REMEMBER ME

REMEMBER: Chapter 6

I woke up early today. Hindi ko alam kung dahil ba ito sa hindi pa ako komportable matulog dito o talagang nasanay lang ako na gumigising ng maaga.

I sat down on my bed and checked the time on my phone. It's still 5:56 am. Prof. Clart instructed us to be ready before 7:30 dahil dadating daw ang mga visitors before 8.

To kill time, I got my journal notebook on my desk and write what happened recently. I made it short so that it would just be a reminder of memories. I fixed my bed and got my towel and things to the bathroom.

I'm planning to take a bath even though it's still early. Mahirap na at baka malate kaming lahat sa pagmeet sa mga visitors. I don't want to be scolded by our professor.

I went out to my room.

Halos sabay rin kaming lumabas sa aming kwarto si Gastin. Medyo napaatras pa ako sa gulat ng magkasabay kaming tumambad sa isa't isa.

Marahan niyang kinusot ang kaniyang mata. He also covered his mouth and yawn which I found cute because of his sleepy eyes.

He greeted me good morning and I greeted him back. Dala-dala rin niya ang mga bathroom thingy niya.

"You go first. I'll just wait here until you're done."

I didn't even speak when he already went in the living room to wait. Oh well, whatever.

Pumunta agad ako sa bathroom at saka naligo't nagtoothbrush. I'm planning to cook on the kitchen this morning. Kaya lang hindi ko pa alam ang pwedeng lutuhin dahil di ko pa nakikita ang mga sangkap doon na maaari kong gamitin.

It took me 15 minutes to take a bath and dress up.

Normally when I'm home, it would take me 20-25 minutes na maligo but since wala ako sa bahay at may mga kasama pa ako dito, I did my best to decrease my time. Nakakahiya naman kase na dadalhin ko pa dito ang mga nakaugalian ko sa bahay.

Nang lumabas ako, sunod naman na naligo si Gastin. Hindi ako lumabas sa banyo na nakatapis lang, excuse me, nagdamit na rin ako sa banyo kanina.

I told him that I'll be cooking downstairs and he insisted to help me prepare the foods after he's done taking a bath. I agreed to his idea. Huwag tanggihan ang nagmamagandang loob para tulungan ka; baka bawiin, mahirap na.

While the others are sleeping peacefully, I went downstairs to look for ingredients that I can cook.

Mabuti't natutulog pa lamang sina Dash at Kisher. At times like this, Ereel is better to be with than those two. Medyo nag-iingay kasi sila at baka maistorbo pa ang pagluluto ko.

Thankfully, madaming stock na pwedeng lutuhin dito at may mga vegetables rin sa fridge kaya mas marami akong pagpipiliang lutuhin but I ended up cooking something light in the stomach since it's still for breakfast. I quickly set the rice cooker para sumasabay na ito habang nagluluto ako ng ulam.

Patapos na ako sa pagluluto nang biglang may nagsalita sa likuran ko. Napatalon ako sa gulat at muntik na ring ma-spill ang ilan sa niluluto ko.

"Should I set down the plates?" Tanong ni Gastin habang pinapanood akong magluto.

Hindi ko alam kung kanina pa siya diyan o kararating lang niya. Parehas sila ni Ereel na bigla bigla na lang magpapakita na parang kabute.

"Huwag ka ngang manggulat!"

Sabi ko sa kaniya at saglit na napahawak sa dibdib ko. Pinagpatuloy ko rin ang pagluluto. It's hard to burn what we'll eat in the morning. Baka imbes na matuwa ang mga kasama ko, baka mabad mood pa sila.

"I'm not. You're just too preoccupied on what you're doing that's why you didn't notice my presence."

He went to set up the plates on the table. Kinuha rin niya ang mga spoon and fork sa lalagyan saka inayos ito sa table. Habang ginagawa niya iyon ay tinikman ko kung okay na ba ang lasa ng niluto ko.