Love in Kiss
Special ChapterStephen Chen POV
As I watched how the time went by in my watch, I always felt excited about going home.
"Doc, we have a team dinner later? Sama ka?" anyaya sa akin ng isang nurse.
"Nope," I said emotionlessly and typed something on my phone.
Ako: I'm off duty, what do you want?
After a few minutes, she still didn't reply kaya nagdesisyon akong tawagan na siya.
"Sash," bati ko sa kanya.
"Uhm?" Halatang kagigising lang.
"Did I disturb you? Si Savanna?" tanong ko.
"Natutulog pa... uuwi ka na?" malambing niyang tanong.
"Yes, what do you want? What's your cravings?" May nakita pa akong bumati na ilang nurses, nilampasan ko lang sila habang nakatuon ang atensyon kay Sashi.
"I want a fishball, kikiam." Sandali akong natigilan dahil sa sinabi niya.
What the hell was that?
"Fishball and kikiam? Saan ko naman mabibili 'yan?" litong tanong ko.
"Marami 'yan sa daan, please...kanina pa ako naki-crave doon."
"Is that safe? I mean healthy?" Hindi siya nagsalita, alam ko na agad na hindi sa pananahimik niya pa lang.
I already imagined how she pursed her while biting her nails. Damn it!
"Okay, anything else?" I asked.
"Ayoko ng sawsawan no'n, gusto ko ng bagoong."
"What the hell was that, Sashi?"
"Basta, bagoong rin please." In the end, I sighed and bought his craving. Nahirapan pa akong hanapin 'yon sa palengke na nadaanan. Ayokong umuwi na walang dalang kahit ano sa kanya dahil katakot-takot na pagtatampo agad ang makukuha ko.
Now that we are pregnant again, I need to attend all her whims and cravings. Nakakatakot si Sashi sa tuwing nagtatampo. Simpleng actions ko lang ay nagagalit agad. Para akong pinaparusahan ng batang nasa sinapupunan niya.
Pagdating ko sa bahay, naabutan ko agad siyang nakaabang sa akin sa may bulwagan. Savanna is with Stanley. She always does this, she is always waiting for me. This is why I am excited of coming home everyday—dahil alam kong naghihintay at nag-aabang siya.
"Hi," bati niya habang nananabik na lumapit sa akin. Ang lapad ng dipa ng kamay niya upang yakapin ako.
I smiled, kanina pa ako pagod but when I saw her, my energy suddenly charged.
"How's your day?" I asked her while gently caressing her back.
"Uhm, nothing special. We watched a noontime show, natulog kami ni Savanna and now you're here." I smiled. She looked at me.
"Stephen," tawag niya ng pansin ko.
"Uhm?"
"How if I go back to my work, papayagan mo ba ako?" Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya at tinimbang siya.
"Ikaw, gusto mo ba 'yon? Akala ko ba kaya ka nag-resign is because you want to focus on our family." Ngumuso siya sa harap ko.
"Pero paano nga? Paapayagan mo ba ako?"
Huminto kami sa bulwagan at tiningnan ko siya ng marahan. My Sashi will always be beautiful, her simplicity and the way her eyes looked at me. It's so soothing that I felt comforted by looking at her.

BINABASA MO ANG
Love in Kiss
Novela JuvenilLove at first sight iyan ang naramdaman ni Sashi Bartolome nuong una niyang makita si Stephen Chen the genius student of their school ngunit sa likod ng talinong taglay nito ay nakatago ang cold na personality. She's so in love with him na halos ara...