Written On A Canvas

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

"Rest assured that I'll be home early later so I can cook you dinner," says Ogie.

Nasa island counter kami at naga-agahan. Mas nauna siyang nagising sa akin dahil siya naghanda ng breakfast namin ngayon. I was too tired yesterday to wake up early. Kung hindi pa  ako ginising ni Ogie ay baka hanggang tanghali ako tulog. Ewan. Iba 'yong pagod ko kahapon. O sadyang sobrang pagod lang talaga ako.

"You're not busy today?" I asked, stirring my coffee.

"Busy," sagot niya. "Mostly meetings lang naman today para sa ibang projects na kasali ako. That wouldn't take me until the evening. Makakauwi ako before six siguro," at kinuha ang cup ng kape.

I nodded understandingly. "What are you going to cook?"

The side of his lips rose while sipping on his coffee. After that, he placed the coffee on the counter and glanced at me. "What do you want ba?"

"Basta masarap," sagot ko lang at nag-slice ng pancake. I poured syrup on the sliced part and used my fork to eat it.

"Okay. I'll cook you your favorite," nakangisi niyang sabi.

Vermont Augustus de Luna.

He was my roommate in college. Magkaiba kami ng kurso. Film course 'yong tinetake ko habang BS Engineering naman 'yong sa kanya. We became friends while we're living in the same roof. Sobrang awkward din naman kasi na halos magkasama kami araw-araw tapos hindi man lang kami mag-uusap. And he was friendly so it became easy for us to start our friendship.

Eventually, things escalated. He started to catch feelings. I did, too. But I didn't act on it because I was still focusing on myself back then. So he promised to pursue me once we're both successful and he did. Just seven months ago, we became official. And yes, we're living in.

It's consensual. We both agreed to it. And we're adults now, for God's sake. Four more years and I'm already in my 30s so I prefer not wasting time on anything. I've wasted enough, dealing with my own mess. Gusto kong pagbigyan naman ang sarili ko.

Wala namang naging problema 'yong mga kapatid ko tungkol sa boyfriend ko. Tsaka matagal na nilang alam ang totoong sexuality ko. They already met Ogie and they're fine with him. So I basically have no problem.

Plus Ogie is a really, really good cook. He always cooks back when we were still in college. He'd complain why I always order outside so he volunteered to make food for us. Iyon nga lang, hindi ako nanonood sa kanya kapag nagluluto kasi takot ako sa apoy.

"How's pre-production, by the way?" he suddenly asked. He reached for the pancake plate and picked one as if he was just eating a loaf bread. Binalik niya rin naman 'yong plato sa akin.

"Lots of work," I simply said. "But we're gonna start blocking important scenes for a week. And then after that, we'll do the shooting proper."