Remorseful Enticement

Pleasure 2

The inside of the house is also nice. The walls are also painted white and the furnitures are made of good quality wood. The floor is not tiled, but covered in floor mats. Diretso na sa living room kapag pumasok ka sa main door. Unlike our mansion, wala na siyang pangalawang palapag sa house niya. Theodore came out of a room, hindi na niya hawak ang bags ko.

"Dito ang kuwarto mo. May cabinet diyan na walang laman, doon mo ilagay ang mga gamit mo," he said.

"Ikaw na lang."

"Ha? Ano?"

"You put my things sa cabinet mo."

"Gamit mo 'yon, 'di ba?

"Yes, but I'm too tired to organize."

"Tired daw, ano namang ginawa mo? Binuhat 'yong isang bag papasok?" He effortlessly snatched the bag from me. "Kung pagod ka, magpahinga ka. Magsasaing pa ako. Bukas, magsisimula ka nang magtrabaho."

"What kind of trabaho?"

He ran his fingers through his hair. "Mamaya ka na magtanong, puwede? Ako 'yong napapagod, e'."

I followed him to the room. All my belongings are in there. There's one bed, a nightstand beside it, and a cabinet across the room.

"Theodore-"

"Theo na lang, masiyadong mahaba ang Theodore at para akong tumatanda."

"Whatever. Can you be a little nicer to me? You're so rude, alam mo 'yon?"

He tsked. "Umayos ka rin, hindi puwedeng ako lang."

With that, he turned his back on me and walked out. I sat on the bed and realized it has a foam mattress, a worn out one. I laid and closed my eyes. It's so quiet in here, at kahit walang aircon, the air is cool and fresh. I closed my eyes but I couldn't sleep so I changed into something more comfortable and went out.

I looked around, hoping to find Theo. Nasa kitchen pala siya. Our eyes met, and I saw a little smile on his lips. I didn't want to be rude, so I smiled back at him.

"What are you doing?" I asked

"Katatapos ko lang magsaing."

"Can we talk?" I walked towards the table and sat down on one of the chairs. "I'm really curious about what I'm gonna do here."

"Kagaya ng sabi ng ama mo, magtatrabaho ka dito. Tutulungan mo ako sa mga trabaho ko dito, at kapalit n'on ay ibibigay ko ang allowance mo na ipinagkatiwala nila sa akin."

"Can I really trust you? Hindi mo ba ako gagawan ng masama?"

"Mukha ba akong kriminal?"

"No, but you're scary. Parang lagi kang galit."

"Mabait ako sa mga mabait rin sa akin. Kung hindi, pasensiya na lang."

I raised my brow at him. "So, you're saying na hindi ako mabait."

"Maldita ka, hindi mo ba nahahalata 'yon?"

"This is me, being myself. Deal with it."

"Manigas ka rin diyan. Akala mo naman magiging mabait ako sa 'yo?"

"So annoying. Anyway, wala ba talagang signal ng phone dito?"

"Sa labas, doon sa may duyan, pero hindi mo magagamit ang internet. Pantawag o text lang ang puwede."

I stood up and went out. May iilang taong dumaraan and they kept glancing at me. I waited for a few minutes before I had a two bar signal on my phone. He's right, hindi ako maka-connect sa internet. I immediately dialled Vivien, my best friend's number. Fortunately, she picked up.