POSSESSIVE 22: Khairro Sanford

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

AFTER KHAIRRO'S duty, instead of heading home like he used to, he went to Eliza's condo to get some of her clothes then he went to the nearest Grocery store to buy all the things Eliza needed for a week.

Eliza texted him all the things she needed earlier this morning and it was a long freaking list.

And after scouring the whole grocery to get everything on Eliza's list, he's now on the essentials for women.

Khairro looked at the list on his phone. "Feminine wash." Basa niya sa dapat niyang bilhin saka tumingin sa mga feminine wash na nasa harapan niya. Damn. So many variants. With scents.

Damn it! Kumuha siya ng isa-isa sa lahat ng feminine wash brand na nasa harapan saka ang katabi naman niyon ang binigyan niya ng pansin — ang sanitary pads.

Wait — tiningnan niya ang listahan. It says here panty liner. How the fuck would I know that?

At dahil wala siyang ideya kung ano 'yon, hinanap niya iyon sa Google. Seconds later, there it was — what panty liner looked like.

"Oh ... so that's what it is ..." he mumbled before looking for panty liners and he was so relieved when he found one.

I never thought I'll be shopping for a woman though.

"What's next?" Khairro looked at Eliza's list. "Chocolates."

That's easy. Kaagad niyang tinungo ang chocolate section at inilagay lahat ng chocolate na nakita. Ten pieces per product. Bibili nalang ako ulit kapag hindi pa 'to sapat sa kaniya.

"Why am I trying to please her anyway?" Pabulong niyang tanong sa sarili. Knight will kill me for sure if I touch her. He had to be professional. No fooling around. This was the first time that Velasquez asked for assistance, he can't disappoint a friend. I already disappointed Beckett, good thing that motherfucker is alive though.

Pero kahit buhay ito, dala-dala pa rin niya ang guilt na hindi siya dumating ng maaga para mailigtas ito. Even now, he still couldn't forgive himself for what happened.

"... that would be 8,345, Sir."

That brought Khairro back from his reverie and he immediately handed his credit card to the cashier to pay.

"Thank you." Aniya ng ibalik sa kaniya ng cashier ang credit card niya saka inabot sa kaniya ang mga pinamili na pinalagay niya sa eco bag.

Nang makalabas ng grocery, kaagad niyang tinungo ang sasakyan at nagmaneho patungo sa condo niya. The traffic was excruciating, good thing he arrived at his condo before dinner.

I have to cook our dinner. I should've bought take out.

After passing the fingerprint and retina scan locked on his condo's door, he entered and immediately saw Eliza lounging on the sofa while drawing something on the paper.

"Hey." Khairro said to announced his presence.

"Hey," Tugon ni Eliza habang nakatutok pa rin ang mata sa dinu-drawing nito. "Welcome home."

Two words and it made Khairro stilled while staring at Eliza. It has something to do with the way she said it, it was welcoming and it feels homey and warm. He'd been living alone for years now and it felt nice.

Khairro blinked enumerable times before walking towards the living room. "Here." Inilapag niya sa tabi ni Eliza ang tatlong eco bag. "Nandiyan lahat ng pinabili mo at ang mga damit mo na kinuha ko sa condo mo."