To Love Again

Chapter 8: Him

Naghilamos ako sa banyo. I turned off the faucet and looked at the mirror. He came back, huh? I shook my head. Stop thinking about it. About him, Nyx. Pumikit ako nang mariin para kalimutan ko na 'yun. I went outside of the bathroom.

I wore my purple tank top and denim shorts. I put on some liptint and baby powder to look fresh. I looked at the mirror. "Pretty as always."

Bumaba ako sa hagdan and I saw Steel cooking at the kitchen. He heard my footsteps so he looked at my direction and smiled a little. "Good morning. Umupo ka muna. Breakfast's almost ready." So I did. I sat down and waited for him to finish cooking.

I looked at the kitchen. It's still the same. May kaunting changes lang sa other parts ng kusina. While I was looking at the kitchen, I noticed Steel. Ang tangkad niya at ang muscular pa ng likod niya. He was just wearing his white sando and khaki shorts. Medyo basa pa ang buhok niya so I guess he just finished taking a bath. My eyes went lower and lower until it reached his butt. May laman pala? I shook my head. Ba't ako nag-iisip ng ganito?! Ang perv ko!

Bago pa man niya makita na nakatingin pala ako sa pwet niya ay tumingin agad ako kung saan. He smirked. "I know you were looking."

Napatingin ako sakanya. "Huh? Wala ah." I asked innocently. He didn't say anything after that and just smiled. "Eto." Inilapag niya ang mga pagkain na niluto niya sa mesa. "Kain na tayo."

I placed some rice, a sunny-side up, and a hotdog on my plate. Siya naman ay naglagay na rin ng pagkain sa plate niya. May napansin akong dalawang maliit na isda na may kulay black na parang may pagka-gold din 'yun. Naamoy ko 'yun at di ko talaga ginusto ang amoy 'nun. "What's that?" Maarte kong tanong sa kanya.

"This?" He held one fish and it made me more disgusted in it. How can he touch it just like that? That's so ew. He noticed my disgusted face at ngumisi siya. "This is tuyo. It's dried fish." He handed me the 'tuyo'. "Tikman mo. Masarap kaya 'to. Wag kang maarte, it doesn't suit you." He smirked. Aba!

I had no choice and accepted it. Tinikman ko 'yun at na-realize ko na masarap naman pala. "It's surprising that it's kind of yummy." I said. He smiled widely at me. "See?" Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko.

Binilisan kong kumain dahil kinakabahan talaga ako. I feel like he's still looking at me. "Amherst." Tawag niya at lumingon naman ako sakanya. I looked at him with a questioning look.

Before I knew it, he wiped the side of my lip using his thumb then he licked it after. "May ketchup." Then he smiled at me. Oh shit.

"T-thanks." I looked at him. "I'm done eating. Alis muna ako." Tumayo agad ako at lumabas na. Hinawakan ko ang dibdib ko. What the heck was that?

Mamamasyal nalang muna ako dito. I felt like I forgot some of the places here so dapat ko nang I-explore ulit ang mga 'yun. Walking distance lang naman 'yun so okay lang. I went to the church, the food stalls, and some boutiques there. Nakabili ako ng mga bikinis at dresses. Magaganda pala ang mga damit nila dito tapos ang presko pa. Kumain din ako ng fishball sa tapat ng simbahan. Ang tagal ko na ring hindi nakakain ng fishball.

"Salamat sa fishball, manong!" Ngumiti ako sa kanya at nagbayad na sakanya.

Nagsimula na akong maglakad pabalik sa bahay nang may kotseng huminto sa tapat ko. Bumaba ang glass window at nakita ko si Lucian na nakasuot ng shades. Tinanggal niya 'yun at ngumiti sakin. "Hi." Bati niya. "San ka pupunta?" Tanong niya sakin.

"Babalik na ako sa bahay." Ngumiti ako pabalik sa kanya. "Bakit?" I asked him. He shook his head. "Wala lang, Nyx." Binuksan niya ang pinto. "Hatid na kita." Pumasok ako sa sasakyan at nagsimula na siyang magmaneho. Hindi naman bawal na sumakay sa kotse ng taong minahal mo noon diba?