Payb Takes Book 3

Watashi No Uchi

English Title: My Home

August 31, 2017:

M arrives from Japan, knowing R is in rehearsal when she gets home. She drags her luggage half-heartedly through the hallway and unenthusiastically opens the door. As soon as she turns, she gasps as soon when she sees what's waiting for her inside their condo. 

"Oh my god. RJ naman eh." M pouts then smiles as she steps on the floor covered by a path of rose petals that forms a trail across the foyer and splits to make two opposite paths that lead to the kitchen and the bedroom.

She walks a few steps forward and finds a long-stemmed red rose taped to the wall with a note attached to it. She takes it and reads.

Welcome home, Love. Sorry wala ako to welcome you. Ito na lang muna. Sana okay ka.

I miss you.

See you later, my love. I love you.

"I love you too." M whispers and sighs as she folds the piece of paper.

She continues inside and follows the path to the kitchen. There she finds another rose and a note.

You must be really tired and hungry from the trip. Kain ka ng mabuti ha? May pasta sa ref. Pesto yung favorite mo.

I love you.

M smiles and goes to the fridge then takes the microwaveable container with her favorite pasta. She heats it then walks to the table where she sits down and starts eating but finds herself not having an appetite even for her favorite food.

"Kainin mo kahit kalahati, Menggay. Magtatampo yun sa'yo. Mapapagalitan ka na naman pag di mo naubos." She sighs and forks around some pasta but only eat a couple more spoonfuls. "Paano ko naman to mauubos eh wala naman siya dito. Siya kaya taga-ubos ng pagkain ko." She sulks.

A few minutes later, she puts the lid back on the container and returns it to the fridge, the food barely touched.

She then follows the path to the bedroom where she sees another rose on the bed. She picks it up and reads the letter with it.

Sa pinakamamahal kong super sexy, mabango at masarap na asawa,

The letter starts and M grins widely. She knows it's going to be one of those letters he gives her that will keep her giddily laughing til the end.

Pagod? Di ka kumain noh?

She giggles after reading that line. "Bakit alam mo?" She tucks her hair behind her ear and smiles giddily as she continues reading.

Okay lang. Di ako galit. Alam kong hinihintay mo lang ako para makakain ka nang maayos. Mamaya sige, magkakainan tayo. Kakain tayo pala.

M laughs and shakes her head. "Nu ba yan? Pati sa sulat malandi itong asawa ko." She grins.

I prepared a bath for you with your favorite freesia scent kaya lang baka hindi na yun warm ngayon. Di naman pwede i-microwave ano? Kaya kalahati lang ang pagpuno ko sa tubig para dagdagan mo na lang ng mainit.

"Ang sweet mo talaga. Kakainis." M smiles.

Sige na. Ligo na tapos matulog. Magpabango ka at magpalakas kailangan mo yan para sa kainan pag-uwi ko.

"Ano daw?" She finds herself blushing at what she read.

Magdadala pa ako ng madaming food para doon. Dinner kasi yun. Akala mo ah. Pero kahit anong klaseng kainan gusto mo, pwede naman.

Oh! Wag mo nang imaginin yung smirk ko. Masyadong pogi baka ma-miss mo ako lalo.

"Loko mo talaga. Mamaya ka sa akin." She laughs.

I love you so much, mahal ko. See you.

Saluhin mo itong maraming kiss ko para sa'yo. Tandaan mo palagi na mahal na mahal kita. *gigil hug na may pagpisil sa pwet at kiss sa balikat*

Atat na umuwi sa Misis,
RJ

M chuckles and shakes her head as she folds the letter back then walks to the bathroom to enjoy a bath before taking a nap.

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She wakes up an hour later and finds R still isn't home.

"Wala pa din? Asan na kaya yun."

She checks her phone and finds a few missed calls and a message from him.

Tulog ka pa siguro, Love. Rehearsal pa. Mga one hour. Pahinga ka lang muna. I love you.

She checks the time on the message, it's just from fifteen minutes ago. She dials his number and hopes he will answer. He does.

"Hello, Love." She hears him say from the other line. He sounds different. His voice is stuffy and hoarse.

"Love, may sakit ka?" She frowns.

"Ako? Wala ah. I'm fine, Love. Don't worry." He says almost breathlessly then coughs.

"Talaga ba? Halata." She raises her eyebrow. "Umuwi ka na. Ikaw ang kailangan magpahinga."

"Love, hindi pwede. May..."

"Ngayon na, RJ." She tells him firmly.

"Pero..."

"Fine. Bahala ka. Diyan ka na lang. Bye." She says and ends the call.

Her phone rings a couple of times after but she doesn't answer because she is getting dressed.

She comes out of the walk-in closet on the third call and answers.

"What?" She asks, grabbing her purse and keys with one hand.

"Bakit ba galit ka agad? Trabaho kasi to, Love."

"May sakit ka na kasi. Sige lang. Magtrabaho ka diyan."

She is now in front of the elevator. It dings and opens.

"Is that the elevator? Saan ka pupunta?" He sounds irritated.

She doesn't answer.

"Maine!" She snarls angrily.

"Di ka pwedeng umuwi kaya akong pupunta diyan." She answers.

"Ha?"

"Narinig mo. Kinilig ka lang." She grins.

"Nakakabingi ang kilig." He chuckles. "You don't have to do that. Diyan ka na lang. Just stay home."

"I have to. Hindi ako mapakali na naghihintay dito while you are out working in your condition. I'm not really home dahil wala ka dito. Asawa mo ako. I will take care of you. Okay?"

"Love..." He starts but he has nothing to say to that.

"Nakaka-speechless din ang kilig noh?" She grins. "Pupuntahan na kita parang lagi ka na lang nagkakasakit pag wala ako eh."

"Totoo yun." He pouts.

"Pinapabayaan mo ang sarili mo. Di mo sinusunod mga bilin ko."

"Sorry na, Love. Please."

"Ano pa nga ba? Ayan na eh. Basta pupuntahan kita. I need to check on you. Tsaka ano..."

"Ano?" He asks.

"Miss na miss na kita." She smiles.

His grins widely. "Miss na miss na din kita. I love you."

"I love you too." She tells him before ending the call and starting the car to drive to where he is. 💛🍃

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Unbeta'ed and not proofread. Thank you for reading. ❤️