Nauna akong nagising kay Maxine kaya naka ligo na ako agad. Siya naman ay ang sarap sarap pa ng pag kakahilata sa kama.
"Maxine hindi ka ba papasok?" Hindi siya nagising so inalog ko yung braso niya. "Maxine." Nakita ko na may tumulong luha sa mga mata niya. Ano kaya yung panaginip niya? Pupunasan ko na sana yung luha niya ngunit biglang na lang siyang nagising. Umupo siya at tumingin sa paligid.
"Where am I?" Ang tanong niya tsaka nito pinunasan yung luha niya. She looks disintegrated to reality. Well, it happens to me sometimes lalo na if first time ko matulog sa lugar.
"Umm...you're at my house."
"Oh. I'm sorry. Anong oras na? Late na ba ako?"
"No. Maaga pa naman." Tinutupi niya yung kumot niya. "O...okay ka lang?" I hesitated.
"Umm yeah i'm good, of course." Tumayo siya tapos kinuha niya yung towel sa cabinet niya.
"Thank you sa pagising." Ang sabi niya tsaka dali dali itong dumeretso sa banyo.
I'm not the kind of person na makikialam sa problema ng iba especially if that person is not close to me so hinayaan ko na lang. Maybe it was just a nightmare.
I toasted a bread and prepared a juice for myself and for her. I'm sitting at the dinning table waiting. It's rude to eat first that's what my parents told me.
"Wow. Ang bango naman." Narinig ko na binilisan niya yung hakbang niya. Ilang segundo pa ay nasa harapan ko na siya. She looks stunningly beautiful with that uniform. Her hair was still wet, she did not used the blower kaka madali siguro. "Para sakin ba to?"
"What do you think?" I start to munch my sandwich.
"Thank you. Avocado toast? It's my favorite." Umupo siya at isinubo niya agad yung bread at uminom ng juice.
"So,i want to ask you a few questions before i decide later if i'll accept you as my tenant." She slows down eating and looks upset.
"Sure, what it is?" I don't know anything about her and i can't just let her live with me here kahit na maganda siya not after that incident in the cafe. Even though according to my mother nung pina background check niya si Maxine she found nothing suspicious naman.
"Do you have a foreign blood?" She laugh.
"Yeah, i have." That's it? She did not even told me kung ano.
"Where are you from?"
"From Manila." Ang tipid nya sumagot as if she doesn't like someone prying about her private life. But my questions are not that personal they are only basic information.
"Where are your parents?"
"Manila."
"Why are you crying a while ago?" As much as i want to stop myself from blurting it out i just can't. My intrusive thoughts won today and i regret it as fast as her face changes solemnly.
"Pay nothing attention to it. I was just having a nightmare." I look at her in the eyes and i can tell she's lying. I can't confront her because i think any minute she will breakdown. It's so awkward for me to comfort someone coz i don't know if my words can make them feel okay or worst.
"Alright, that's all i have to ask. I'll let you know my answer later." I ended. She just nod once.
"Really, i'm okay." Ang sabi niya nung napansin niya na nakatinggin parin ako sa kanya.
"Yeah, i just...i just wanna ask if you wanna ride with me? You don't have a car, right?" Her eyes sparkles because of what i said.
"Actually, ibang ride yung gusto ko." She smiles at me slyly. Sinipa ko yung paa niya sa ilalim ng mesa. Yung onting tapik lang.
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Puzzle | MikhAiah
Romance"Never love a wild thing." Said the author of Avery Lane Samonte's favorite book Breakfast at Tiffany's. But when she met the red haired girl named Maxine Blythe Davies, a girl who lives by her own terms, will she be able to stop herself from falli...
