Chapter 18

"Cups are you alright?"alalang tanong ni Damon kay Chloe. Nakaupo ito, pikit ang mata na tila hapo.

"No Cups, nahihilo lang ako, napagod yata ako sa kakaikot natin sa school kanina."

"Cups, you can sleep, gigisingin nalang kita pag nandoon na tayo."

"Okay lang Damon?"

"Yes, you're tired and sleepy, kailangan mo din ng energy mamaya."

"Thank you..."she said then she gave him peck to his cheeck.

"Have a good sleep and dream of me." he murmured.

Nakafocus lang ang binatang nagdrivrive. Nang may biglang tumawag sa kanyang unregistered number.

'Hello? Damon? are you there?' saad ng babaeng may matinis na boses. He knows that voice, 'twas Frankie.

'Where did you get my number?'

'Ummm... my connections maybe?'

'What do you want?'

'Gusto ko sanang mag pasama,my father was hospitalised, may sakit sya Damon cancer..."Frankie said will crying.

'I know I have no right to say this but can you stay with me for tonight?'

'I'm sorry Frankie but I'm with Chloe right now...sorry pero hindi ko pwedeng iwanan ang girlfriend ko.'

'But—Fine! pero sana naman puntahan mo ako pagnakaoras ka...Tandaan mo Damon! I was there for you nung kailangan mo nang kasama. Ngayon, ako naman itong nangangailangan kaya please sana mapuntahan mo naman ako.'

Nagmamakaawang sambit ni Frankie.

'Fine ! but not now Frankie.' at tsaka ibinaba ang tawag.

Matapos ang ilang oras, sa wakas ay nakarating na ang binata sa amusement park. Nasabi kasi ni Chloe na gustong gusto niyang pumunta dito pero dahil namatay ang kapatid nitong si Venoe, ay nawalan na ng gana pa ang dalaga. She don't have any purpose to go to this place kasi yung kaisa-isang kapatid nya na gusto nyang kasama na maglaro dito ay wala na.

"Cups... " Damon gently tapped her "We're here."

Chloe stirred her eyes from sleep. Kaagad itong humikab. "Nasaan tayo?"

Damon smiled at him "Let's go"

Chloe's heart was pinched when she realized where they are.

Amusement park. Lugar kung saan pangako nyang dadalin ang kapatid matapos ang successful na operasyon nito sa puso pero hindi yon mangyayari pa dahil sa aksidenteng nangyari.

"Damon..."

"Why Cups?"

"I can't go inside..."

"Why?"he asked.

"I don't deserve to go here at wala akong karapatang pumunta at magsaya sa lugar na to."

Damon hold her hand tightly and stared at her with silver of emotion into his eyes.

"Look Cups, you have to forgive yourself, I believe Venoe will be sad If she saw her big sister in tears.Hindi nya gugustuhing maging ganyan ka. Ilang taon mo nang daladala yan palayain mo na sila."

This time, Chloe gushed into tears.Damon caressed her back with comfort. Pikit mata ang dalagang naglakad papasok sa amusement park. She's trying to become strong for her family.Ayaw nyang makita sya nang mga magulang nyang malungkot mula sa langit. Chloe pulled a smile. Damon is right, she have to forgive herself.

"Ang ganda!" Chloe said while traveling her eyes in amazement.

"Damon! ang ganda oh!" saad ni Chloe na parang batang tinuturo lahat ng rides na nadadaanan nila.

"Anong gusto mong unang itry natin?"

"Roller coster?" sabi ni Chloe.

"Sige."

"Sabi kasi nila Jilian sobrang na enjoy daw nila yun eh."

"Okay."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Whhaaaaaaaaahh!!!!!!"

"Fuck!!!!!!ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Dammmooonnn!!!!!!!!"

Sigaw ni Chloe habang mahigpit na nakakapit kay Damon.Paano ba naman, hindi man lang sinabi ng binata na ganto pala pagsumasakay ka sa roller coaster para kang hihimatayin sa kaba,hilo at lula. Maling mali ang sinabi nila Jilian, hindi to nakaka enjoy, katakot takot ito.

Halos manginig ang tuhod ni Chloe ng makababa sila ni Damon sa roller coaster.

"Damon are you okay?"

"Yeah" walang gana nitong sagot.

"Hindi ka manlang natakot?"

He shrugged his head. "Nope sanay na ako, Minsan past time ng mga psycho kong kaibigan ang pumunta sa amusement park at roller coaster ang madalas naming sakyan na rides."

"Ahh, Ganon ba? wait... nahihilo ako." hindi na nakapagsalita ang dalaga dahil hanggang ngayon ay gumigewang gewang pa rin sya.When she was about to fall into the ground, Damon arms automatically catched her.

"Be careful Cups." alalang saad ng binata.

