Getting Stuck with Mr. Perfect

CHAPTER XV: Playground

KEITHS POV

My investigation was right. Iniiwasan nya nga talaga ako, but why? A week has passed after I confronted her. Darn it, I felt this ackwardness everytime kami lang naiiwan sa isang area. Sa living room, sa kitchen, sa garden, sa balcony basta kahit saan. Here is the common scenario, kapag dumadating ako maya-maya aalis na sya. I can't even talk to her. Pano kami magkakakilala nito? Lagi silang magkasama ni grandma, I don't know if grandma tells her something about me. Nacoconscious nako and I even get this feeling, that I want to join them. They seem very happy. Ugghh... Darn this. But, one thing is for sure, I wont let my ego down. Then after a week, I started approaching Mary Jane.

That was sunday afternoon, she was helping my grandma to cook for our dinner. She was slicing that time habang tinitimpla naman ni grandma yung luto nila. "Magtwo-two months na, still you're a rookie."

She just gave me a strange look. Great.

Well, she doesn't really sliced the vegies right. Then she talked.

"Eh pano ba to? Sabi lang ni nanay i-slice ko."She asked like she's troubled. It seems that she needs a helping hand from me.

"You know Mary Jane, you should always ask people when you don't know how to do it or what to do. It helps you lessen you're mistake." I said while I grab the knife from her and started slicing the vegies. She was just observing me while I slice, I'm pretty fast in doing this because I like cooking. After I was done slicing it, she gasps.

"Woooow! Ang bilis mo! Ang galing mo nga talaga!" She almost shouted then surprisingly she punched my shoulder. It... Annoyed me. I eyed on her.

"S-sorry.." then she take a step back.

I really don't like people touch me unless I say so, specially with someone I just met 1 and a half month ago. Mary Jane didn't dare to talk to me anymore. That time, I felt a little less guilty. Then, biglang sumingit si grandma.

"Kumusta na ang mga gulay ija? Oh ijo! Nandyan ka pala??"

"Ahh. I just helped her. Sige, manunuod muna ko ng TV sa sala." Why am I feeling like this? This is my house! I shouldn't be ashame with what or how will I act on my own premices. Ugghhh.. What am I thinking..

After dinner, nagpaalam si Mary Jane na lalabas muna sya ng bahay. Ayaw sya payagan ni grandma but she insisted. Let her be. She's 20 years old. She was already at the gate when grandma called me, I was reading a book in the sala that time.

"Keith, sundan mo nga iyong si Mary Jane. Hindi ako mapalagay na sya lang mag-isa aalis." Grandma toned with a worried voice.

"Grandma.. Nakauwi ka nga ikaw lang mag-isa ng gabi nadin. Sya pa kaya?" Then I continued reading,"She's a 20-year old human being."

"Ijo!" She shouted with an angry voice. I took a deep breath then sighed aloud that grandma could hear it.

"Kung ayaw mo ako nalang." She get her jacket then hurriedly going out. Nagalala nako, dalawang babae outside. Hay nako!

"Grandma! Ako nalang." I grabbed her arms. "Stay here, mas delikado kung dalawa kayong babae aalis." Hay grabe, sakit sa ulo talaga tong katulong. I rushed into my car and start the engine. When I was on my way, there I saw Mary Jane walking on the street. Binusinahan ko sya at binaba ang bintana sa kabilang frontseat.

"Mary Jane!" She looked at my way then she saw me. Lumapit sya sakin.

"Bakit ka nandito??"

"Grandma told me to escort you. Hop in." Pumasok sya,"Why the hell are you going in this deep night? You'll get grandma dead worried about you." I said while driving. Nakakainis kasi, pati ako naabala.