New York
October 2016
It's already 3pm and Thirdy is assisting Loel because sobrang frustrated si Loel sa niluluto niya.
Bea is now on her room. They didn't eat lunch kasi busog pa sila kakatikim, especially Bea. Wala din naman sa bahay si Elmer and Det because of work. After a few hours. May kumakatok kay Bea.
"Sis, what do you want for dinner? Chef will cook it na. He needs to go to the gym at 7pm"
"I'll go down" Bea said na nagmamadali na isuot yung house slippers niya.
Noong nakababa na si Bea. Loel sighed "Yikes. People who are in love are weird"
When Bea is in the kitchen. He saw him laughing with the helpers.
"Hi." Bea said at binati siya ng mga helpers bago umalis para iwan silang dalawa.
"Doc, what do you want for dinner? I'll cook it now, if it gets cold ask them to reheat it, okay?" Thirdy asked
"You're not going to eat here for dinner?"
"I usually do but busog pa talaga ko" Thirdy said, nakalimutan niya na nakakaintindi si Bea ng Tagalog basta mabagal.
"What's busog nga again?" Bea asked him and also looking sa helpers.
"Ay nako! Loel is good at speaking tagalog naman ah"
"I can't speak tagalog in missions and hospital. Plus, I only have one Filipino friend in med school and she didn't speak that much tagalog when she's with me. Although, she grew up in the Philippines" kwento ni Bea na parang sinisisi pa sa kaibigan.
"Okay, I'll teach you some words"
"Oh okay. Three words per day?" Bea suggested.
"Deal. Let's start nalang tomorrow. Cookies ah" He reminded.
"Yes, Chef! You, cookie monster" she said.
Thirdy now is preparing the oven.
"Baked crabs right?" Thirdy confirms
"Yes pls"
The helpers is helping Thirdy in cracking the crabs and all while Bea stares at him.
"I won't do the same thing I did yesterday. This is a new recipe. I'll add lemon and crabsticks and I'll also bake mussels ah and i'll also make corn chowder. Okay na ba yon?"
"Hello, beatriz?" He added noong hindi ito sumagot.
"Oh. yeah. I eat everything naman" Bea said when she came back to her senses.
Thirdy started to do his wonders at the kitchen and all Bea did is watch him. When the chowder is done. Kumuha ng spoon si Thirdy at pinuntahan si Bea para tikman.
"Taste it" Thirdy said at sinusubo na kay Bea yung spoon agad namang ngumanga si Bea at tinikman.
"Wow. This is good" Bea said sobrang nagbblush na siya.
"Why fucking do that? I can taste it on my own." Bea thought pero kinikilig naman talaga siya.
Noong natapos si Thirdy, binilin niya sa helpers kung paano iinitin ang mga luto niya. He cooked for so many para din makakain si Det and Elmer pati nadin ang mga helpers.
Thirdy removed his apron and paalis na when Bea spoke,
"Thank you, Chef! Hatid?" Bea asked na parang niyayabang yung tagalog niya.
"No need. Go back to your room na. And no, di ka pa din magaling mag tagalog" tukso ni Thirdy.
"Nah. I insist, and yeah I know that"