"Enough na tayo sa rides, baka kung mapaano ka pa."

"Sige, don nalang tayo."Excited na sabi ng dalaga sabay takbo magisa sa isa sa mga stalls. Nang maabutan ng binata si Chloe ay bagsak at nakabusangot ang mukha nito.

"Are you alright Cups? nagugutom ka ba?"

Chloe shrugged her head and said". "Damon! bakit ganon ang daya naman nila dito?!"

"Nakita ko kanina yung lalaki, nakailang bayad na siya pero kada baril niya sa target,Hindi parin bumabagsak yung mga lata."

"Sayang ang ganda panaman ng teddy bear,feeling ko walang makakakuha non kasi nilagyan nila ng super glue yung lata."pabirong sabi ni Chloe.

Ngunit nagulat si Chloe nang pumunta sa harapan si Damon. Nagbayad ito sa game attendant at nagsimulang hawakan ang airgun.

"Damon?! what are you doing?"

"I'll give you that 6 feet teddy bear."

"But..."he cut her off by gripping tightly the gun with his dominant hand and support the other one, He extend his arms and lean forward as he hold in firing ready position, Damon controlled his breathing as he fix the gun on his target then he pulled the trigger.

Gulat ang dalagang pinanood si Damon habang unti-unting pinapatumba lahat ng lata. He looks like he's used to this kind of weapon.

"Fuck! this shit! it's not working!" he cussed then he pressed check and attempted to speed reload the gun like a real gun and realized that it wasn't real it.

The game attendant look unimpressed and irritated as he tap rack banged that shit at 35 seconds.

She looked at him in astonishment.

The fact that he pressed the airgun was amazing.The look also on his smug face after he walk away was priceless.

Kinuha ng binata ang malaking teddy bear at ibinigay kay Chloe. Halos lahat din ng mga tao nakatingin sa kanya.

"That was cool Damon!"

"Thank you Cups, I really want to get that teddy bear for you, kala ko nga hindi ko na makukuha coz the the game attendant did not allow me to reload the gun but luckily, I handled the malfunction like a boss."

"Thank you Damon I really like it! kaso ang laki niya masyado mas malaki pa ata sa akin." masayang sabi ni Chloe.

"Ako nalang muna Cups ang magbubuhat, ayokong mapagod ka."

Kinuha ni Damon ang teddy bear at ipinasan sa likuran nya.

"Dawee"

"Huh?" takang tanong ng binata.

"Dawee, ang ipapangalan ko sa kanya. Ang cute diba?"

"Hindi na masama." saad ni Damon.

"Are you hungry?"

Chloe nodded "Kanina pa"

"Okay wait me here." binigyan ni Damon ng isang halik si Chloe bago umalis kasabay nag paglapag nito sa manika at iniwan ang dalagang nakaupo sa bench.

After minutes passed, inip na inip na ang dalaga. napagdesisyunan nyang puntahan si Damon.

"San kaya yun nagpunta?"

"Chloe?"

"You're Chloe right? Nightingale?"

Chloe moved her head up and down then she paused for a minute to think carefully kung sino ba itong tumawag sa kanya.

"It's me Enzo." magiliw na sabi ng binata.

"Oh my God ! Enzo ikaw na ba yan?! ang laki ng ipinagbago mo, hindi kita nakilala."

"Yeah, kakabalik ko lang from states, Ikaw? mas lalo ka pa yatang gumanda."

"Ahh... Ehh hindi naman...sige dito na ako, bye!" magiliw na sabi ni Chloe. She remembered Enzo, yung schoolmate nyang nagdala sa kanya sa hospital nang mahimatay ito.

Damon is fuming mad when he saw Chloe with a man. Masaya itong nakikipagusap sa binata.

'Are you jealous?' saad ng babaeng nasa tabi niya.

'What the fuck are you doing here Frankie? and why the hell you know where I am?'

"Sabi ko sayo Damon, I really need you now, kaya ipinatrace ko kung nasaan ka."

"What do you want?"

"Kasama lang Damon, masama at malungkot ako ngayon, And look mukhang masaya naman ang girlfriend mo sa kasama nya."

"That's not true."

"You know Damon, hindi ako magtataka kung baka iwan ka ulit nyan ni Chloe at sumama sa lalaking yan."

"Shut up your fucking mouth Frankie, I don't want to hear that. Ano bang kailangan mo? hindi ko naman hininging samahan mo ako noong mga panahon na yon it's your choice."

"Choice ko man o hindi Damon at least sinamahan kita, dinamayan kita kaya please, dapat ganoon din ang gawin mo saakin."

"Fine, I will leave this day for the both of you pero sana sa susunod na tumawag ako ay may maaasahan ako sayo. I really don't know Damon, baka kung anong magawa ko sasarili ko dahil sa lungkot."

