Lean on the Acrux

Chapter 1

He turned his back to me when the casher called him to ask his order. Mabilis lang na naprepare ang order niya kaya mabalis din siyang nakaalis sa harap ko.

I was next to him kaya naman no'ng umalis na siya ay lumapit na ako sa cashier para sabihin ang order ko. They prepared my order as fast they prepared Zale's order. I paid my order and thanked the cashier. After that, I looked for a seat where I could eat my food.

I'm planning to eat here kasi ang hirap naman kung kinakain ko ang pagkain ko habang bumabyahe. Naglakad ako nang naglakad para makahanap ng mauupuan.

Mukha atang hindi matutuloy ang aking plano na kumain dito dahil puno na ang mga upuan. Lagi naman talagang punuan dito. There are still a vacant seats, seats lang. May mga grupo na kasi ng mga tao sa mga table pero hindi naman nila naupuan ang lahat ng upuan. I don't want to share a table with them, maa-out of place ako. Mostly kasi ng mga tao sa mga table na may hindi pa na nao-occupy na upuan are group of friends.

There are some group of people who are not friends pero mukha naman na pamilya. Alangan naman na makishare ako sa kanila tapos makipamilya ako sa kanila. They might call me 'Feeling kapamilya'.

I'm losing my hope to find a seat. Naglakad-lakad pa ako sa food court. Maybe there are still a seat, hindi ko pa naman tapos libutin ang buong food court. Nabuhayan ako when I saw that there's a vacant seat in Zale's table.

Hindi pa pala siya umalis.

Even I'm irritated at him because of what he just told me earlier ay uupo pa rin ako sa upuan na nasa table niya. It's more okay than to be out of place in a circle of friends and masabihan ng 'feeling kapamilya'

I walked towards him. He was quietly enjoying eating his food. Mukhang sarap na sarap siya sa kinakain niya. Hindi pala favorite ha.

I smirked while walking toward him.

He was just looking to his food at aangat lang ang ulo niya at titingin sa paligid habang kumunguya. He looked innocent but his attitude says other wise.

"Paupo ha," I said when I was finally at the table. I rolled my eyes and sat on the chair in front of him.

"Ang ayos mo naman magpaalam," he said in a sarcastic way while chewing his food.

He doesn't have manners. Didn't his mother tell him not to talk when his mouth is full? Bagsak siguro 'to sa GMRC.

"I'm not asking for your permission to sit here. I just updated you that I will sit here. Buti nga sinabi ko pa." I started eating my food.

Ang sarap talaga nito pero kasi minsan hindi ako nasasarapan kapag sa iba ako bumibili. Siguro depende sa bibilhan. Iba-iba siguro 'yung ingredients. I tried to cooked this in our house but it taste worse than sa mga binilhan ko na hindi ako nasarapan.

"Why update me? Am I your boyfriend?" he asked in his serious tone. But I knew that he was trying to piss me.

"I just updated you because I'm concern na mahimatay ka bigla." I smirked.

"Mahimatay?"

"Mahimatay sa kagandahan ko." I smirked more. Napaismid naman siya.

"Mais."

"Mais?" Bakit parang inuulit lang namin iyong mga huling sinasabi ng isa't-sa?

"Corny, slow mo" Napatawa naman ako nang malakas sa sinabi niya. I was looking at him while laughing and I laugh more because he looked proud in his joke.

"Low down your voice, people are looking at us," pabulong niyang sabi.

"Kung corny ako, ano ka pa?" natatawang ko pa ring sabi.