Beautiful Art

XIII

Brianna Huangco's POV

After we ate lunch, Brian went out first of the office to go to his trial. He even insist to accompany me down to the lobby but I reject it and told him that I'll be staying in his office for a while before I go.

I actually want to wait for him until the trial ends so I could check him and guarantee him upon my brother's actions. But April suddenly called me, informing me that she's in my condo. Though I trusted her and Kio as well to enter my condo, it'll be looking bad if I just let them ruled my condo so I went home.

Good thing that I decided to go home dahil ako pala talaga ang sadya ni April sa condo para ibigay ang ibang kontrata ko. She just stayed for a while and spend mireyenda on my condo then she already go.

I decided na mag general cleaning ng condo since I still have things left on my luggage since we go back from New York.

I first started to unpack things from my luggage and I just found out na marami pa pala akong gamit na pwedeng ibigay as pasalubong. I separated things that I can rendered from my personal things. I also remembered the charity thing that Brian said tho.

Once I fixed all my clothes and other essential and souviner I got from New York, next that I did are some household chores. Inuna ko muna ang kusina. I threw some expired foods and some that can't be use already. I'm planning to put all the snacks I have to a big plastic storage box so I went to my room to get some. But those are aready filled with my things so I put them first on my bed.

Just a thought of general cleaning would make my condo cozy and comfy, it just made worst. I had to pull out all things and decide if I would keep 'em or not. Then If I decided to keep them but there's nowhere I could put on, I'll just throw them up or include them to those things I will be donated. I make sure it's usable though.

It's already 9PM when I finished cleaning my condo. I feel so tired and I feel like I cleaned a house when I just cleaned a condo. What more if I was assigned to clean my way back house. I pity all the helpers there from cleaning the whole house or more on a mansion then the people out there were like a growling tigers.

I was cooking in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. I shouted 'wait' but I remembered that my condo is sound proof so I just had to turn off the stove and went to the door.

I was surprised when I saw Brian as I opened the door. I would have been exhilarate but I saw how dowfull and exhausted looking he is. He immediately hugged me when he felt my presence.

"Are you ok? What happened?" I asked worriedly. He didn't answered at mas siniksik pa ang muka nya sa leeg ko.

As much as I want us to enter my condo to rest him up, I just let us be like that for a moment to comfort him until he cool down. He loosen his grip and sighed. Sya na ang nag gayak sakin sa loob at nagsarado ng pinto. I saw him lie down on the sofa and put his other arm on his forehead, near to cover his eyes, like he's in a heavy problem.

"I'll get you a water," I said and go to the kitchen to get him a water just like what I said.

I went back to him and sat next to him to give him the water. He woke up and drank half of the water before putting it on the coffee table.

"Sorry," he said and hug me again. I felt bad that he's being sorry for what he feels and worried that it can affect me too.

"It's ok. Don't be sorry. You can spend the night here if you want," I bid.

"Talaga?" He asked with full of hope, like he badly need someone to comfort him.

I opend the tv and turn it to the netflix for him to entertain while I'm cooking dinner. I can't keep away from thinking what really happened for him to be like that.

We just ate on the sala so it could be a little comfortable. I just finish washing the dishes then I join him watching netflix. Good thing that watching netflix made him better and light him up at least a little.

"Ano na nangyare?" I asked as I sat beside him. He's actually on my back, lying sideway while I'm sitting close to his tummy.

"Ayan, ganyan," walang kwenta nyang sagot. Hindi na lang ako nagtanong para hindi sya maistorbo sa pinanunuod nya at nanuod na lang din.

The longer that it take, the soon that the room filled with silence. The lights that just left are the light from the kitchen and from the tv. Brian was holding my hands so when I felt his grip getting loosen, I looked at him and he's already sleeping peacefully, still lying sideways.

I went to my room to get some blanket and pillow for him. When I go back to the sala, he's already occupying the whole space of the couch unlike earlier na dalawa kaming naandun. I put first the pillow over his head at medyo nahirapan pa dahil sa laki at bigat nya. Dahil na rin sa kalikutan ko, I feel like I woke him up a little when I felt his hand on the back of my waist.

"I love you," he whispered. I smiled and stroke his hair up before kissing his forehead. "Dito din." He pouted.

"Tulog na," I whispered. Hindi na rin sya umangal at natulog na. I still urged to cover him the blanket.

The other day, I wake up around 7 AM. I just did my morning routine and went out of my room, seeing Brian already awake, still in under the comforter. Seems like he's enjoying it. I sat on a single couch, where it placed adjuscent to his head.

"Good morning," he greeted and reached out my hand.

"Good morning. Anong gusto mong breakfast?" I asked while rubbing my thumb on his hand.

"Ikaw." He said smilling. I narrowed my eyes, getting his point. "I mean ikaw bahala. Kung ano nanamang iniisip mo."

I just rolled my eyes and took my phone out, looking for something new to eat. "Busy ka ba? Do you want to eat somewhere else?"

"Actually about that, I'm going to be busy this time around." He sighed. "You also don't need to bring me lunch later."

"Why? You sure?" I asked marks with confusion. He set aside his blanket and tap the space beside him for me to sit, so did I.

"Let me sleep here," he said.

"What?" He pushes me until my back hit the arm rest of the sofa and imbed himself on top of me and his legs between mine. He cover the blanket over us and circle his arms around my waist. I can feel his breath on my neck.

"Ang baho mo," he practically joked but in a serious tone. I rolled my eyes.

"Bango mo ha," I said in a sarcastic tone.

"Di nga, ang bango mo. Naligo ka na?" He asked.

"Hindi pa. Sabay tayo?" I joked. I heard him chuckled and it tickles my whole body as I felt his breath. It was just a joke and I didn't expect him to take it seriously.

"Sabay tayo?" He repeated.

He lift his head, facing close to mine like he's begging for me to do so. I laughed and spat his face to divert it from mine.

"Let's go." Kasabay ng pagbangon nya ay ang paghila nya sa akin, leaving no space between us.

"Brian!" I tried to parted myself but he didn't let me go. Instead, he carried me like I'm a sack. He's carrying my legs while my waist were compeered to his shoulder, bringing me inside my room. "Brian, ang kulit!"

"Brian, ang kulit," he mocked. "Brianna pakipot."

"What?" I asked in a high pitch of tone.

He put me down once we enter the bathroom and locked the door. He starts unbuttoning his dress shirt. My gosh! Are we really going to do it?

"What? Maliligo ka ng naka damit?" He stop and look at me, raising a brow. "Ako hindi."