CHAPTER 26.
HINDI KO SIYA MAINTINDIHAN. He's obviously an enemy, but he acts and talks as if we're friends, or acquaintances. And all of my enemies want me dead, while he wants me to remain alive.
He must be planning something. Gusto niyang manatili akong buhay dahil may plano siya, at 'yon ang aalamin ko.
Nauna na akong bumaba sa kaniya pagkatapos niyang sabihin sa akin 'yon kanina. My mind was in disarray, so I stormed out of his room to save myself. Sa kusina ako dumiretso, at tahimik na tinitingnan si Roa na nagluluto ng agahan habang nakaupo ako sa tapat ng lamesa.
My arms were crossed, as I observed his slow yet precise movements, showing how skillful he is when it comes to house chores, especially cooking. Kung sino man ang magiging asawa nito sa hinaharap, hindi na kailangang mamroblema sa kakainin at pagluluto. Oh, well, that is if he will live that long.
“Do you want the yolk in your sunny side up hard, or malasado lang?” he suddenly asked, without turning to me.
I blinked. “Anything. I eat whatever you give me, anyway.”
Tumango lang siya at nagpatuloy na sa pagluluto ng breakfast. I continued watching him cook, but my mind flew to something else. I heightened all of my senses, too, just in case there would be a surprise attack or something.
“So... hindi talaga kayo friends ni Kace sa lagay na 'to?” I tried opening up a topic since the silence was making me crazy.
“I told you, we're not,” giit niya. “He's not my friend. He's my personal body guard that my father assigned. Kahit hindi na ako ang magiging tagapagmana ng business niya, he still needed to protect me because he wanted my mother's properties that was put under my name.”
Napatango ako. That sounded just like Luciano. “You don't want his business?”
“I don't,” mabilis niyang sagot. Nailapag niya na sa plato ang mga niluto niyang itlog, bacon, at hotdogs, kaya humarap na siya sa akin para ilapag sa lamesa ang pagkain. “His blood may be flowing inside me, but I'm not going to be like him.”
“You ran away from home.” Inabot ko ang tinidor at tinusok ang isang hotdog mula sa platong kakalapag niya lang. “Sigurado akong hinahanap ka na niya ngayon.”
Hindi niya pinansin ang sinabi ko at nagpatuloy siya sa pagkuha ng mga plato ay kubyertos sa drawer at inayos ang lamesa. Hindi ko na lang din inungkat ang tungkol doon dahil baka ayaw niyang sabihin. Baka kumulo pa ang dugo niya sa akin at baka hindi na siya maging komportable sa akin.
I was about to take a bite on the hotdog when I heard footsteps from behind. At noong lumingon ako, nakita ko kaagad si Kace na pababa ng hagdan. May suot na siyang plain na puting t-shirt, at jersey shorts na kulay itim. And because it's his size, the clothes fit perfectly on his body.
It made me grimace, because we wore the same shirt and pants. He's planned this, I'm sure.
His eyes met mine, and it didn't leave until he reached the spot beside me. Ipinatong niya ang kamay sa lamesa, sa tapat ko, na para bang binabakuran niya ako mula kay Roa, kaya napakunot ang noo ko.
“Lalabas ako mamaya para bumili ng groceries. Gusto mo sumama?” aya niya, at saka siya ngumiti.
I raised a brow at him. Why is he so good at acting like nothing happened all the time?
“And what? You'll strangle me to death, throw my body somewhere, and let me decompose because no one's here?”
He chuckled. “As if you won't strangle me back if I do that.”
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