SOME DAYS

PANG-WALO

    Ron awakened by a light weight that was halfway on top of him. he frowned when he realized that the cat was covering him up and sleeping like a baby in his arms, his cheek pillowed on his chest.

    He raised both his arms and gently pushed the boy. Elijah stirred like a kitten, stretching and made some sweet little noises in his throat.

    "Hey, anong akala mo saken? Unan?" His husky voice laced with annoyance.

    The boy just looked up at the older guy and smiled, his eye still half-closed. "I think I dreamt of a pool full of milk ..." He said drowsily and went back to sleeping.

    Kokoy grunted, he can't move due to the sleeping hybrid on top of him. Tinapik nya ito. "Hoy, get off me. I need to get up."

    But the kid just moved his thigh which was lying across his legs and Kokoy gasped loudly when it bumped against the bulge of his groin, he instantly had to lift him a little hard so he could move up.

    The hybrid just stirred and still continued sleeping. This time, his cheek now on the pillow innocently, like he didn't trigger up something upon him.

    "What the..." He murmured a little bemuse. He stared at the kid for a few minutes. He watched him coolly sleeps there, his soft snores and mewl filling the room. He was sucking on his thumb; he might be dreaming of milk again.

    Elijah was a milk addict. He can't sleep at night without his nightly dose of milk. Milk for breakfast, and milk for lunch. That even on his dream, nananaginip ito ng gatas. Will he be happy kung malalaman nito kung saan nanggagaling ang gatas?

    He snapped at himself for focus. Then he sighed and grabbed his towel and went inside the bathroom and took a bath until his body calmed.

    Nang makalabas na sya ng banyo ay tulog pa din si Elijah. "Why does he sleep like a log?"

    He has always been like that since the day he transferred him here. Hindi ito sanay gumising ng maaga pero maaga din naman itong natutulog.

    He remembered the first night that they had to sleep together. The boy refuses to sleep on the floor because It was too cold but when he told him na sya na lang ang matutulog sa lapag ay ayaw naman nito. Sobrang choosy lang ng kuting. So, he decided to just share his bed with him. And he got used to his wrapping around him kahit pa minsan ay nababahing na sya sa fur nito.

    He sat on the side of the bed at tinapik ito. "Hoy, Ming-ming...Gumising ka na."

    He opened his eyes in half, "Are we there yet?" Tanong nito. It's his everyday habit to asks if they're in shore already. The kid doesn't have the concept of space and travel yet.

    "Wala pa. Bumangon ka na. I'll go out and will get you milk. Tapos ibabalik na muna kita sa kulungan mo."

    Mamayang gabi ang daong nila sa pier sa Maynila. So, he has to bring him back again to his cage first before they get off the vessel. That was Gaspar's direction. No one would know about the package. He's just doing the end of his job description.

    But he knows this has to end.

    He walks out the room and saw Xavier at the dining area eating his breakfast.

    "Bruh..." Tawag nito sa kanya.

    "Hey."

    Kumuha sya ng almusal nya sa kitchen counter and some coffee at umupo sa harap ni Xavier who was now sipping his cup of coffee.

    "You seem busy these days. Lagi ka lang nakakulong sa kwarto mo."

    "Seasick." Sagot nya then started munching the food in front of him.

    Nagkibit lang ito ng balikat and continued drinking his coffee. "I had a text form Gaspar, he was asking how was the package." He said.

    Nailapag nya agad ang kubyertos nya. "Kailan pa?"

    "Kagabi lang."

    "Why didn't you tell me?"

    "He said he texted you, too. But you're not answering."

    He groaned. He's not taking his phone with him because he doesn't have signal for the whole duration of their transporation. But he guesses it has already since Xavier was able to received a message from their boss. He has to finish his eating pronto.

    "Why in a hurry?" Xavier asked.

    "Because... I need to..." Pagdidisclose nya pero hindi malinaw. He needed to see his phone right away. He had left it on his cabinet.

    He needed to talk to Gaspar so badly. Though he knows he doesn't have the right to impose. But he wants to know why he would trust him that much when he could pick other hand man who could do better than him. Aside from the fact that Elijah wasn't exactly human, Kokoy knows there's something more.

    He found something on Elijah's anklet. Engraved his full name, Elijah Canlas...