Mackenzie's POV
A week has passed after all the party and hangovers. Right now, we're getting our place ready dahil nandito sa Pilipinas ang parents ni Kai and they'll come visit us here sa condo.
Kai was done with mopping the floor so I proceeded to fix the couch nang bigla niya akong kalabitin.
"I found these under the sofa," sabi niya at nag-abot sa akin ng polaroid pictures.
It was one of our pictures during our first day here in the condo.
I just looked at it and took me a second before she brought me back to reality.
"You good?" Malamig niyang tanong sa akin and I smiled at her.
"Yup, I'm good," mahina kong sabi sa kanya and I reached the pictures from her hand at umakyat papunta sa kwarto namin to hide our pictures.
I sat on the floor while I was looking through the pictures that we've collected for the past few months. Everything about this is painful.
Seeing how happy we were. How the pictures felt warm and lovely. Seeing how happy she was.
"Why did Eli even bought this stupid gift?" Bulong ko while aggressively trying to put the pictures back in its place.
It feels suffocating and cold in here now. I'm always walking on eggshells. Always so quiet. Always so fucking cold.
Tanginang yan.
Bumaba na ulit ako sa sala to help Kai clean sa baba when I noticed her drinking a bottle of beer habang nakaupo sa sofa.
"At 2Pm?" Tanong ko sa kanya and she just smirked.
"Wala ka naman naririnig sa akin nung ikaw yung umiinom," she snarkily responded and I just took a deep breath before nodding and parting my gaze.
One last attempt, then it's all goodbye.
Ako na ang naghugas ng plato ng mga pinagkainan ni Kai last night and earlier this morning, ako na rin ang nagligpit ng mga paperbags ng fastfood na in-order niya.
I've been tryong to cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for us but seems like it's only me who's eating by the amount of leftovers in our fridge.
Nang matapos ako sa paghuhugas, ako na rin ang nag-unload ng laundry, nagpunas ng mga alikabok sa furnitures, at naglinis ng balcony.
"Do you want me to cook for dinner, or how would this work?" Tanong ko kay Kai while I was all covered in sweat.
"Can you cook?" Natatawa niyang tanong sa akin.
I smiled at her and her smile slowly faded.
"Whatever works for you," mahina na lang niyang sagot bago magbukas na naman ng bagong bote ng beer.
It's gonna be her fifth bottle.
"Do we pick them up from the airport?" Tanong ko sa kanya and she shook her head. I was expecting more from her but who am I kidding?
I nodded bago ako naligo at nagbihis.
Pagkalabas ko ng kwarto ay dumiretso ako palabas ng condo to just buy some foods na ipapakain ko sa mga magulang ni Kai dahil masyado na akong pagod para tanggapin mamaya ang incoming insults sa mga niluto kong pagkain.
I just went to the nearest restaurant and gave my card para babalikan ko na lang pagkatapos kong mag-grocery para sa drinks and other necessities sa bahay for our guests.
After I was done with all the things, bumalik na ako sa condo. Knowing how Kai has been doing all these days, alam kong ako rin ang kailangan mag-prepare ng table.
