The Dignified Heartbreaker

TDH ~ 9

TDH ~ IX

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Cleopatra

"Ma'am gising na! Maaga pa pasok niyo!"

Kunot noong nagising ako sa nambubulahaw na boses ni Bonnie.
I instantly felt irritated.

I am already marking this day as a bad one! It's a taboo for me to hear Bonnie and his voice as the first one to be heard early in the morning. It's a bad omen.

Ni hindi pa nga ako nakakapaghikab.

"Shut up!" I shouted back at him through the door, of course.

Nakahiga pa rin ako at ayaw pang bumangon. Ang ayoko sa lahat ay ang ginigising ako. I want to wake up on my own.

Isa pa'y inaantok pa ako nang dahil sa lampas alas dose na ako nakatulog kagabi. I was too preoccupied thinking about everything that happened yesterday. I am still worried.

I can't seem to stop thinking about the moment where I saw that red light in Odyssey's chest. At that very moment, I realized I was so damn afraid to loose him.

"Ma'am, sige na! Bangon na!" He keeps on knocking at my room's door.

Since Bonnie's my bodyguard, he have a key of my house, pero hindi ang sarili kong kwarto. It's because in case of emergency or if anything happened to me inside my house, he can have access.

"Dapat hindi ka na umalis pa kung saan ka man sinugo ni Dad!" I groaned while shouting back.

"Ma'am naman, isang araw lang 'yon! Na-miss niyo agad ako?"

Lalong uminit ang ulo ko sa pinagsasabi nitong kalbo kong bodyguard.

"Go to hell!"

"Ma'am.. may video po ako ni Lola na nagsasayaw! Ang cute ng anak ko!"

"I don't care. I have already watched her dancing!"

"Ma'am, naka-onesie po siya ni Stitch!"

Napabangon ako bigla at napaupo sa kama.

"And so?" I answered although I am so dying to see what he's talking about.

I stood up then went to the door and opened it.

Na-freeze ang kamay ni Bonnie na kakatok sana.

"Ma'am.."

"Where is it?" Sabay lahad ko ng kamay sa kanya.

Nangingiting ibinigay sa akin ni Bonnie ang cellphone niya. He have this jerky teasing smile that I want to wipe off his face.

"Saan ba nagmana ang anak mo?" Asik ko sa kanya.

He only continued his irritating and teasing look.

"Ipagluto mo na nga ako." Nakasimangot kong dagdag.

"Uy si, Ma'am, 'di nakatiis.."

"Shut up."

Mabuti naman at nanahimik na lang siya at agad na nagpunta sa kusina but I can still see him grinning. Napabuntong hininga ako.

I really need a helper right now. Mahirap manirahan mag-isa na prito lang ang kayang lutuin.

"Kamusta po 'yong nangyari, Ma'am? Nahuli po ba iyong gumawa noon kay Sir Odyssey? Hindi pa po kasi ako nakapag-report sa opisina." Untag ni Bonnie na nagsisimula nang gumawa ng omelette.

Umiling ako. "Not yet."

Binuksan ko ang video at hindi ko maiwasang matawa habang nakatitig kay Lola na cute na sumasayaw ng Chambe challenge. Nasa video lang siya pero parang gusto kong kurutin ang pisngi niya sa kabibohan.