The Girl Who Came From Above

CHAPTER 9: A Little Bit Awkward

The main door open up kaya I hurriedly stand up at nakita si Angel na pumasok dito. She is currently holding a small pot of flowers. She is smiling while walking towards my direction. Huminto siya sa aking harapan at ipinakita ang hawak hawak niyang bulaklak. "Puwede ko bang alagaan ang bulaklak na ito dito sa bahay mo?" she asked. I slowly nod kaya she smiled at me, "Maraming salamat" she said shortly.

I cleared my throat and compose myself. Gusto ko sana siyang tanungin how did her day went but were not that close enough to exchange conversations like that. She walk towards the window at doon inilagay ang mga bulaklak niya. She smiled while looking at them at agad naman na tumingin sa direksiyon ko kaya agad akong napaupo ng maayos. "Did you find a job?" I asked her. She nodded and smiled. "Oo, nakahanap ako" sabi niya sa akin. "Kumain ka na ba?" tanong niya sabay kuha ng apron na nakasabit sa may pintuan ng kusina.

"Not yet" I replied instantly. She put the apron on at dumiretso kaagad sa kusina. I never asked her to cook for me nor serve me but she just did it herself at ayaw ko naman siyang pigilan because she said she wanted to help me in some ways na kaya niyang gawin. "By the way, where did you find a job?" tanong ko sa kaniya. It is so rare to find something na hindi nanghihingi ng mga personal records. She didn't have any record here as a citizen. "Kina Paulo, binigyan niya ako ng trabaho" agad akong napatayo at lumakad ng mabilis papunta ng kusina.

She started cooking at parang hindi niya ako napapansin sa kaniyang tabi. "Paulo? You mean, yung kaibigan ko?" i asked habang siya naman ay patuloy parin sa pagluluto. "Oo, masaya ako at binigyan ako ni Paulo ng trabaho at makapag-ipon--" hindi niya naituloy ang kaniyang pagluluto ng hinawakan ko siya sa kamay. I don't know why I did this kaya when I realized that I acted so weird binitawan ko kaagad ang kaniyang kamay. She started to look at me confused."Don't put too much salt" agad kong sabi sa kaniya upang hindi niya mahalata na I hold her hand without any reason.

Pagkatapos niyang magluto ay inihanda niya ang pagkain sa mesa. She prepared plates and utensils at kumain naman kami kaagad. Tahimik lang kaming dalawa habang kumakain. I am glancing at her from time to time while her thoughts are focused on the food that we are eating. I know we're silent but the atmosphere give me a warm feeling. Kahit tahimik lang kami na kumakain, I can't feel any sense of loneliness dahil nandito si Angel sa harapan ko. Nang matapos kaming kumain, si Angel na ang naghuhugas ng pinggan at ako naman ay nakaupo lang sa sofa habang palipat-lipat ng chanel.

I don't find the television interesting anymore, kahit ang internet it doesn't give me any sense of fun. I've been spending a lot of my time sa loob ng bahay kaya I find this stuff boring. Lumabas si Angel sa kusina at umupo sa kabilang couch, I settled the chanel sa Cartoon Network at nang makita ito ni Angel napangiti siya. "Ito ang palabas na lagi mong pinapanuod" she said while focusing her attention to the TV. It seems weird that someone knows everything about you but at the same time, I feel thankful. Dahil may isang taong nakakaalam ng mga bagay na gusto ko at mga pinagdadaanan ko sa buhay.

"Angel" I call her name kaya agad naman siyang lumingon sa akin. Her eyes are brown colored and it illuminates as the lights shine on it. Her face is always lively, hindi ko alam kung dahil ba sa palangiti siya o di kaya she got that spark because she's not a human being. "Hmm?" she said. "You already know a lot about me, since you've been there" I said na nagpapangiti sa kaniya. "Oo alam ko lahat ng bagay tungkol sa iyo" she responded. I loosen up myself and bravely asked her this time. "Can you tell me about yourself? It's just, I wanted to know more about you. If it's okay" I said to her convincing her to tell me about her.