After texting her mother that she had woken up and is about to have breakfast with the Apulis, Calliope descended down the stairs where she can smell the sweet aroma from the other side of the household, making her stomach grumble with hunger and shortly forgetting her headache for a few minutes until she arrived towards the kitchen where she saw Tita Gina & Mackenzie by the stove plating up their breakfast with the help of the other maids who were busy walking around and preparing for their meal.
Tita Gina: "Oh Calliope, anak. Goodmorining." she smiled at the newly arrived girl who gave her a small smile before taking the older woman's hand and guided it towards her forehead as a sign of respect but grimaced a bit as soon as she lifted her head because of the headache that was still present. "Headache?" she asked Calliope while chuckling a bit.
Calliope: "Goodmorning Tita. Opo." nodding her head lightly while holding her forehead.
Mackenzie: "Ito Callie. Drink this." she handed her bestfriend a pill with a glass of water which Calliope took gratefully and gave her a small nod before swallowing it.
Calliope: "Salamat. Kailangan niyo po ba ng tulong?" ooking towards her Tita who was by the coffee maker.
Tita Gina: "Hindi na. Tapus narin kami magluto, hija." she smiled.
Calliope: "Uhhh.. Ilagay ko nalang po itong mga ulam sa dinning table." as she reached for the plates of eggs and longganisa but is still feeling a little droggy from her hangover.
Tita Gina: "Hayaan mo na sina Manang na maglagay niyan." seeing the young adult struggling a bit to carry the plates.
Calliope: "Ok, lang po talaga Tita." she then tried taking the 2 plates "Uhhh.. Itong isang lang plato muna dalhin ko." smiling sheepishly after realizing her fine motor skills still hasn't regained from the large amount of alcohol she drank last night.
Tita Gina: "We'll be out in 5 minutes narin. Have a seat narin, anak."
Calliope nodded at her psychiatrist as she took the plate of eggs and opened the door leading towards the dinning area using her back.
Once she settled down the food, she turned around and bumped into someone making the person lose her balance but Calliope was able to hold onto her arms to steady that person. When Calliope got a hold of her, she recognized it was Jordyn right away after blinking a few times to be sure.
Calliope: "Ui, sorry sorry. Hindi kita narinig, pumasok. Ok ka lang?!" she asked sincerely, gaining a small nod from the tall girl. "Uhhhh.. Gusto mo na ba umupo? Sabi ni Tita palabas narin sila ni Mackenzie sa kitchen."
Jordyn nodded once again before Calliope pulled out a chair for the taller girl to sit on making Jordyn blush a bit by Calliope being a gentlewoman before taking a sit opposite from her.
Calliope: "Uhhh.. Wala ako masyado matandaan kagabi dahil sa kalasingan ko kaya I apologize kung may ginawa akong kahit anong nakakahiya. Pasensya na." she chuckled trying to lighten up the mood taking a sip of water that was newly-poured by one of the maids that just arrived at the dinning table.
Calliope observed Jordyn's movements and she noticed the girl just giving her a light smile and nodded at her apology with her hands tucked on her lap looking timid and shy towards her.
Calliope: "Uhhh.. Kamusta naman tulog mo? Ok lang?" she tried lifting up the awkward atmosphere of silence surrounding the dinning table with only the both of them in it.
Jordyn just nodded her head and once again gave a small smile.
Calliope: "Napakatahimik mo noh? Hindi parin kita naririnig magsalita eh. Sige ka, baka mapanis laway mo." she chuckled.
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Perfect Silence (JhoLet)
Short StoryIn a world where you are scared of the silence and only prefer the noise, what happens when you find comfort in the presence and silence of someone else? JhoLet Story. Characters inspired by the girls of Bini but their names will be changed in the s...
