SLEPT WITH THE WRONG PERSON

I was staring at the wall, thinking about what to give my boyfriend for our upcoming second anniversary when my close friend, Nica, suddenly appeared in front of me.

I looked at her, hoping she had an answer, but I sighed when I couldn't find one.

"What are you thinking, and why have you been staring there for a while now?" she asked. "Maybe I can help," she added, pulling up a chair to sit next to me.

"It's our second anniversary with Troy next week, and I don't know what to give him," I said, feeling sad and lowering my head to start thinking again.

"Is that all? Why didn't you ask me? You know I'm an expert at this. You've been thinking about it all this time," she said, raising her voice.

I glanced over at her as she sat next to me, waiting for what she would say next.

"What's a good gift for TJ?" she asked herself. TJ is what she calls Troy, as the three of us were friends before I started dating him.

I shrugged my shoulders, thinking she had a good answer.

"Why don't you celebrate somewhere else, like at the Hilton? It's beautiful there, though it was expensive. But if it's for TJ, why not, right?" she said, still sitting next to me with a broad smile.

I pondered her suggestion and realized that I only give Troy a gift once in a while, so why not? I sat up straight and faced my friend. "How much?" I asked.

When she told me the price, my head started to ache.

"Hey babe, here," I said to my boyfriend when I met him outside my workplace. He picked me up from work every night.

"What's this?" he asked, surprised, as he opened the envelope.

I didn't answer him. I just smiled at him, waiting for him to reveal the contents of the envelope I gave him. I saw his eyes sparkle with joy when he saw what was inside. He hugged me tightly and kissed me on the forehead.

"Thank you, babe. How did you know that I want to go here, especially with you?" he asked happily.

I just smiled at him because I didn't know he wanted to go to the Hilton. I was going to say that Nica suggested the place to me, but I didn't want to lose the smile on his lips.

"We're thinking the same things, babe," I said happily.

He hugged me again and gave me a quick kiss.

Second day at Hilton:

I woke up feeling someone hugging me. I kept my eyes closed and enjoyed the embrace of my boyfriend. I also felt tired from what we did last night. I bit my lip as I remembered what happened. I felt like a fool for what I was doing right now, biting my lip with my eyes closed.

That night was difficult, and my whole body still ached. But I had no regrets because I gave myself to the right person, especially to the man I love.

In our two years of being together, I never let him touch me because I wanted to keep my virginity for this special occasion. Yesterday was our second anniversary, and I decided that he was the right person to be with for the rest of my life.

I don't want to open my eyes yet. I still want to sleep in his arms because I don't have work today. I took a leave from my job for a week because I followed Nica's advice.

I booked a suite here at the Hilton that costs a month's salary, as a gift to Troy because I wanted to make it up to him. It was worth it because we enjoyed our first night.

I can't stop smiling. I slowly touched his abs. Is this really how his body is shaped? In the two years we've been together, we have never seen or touched each other's intimate body parts until last night. Is his body really this beautiful?

I carefully traveled my hand all over his body while he had his eyes closed and felt it. I stopped when he spoke. "Oh, you woke up, Pia," he said while stroking my hair, "It must be a tiring night for you," he added.

"Not at all, Troy, I enjoy it very much… Wait who the heck is Pia?" I suddenly retract my statement.

I opened my eyes and saw a different face, not the face of the man I love. He's handsome, but his face is unfamiliar to me. I started screaming: "Who the hell are you?!"

The man's face was also full of confusion when he opened his eyes and was surprised by my screaming.

I tried to remember what happened last night but my head hurt from thinking too much and I couldn't remember anything.

If this man was with me all night, where is Troy? Why isn't he with me now? What happened last night?

I asked myself one question after another, but I didn't get any answers.

That means Troy wasn't with me last night. I didn't give my virginity to Troy. I tightly held onto the blanket that covered me. I wanted to cry but couldn't because my mind was too occupied with what happened.

I looked at the man next to me when he stood up. I immediately looked away when I saw he wasn't wearing anything. I closed my eyes because he walked around naked and picked up his scattered clothes one by one and put them on.

Again, I tried to remember what happened last night but nothing came to mind.

"Here," he said when he handed me a check. I saw the amount and tried to reach for it.

"I'll pay you $5 million to stay quiet about what happened last night; another cheap woman approached me for money last night, huh?" he said then walk away. 

I grabbed the check he was holding. A tear fell from my eye.