𝐴𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠

20

"Hello" I kissed her hair when I got closer to her out of nowhere; which obviously startled her.

"Omg! You're there na pala. Nakakagulat naman 'to. Kanina ka pa there? Sorry wait, I'm almost done cooking. I'm not yet even ready oh look. Wait, patapos na. Why so early naman kasi?" She fixed herself instantly.

"Huy, hindi mo kailangan mag madali. I can wait. Isa pa, ganda mo lalo tingnan habang nagluluto" I said staring at her while flashing her a sweet ganuine smile.

"Uh, thank you. But grabe binola mo pa ako" She flashed a sheepish smile. Her usual reaction, getting conscious whenever being complimented.

"Uy hindi yun bola ah. Anyway, like what I said kanina na I can wait naman. Tapusin mo lang yan and if you want, you can ask me for help. Do you need some help?"

"Help? Ay no need. Actually I'm finished na. Sila na yung bahala dyan" She said, removing the apron that she's wearing and since I saw that her hands were actually kind of dirty, then I decided to help her. She smiled in return. "Thank you. So going back to my question nga, you didn't answer me naman eh. Bakit naman you're so early? Later pa kaya the call time that I've set"

"Ayan okay na. Wash your hands already. Ah oo, yung question mo nga pala. Well the reason to why I'm this early is kasi naman I came home from city hall early. As in sumaglit lang ako dun to sign some papers since it's a Saturday. Tapos sa bahay naman wala akong magawa. So I've decided na why not agahan ko na lang punta ko, diba? Atleast dito, hindi ako mabo-bored kasi you're here. Plus naisip ko nga rin na baka lang kailangan mo tulong ko. Ayos rin yun na in a way, I helped you prepearing for our early dinner"

She nodded slowly while drying her hands with a towel. "Okay, I see. Pero grabe sa pagka early talaga. Look, I'm not yet even ready nga and si Luna, nasa school pa rin sya. She has training for swimming kasi even on Saturday's. Varsity thing. But malay ko ba sa ganon, right? I'm so lampa so obviously walang sports. Thank God Luna didn't get that trait from me" We both laughed after her last statement.

"Grabe sa self. Pero buti nga 'no?" I teased her, poking her side so she flashed me her joking offended reaction. "Biro lang. Magaling ka naman with other things eh. For example, in hosting, o diba. You're one of or should I say, the best. Kaya nga Queen of talk, plus, Queen of all media pa" I said sounding so proud.

"Hmm sige na nga. Nakabawi ka on that one ah" She chuckled. "Anyway, before kung saan pa mapunta our topic, I'll leave you muna here. I'll get ready lang. There ka muna. Bahala ka na what you want to do"

"Huh? Iiwan mo 'ko dito alone? Eh nakakahiya. Plus, wala akong makakausap"

"Wow now ka pa nahiya? Tsaka what walang makakausap? Hello, there's a lot of people here kaya. Anong tingin mo sa kanila, things?" She laughed.

I scratched the back of my neck. "Eh basta kasi"

"Para namang kid na iiwan saglit ng mother nya sa counter. Haay nako, HB. Hmm wait I'll think"

"Ay may idea ako. Kaso baka magalit ka eh"

She raised her eyebrows, obviously curious about my idea. "Hmm? Sige what's your idea ba? Go ahead, spill"

"Wag na nakakahiya" I said avoiding eye contact with her since I've thought that my idea might be ridiculous for her.

"Ay nako I'll get mad if hindi mo sasabihin. You got me curious na oh"