When The Weather Is Nice, Let's Meet Again (El Diva Series #1)

CHAPTER 10

Kanina pa ako nakatayo sa gilid ng kitchen, hindi hinahayaan ang buong katawan na pumasok sa loob at maiging pinagmamasdan ang likod ng lalaking naghuhugas ng pinagkainan niya. Muli kong ibinalik 'yung paningin ko sa cellphone na hawak at patuloy sa pagbabasa sa tanong na binato ko kay Google.

I didn't expect Zainmir's sudden movement. The next thing I knew, he was holding my phone while reading the content of what I had searched on the internet. "Paano malaman kung doppelgänger ang nasa harap mo?" Pagbabasa pa nito.

I tried to take my phone back from his hand, but he flickered his fingers against my forehead before I could even do that. Napahawak tuloy ako roon at napanguso. "I just want to make sure!"

Napapailing na ibinalik ni Zainmir sa akin 'yung cellphone ko at tumalikod na muli sa akin para ipagpatuloy ang ginagawa niya sa kusina. Magtataob nalang naman siya ng pinggan kaya mabilis din niya 'yong natapos. He was wiping his hands when he turned around and almost cursed when he saw me standing there looking at him intently, showing him the screen of my phone with a cross image on it.

Tumakbo ako agad palabas ng kitchen nang may pagbabanta sa mukha nito. Pikon nga siya! Si Zainmir nga 'to! Binelatan ko tuloy si Zainmir na naglalakad na ngayon papunta kung nasaan ako. Lumipat ako sa sahig at hinayaan siyang na ma-solo 'yung mahabang sofa sa likuran ko.

Sinita pa nga ako nito kung bakit sa lapag ako nakaupo, eh, puwede naman daw kami mag-share sa sofa since mahaba naman 'yon at malaki pa. I actually noticed how tired and pale Zainmir's eyes were. That's why I gave him the whole sofa so he could rest his body comfortably. Buti nga pagkatapos niyang kumain ay nagkaroon na ng kulay kahit papaano 'yung mukha niya.

I turned my head to face Zainmir before speaking. "I'll just go home if you want to rest--"

He shook his head and laughed a little. "I had already slept too much, Cha. Maawa ka naman sa akin," I looked away and bit the insides of my cheeks to hide my smile from him.

Cha... My name sounds so good when he is the one who says it.

Um-oo nalang ako sa sinabi niya at kinuha ang remote para maghanap ng movie sa Netflix. I asked what kind of movie he would like to watch, but he let me pick one for him instead. I chose a film with no touch of romance because I felt like Zainmir would just sleep through the entire movie if I chose something like that.

"You're a fan of Marvel?" Zainmir asked me.

We were watching Avengers: Endgame, and I think I made the right decision on that one. Zainmir literally didn't fall into a deep sleep. Instead, he got himself a snack to eat when we reached the middle part of the movie. Inutusan pa nga ako nito na kumuha ng tubig dahil ubos na 'yung nakalagay sa pitcher! Pero ayos lang naman sa akin.