Dominika (Pale As Dead I) | COMPLETED

𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢 - 𝚝𝚠𝚘

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𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝟸𝟼, 𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝟹:𝟷𝟻 𝚊.𝚖.

The inside of the condo was nothing like I expected. Siguro, ang expectation ko kasi sa unit niya ay yung sobrang gulo, naghalo-halo ang mga gamit at marumi. But in reality, malinis at maayos sa loob.

It was not that big pero yung space, sakto lang for someone who was living alone. When he turned on the lights, I was greeted by the kitchen. On my left was the sink and stove, built-in microwave and oven, and the refrigerator. Across from that was the island with three stools where three overhead lights hung above. May laptop sa ibabaw ng island na may sticker pa ng Avengers. Sa kanan ko, yung dining area niya na may four chairs. Sa corner, yung floor-standing aircon. There was a glass door which led to what looked like a balcony. Sa harap ng dining area yung living area where there was a black leather couch, a glass table, and a TV mounted on the wall. Beneath the TV were a DVD player, speakers, vinyl, and a skateboard. There was a hallway sa gilid ng living area which had three doors, two on the right and one on the left.

Sobrang simple lang but the place looked cozy and homey. The walls were even boring kasi plain cream lang and walang decorations but I did not mind kasi it just made the whole unit look neat. There were a lot of lights but they were not that bright kaya ang pleasant pa rin.

"You really live here alone?" I asked as my eyes feasted on anything they could gaze upon. Napaka-independent naman niya for a sixteen-year-old kung mag-isa lang talaga siya.

"Oo," sagot niya pagkabato ng key ng condo and ng car niya sa island. When he shut the door, napalunok ako. This was my first time being alone with him inside a closed door.

"Where's your family?"

His shoulders tensed and it took him a second before answering me in a very cold tone. "Wala ka na do'n."

Napahiya naman ako. It was my fault din naman for asking. But I was really curioused kasi.

He walked to the fridge and opened it to get a pitcher of water. "Kumain ka na ba?"

"Hindi pa. But I'm not hungry naman."

He put his glass in the sink after drinking. "P'wes ako nagugutom. Magluto ka. Pagod na 'ko."

Muntik na akong mapanganga.

"Oh? Bakit?" He threw me a scowl before he crashed on the couch in a very lazy sitting position. Sumunod ako sa kanya but I did not sit. May comics at Spider-Man action figure pa sa ibabaw ng glass table niya. "'Wag mo sabihing hindi ka marunong magluto?"

Napayuko ako. "Hindi, eh."

Napakamot siya sa ulo niya. "Ano ba 'yan."

Anong magagawa ko? Marunong akong kumain pero hindi ako marunong magluto.

"Sorry," I said na lang.

"Magpapa-deliver na lang ako. Anong gusto mo?"

"Umm, pudding?" I smiled at him hopefully.

Napasimangot na naman siya. "Walang almusal na pudding. Alas tres na ng umaga tapos pudding pa hanap mo? Abnoy ka talaga."

"Favorite ko yun, eh."

"'Wag ka ngang mag-pout, lalo kang nagmumukhang alien." Siniringan niya ako. "McDo? Jollibee? KFC? Yun lang malapit dito."

"KFC na lang. Hotshots."

Inirapan niya muna ako. "Fine. Dito ka na lang matulog sa couch mamaya."

It took all my willpower to keep my jaw from dropping to the floor. I was not really expecting anything fancy from him, but sa couch niya talaga ako patutulugin? He had three rooms naman, eh. But I was not in the position to complain, I knew.