Maya maya nakabalik na ang binata patungo sa direksyon ni Chloe.Magkasalubong ang dalawang kilay at halatang wala ito sa mood.

"Who's that?"

"Si Enzo. Nakabalik na sya dito sa Pilipinas dating school mate natin nong college remember yung nagdala sakin sa hospital?"

"At bakit magkasama kayo?"

"Wala nakasalubong ko lang siya dito. Tara kain na tayo, nagugutom na ako eh."

"Cups..."he said with a low tone.

"Bakit Cups?"

"I love you."

Chloe smiled at him and said "I love you too Damon."

Nang marinig ng binata ang mga katagang yon ay nawala lahat ng inis nya. He really love Chloe and he doesn't like to see the her with another man. Makakapatay sya kung ganon.

"Cups, Anong huling gusto mong puntahan dito bago tayo umalis?"

"Ferris wheel Damon, Gustong-gusto kong sumakay dyan kasama ka."

Damon hold her hand "Me too."

Nang makasakay na sa ferris wheel ang dalawa, kabado si Chloe habang nakaupo at nakahawak sa steel bar na hawakan dito.

"Don't be scared Cups, I'm here."

"Pero, feeling ko mahuhulog tayo."

Damon immediately hugged Chloe.

"Yan Cups, natatakot ka parin ba?"

"Oo."

"Eto Cups" saad ni Damon habang binigyan siya ng isang halik. "Takot ka parin ba?"

Chloe rolled her eyes "Sinasamantala mo ang kahinaan ko Damon!"

He pulled a light twich "Maybe?"

"Gago ka talaga!"

"I know."

"Damon! seryoso, natatakot ako, feeling ko ayaw ko nang umulit."

"Cups"

"Yes, Damon?"

"Come here..."saad ng binata at isinenyas na umupo ito sa binata.

"Nasa tabi mo na ako Damon."

"What I mean is umupo ka sa lap ko."

"What?!"

"It's gonna be fun Cups, mawawala yung takot mo." Sabay buhat sa dalaga kapagkuwan ay ipinatong at inupo nito sa kanyang lap.

"Damon!" mariing sambit ni Chloe kasabay ang paghampas nito sa balikat ng binata.

"Where not gonna do anything weird here right?" she asked but Damon pulled a cheshire grin.

"Nothing Cups." saad nito kasabay ang pagsunggab sa labi ng dalaga.

Damon find an entrance to her mouth, He kissed her slow but passionately. After minutes, he broke the kiss and looked at her with a luminous glow happiness in his eyes.

"I Love you Chloe, your mine."

She smiled at him and bit his lower lips. Damon was shocked because of her naughtiness.

"Cups, that turns me on." he groaned.

"Dapat lang." she boasted then he claimed his lips.

They're both drowned to the sensation and continue to taste each other lips.He swirl his tongue inside her mouth and started battling to her tongue. He even bit and sucked it.

"Ump...Damon..wait...let me breathe."

Damon chuckled "It's okay Cups, take your time."

After seconds, Ibinalik uli nila ang labi sa isat-isa. Pinagisa ng magkatipan ang kanilang mga labi kasabay ang paggalaw at pagdapo ng kanilang kamay sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng kanilang katawan.

Damon started to massage and squeezed her breast. Chloe creates a soft moan.

"Oh...Damon ..."

The man continue to moved his hands in a circular motion and started to kiss her neck.

"Ohh..." Halinghing ng dalaga kasabay ang pagpigil nito sa binata.

"N-not here Damon." She immediately removed her hands to his shoulder. Inayos din nito ang sarili pati damit dahil malapit nang makabalik ang ikot ng ferris wheel.

"That was close." saad ng dalagang akmang aayos sa pagkakaupo sa binata nang pigilan ito ni Damon.

"Give my friend another minute to feel your..." she cut his filthy mouth.

"Enough! Ang bastos mo!" she dilated her eyes and give him a death glare.

Nang makalabas sa ferris wheel ay agad na sumakay ang binata sa sasakyan.

"Ihahatid na kita Cups."

"Sige."

Mabilis na pinaandar ng binata ang kanyang Lamborghini. After an hour nasa tapat na sila ng penthouse ni Damon.

"Akala ko ba uuwi na tayo? Ihahatid mo ko sa bahay ko?eh bakit andito tayo sa penthouse mo?"

"I want to make love Cups, Now." He said with a commanding visage.

Halos mapanganga ang dalaga habang binabanggit ni Damon ang mga katagang yon. What the heck!

"Ayaw ko nga! tigil tigilan mo nga yan Damon! para kang baliw!"

"Oo Cups, baliw sayo." banat nang binata kasabay ang mariing paghila kay Chloe sa Loob ng building papuntang elevator.