Can We Start All Over Again? (Completed)

Chapter 22

"Coleen, di na ako sasabay sa inyong mag-dinner" sabi ni Caryl. Kakatapos lang niyang magshower. Naghahanap siya ng isusuot.

"Bakit?" Coleen curiously asked. "Zayn, asked me out for dinner" sagot niya. Coleen just shrugged her shoulders.

She decided to wear a t-shirt and short, paired with Chuck Taylor's sneakers. She side-swept her hair. "Alis na ako" paalam niya. Coleen nodded.

Sumakay na siya sa elevator at pinindot ang 20th floor, the last floor in this hotel.

-Zayn's P.O.V-

He feels so excited about their dinner. Inihanda niya lahat ng kakailanganin sa pagluluto. After preparing things, he took his shower.

Now he's  dressed up and currently styling his hair when he heard a knock. He quickly finished doing his hair and went to the door. He peeped on the peep hole and smiled on what he saw.

-Caryl's P.O.V-

Narating na niya ang last floor. She nervously walked towards Zayn's suite.

Huminto siya sa pinakadulong pinto. "Ito na siguro yun" sabi niya. She sighed before knocking. Di naman nagtagal at bumukas ang pinto.

Her heart beats so fast when he saw Zayn sweetly smiled on her.

"Just in time. Come in" sabi nito at nilakihan ng bukas ang pinto. Pumasok naman siya at ng madaanan niya ito, she smelled his shower gel.

Based on the scent, Chanel ang gamit nito. Bagay nga rito ang scent, lalaking lalaki ang dating.

Inilibot niya ang paningin sa loob ng suite ni Zayn. "Ang laki nito. Ilang girls na kaya ang nadala niya rito?" she thought.

"You're the first girl that I brought here" sabi ni Zayn na para bang nahulaan nito ang iniisip niya.

Iginiya siya nito patungo sa kitchen. "So, what are we gonna have for dinner?" tanong niya.

"Roasted chicken, lasagna and caesar's salad" sagot nito. "I'll do the lasagna" she volunteered. "Fine, I'll do the roasting" sabi nito.

She immediately did some layering while Zayn is peeling some potatoes and carrots and prepares some condiments. "What do you want, beefy or creamy?" she asked. "Both" then he grinned.

Madali niyang natapos ang lasagna at agad itong nilagay sa microwave.

"Need some help?" she asked. Di pa rin kasi tapos si Zayn, andami kasi nitong ka echusan na inilagay sa manok.

"Please?" he gently said.

Kukunin sana niya ang cheese pero kukunin din pala ito ni Zayn kaya sa kamay niya dumapo ang kamay ni Zayn. Then, they look at eachother for a while. Siya ang unang nag-iwas ng tingin and cleared her throat.

"I'll grate some more" patay-malisya niyang sabi. He nod and continued to stuff the chicken with carrots.

"Would you mind if I put lots of pepper?" Zayn asked. "No. I love peppers" sagot niya. Pagkatapos niyang mag grate, iniabot niya ang cheese kay Zayn. He stuff it in the chicken.

Tapos, inilagay na nito ang manok sa oven. "I'll do the salad" sabi niya. Hinugasan niya ang lettuce and arranged it on a plate.

"I'll set the table" sabi ni Zayn at pumuntang.dining area.

Tumango lang siya. She add some sliced ham, grapes, squeezed some lemon and dropped some olive oil and Worcestershire sauce. She add some croutons, minced garlic and grated parmesan cheese. She add the coddled egg. She sprinkle some black pepper and for the dressing, she used a good-quality Spanish Anchovy paste.

"Ang galing mo pala gumawa niyan" sabi ni Zayn. Nakabalik na pala ito sa kitchen.

"Of course, this is one of my specialty" she proudly says. "So I guess, I'll be lucky if you will be my wife" biro nito. "Zayn!" then rolled her eyes.

"Just kidding. I'll get the lasagna" sabi nito ng marinig nila ang tunog ng microwave. Minutes later, naluto na rin ang chicken.

Sarap na sarap siya sa kinakain. Lalo na yung chicken. Nalalasahan niya lahat ng sangkap nito.

"Thank you!" Zayn sincerely said in the middle of their dinner. "For what?" tanong niya. "For coming here" sagot nito. She just shrugged her shoulders.

After eating they watch a movie. A romantic comedy movie, one of Adam Sandler's best movie- "51st Dates."

"I never get bored with this movie even though I had watched this many times"sabi ni Caryl. "Yeah, me too" sabi ni Zayn.

Pasimple nitong inakbay ang braso sa balikat niya. Agad naman niya iyong tinanggal. "Remember what did you swear?" sabi niya.

"What? I'm behaving here. I didn't do anything" and winked at her. "Whatever!" Caryl said with a frowned face.

"You look so cute when you're acting like that" sabi nito at pinisil pa ang pisnge niya.

"Hey! that hurts" reklamo niya na naka pout ang labi. She lightly punched him on the shoulder. He just laughed.

She can't help but to stare at him. "Oh! I miss his laughter!" she thought.

Then Zayn calmed down and stop laughing. He met her stare and said "Why are you staring at me like that?" he fondly asked.

"Nothing" at ibinalik ang paningin sa tv screen. She tried to get back her focus on the movie but she she can't.