"Eat...", he says at inilapit na sa akin ang isang pinggan na may bacon, eggs at toast na may marmalade sauce, kasama na dito ang baso na may lamang apple juice.
"Don't worry, I didn't put anything on the food, except for salt and pepper on the eggs, and maramalade on the toast...", nakangiti niyang sabi at tapos ay naglakad siya papunta sa tabi ko, at umupo sa isa sa mga high chair sa island counter.
I hesitated at first, because I feel so uneasy and everything feels wierd. There was a handsome old man sitting beside me, and he even cooked me breakfast.
Wait, it's already morning?!
"Oh my God...", I whispered to myself as panic rose inside me, kasabay nito ang pagtayo ko mula sa upuan sa island counter, na kaagad naman napansin ng katabi ko kaya napatingin siya sa akin, kasabay nito ang pagkunot ng kaniyang noo.
"I-I need to l-leave...", I said as I look at him, "D-do you know where Ruslan is? I have to get back to my family-".
"I'm afraid you can't, sweetheart. You can't leave, until Alpheus says so...", pagpuputol niya sa sasabihin ko.
Kumunot naman ang noo ko sa sinabi niya, and I couldn't help but shake my vigorously.
"No, please. I have to get to them, they might be worried si-", I was yet again cut from my words, when the man puts his fore finger on mh lips.
"You know... you should worry for yourself more, since you are the one who is in danger here...", he says then he gets a fork then he stab a piece of bacon from the plate bago kinuha ang hinuturo sa akin, at ibinigay naman sa akin ang may tinidor na may bacon.
"Eat...", he says again, at tumayo na mula sa aking tabi. Pumunta naman siya sa may lababo at nagsimulang maghugas ng mga pinaglutuan.
"You know... This is the very first time, that Alpheus brought a woman in his house...", pinatay niya muna ang gripo at huminto muna siya sa paghihugas bago ako nilingon, "You two must be very close to each other then, yes?", medyo nagalinlangan ako sa aking isasagot, dahil hindi ko na alam kung ano na ba talaga relasyon naming dalawa.
Oh come on! You two already kissed! And he even pleasured you last night!
Ramdam ko ang pamumula ng pisnge ko at ang pag-iinit ng mukha ko hanggang leeg sa aking naisip.
Holy sh!t.
"Ysrielle?...", bumaling na ulit ang tingin ko sa lalaking nasa harap ko, "Y-yes?", I askes, then I saw his forehead creasing, tas lumapit siya sa akin.
"Are you, okay? Tell me...", ngayon ay nag-aalala na ang boses niya, and I can hear a bit of panic from it.
"Yes, I'm fine...", sagot ko naman at ngumiti ng bahagya, and after that ay parang nakahinga naman siya ng maluwag sa sinagot ko, "Thanks God... I thought that the dose of antidote wasn't enough...", he says at tapos ay bumalik na ulit sa lababo upang ipatuloy ang naudlit na paghuhugas.
"Antidote?", tanong ko naman sa sinabi niya, "Yes. You were already asleep when I came. Alpheus called for me last night to bring him the antiodote for Ambrosia...", tugon naman niya na patuloy lang sa paghuhugas ng pinggan.
I should really get used to him calling Ruslan in his second name.
I was yet again to ask what Ambrosia is, when the door from outside suddenly opens. Then I saw Ruslan entering. Nang magtama ang tingin namin ay namula nanaman ang pisnge ko at kaagad ko na inalis ang tingin sa kaniya, at itinuon ito sa aking plato.
Memories of last night's events flashes back to my mind, and I feel like I could never look at him directly again sa sobrang pagkahiya.
I acted like a horned up cat last night!
BINABASA MO ANG
The Dangerous Turkish Man (Dangerous Shadows series 1)
RomanceDue to her issues on the Philippines, Ysrielle Tesia Lachica was forced to have a 1 month vacation in Maldives, where she meets the drop dead gorgeous Turk. But she despised him, dahil napaka suplado nito sa kaniya, and no man have ever been that ru...
