18I let the water soak my feet and stared at it for a moment. I just held my breath and continued to go down so that the water would also soak my body. When the water was up to my chest, agad na akong lumangoy at sinubukang kalimutan ang mga nangyare.Mapatagal pa ako sa ilalim ng tubig para makalimot, pero imbes na makalimuta ay muli namang naglaro sa isip ko ang lahat ng nangyare. Pag ahon ko ay muli akong lumangoy, nagbabakasakali na tuluyan nang mawala ang mga iniisip ko ang lahat ng iyon.Sa pangalawang pag-ahon ko ay halos mahigit ko ang paghinga ko. Paano ba anamn ay nakatayo na ito sa harap ko, kung saan ako mismo umahon. His body was already wet, but his hair was not yet wet. The water was up to my chest, while the water didn't reach his chest because he was tall.My lips parted when I noticed what was on his neck. I'm sure that I gave it to him in the form of a bracelet, but I also know that what he was wearing around his neck was really what I gave him. Kung bakit naaging
19I wasn't surprised when his lips travelled to my neck again when he didn't hear anything from me. My body is like a robot. It's like he has control over my body, and I just let him cross the line again between us.I bit my lip before giving him better access to my neck. I even hold on to his shoulder very tight to have strength because my body is really weak right now.I felt him stop a little when he felt that I was giving him access, but after that, he continued to kiss my neck until it landed on my jaw.I closed my eyes very tight when I felt his gently smacking kiss on the side of my lips. several times, he did it; he planted me with shallow kisses there.You are crazy, Affeya. stop him. Stop this Fvcking shit! Kabaliwan ito! You are not Azaylie anymore that easy to fvcking get! Kaya umayos ka! You're crazy. You are a married person, but look! Look what you're doing!I kept my eyes closed and was afraid to see whatever expression his eyes had. I just let him kiss me until he st
20Yrony’s POVVenus' daughter was a kind of stress reliever for me. I am close to her daughter. She even called me Papa Ninong, but she knows that I'm not her real father. Alam niya na ninong niya lang ako.Venus and the one who got her pregnant never met again, so Vanie grew up without a father beside her, and they always bullied her because of that. She always cried because of that, so I told her that she could call me Papa if she wanted, and Vanie was very happy to hear that from me. I just forgot the date today, hindi ko tuloy maiwasang makonsensya dahil nangako pa ako doon sa bata. But while talking to them, I couldn't help but give my attention to Zay. Even though I was talking to them, my attention was still on Zay. I secretly glanced at him despite laughing at what Vanie was saying, but then I heard her sob. Nakaharap na ito ngayon sa dagat, pero kahit na hindi siya nakaharap sa'kin ay alam ko na agad na umiiyak ito.“You okay?” Napabalik ang tingin ko kay Venus ng tanung
21"Nasa laot po ulit si Sir, Mam!" I was not surprised when I heard that from Manong Benny.A few days ago, I stayed at this place. Yrony didn't leave for those few days. He stayed here, and sometimes he was just busy with his laptop, and sometimes he had a video call about work. Why doesn't he just go back to Manila so that he can do his work better? Mas makakapag focus naman siya sa pagtatrabaho kung nandoon siya.Speaking of trabaho. Dapat ay nasa opisina ako ngayon at ginagawa ang trabaho ko. I come back here in the Philippines to handle the company, but looks where I am right now. I've been kidnapped and isolated here.Sa ilang araw rin na iyon ay halos para lang kaming hangin sa isa't isa. Iniiwasan ko siya at mukhag ganoon din siya. Kung bakit niya ako iniiwasan, hindi ko alam. Part of me says thank you that he is ignoring me, but there's a part of me na halos hindi ko maintindihan.Palagi rin itong pumapalot. He knows how to get fish kasi tuwing umuuwi ito ay may bitbit na s
