Heart of Darkness

Kabanata 5

Kabanata 5

"Winter, come on, you should eat." Habol sa akin ni Max pero nanatili akong walang-imik at nakahalukipkip.

"Winter," I felt Max touched my arm kaya pumiksi ako at sumulyap sa kanya.

"I'm not hungry, Max." I sighed. "Thank you for the food, I'll eat it later, I just...wala lang akong gana sa ngayon."

"Is it about that?" His forehead creased.

"Wala lang 'to," Iwas ko at kinagat ang labi ko. "It's just that wala akong gana sa ngayon, I'll eat if I'm hungry. Thank you for the food."

He nodded, nang pakawalan n'ya ang braso ko ay tahimik ko s'yang iniwan at nagtungo sa kaalyado ninaa Daddy para bumati.

"Anong ganap?" Biglang hawak ni Macarena sa braso ko at sumulyap sa kusina. "Anong meron kay Max?"

"Wala naman," I sighed. "He brought food kaso wala lang ako gana."

"Oh? Then, why is your hottie bodyguard looked mad? I saw him entered the kitchen tapos paglabas, mukhang inis." Takang sabi n'ya at napanguso lang ako at marahang hinila s'ya para kausapin.

"Kasi ganito 'yun," I sighed. "Warrion cooked me breakfast."

Nanlaki ang mata n'ya, I saw how excitement filled her eyes as she tugged my arm for more informations.

"He cooked me hotdog and eggs." I said. "But then, when I went down to eat, I saw Max with the foods on the table, nagdala s'ya ng agahan ko, he said it was cooked by their chef. I looked for the foods Warrion cooked but it turns out, he threw it."

"What?" I saw how horror filled her eyes. "Then? Oh my God! Why would we he throw food?!"

"That's my point, the food was untouched yet he threw it like it doesn't matter at all. Ayoko ng ganun, Macarena, it annoys me that he have to do it, telling me that isn't healthy and what he brought me is."

"There's a lot of people out there, starving! That is unacceptable." Kita ko ang irita sa kanya.

Isa kaming dalawa sa mga volunteer sa mga homeless shelter kaya alam namin ang kalagayan ng mga taong mahihirap kaya hindi talaga katanggap-tanggap iyon.

"What about Warrion?"

"Unfortunately, Warrion entered the kitchen to drink water, bago ko pa man s'ya mapigilan, he saw the foods he cooked on the sink!" I said sadly.

"No way!" Kumunot ang noo n'ya at frustated na sinuklay ang buhok. "Hindi ako papayag na masira ang ship ko! Hashtag WinterRion forever!"

"Huh?" My forehead creased. "Ano 'yan?"

"Ship ko! Love team n'yo ni fafa Warrion! Winter plus Warrion, WinterRion! O, kaya hashtag W²!" She said at nag-init ang pisngi ko.

"W-squared? Nababaliw ka na ba, Macarena?"

"Kasing dalawang W! Kaya squared, duh! Sabi na nga wala ka sa sarili 'nung algebra ng college."

"Tricky," I murmured at maya-maya'y ngumisi. "But I like it." Kindat ko at nagtawanan kaming dalawa at nag-apir.

"Magpaliwanag ka nalang kay Warrion mo, he might misunderstood it. Alam mo na, hindi natin palalagpasin ang tyansang pagdidilig sa tuyot mong hardin--"

"Macarena!" I slapped her arm at humagalpak s'ya at pareho kaming natahimik nang dumaan bigla sa harapan namin si Warrion, walang-imik.

Pinanlakihan ako ng mata ni Macarena at nginuso si Warrion at nakagat ko ang labi.

"Nahihiya ako!" I whispered.

"Bilis!" Aniya at sumimangot. "Magpaliwanag ka! Babaeng 'to, kapag 'yang ano mo nag-kagagamba bahala ka!"