Mirae

Kapitulo 17

Kapitulo 17

Right Direction

Ang may-bahay ay isang trabaho na hindi madali. Kailangan na palaging inaayos at nililinis ang bawat sulok ng bahay. Kailangan handa para sa mga pagbisita ng mga kamag-anak. Mahirap magkasakit dahil maraming trabaho na maiiwan. Lalo na kung nagtatrabaho ka sa isang kompanya tulad ni Cyra Torres.

"Diel, sabi ko sa 'yo, 'wag mo gawing tapakan 'tong mga shirts," pang-ilang paalala na ni Cyra sa asawa nang pumasok siya sa banyo.

Isa sa mga nadiskubreng habit ng babae tungkol sa asawa niya ay ginagamit nito ang maruruming damit na tapakan para matuyo ang paa. She didn't like putting wet clothes in the washing machine, so she had told him a few times already to stop doing his habit. Of course, because he was a man, he says 'I forgot' before apologizing everytime.

"Sorry!" medyo pasigaw na sabi ni Adiel, nasa kusina ito.

She sighed and put the damp cloth on the dirty clothes basket near the door of their bathroom. Tapos, naligo na siya. Ang nakatoka sa dinner ngayon ay ang asawa niya, kaya naman she's looking forward sa kung ano ang iluluto ni Adiel.

In the kitchen, he was prepping for dinner. But, at the same time, he was thinking real hard about something. Ilang linggo na ang lumilipas at bumabagabag talaga ito sa isipan ni Adiel, kaya naman he made mental calculations while cutting up onions. May nag-iba sa asawa niya, at iniisip niya kung bakit.

It had been a few months since they got married. Tumira sila sa isang condo unit na niregalo ng mga magulang sa kanila bilang wedding gift. Their parents knew that that two would save up to buy a house, so this unit would be their shelter for the time being. Ang tuwa ng dalawa ay sobra nang malamang may mauuwian sila after ng honeymoon nila—akala mo mga teenagers, tumalon-talon sila sa ligaya.

Their marriage was steady, fresh, and easy right now. Of course, a few months had already revealed some things about both, but there was still so much to be shown in the years to come. It was safe to say both loved the idea of coming home because it was still new.

After bathing, Cyra went out and put on her clothes before doing a facial routine. Bumaba siya pagkatapos at tiningnan ang asawang naghihiwa ng carrot.

"What are you cooking?" she inquired.

"Pork and green bean stir fry, found this on Facebook a few days ago. Mukhang masarap, kaya susubukan ko gawin ngayon," Adiel says.

"Ohhh." Cyra stares at him. "Anything happened today?"

"Usual work lang, pero sinabihan ako ng supervisor ko na ipapadala niya ako kasama ng iba sa isang conference sa Cebu next month. Sabi niya three days 'yon."

"Wow! Really? That's great, you'll represent your company."

"Nagulat nga ako, e, kasi akala ko no'ng una, hindi ako kursunada no'n since bago lang ako. Chismis kasi sa 'min, mas mabait siya sa mga matatagal na sa kompanya."

Cyra sits on the stool, putting her elbows on the kitchen island. Adiel was on his side from her view because he was cutting near the sink. Their condo unit was simple because nag-iipon nga sila. Ayaw nilang bumili ng kung ano-ano, mga necessities lang. They had a few utensils and cooking materials, four chairs with a dining table, a couch, a small flatscreen TV, two sets of pillow case and mattress covers, one bedside table, and one small cabinet in the living area for their shoes inside and picture frames on top. Ang kulay ng interior ay black at white lang. Minimalist talaga, style ni Cyra.

Thirty minutes later, Adiel called his wife from the bedroom to eat dinner.

"Wow, it smells so good, love," Cyra said as the aroma of the freshly cooked pork with the other ingredients traveled to her nose. "Parang ang sarap!"