Under the Sky of Diamonds | ✔︎

TWO

I WAS staring at the ceiling ever since I woke up this morning. I kept on thinking about what I felt last night in my chest. I also can't remove from my mind the look of his broken soul gazing at me, pleading to be fixed.

I sighed heavily and sat down as my stomach began to grumble when the door flew open and I saw him enter my room with a food tray in his hand.

I look at him cautiously before moving on towards the bed's headboard. He casually looked at me before walking towards the bed. Pumuwesto siya sa gilid ko at mas lalo akong sumiksik sa uluhan ng kama. He placed the food in front of me before gazing at me. His eyes moved from my face to my hand that he tied up.

"What?!" I snapped at him but I got no reaction from him.

He sighed frustratedly before brushing his already messed up hair using his fingers, making it messier.

Nagulat na lang ako noong dahan-dahan siyang umupo sa gilid ng kama, dalawang metrong layo mula sa akin. He just grabbed the spoon and begins to mix my breakfast without uttering any single word. He scooped some rice with some pieces of chicken and placed it before my mouth.

"Eat," he commanded me while directly looking into my eyes, reading me.

Tumaas naman ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya. Bwesit siya. Sino ba siya para utusan ako?

"I can eat on my own," I answered arrogantly.

My other hand is free so I can really eat on my own. Tinitigan niya lang ako na parang wala siyang narinig.

"Just eat, Eirysia," mababa ang boses na saad niya sa akin.

I rolled my eyes when he moved the spoon further into my mouth. Without even noticing, my eyes fell down on his hand and I'm a bit relieved when I saw that it looked fine. May nakapulupot na bandage sa kaniyang sugatang kamay. I think he cleaned his own wounds last night or someone cleaned it for him.

"Kaya ko ngang kumain mag-isa," naiiritang saad ko sa kaniya.

Kumunot ang noo niya sa sinabi ko, mukhang hindi niya iyon nagustuhan. He was about to shove the spoon inside my mouth when I closed my lips and pressing it hard, preventing him from putting the spoon inside.

He growl on his throat before staring at me really hard. Matalim ang kaniyang titig sa akin at wala sa sariling napalunok ako sa intensidad ng kaniyang tingin. He kept on staring at me and therefore I don't have any choice but to open my mouth and accept it. Pagkatapos kong nguyain ang binigay niyang pagkain ay nagsalita ako.

"I don't eat heavy meals during breakfast," ungot ko sa kaniya.

I'm usually eating pancakes or eggs and bacon during breakfast. Wala sa sariling ngumuso ako sa kaniya pero tinitigan niya lang ako ng blangko, na parang sinasabing wala siyang pakialam sa kung anong kinakain ko tuwing umaga.

"Now, you are," he told me with his typically cold and baritone voice. I saw his eyebrows arched a little at me.

I scorned. "You really are no good. Siguro kapag nandito si Crinx ibibigay niya sa akin lahat ng gusto ko hindi tulad —"

I was startled when he dropped the bowl really hard in front of me. His lips were tightly sealed and he closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Soon, when he opened his eyes he looked at me with blank emotion. His eyes are darker than usual, just like last night.

"Don't compare me to that shit. I am always a thousand times better than him," madiing saad niya.

He smirked at me. He keeps his face playful but when you look at his eyes, it is completely blank.