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Nakakunot lang ang noo niya habang tinitikman ang niluto ko.
"So, how is it? Masarap ba?" excited na tanong ko, my eyes wide with anticipation.
Saglit siyang tumingin sa akin at nagkibit-balikat lang. "Pwede na" she replied.
I blinked in disbelief. "Anong pwede na?" I demanded, feeling slightly offended.
"Pwede nang pagtiyagaan" she said, her eyes not leaving the plate.
That’s my specialty dish, tapos sasabihan niya lang ng pwede na?
Hindi na ako nagtanong at kumain na lang din.
As we ate in silence, she suddenly broke it with a question that caught me off guard.
"Hanggang kailan ka magtatago?"
"Huh?" I looked up, confused.
"We both know that once we go back to Manila, nothing will change. You’re still stuck in that arranged marriage" she continued, her focus entirely on her food.
Her words hit me hard.
Tama siya, but do I even have the strength to go back?
The one person I expected to be on my side, my own mother, betrayed me.
Out of nowhere, I blurted out. "Pakasalan mo kaya ako?"
My eyes widened at agad na tinakpan ang bibig ko. Dapat sa utak ko lang ‘yun sasabihin, pero napalakas yata ang boses ko.
"Pakasalan ka? Ano ka hilo?"
Pero dahil nasabi ko na, tinuloy ko na lang. "What if Dad finds out that I’m already married, baka hindi na niya ipilit sa akin si Maki, 'di ba?" I reasoned, my heart pounding in my chest.
She looked me straight in the eyes, her expression unreadable.
"If that’s the case, why me? Why not Mikha? She’s rich, baka pag nalaman 'yun ng dad mo, magpa-celebrate pa." she countered, a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
Napasimangot ako, pinasok nanaman niya si Mikhs sa usapan.
"About Mikhs—hindi siya pwede kasi she's already dating someone." It was a lie, but I didn’t care.
"Alam niya?" bulong niya sa sarili niya, na narinig ko naman pero sinawalang-bahala ko na lang.
Manhid ba siya?
I’ve been thinking about her non-stop for nights now. Every time I close my eyes, her face is the first thing that comes to mind. I even did my research—trying to understand why she has this effect on me. And now, it’s crystal clear.
I’m falling for her.
Bakit hindi, 'di ba?
Madali lang naman magkagusto sa tulad niya—may pagkamainitin ang ulo, pero alam ko, deep inside, malambot ang puso niya.
That’s why I want to know more about her.
And thanks God, na mas pinalapit pa ako sa kanya.
"So, if Mikha isn't dating anyone right now, may possible na humingi ka sa kanya ng tulong?" She stood up as she said this, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
Malapit na akong mainis sa kanya.
Why does she always bring up Mikhs in our conversations?
"Just leave the dishes in the sink, may darating na caretaker dito" she added in that cold, indifferent tone of hers.
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