The Magnate's Holiest Sin (Cavanaugh #3)

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Kabanata 15

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"Cherub, natatae ako."

Kunot noo akong tumingin sa pintuan ng kusina nang narinig ko ang marahan at malalim na boses ni Laki mula roon.

On his newly bought wheelchair, he looked at me with those almost half closed hooded eyes of his. It appeared to me that he was enfeebled by just sitting on that two-wheeled chair.

How unusual of him. He seemed somnambulant, however, compared to those people who had movements and actions that had the characteristics of a sleepwalker? Laki was not walking, his sluggish actions were resembling as sleep-sitting on his wheelchair. Might as I said.

We just safely got home earlier in the afternoon from Tanay, Rizal. In his house, to be exact. Only his home, and never mine.

Adah came back to Manila, because of the product launch. I did not know exactly when the event would happen, but I was guessing that maybe before the opening of classes starts. Laki's cousins went back to their own businesses after they dropped us here.

Peacefully, I was washing the dishes at the very moment. We just finished our dinner ten minutes ago and I immediately did the necessary things that had to be done every time after eating. Clean the table and wash the dishes, needless to say.

Here was Laki, telling me that he wanted to defecate.

"W-Wait. . ." I went to the refrigerator where I could dry my wet hands using the hand towel that was hanging from the handle.

"Ang hirap umupo sa toilet bowl, cherub. Help me, masakit pa binti ko," pagmamakaawa nito, talagang seryoso at walang halong biro. "Look o', ayaw magalaw ng binti ko. Ang hirap tumayo tapos ang hirap din maghuhad ng shorts at boxers. Kanina pa nangangati 'yong itlog ko, gusto ko na magbihis."

Tumingin akong muli sa kinaroroonan niya at nakitang tinuro niya pa ang kaniyang isang binti na nakabalot ng bandage.

Hindi pa ako tapos sa paghuhugas ng pinggan pero kailangan kong unahin si Laki dahil baka ay hindi niya mapigilan ang paglabas ng dumi niya malaking problema na naman na malalabas niya ang kaniyang dumi sa kaniyang suot.

Anomalously, weird how I became his instant mother?

From the look of it. He? Acted like a child that was desperately demanding and needing my help in taking a bath and changing clothes. I was the only person that could help him in this situation, no one else.

Without any complaints, I would gladly help him like how he wholeheartedly aided and rescued me even though he was injured.

That just meant, I needed full control of my mind because I knew that helping him required propinquity and unlabeled relationship's intimacy. Of what negativities, probably unwanted and unpleasant thoughts that would strike my mind. I should be ready.

Even so, I was thinking otherwise. Never felt that with Laki, even his comforting and warm touches did not trigger something in me.

"Ahm, just stay put," I softly instructed, and became a little bit nervous when I started my way to where he was. "I-I'll help you."

Pumwesto ako sa kaniyang likuran upang maitulak na ang kaniyang wheelchair patungo sa banyo rito sa baba. Hanggang dito na nga muna siya sa baba dahil hindi ko kayang ipaakyat siya sa pangalawang palapag.