad bukas or else you’ll regret it. If I were you, I would call me. I mean, I’m a great girl, and I’m pretty normal, and I think, you’re really, really cute.” Sabay huminga ko ng malalim, and said finally, “So call me, okay?”
Lumakad na ko papalayo sa table, medyo nagdidilim yung paningin ko, hanggang sa bigla akong na-out of balance. Naramdaman ko na lang na may mga matitipunong kamay na sumalo sakin, and when I looked up, it’s Enzo. Bago ako mawalan ng ulirat, as I was looking at Enzo’s face, I thought to myself, “Pero si Enzo pa rin talaga ang pinaka-cute.” not knowing that I said it out loud, which made Enzo surprised at first. But then after considering what I said, he smiled to himself; the widest smile he ever had.
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The next day, since it’s weekend naman, I woke up at around 2 p.m., with my dog licking my forehead and my eyelids. Nung sinubukan ko bumangon, I felt that my head is aching terribly, and worse, wala pa kong maalala sa nangyari kagabi. Then suddenly, I heard the doorbell rang, I reluctantly opened the door, and saw Enzo standing in front of me. Shocks, kakahiya, hindi pa ko nakakapag-ayos, ni hindi pa ko nakakapagsuklay man lang o kahit toothbrush. Eww. Major turn-off.
Enzo: “Hi. Musta pakiramdam mo? I brought with me paracetamol, pampawala ng headache saka sports drink to replace the lost fluids in your body. And in case you still hadn’t eaten your breakfast as well as your lunch, nagdala ko ng fettuccine. Don’t worry, there’s nothing spicy in it at hindi rin yan goat, okay? Haha.”
Me: “Wow, kumpleto ah. Kulang na lang flowers, parang umaakyat ka na ng ligaw.” I jokingly said. Akala ko, tatawa sya, but instead, he made a serious face, an expression which shows that what I said is true, na umaakyat nga talaga sya ng ligaw. As I stare at him, I notice that there is something in Enzo’s face today, he looked so radiant, he seems relaxed and trully happy, and not the usual snob that he is. I like him this way.
He caught me staring at him for a long time, and I looked away quickly, and then I wonder why I’m blushing. Ewan ko ba, it’s strange but I feel suddenly very self-conscious being this close to him.
Me: “Thanks, really. Ikaw din ba naghatid sakin pauwi? Geez, How can I thank you?”
Enzo: “You don’t have to thank me. Seeing you while you were drunk is more than enough entertainment for me. Haha. Alam mo bang you’re really funny when you’re drunk?” he said, suppressing his laughter.
Me: “Oh God…what did I do?” nag-aalalang tanong ko.
Enzo: “Well, last night, I tried to get you to drink water, pero sinawsaw mo lang yung mga daliri mo sa baso. Tapos dinilaan mo at sinipsip yung basang fingers mo. You look like a kid then. Hahaha.”
Me: “Waaah.”
Enzo: “And then you were rolling around your bed and you nearly fell off twice but I caught you. Tapos you suddenly went out of the room, you were talking into your fingers, yun pala, akala mo cellphone mo yung fingers mo, tapos you called my name. You mentioned the dare about Haring Araw and how you said ‘I love you’ to him. Haha. Tawa ko ng tawa kagabi eh. But you know what had amused me the most?”
Me: “What? Meron pa? Gosh, di na ba natapos yung kahihiyang ginawa ko?”
Enzo: “Well, hanggang ngayon fresh pa ‘to sa pandinig ko, nung sinabi mong, ‘Pero si Enzo pa rin talaga ang pinaka-cute.’ For me, that’s the most memorable thing about last night.” He smiled as he watched my reaction intently.
Me: “What?! I said that? Nako naman, nakakahiya.” I covered my face with both hands in humiliation.
Then I said as I finally faced him, “Grabe, sorry for all the trouble, Enzo. Dyahe talaga, you had seen me at my worst state. Geez, I’m really not the smooth type of girl. I run into things, I’m accident-prone, I trip, I spill food, I say stupid things, malayong-malayo ako sa babaeng pinapangarap ng mga lalaki. Kaya nga siguro wala pa kong nagiging boyfriend eh, kasi makita pa lang ako, natuturn-off na agad. Siguro nga magiging NBSB na lang ako forever.” I said hopelessly.
Enzo: “Phec, no, you won’t be. And I’m completely sure about that. Saka magkakaiba ang mga tao. Hindi lahat ng pinapangarap ng isang lalaki ay nag-aapply din sa ibang guys. Katulad ko, actually I’m not into smooth type of girls eh. I prefer the clumsy ones, the type na gugustuhin mong alagaan at bantayan kasi you’ll never know what will happen to her pag nalingat lang sandali yung attention mo. The mysterious type who always keep you guessing on what crazy idea she’s plotting on her mind. The type of girl na mataray at palaban, but has a soft spot within her. Yung simple lang but is nevertheless, pretty, and yet she isn’t aware of how pretty she looked.” Then he looked straight into my eyes, nangungusap ang mga mata nya, parang may gustong sabihin.
Me: “Do you think may babaeng ganyan? Parang imposible naman na magkagusto ka sa ganun. Ang weird eh.” Nakakunot ang noong tanong ko sa kanya.
