Second Chance

Chapter 21

M

Nagising ako sa paulit-ulit na tunog ng doorbell ko. I got up from my bed at antok na naglakad papunta sa main door to see who it is. Aga-aga naman may istorbo na. I peeked through the peephole and saw a girl standing with some paperbag in hand. Agad kong binuksan yung pinto and saw Bea beaming at me.

" H-how..."

" Asked the guard about your unit." she said and gave me the paperbag full of food.

" Ang aga naman niyan..." hikab ko.

" Di naman sobrang aga. Just enough para makapagbreakfast ka and makapagpreapare for work." aniya

" I told you that I'm gonna drive you to work today diba?"

" Di ka na sana nag-abala." sabi ko saka na siya pinapasok ng tuluyan.

" I can call an uber driver naman eh."

" Gagastos ka pa. Sakin free na may breakfast pa." kindat niya. Inirapan ko na lang siya saka dumiretcho sa kusina para ayusin yung dala niyang pagkain.

May container na ang laman ay pancakes, then meron slices of ham and cheese, then may scramble eggs with tomato and onions and 2 cups of coffee from startbucks. Sa coffee cup na isa ay may nakadikit na photo. Tinignan ko yun and saw myself eating ramen. Obvious na kagabi kuha to. Tinignan ko siya from the kitchen at hindi naman siya nakatingin saken dahil abala siyang pagmasdan ang mga portrait na nakadisplay sa coffee table ko. Napailing na lang ako and turned the photo over and found another letter.

Day 2:

Some guys like their women fit and sexy. But I like mine to be well-fed and happy. And I do hope I made that girl satisfied last night. Good morning, beautiful :)

B.

" Bea, kain na tayo." I called her.

" Yeah. Wait lang." she replied kumunot ang noo ko. Saka siya pinuntahan sa sala. She was staring at a certain photo at kita mong nagtataka talaga siya sa kuhang iyon.

" Bakit?" I asked

" I was just wondering. Naaalala ko kasi tong shot na to. Ako ba kumuha nito or something?" she asked. Natawa ko saka napatango.

" Yup. You took that one during our graduation." sagot ko

" Ah. Tama. Yan yung tinatawag ni Deanna nun na ano nga yun?"

" Squad goals daw." sabi ko. Natawa siya at napatango.

" Right. Yun nga."

" Halika na. Kain na tayo." anyaya ko saka na siya hinatak papunta sa kusina.

" Thank you sa breakfast ha? I was planning to buy food na lang once I arrive at the office pero since nagdala ka na, di na ko bibili."

" It's unhealthy kapag kain ka ng kain ng fastfood. Dapat laging homemade." sabi niya habang nilalagyan ako ng pagkain sa plato.

" Pag fastfood walang love yun."

" So pag homemade meron?" pabirong tanong ko.

" Yes it does. Especially if I was the one who prepared it." sabi niya. Inirapan ko na lang siya and ate my breakfast.

" Do you always have to look that beautiful in the morning?" she asked making me blush.

" Nakakaasar yung pagkarandom ng question mo." sabi ko at padabog na nilagay ang pancake sa plato niya. She chuckled sabay tingin pa sakin.