His Slave

Chapter 34

"That's it?" Gin said with a grumpy look on his face. I nodded as I took a sip again of my green smoothie.

Huminga siya ng malalim. Na tila hindi nagustuhan ang ginawa ko. "What?"

"You're just going to eat some cracker and smoothie?"

"Oo.. Bakit?"

"Will that fill you up?" he said with a hint of concern on his voice.

I gently put the glass in the table. At kumuha ng isang pirasong biscuit. "Um, kinda." sagot ko at kinagat ang biscuit. "And why are we here at the terrace of a villa? Asan ang iba?"

"The crew are at the resto. Tayong dalawa lang ang nandito."

Tila nabilaukan ako sa sinabi niya. "What?! Then sino ang kakain nito lahat?" sabay nguso ko sa mga pagkaing nasa kabilang mesa. They were a lot of food, I mean a whole lot. The amount of food is just insane.

"I didn't know what you wanted to eat. Kaya nagpaluto ako ng marami. Not until you ordered on your own."

"S-Sorry.. But you can still call the others to come here. Para di naman masayang ang mga pagkain."

"They already have enough food there. How about you? I'm pretty sure that won't fill you up. Kumain ka pa ng iba dyan."

"Gin I still have a set of shoot to do later. Okay lang sana kung wala na. I'd be bloated if I eat a lot." paliwanag ko.

Bumuntong hininga siya bago kinuha ang kanyang cellphone sa mesa. May tinipa siya dito bago nilapat sa kanyang tenga. "Yes, she's with me. Could you move the shoot tomorrow?" sabi niya sabay tingin sa 'kin.

Agad nanlaki ang mga mata ko. I think si Myr ang kausap niya. Sinensyasan ko siya kung ano bang sa akala niyang ginagawa niya. Pero hindi niya ako pinapansin. "Just make sure the others will be done today. Yes. Ikaw na rin ang bahalang kumausap kay Jeff. Pakisabi, I'll take care of him." he chuckled between the lines. "Yes. Thank you." he ended the line.

I shot him a glare. "What?"

"What do you think you're doing?" nakanguso kong sabi.

"Making sure you'll eat enough?"

I really can't tell if he was being serious or he's just making fun of me. "Why did you cancel my shoot?"

"Para makakain ka ng maayos." may nilahad siyang teriyaki chicken sa tapat ko. "Try this." sabay lagay niya din ng kanin sa tabi nito.

"Gin, you're not listening."

"Aiah I'm the boss here. Do as what I say. If I want move the shoot, I'll move the shoot. And it's final. So eat." he demanded.

"I was eating." paliwanag ko. "Eating what? Crackers?" kinuha niya ang plato ng biscuit at nilayo sa 'kin. Pinalitan niya naman to ng iba na namang putahi ng pagkain.

Huminga ako ng malalim. "I can eat whatever I want after the shoot--"

"We still have enough time for the shoot. It can wait. Do you really think I'd let you do the shoot while you're starving? I won't let it. Ayaw kong ginugutom ka."

I discreetly bit my lower lip. At mabilis na kinuha ulit ang smoothie at nilagok 'to. Ba't bigla akong kinabahan? Sa sobrang kaba ko ay naubos ko agad ang smoothie ko. "Here." sabi niya at inabutan ako ng carrot juice.

"T-Thank you." utal kong sabi at tinanggap 'to. He still remembers.

"So let's eat." as he plastered a smile on his face. Ngumiti din ako sa kanya at tumango.

Nagsimula kaming kumain ulit. Habang kumakain ako ay pasimple ko siyang tinitignan. He surely looked mature now. And I hate to admit it, but lalo siyang naging attractive ngayon. And he's way too far from the Gin I've known before. The way he talked, the way he handles himself. Sobrang layo noon.