The Aftermath of a One-Night Stand (Aragonza #2)

Chapter 34

Kinabukasan ng Linggo, pagkabukas pa lamang ni Moira ng pintuan ng kwarto niya ay nandoon na si Vince. Nakangiti itong naghihintay. Nahiya tuloy siya sa hitsura niyang hindi pa nagsusuklay at nakapaghihilamos.

"Bakit?" tanong niya.

"Have you thought about it yet? What's your answer?"

He was so eager to know. Naaalala tuloy niya si Kelvin dito.

"Agad-agad? Hindi ba pwedeng maghilamos muna?"

"All right." Hinila siya nito at dinala sa kwarto nito. Bigla siyang kinabahan. Umagang-umaga! "My bathroom's closer."

She knew that he just added that because she looks really uncomfortable being dragged into his room. She's never been there. She doesn't even go near it if there's no need to. It's his space and going there would feel like invading it.

But there she is now, standing near the sink, being told to wash her face so they could talk. Tulog pa ang diwa niya dahil alas sais pa lamang ng umaga.

"How long have you been waiting outside?" tanong niya kay Vince pagkatapos maghilamos.

"About half an hour."

"Sana kumatok ka man lang."

"I didn't want to wake you up. Baka sumama pa ang gising mo."

At kapag sumama ang gising niya, baka mabwisit lang siya rito at hindi niya ito sagutin. Tama nga naman.

"So? What's your answer?"

"After breakfast," sagot niya.

She walked out of his room and went downstairs.

"I'll help," he volunteered. When she raised an eyebrow, he added, "Anything to speed things up. The suspense is killing me."

Gusto niyang matawa. Mukha ngang kanina pa ito aligaga. Kung gaano ka-tense ang atmosphere kahapon ay sya namang gaan nang umagang iyon. Si Vince na ang nag-asikaso ng pagsasaing sa rice cooker habang siya naman ay nagluto ng itlog at bacon. Then she made coffee for the both of them.

"Gusto mo bang sunduin si Kelvin ng mas maaga?" tanong nito pagkatapos kumain. "Para makasimba tayo mamaya."

"Sige. Pero kailangan ko munang mamalengke. Wala na tayong kakainin mamaya. Gabi pa yata babalik si yaya."

"All right. But what's your answer? Sabi mo pagkatapos ng breakfast. We're already done eating," he said.

"After lunch," she told him. Vince grunted but didn't complain, because he doesn't want to piss her off. Pagkapaligo ay lumabas na silang dalawa para mamalengke. Vince insisted on bringing the car kahit sinabi na niyang sa palengke sila mamimili.

They just parked the car on one establishment nearby, saka sila pumunta sa public market. Hindi sanay si Vince sa palengke. Halata naman niyang ilag ito sa mga taong halos ay makabungguan na nito sa daan. And he was grimacing the whole time na nasa meat and fish section sila. But he's not complaining. Kahit ano'ng ipabuhat niya rito ay ayos lang.

Hindi rin naman siya sanay sa ganoon before third year college. Pasosyal kasi ang mommy at daddy niya. Madalas silang mag-dine out. Sa Supermarket palagi sila bumibili ng mga lulutuin. At minsan lamang nilang gawin iyon bilang pamilya dahil madalas na katulong ang bumibili noon para sa kanila.

Sinanay lamang niya ang sarili noong kasama na niya si Neri dahil kailangan niyang magtipid. And she's been like that ever since.

"Did you get everything you need?" he asked.

Sinilip niya ang dalawang malaking plastic bags at tumango.

"Yes. Uwi na tayo."

He looked so relieved.