Yanna took the chopstick in front of her uneasily. She felt uncomfortable that her lower lip almost bleed because of biting it hard.
"You need to eat a lot of vegetables too." Matthew said to Matteo and gave him a some eggplants.
"Does your father always feed you fish?" may halong inis na tanong ni Matthew.
Tumigil sa pagnguya si Matteo sa kinakaing gulay saka tiningnan si Matthew.
"My father has never went fishing with me." sagot ni Matteo.
Ibinaba ni Matthew ang chopsticks niya at nalungkot sa sagot ni Matteo.
Tumikhim siya at lumunok saka tumiim-bagang bago pilit na ngumiti.
"Do you want to go fishing with me?"
"Really? We can?" malakas at excited na tanong ni Matteo na kinatayo pa nito.
Matthew nodded as an answer but Matteo sat back as he realise something.
"Why? Are you not happy? Do you want to go fishing with your father?"
"No."
"Then why do you feel sad suddenly?"
"It's because they said the fishes here in the palace are priceless and even considered as royals."
Tumikhim ng malakas si Matthew at tumayo.
"Who said that? The palace is mine. If I tell you we go fishing then we will go fishing." malakas na sabi ni Matthew.
Ngumiti si Matteo.
"Yuhan!" malakas na tawag ni Matthew sa labas.
"Yes, your majesty."
"Prepare us two good and nice rod–no make it three." sabi ni Matthew saka nakangiting tumingin kay Yanna na hanggang ngayon ay nananatili pa ring nakatingala at malalim na nag-iisip.
She was still thinking if she blurted something yesterday but then she realised even if she didn't say something. Her, lying inside the coffin is already something that Matthew must not supposed to see.
Wala na. Finish na. Kilala na niya ako. Ani sa isip ni Yanna.
Alam niyang kahit anong deny at kahit ano pang sabihin niya ay alam na ni Matthew na siya si Yanna lalo na at nakita pa nitong hawak niya si Dioscora.
Napakagat ulit siya sa labi.
Isa lang ang pwede niyang gawin.
Ang magpanggap na wala nga siyang maalala.
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"Yours is bigger than mine." masiglang sabi ni Matthew kay Matteo nang sabay silang nakakuha ng isda.
They are at the big pond inside the palace that is full of water Lilie's and fishes.
The servants are watching at them from afar while Yanna was just sitting around the table watching at them.
They are in the cottage a bit far from the servants but she didn't dare took off her veil. She doesn't want people to see her face and she also tried not attract any attention despite of having the emperor with her.
She knew that the people are curious about her but she just preferred to ignore them and pretend as the emperor's personal doctor. She even told the people herself that Matteo is Philip's son. Kaya naman ay malaya lang siyang palakad-lakad at pasama-sama kay Matthew pero kahit ganun ay alam niyang may masasabi pa rin ang mga tao kapag ganitong iba ang pakikitungo sa kanya ni Matthew.
BINABASA MO ANG
Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)
FantasyShe traveled back to the time where her birthmarks were her scars. Nectars and Hagonoy plants were sacred. Roses and its petals are powerful. And pollen is her life.