22I ate quietly while he went outside first to arrange the things he would use. I was stunned for a while habang kumakain ako. Ilang buntong hininga pa ang ginawa ko habang kumakain ako. When I'm done eating, niligpit ko na ang pinagkainan ko."Bored lang ako kaya ako sasama," sambit ko sa sarili ko bago tuluyang lumabas sa bahay.When I came out of the house, it was still dark. My eyes immediately looked for Yrony, and I saw him standing there. Besides him is the boat that he will use, nakaharap siya sa madilim na dagat at tulala nanaman gaya ng kaninang nadatnan ko sa kusina.He looks like he is thinking about something hard.Hindi ko alam kung lalapit na ba ako o ano gayong tulala naman siya, pero ilang sandali naman ay agad siyang tumingin sa kinatatayuan ko. Napaayos ako sa pagkakatayo at dahan dahang lumapit sa kanya.I'm still wearing my white dress that I used to sleep in. He looked at me as I approached him, and I don't know why he was staring at me.I swallowed. He's too se
23He kept his angry look at me, which is why it made me shut up. I took a deep breath to speak, but before I could, Natigilan ako at napasulyap na lang sa taas.The sound of the chopper was heard around. The wind was also strong because of the chopper, and I felt cold because of that.Pati si Yrony ay napasulyap na rin sa taas para tignan ang pinanggagalingan ng ingay.Kunot na ang noo niya, sunod ay napansin ko na napapikit siya ng mariin at kitang kita ang inis na sa mukha niya. I didn't realise that I was staring at him too much. I just looked away from him when he glanced at me; maybe he noticed that I was looking at him.Nakakahiya ka, Affeya!"Let's go," paos na sambit nito sa akin at mas lalong napakapit sa kanya nang mas ilapit niya ako sa sarili niya."Kaya ko namang lumangoy papalapit sa bangka. Hindi na masakit ang paa ko," sambit ko at bibitaw na sana sa kanya, but he hold me tight, na para bang sinasabi niya na huwag akong bumitaw at manatili lang sa posisyon namin ngayo
24Napasulyap ako sa kanya. Nakapamulsa ito habang nakatingin din sa Kuya niya."Nice to see you again. Ang tagal ng 5 years," sambit niya bago ako sulyapan rason kaya napabuntong hininga na lang ako."Nandito ka para kunin ako at ibalik sa pamilya ko hindi ba?" Tanong ko nang magsimula na kaming maglakad patungo sa bahay."Can i ask you something?" Tanong nito bigla."Ano naman iyon?" Tanong ko habang hinahawakan ang palapulsuan ko kung saan nakahawak kanina si Yrony ng mahigpit.Napasulyap siya roon at napailing ng saglit bago na magsalita paa."Usipin mo na nagtatanong ako bilang kaibigan, iyon ay kung tinuturing mo akong kaibigan," sambit niya.Hindi ako nagsalita. "Just ask me what you want to ask," sambit ko dahil masyado siyang seryoso."Forget that I'm Kuya Yrony's brother, and I want you to answer me truthfully." His voice became serious, as did his expression.I stopped and glanced at him. I'm trying to find something in his expression, but he's not looking at me. He was jus
25Affeya's POVI couldn't help but worry when I heard that from him. Si Zally. Denver and I talked earlier, but he didn't say anything about this! Kung nalaman ko lang agad ay pati ang pagligo ag hindi ko na ginawa, I'll just use the time to convince Yrony to let go of me.I immediately looked at Yrony. If I have to kneel, I will, as long as he lets me go to Zally. I'm always by their side, so I know they're not used to not having me by their side."Yrony—" Unang tawag ko sa kanya, pero natigilan ako nang umayos siya ng pagkakatayo at agad tumalikod. He didn't say a word. Tumalikod lang ito at umalis na hindi man lang pinapakinggan ang sasabihin ko.I was confused about his sudden action. Nataranta ako. Ano iyon? Bakit wala siyang sinasabi? Will he be stubborn and imprison me in this place even after hearing that? My daughter needs me! His daughter needs me! Napapikit ako sa huling naisip ko.I was about to follow him, but Denver said something that made me stop."You are free. Let's