All Jokes Aside (Imperfect Series #3)

Chapter 39

Spring had finally came again after the mad winter. It's the season I'd been waiting for because I didn't like winter. Snow might be a beauty to see but it's a monster in disguise. I couldn't handle the cold. Kaya naman ay mabuti nalang ay lumipas agad yun at hindi na masyadong malamig.

I'd be able to throw my baggy t-shirts on my head. I just got out from the hotel after work. I went straight at home because I felt so tired after working a lot. I made a mental note that my job there wouldn't take long. At the end of summer my contract would end and it's over. I also made a decision that I was not going to Canada yet but maybe I should at Monte Rico, build a house and business while making a lot of manhwa.

There's this imprint house contacted me and asked me if I wanted to my first manhwa to be published. Bago ako mapa-oo ay nagtanong ako kay Hyunjin kung anong klaseng imprint sila. With his money and sources, we'd able to know the imprint and they're one of the top imprints in Korea so I there's nothing to worry about. Yung first volume ay ipapalabas sa fall kaya kahit hindi na ako mag-abroad ay may suporta akong matatanggap sa pagguhit ko.

Hindi pa ako nakakapagpahinga ng maayos sa grandma couch ko nang may kumatok sa pinto. Hindi ko alam kung sino pero sana ay hindi killer ang nasa labas. Pagbukas ko ng pinto ay para akong lumutang sa ere nang makita ko si Hyunjin. Tatlong linggo na siyang wala dahil pumunta siya sa northern part ng South Korea dahil sa isang variety show na isa siya sa naging cast.

"Oh gosh, I miss you so much." I almost cried in as we shared a bear hug.

"I miss you too. Phone calls, text messages, and video calls aren't enough. I wish I could bring you where I always am so that I won't be missing you like that." he uttered against the skin of my neck.

Ako rin naman ay hindi ko gustong wala siya sa tabi ko ay parang kulang ang araw ko kapag hindi ko siya nakikita. I thought this was me being in love with him. I thought this relationship was just for experience, or just for displays, or experiment since we hadn't both involved into a romantic relationship before. But things changed unexpectedly and we both knew as days flipped off, we became closer to each other and that we knew each other.

We were not unknown to each other anymore as we became all too well.

He slightly pushed me back inside my apartment. He locked the door and we headed to the kitchen. May binaba siyang perfect squared paper bag na kulay juniper green. It's food I guessed. Hindi siya pwedeng bumisita sakin na walang dala kaya kapag umuuwi siya sakin ay may dala siya. It's either food or a bouquet of gypsophila.

Mayroon din siyang gypsophila sa bahay niya para kapag namatay na yung bulaklak na nasa kanya ay alam niya na kailangan ko ng bagong bulaklak sa apartment. He's so thoughtful and I liked that character of him. Kahit sa mga naging variety show man niya ay nandun yung pagiging considerate niya. He might looked tough, cold, or intimidated—inside he'd a heart of gold and considerate.

He made me sit on a chair next to him. Binuksan niya ang paper bag na dala niya. May malaking rectangular container na inilabas siya. It's a plastic container that contained japchae and the other one was fried chicken soaked in honey sauce. And there's two cylinder container of ice cream.

"Let's have some dinner first. I'm famished. I didn't eat during my ride here because I want to dine with you." sabi niya habang binubuksan ang mga container.

Tumayo ako at kumuha ng plato. May leftover pa akong kanin pero malamig na yun. "I have a leftover rice here and it's cold. Do you want to have it or just leave it alone?"

"It's okay. I hadn't eat cold leftover rice before and I think now's the time for that."

"Okay. I got it." Malapad na ngiting sabi ko.