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Chapter 40-4. Big BAG Theory!

I want her
to know something… but I don’t know how to tell her…
So I’ll just let the first 3 words of this sentence to explain it.

The dining table was made out of wood na tulad dun sa pintuan sa entrance. It was long, pang twelve seaters ang haba. Yung setting ng mga kubyertos kala mo nasa hotel ka. Dala-dalawa ang spoon and fork, although magkakaiba ng sizes. Three to four maids entered the room, isa-isang naglalatag ng iba’t ibang putahe.

Miguel Josef Uy Monteverde never thought that he could be this terrified sa pagkain lang ng lunch. Sef made sure he’ll be sitting next to Ellie, who was grinning excitedly sa mga hinahaing pagkaen sa lamesa. Sef was uncomfortable with the way Ellie’s eyes glittered with excitement. He knew that look of hers, yung tipong wala siyang patatawaring pagkaen na nasa harap niya ngayon.

Oo, Ellie has a great love for food…. pero… this time… iba ang sitwasyon… si Aunt Yolly ang nagluto and that fact alone is deadly.

Yolanda Monteverde is a widow for a decade or so… kaya naman itinuon na lang niya ang lahat ng atensyon sa pag-luluto. She’s a self-proclaimed CHEF. But her infatuation with cooking is actually one-sided. Oo, mahal niya ang pagluluto but it doesn’t seem to love her back. Yolanda is a perfectionist as well. Kaya nga siguro walang pumapasa sa kanya na mga girls na pinapakilala ni Sef. Kahit si Lianne hindi pumasa sa standards ni Tita Yolly…

“She hates me.” Nasabi nun ni Lianne kay Sef when they were in his car, naka-park sa mismong hotel na pinag-stayan ni Lianne.

“Well, she hates everyone.” He said, comforting her. Sa mga oras na yun, they were in France, and birthday party nun ni Tita Yolly, and that was when Sef introduced Lianne to his aunt for the first time. But what Sef said wasn’t soothing enough for her, “C’mon, at least her nephew feels otherwise.”

Lianne gave a warm laugh. “By otherwise… you mean?” Ganun talaga kasi si Lianne, she always wanted Sef to tell her how much he loves her. Expressive kasi na tao si Lianne, she would say she misses you, she loves you without thinking twice… hindi kagaya ni Sef.

Sef was smiling at her but he has to look away. “You already know what it means.” He diverted. “I need to go. Aunt Yolly’s still waiting for me.”

“I won’t go down here unless you say it.” She said stubbornly as ever. And when Sef said the magic words, he gained himself a passionate kiss from her which actually continued all the way up to her hotel room, hanggang sa dun na siya nakatulog… and Aunt Yolly was totally forgotten.

Maybe that was why Yolanda doesn’t approve much of Lianne either. That incident made her loathed the young lady even more. She was the first of the many girls and women na natuwa when she heard that her nephew broke up with Lianne. Ayaw na ayaw kasi ng matanda kay Lianne, wala kasing ginawa ang dalaga kung hindi pagsabihan o turuan siya sa pagluluto niya, which by the way what she hated the most. Ayaw kasi niya talaga yung pinakikialaman siya sa style ng pagluluto niya.

Ee pano ba naman siyang hindi pagsasabihan ng dalaga… ee kahit nga si Sef minsan iniisip na merong prublema sa taste buds itong Auntie niya… baka WALA itong panlasa. Dahil lahat ng luto nito… iisa lang ang lasa… oo, kahit mapa-prito, mapa-sarsyado, mapa-spaghetti, mapa-adobo’t sinigang… wala ng ibang lasa kung hindi MAPAIT!! Parang wala sa bokabularyo ng Auntie ni Sef ang matamis, maalat, at maasim… parang… iisang lasa lang ang alam nito… MAPAIT!! Oo, pramis… lahat ng luto niya, walang exception to the rule…

Sef loves his aunt pero parang parusa lagi kapag magbobonding sila… because this is how they spend time together… isang buong araw na ipagluluto siya ni Aunt Yolly. Breakfast, lunch, dinner – may kasama pa syempreng merienda at midnight snack. It was one whole day of BITTERNESS.