My Aloof Man

Chapter 26

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"What are you doing here?" he asked in a low voice.

I opened my mouth and closed it again... not knowing what exactly to say. Sigurado akong iniisip niya ngayon na stalker ako dahil pati bahay niya ay inalam ko na.

"I... uhm..."

But before I could even finish my sentence, he spoke.

"Leave," he coldly said. He was about to shut the door but I quickly stopped him.

"Your mom called and she said you're sick!"

"What?!" he asked in disbelief.

"Yes!" I pushed the door open and walked inside. Mas mabuti ng sigurado baka bigla niya na namang isara ang pinto. I heard him cuss. "She called me in the office and asked me to check on you. She's worried," I continued and turned around to face him.

He closed the door of his unit.

I walked towards him and held his forehead. "Oh my gosh! You're hot!" I exclaimed and I earned a scowl from him. "I-I mean you're burning!" pagbawi ko nang mapagtanto kung ano ang sinabi ko.

Agad niyang hinawi ang kamay kong nakahawak sa kanyang noo.

"I'm fine," sabi niya at nilampasan ako.

Agad naman akong sumunod sa kanya.

"No, you're not! Ang taas ng lagnat mo! Uminom ka na ba ng gamot?"

Hindi siya sumagot. Naglakad siya palayo. Agad akong sumunod hanggang sa makarating siya sa tapat ng isang pinto. He opened it.

"You should see a doctor or something!"

"I said, I'm fine," he replied, his voice is hoarse probably because of his fever, and turned around to face me. "Why did you follow me inside my room?" he asked, horrified and mad.

I frowned, disregarding his question. "Did you at least eat?"

"Get out."

"No," I insisted.

"Get out, Cindy."

"I said no. Your mom asked me check you."

He clenched his jaw and closed his eyes. He massaged the bridge of his nose.

"Bahala ka," he said and went to his king-sized bed.

"Ang tigas ng ulo..." I heard him murmur as he crawled into his bed and closed his eyes.

"Nagsalita ang hindi matigas ang ulo," I retorted, rolling my eyes.

Lumapit ako sa kanyang kama.

"I guess, hindi ka pa talaga umiinom ng gamot. Do you have a thermometer?" I asked but he didn't reply. Nanatili lamang siyang nakapikit.

Ako na nga lang ang maghahanap. I opened the drawer of his bedside table but I couldn't find anything there. So I went to his bathroom and checked if his medicine kit is there. Mabuti na lamang at nandoon. There are various medicines and vitamins there, cotton balls, betadine at kung anu-ano pa. I also found the thermal scanner.

Kinuha ko ang lalagyan ng paracetamol at ang thermal scanner at bumalik sa kanyang kwarto. Itinapat ko ang thermal scanner sa kanyang noo at rumehistro na agad ang kanyang body temperature.

"38.7," I whispered, reading the result.

"Ang taas ng lagnat mo... Pumunta nalang tayo ng hospital," I suggested. I know he's not asleep.

"No," he replied, still eyes closed.

I sighed. Then he should at least take some med para bumaba ang lagnat niya. I left his bedroom and went to the kitchen to check if there's anything for him to eat. Pero nang i-check ko ang fridge niya ang wala man lang pwedeng initin na soup pero may mga supplies doon. Damn it! Hindi pa naman ako marunong magluto.