Rainy Season in Manila

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Tatayo na ba ako o hindi? Kanina pa ako hindi mapakali sa kinauupuan ko. Gusto kong maglakad-lakas pero natatakot akong mapagkalaman niyang may hinahanap sa paligid. And I couldn't even entertain myself, sira ang phone ko and I can't make a message now kahit anong gawin ko.

Parang bumabaliktad ang sikmura ko sa mga pinaggagawa ko rito.

And a moment later, my body stiffened when I heard him coming out of the bathroom. He opened the bathroom door and I heard the click of him turning off the lights switch. He might not see me from where I was sitting, but I definitely could see him. I'm not peeking, I'm behaving and I'm... watching him.

He dried his hair with the towel and it gets scruffy, but he looks nice on messy hair. But then, I just realized he's half-naked. He's not wearing any tops, but only a boxer. Tumuloy naman siya sa kwarto niya at saglit lamang ay lumabas na siya nang sinusuot ang putting shirt. I watched him every second there and now I know why Cinema loves this guy very much. He looked so gentle yet intimidating.

He smiled at me as he gets closer in my direction, I could smell him from where I was sitting.

"You really don't want to change?" he asked when he noticed that I kept his shirt on my hand so crumpled.

"Oh, can I just use the bathroom?"

"Sure, you can—"

"I know where it is, thanks!"

I immediately left the couch and headed straight to the bathroom. Pagkapasok ko pa lamang ng bathroom ay bumungad na sa ilong ko ang sabong ginamit ni Bennett. Ang fresh ng amoy ng bathroom niya. Sinuri ko pa ang paligid at sobrang linis. I don't know if he have someone to clean his place or siya lang mismo ang naglilinis? Maybe this place has a housekeeping so I guess that would be the answer.

I even secured everything around, kung meron bang CCTV sa paligid o wala bago ako magpalit ng damit. As I quickly changed my shirt, I wiped my arms, dried my hair a little bit dahil nabasa pa rin naman habang tumatakbo kaming dalawa. It took me a little while to get myself and walked out of his bathroom to meet him one more time.

And there I found him preparing on the center table what we could have eaten back in the tea shop. I guess, how smelly it would be in his room, okay lang. At saka, siya naman ang may-ari.

"So, how about we star—"

"Teka, may tanong muna ako," pagputol ko sa kanya.

He creased his forehead. "Yes?"

"Alam ba 'to ng girlfriend mo? Alam ba niya na nandito ako ngayon sa condo mo? Anong sasabihin no'n kapag nalaman niyang nandito ako? Okay lang ba sa kanya?"

He chuckled, as if I should know what it already meant. "Cinema already knew my situation. I've told her about it and she's excited to meet you, if ever you'll accept the offer. She doesn't know where here, but because of other circumstances, we're here now and most of the time, we'll be doing our work here. We'll have our privacy here."

"Ah... I see..."

"So, talk to me about what else I can get from this."

"Oh, sure, I have a list on it, wait a second," he said and then he scrolled through his notes on his phone. "There it is. First, you'll get twenty thousand per month, and bonuses if there are some situation that needed to be paid. You can actually stay here in my condo, I'll give you my permission with that and I'll be your personal driver. Taking you from your school and driving you back to your dorm. And I have a lot of foods here, it's free and whatever you ask, I'll give it as possible as I can. Wait, do you have any request?"