Lies in the Past (Alimentation Series #2)

Chapter 21

I was very tired all day and all my energy was depleted. When we got home, Tita Rein immediately told me to go up to my bedroom to rest. Nahalata niya yata ang pagod ko dahil habang nakatitig siya sa akin ay mababakasan ang lungkot at simpatya.

We even played volleyball that afternoon with Tita Rein and Ate Millie, and Radish didn't stop teasing me there either. Gustong-gusto ko na talaga siyang saktan sa sobrang pagkainis. Pikon na pikon ako sa kaniya, lalo sa mga tawa at ngiti niya.

Even though he didn't say a thing, just seeing his smile while he was looking at me made my head feel hot. Para akong sasabog at hindi ako ang taong sobrang pikon, pero napuno yata talaga ako sa lalaking iyon.

Hindi niya ako tinigilan hangga't hindi ko sinusumpa ang buong pagkatao niya. O kahit pa sinusumpa ko na, wala siyang pakialam. He just really wouldn't stop! Wala siyang pakialam kahit pa yata magalit na ako.

I heard a series of knocks from the door of the room where I was staying. I was lying in bed, reading something on my news feed. I looked up at the door and immediately grinned when I heard the doorknob being turned but it wouldn't open. I locked it before I dive on the bed.

"Who's that?" I asked, voice steadfast.

"Lemonade," it was Harminder's voice. Not surprising, though. "Why did you lock the door?"

"Bakit?" Kumakatok naman muna siya bago pumasok sa kuwarto ko, unless nasa bathroom ako. Hindi ko rin nila-lock ang door dahil alam ko ngang pumapasok siya. But because I was annoyed with him, I locked it. "What do you need?"

"Dinner."

I don't want to see Radish, but I don't want to not show up because Tita Rein will be there. I don't want her to think na I'm maarte, or nag-iinarte. And this will be my last dinner with them.

"Susunod ako." Nilapag ko ang cellphone ko sa ibabaw ng table at bumangon. Makalat at magulo ang buhok ko dahil sa pagkakahiga kaya sandali kong sinuklay bago itinali sa paborito kong taas.

I thought Harminder had left because he didn't answer. But I looked at the door again when I felt someone leaning there.

"Are you mad at me, Lemonade?" There was again his tender voice. He probably had predicted that I locked the door because I don't want him to get inside, or I don't want to see him. "What did I do?"

I tsked. He had the guts to asked me that? Really? "Napipikon ako sa kaibigan mo pero wala kang ginagawa, Harminder," mahina kong sagot pero alam kong malinaw niya iyong maririnig.

"I was stopping him, didn't I?"

"Oo, pero hindi sapat. Puro ka lang buntong hininga! Naiinis na ako pero ganoon pa ang ginagawa mo."

"I'm sorry. I thought it was just fine with you--"

"And you never asked me, right? You never asked if it's just still fine with me! Saka paano magiging okay lang sa akin, e nakikita mo na ngang naiinis na ako?"

"Sorry na, okay? Sorry. I'll talk to him."

Okay lang naman ang pang-aasar ni Radish. Pero ilang oras na ako lang ang nakikita niya, na parang tuwang-tuwa siya sa ginagawa niya kahit nakakapikon na. Iyon ang parteng hindi okay. Kasi kahit alam niyang naiinis na ako, nagpapatuloy pa rin siya. He was so insensitive! And he was enjoying what he was doing.

"You should really talk to him, Harminder. I don't know how long I can be patient."

After I fixed myself, I went downstairs wearing my slippers. I greeted Tita Rein with a smile, who was looking at the dishes on the table one by one. I realized that they never ran out of food. Kasi laging mayroon at laging puno ang refrigerator nila.