Aeolus parked the car in front of a known cafe near the village. Pagkalabas niya sa sasakyan ay siya ring paglabas ko. Nakita ko siyang nagkamot ng ulo pagkalapit sa akin at siya na mismo ang nagsara sa pintuang pinanggalingan ko.
Hindi ko na siya hinintay pa at dumiretso na ako sa loob ng cafe. Ramdam ko naman ang pagsunod niya sa likod ko.
As we went in, we were greeted by a solemn music, matching the peaceful ambiance of the whole cafe. There were only around five people inside, halos may kaniya kaniya ring mga laptop ang mga ito.
Napagpasiyahan naming umupo sa may bandang dulo ng cafe, medyo malayo sa mga taong mukhang busy sa kung anong ginagawa. After all, we came here to talk, I guess...
Pagkaupo ko ay hindi naman siya umupo. He remained standing.
"Anong gusto mo?" he asked.
"I'd like a caramel frappe." sabi ko at kaagad kinuha ang wallet.
He looked down at my wallet and he shook his head. "Put that down. I'm paying for you." aniya at kaagad tumalikod sa akin.
I pouted. Dumarami ang utang ko sakaniya, ah?
Pinagmasdan ko siya habang kausap niya ang babaeng nasa cashier. They're smiling at each other na para bang magkakilala silang dalawa.
Maybe he's a regular customer here, huh?
Kaya naman imbes na makabalik siya kaagad habang hinihintay ang mga in-order ay nanatili siyang naroon. Mukhang ang dami nilang pinaguusapan.
The girl even glanced at me before she looked at Aeolus with a teasing smile.
Ilang sandali pa ay nakuha na niya ang mga in-order niya.
He went to me and I immediately busied myself with my cellphone.
"Sorry about that." bungad niya sa akin.
Nilingon ko siya ng may pagtataka. "About what?"
"For waiting." kibit balikat niya.
"Oh. It's okay. I was texting someone din naman..." I lied.
He sat in front of me as his gaze swiftly went on my phone then back to me. There's a bit curiosity in his eyes.
He slowly nodded. Marahan niyang inilagay sa harap ko ang frappe at ang isang may kalakihang cinnamon roll na nasa platito.
Ang kaniya lang ay isang mainit na kape.
He handed me the bread knife and fork. With confusion, I looked at him.
"Where's yours?" I asked.
He showed me the cup of coffee that he have. "I'm fine with coffee." he said before he sip on it.
I looked at the cinnamon roll on my plate. Without any thinking, I cut the cinnamon roll in half and I pushed the plate at the center of the table.
"This is big enough for the both of us. Hindi ko rin naman mauubos 'to. We can just share... Uh..." natigilan ako dahil isang tinidor lang pala ang meron. I don't know if I should offer him that or what.
"Here's the fork... You can also use it... or... uh... maybe you can ask for another one, instead, kung... gusto mo." I said without looking at him.
He slightly chuckled.
Napalingon ako sakaniya. His face definitely screams amusement.
"I'm fine with this. Are you sure?"
My face heated. Now I'm not sure if it's a good idea that I gave him choices...
He smiled as he carefully took the knife and fork from me. He cut a bite size portion from the bread and offered it to me.
BINABASA MO ANG
Still You
RomanceSerene Connelly Claveria lived in the United States for almost half of her life. Now that she's eighteen and up for College, she went back home to the Philippines. Little did she know, love is only waiting for her to arrive. She didn't expect to imm...