Enzo: “Weird? Well, yeah, I couldn’t argue with that, she’s really weird. Haha. At dun sa tanong mo kung may babaeng ganun, yes, there is, and I already found her. You know what Phec, wala na akong ibang babaeng gusto ngayon kundi ang babaeng…” He stopped to stare at my eyes, “….NBSB.”
Napaawang ang mga labi ko sa pagkabigla, at parang ang tagal bago naprocess ng utak ko yung sinabi nya, at sinamantala nya yun to brush his lips into mine. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at first, not expecting that he would do that, pero dahan dahan ko rin ang mga itong pinikit, ninamnam ko ang malambot nyang lips na kasalukuyang pinagsasawaan ang virgin na labi ko. It was my first kiss. A very memorable one dahil partida, wala pang toothbrush o mumog yan. Haha. But it seems like it doesn’t matter to Enzo. We continued kissing right there and then, with my dog as the sole witness of our long and slow kiss—a kiss that marked the beginning of our love story.
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***Teka lang, the end na nga ba? Hmm, if you want a glimpse of what happened after that, then read the epilogue. ***
EPILOGUE:
After the kiss, my phone rang, tinignan ko kung sino, but it was an unknown number. I gestured to Enzo to wait.
Me: “Hello? Sino ‘to? What? Oh—oh, Haring Araw? Oh! Right, right.” Lumayo ako kay Enzo. “What? Ngayong gabi?” Nanlaki yung mga mata ko. “Wow, of course, I would love to.” Pero nung mapalingon ako muli kay Enzo, I changed my mind. “Uhh, hey, wag na lang pala, I have other plans. Sorry. Yeah, OK. Bye.” Binalik ko yung phone ko sa bulsa ko, then I looked at Enzo.
Enzo: “Sino yun?”
Me: “Haring Araw.”
Enzo: “Sino?”
Me: “Haring Araw, the band vocalist last night.”
Enzo: “Oh.” Napayuko sya, nilagay nya yung hands nya sa pockets nya, then he asked suddenly, while not looking at me, “You’re not really going out with that weird guy, are you?”
Me: “Why not? It could be fun.” sabi ko sa kanya, while smiling naughtily. I just love teasing him.
Enzo: “Hmm.” Biglang napalingon ako sa kanya.
Me: “What? Don’t look at me like that.”
Enzo: “I’m not looking at you.”
Me: “Yeah, you’re looking at me with that I’m-not-really-looking-at-you look. What’s wrong?” I touched his arm, hindi sya gumagalaw. Then I asked again, “What’s wrong?”
And instead of answering my question, he kissed me, at kumpara sa una, it’s warm and slow and gentle and intense at the same time. Geez, his kiss felt oh soooo good, and I immediately knew for a fact that he was an incredibly sexy kisser, which made me strive for more from him.
But then Enzo steps back from me, isang ngiti yung namumuo sa kanyang labi and I can’t help but smile back at him. Tapos he held my hand so tight as if ayaw nya na kong pakawalan, then he said, “O, tara, kain muna tayong lunch, para naman makapaghanda ka pa sa date mo with Haring Araw.”
Nagulat ako sa sinabi nya, then when I saw his face, I knew that he is teasing me, so I just smiled at hinampas ko sya sa braso but this time, may halong lambing na, and I said, “Sira! Mas cute ka naman dun.” then I playfully linked my arm into his.
Enzo: “Good answer. Sige, pasado ka na sakin.” sabi nya habang pinipigilang tumawa.
Me: “Excuse me lang…Pasado? At baket, ako na ba nanliligaw dito? Kapal mo! Ni hindi mo pa nga inaamin sakin that you like me, tapos——” He kissed me again, and he didn’t stop hanggang sa parehas na kaming kinakapos ng hininga.
Enzo: “So, is that enough proof that I like you?” hinihingal na sabi nya.
Me: “Hmm, I’m afraid I need more evidence…” Then ako naman ang humatak sa kanya palapit sakin at hinalikan sya, kahit na nga nangangapa pa ko dahil hindi pa ko gaanong sanay makipaghalikan. I kissed him, lingering and slow, at pinasok ko ang dila ko sa bibig nya, ginaya ko yung mga napapanood ko sa movies, with my tongue dancing gently in his mouth.
Until a crazy idea came to my mind as I see a definite bulge in his pants. Bigla bigla ay pinisil ko yung bumubukol na matigas na bagay na yun sa pantalon nya. Napakislot si Enzo.
Enzo: “Hmmmmm…naughty,” bulong nya sakin, then he bites my right ear gently, as if punishing me for the naughty deed, then he said, “Ano, kakain pa ba tayo ng lunch o ako na lang kakainin mo?” sabay wink sakin.
Me: “Tinatanong pa ba yan? Syempre……kakain ng lunch. Bleeeh!” Then I burst out laughing.
THE END (For real. Haha.)
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I hope that somehow, in one way or another, my story has inspired you to become in love, whether it be accidentally, hate-turned-to-love, or na-develop lang habang tumatagal, what matters most is that you experienced the love part. Thanks for reading!