Comrades in Action Book 1: Lacon DeLevigne

Chapter twenty five

Pabagsak niyang isinara ang pinto sa sobrang inis. How dare he look down on her like that?!

Me? A duchess, who have excellent education and fine manners?

She sounded like some whiny narcicisstic teenager but who the bloody hell did he think he is saying those things?!

Nanginginig pa rin ang kalamnan niya sa galit sa nangyari kani kanina lang!

"What? Tastes good?

It was Mason who asked but she pretended like she didn't hear anything although magkakalapit lang naman ang mga upuan nila. The two could whisper to one another and she swear, she would still hear it.

"Pwede na..."

She bite the insides of her cheek when she heard him say that.

P-pwede na?

Pagkatapos niyang pagpawisan dahil sa pagluluto, iyon lang ang sasabihin nito? Henry, her personal butler will surely throw him at the Pacific and feed him to the sharks if he happens to hear it. Ha! Pwede na? He made it sound as though pwede ng pagtiyagaan ang luto niya!

The ungrateful bastard!

To think that she even put her fingers on the line the moment she touched the bloody knife! And this is her first time cooking, for goodness sake! The least thing he could do is to appreciate it! She scoffed inwardly.

"Masarap naman ah." Kontra dito ni Mason.

"I didn't say it tastes bad."

"Pero parang ganon ang tunog nun eh." Maktol ni Mason.

Ibinaba ni Nicklause ang kubyertos at tinitigan si Mason. "Luto mo ba 'to?" Halata ang inis sa boses nito.

Ibinaba ni Mason ang hawak nitong kutsara at nakipagtitigan din kay Nick. Nanatili lang akong nakaupo at nakatitig naman sa mga ito.

"Hindi. Nakakabanas lang. Para mo na ding sinabi na wala akong talent sa pagluluto since ako ang nagturo kay Dreena nito." Iginiya nito ang bowl ng sinigang.

Nick smirked. "Your words not mine. Ikaw ang nagsabi niyan."

Mabilis na tumayo si Mason mula sa kinauupuan nito. Akma itong lalapit kay Nick ng harangan niya. She had enough of this!

"Stop it this instant!" She yelled. And she never yelled. She is always calm.

Agad namang tumigil ang dalawa. Dahan-dahang umupo si Mason. Si Nick naman ay natigil sa pag-subo, maging si Alleck na hindi niya napansin na kasabay nila dahil sa sobrang absorbed siya sa kinikimkim na inis ay napatigil din.

"Dreena.. it tastes good." Mason said as he took a mouthfull. "It tastes really really good.." Ang kinakabahang wika nito.

She formed a fake smile on her lips.

"Really?"

"Hm. Really." Siniko nito si Nick. "Di ba? Di ba?"

"Er--

"Oo daw!" Singit muli ni Mason.

"You know what tastes more good?"

Nag-angat ng tingin ang dalawa.

"Your flesh and blood on a boiling water.."

Sukat sa sinabi niya ay agad naibuga ni Mason ang pagkain na nasa bunganga nito. Maang na napatingin ang dalawa sa kanya while she nonchalntly wiped the sides of her mouth with a napkin.