Opposite Souls [Soul Series #1] ✔️

Chapter 13: Choke

"You can't blame me! There's a beautiful stranger in my house! Malay ko ba kung magnanakaw ka," parang bata na reklamo niya habang nililinis ko ang sugat na natamo niya mula sa sariling katangahan.

Kumuha ako ng bagong cotton ball para ipahid ulit sa kanya.

"Hmm, Alydia. Do you know that Alydia means a little winged noble girl having a unique vision and investigative in nature?" he tried to strike a conversation again.

San niya naman nakuha 'yon? At bakit alam niyan ang meaning ng pangalan ko? Ako nga na may ari ay hindi iyon alam.

Umiling lamang ako at nagpatuloy sa ginagawang paggamot sa sugat niya. Mukhang magpepeklat ito ah.

"I didn't know you're this quiet," he pointed out when he noticed my silence.

"Maybe because I don't know you?" I replied.

He chuckled until it turns into a roar of laughter.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at nilagyan na ng band aid ang sugat nya. Maliit lamang ito ngunit grabe ang dugo na lumabas dito.

"Of course, the mighty Summer Alydia," he said with a hint of mockery after his laugh.

"Everett or you can call me Elle," he said as he extends his arm to shake hands with me.

I only looked at his hand and smiled. I stood up and continue cleaning the table.

"Sungit," I heard him whisper that made me laugh mentally.

After the table, I also started cleaning the picture frames. Maingat na maingat ako dahil wala akong ipambabayad dito kung sakali. They look expensive as hell. 

There are pictures of Everett, picture of tito Edgardo, a picture of a child holding a fish hat he caught given the fish rod he's holding, probably the young Everett. He looks adorable on the picture. There's also a wedding picture of, I'm guessing, his parents.

Lilipat na sana ako para sa mga paintings ngunit nahuli ko pa ring nakatitig sa akin ang lalaki. He smirked at me when he saw me looking at him. Hindi man lang nahiya na nahuli ko siyang tinititigan ako! The nerve!

Nang matapos ko na lahat ng lilinisin sa living room ay nag handa naman na ako ng breakfast ng mga Esquivel.

I sighed. This is the last chore I have to do. I can finally rest. What a tiring day for a first day. Well, better than the work I first thought of.

"Oh, you can cook?" napatalon ako sa gulat nang may mag tanong gilid ko. He even laughed at my reaction. 

Asungot. Bigla na lang sumusulpot. Hmp!

"Medyo," I politely answered. I'm not in the mood to talk to someone.