Zephyrus Speaks: "Ms. My Everything" [ePi 8th]

I told her i lived in both heaven and hell. I told her my heaven was her. Could it be that as beautiful, innocent and pure as she is, she can be cruel enough to be with the man she believes deserves to be with her forever instead of me? Is it loyalty that's holding her back?

As a man, aged in many ways i managed to keep unseen, a single touch tells a thousand million stories. We did more than just touching, and in the silence of her confused being, i understood that there is something strong underneath this whirlwind romance that began between us. Love? Passion?

Or something so much more?

I did tell her that the sight of her back makes me lose control. Every single thing about her stir me up like a witch's pot of magic, the spell her eyes casts sends shivers down my spine. The curse her kisses scorched into mine left a longing that seemed to make me wait for a painful eternity til i can tresspass her again.

If it was such a sin to wish she was mine, then i'd willingly tread the oceans of hell to bring forth the bliss my wish can carve into my seemingly direction-less life.

She is my singlemost purpose.. the absolute reason i survive..

My name is Zephyrus Gabriel y Antonette. A feminine heritage, my family name sounds like. The story behind my given name is a proof of how parents patronize their child the minute he or she is born. A god and an Archangel rolled into one. If there was anyone to blame for my humble arrogance, it'd be the females in my family -- my mother and 2 sisters who will always believe i am right. And my father? Luckily, he understands and would blabber about something regarding the "men in this family". He is, my mother always said, a handsome brute.

...

"What, did someone die?", it was the sarcasm of Adam that never failed to amaze me. A colleague and a dear cousin of mine who was born with fiery red hair and mocha eyes.

"You will if you mess me up," i backfired at his remark. He grimaced and sat beside me. "I was hoping to spend a meditative afternoon on the beach til you came along."

"Zephyr, dear old but young cousin of mine, don't you miss me?"

"Like hell i do," i said with a sinister smile.

"What did i do to you?!", Adam asked, laughing his freaking head off. "You've been like this since i sent you as a proxy in Jenine's party, did you happen to kill someone there or something?"

I sighed and drank from the bottle of beer i held in my hand. "Some goddess by the window drank champagne, hypnotized me to kissing her. I made love to her sweetly one beautiful night -- made love, not just the same old casual sex that always left me feeling guilty and discontented and shut your mouth, i'm not through yet.", i paused and tried to hold back laughter when i saw him shut his mouth in a 'i am only going to do this because you just outwitted me again' kind of way, and then i continued, "No, i didn't kill someone, more like someone -- someone beautiful, took my heart and made me live again. And God knows, if i lose her, I'm gonna die a thousand deaths and not even your useless banters can save me."

I drank the remaining beer in the can i held and looked at him, "What? You're not gonna say anything?"

"Wow.", he said in low voice. "That is some corny bullshit but i am actually jealous. You are finally in love..", then he fell back into his seat, his face serious. "What's her name?"

I glanced his way then looked out into the sea that sent its waves in rythmic ripples, the rays of the setting sun seemed to envelope the world with a warmth that reminded me of how it felt to be in that stranger's arms.

then i replied,

"Ms. My Everything."