My Mr. RoomMate

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Chapter 22. Comfort

(Typos and Wrong Grammar)

When we got home yesterday. Clyde immediately went inside to his room and didn't go out. I tried to knock on the door everytime especially kapag kakain na but I got no response. Nag-aalala na ako sa kanya.

“Clyde? May dala akong pagkain, pwede ba akong pumasok?”

I can't do this anymore.  Kinuha ko ang spare key ng kwarto niya at binuksan ito.

When I opened the door. Darkness welcomes me. The curtains we're closed. Nilapag ko agad ang pagkain sa lamesa and I pulled the curtains to the side.

Sun rays came in, making the room brighter. “What the--Anong ginagawa mo?” he angrily said.

“Wala akong pakealam kung magalit ka sa akin. But please kumain ka naman Clyde. Kagabi ka pa hindi lumabas sa kwarto mo. Lunch time na ngayon” I said worriedly.

“I'm not hungry leave me alone”

“Clyde please”

“I said leave me alone!!” he shouted.

Wala akong nagawa kaya lumabas agad ako. Iniwan ko na lang ang pagkain sa lamesa.

Do I have the right to comfort him?
Why am I even doing this?

I'm just his roommate, that's all. Tama lang na hindi dapat ako makealam sa buhay niya.

I started dressing up. I'll go to work since nag half day lang naman ako baka kaltasin pa sweldo ko sayang naman.

'I'll go to work' that's what I wrote in the sticky paper at nilagay ko sa pinto niya.

“Hoy Faye anong relasyon niyo ni Sir Clyde?” Tanong agad ni Peah sa akin pagdating ko sa pet center.

Tama nga ang hula kong tatanungin nila ako tungkol sa aming dalawa ni Clyde sa nangyari ba naman kahapon.

“Wala kaming relasyon noh”

“Eh ano yung kahapon? Pinagpa-alam ka nga niya kay Ma'am Olivia”

“Kaibigan lang kami at tsaka yung kahapon may pinuntahan lang kami di naman importante talaga”

I look at their faces at parang ayaw parin nilang maniwala “You know what magtrabaho nga lang tayo. We should focus on our work”

They just smiled at iniwan na ako. Napailing na lang ako.

I started to bath the dogs since we have some customers waiting outside.
“Faye tulala ka na naman tignan mo nga yung ginawa mo sa aso” My other
co-worker said.

Napatingin ako sa asong pinapaliguan ko puno na ito ng bula dahil sa rami ng shampong nalagay ko.

I rinse it off with water “Naku po, sorry”

“Okay ka lang oyh?”

“Oo okay lang, salamat”

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Whole afternoon I can't concentrate in my work because of Clyde. I don't know why I keep thinking of him.

I opened the door and Copper was the one who greeted me.

I sat on the floor and run my fingers through his body “Hello Copper where's Tobi huh”

I hugged him, gave him dog food and then I stand up.

Pumunta agad ako sa kwarto ko para magpalit ng damit. I choose to wear
my pikachu over sized cotton t-shirt partnered with color yellow pajama. I then tied my hair into a bun and went outside.

Hindi na ako nagluto ng pagkain since kumain na ako ng dinner bago umuwi.

I was sitting in the living room with the dogs when Clyde came out, his hair was messy and there are some paints in his hands which I assumed he was painting again.

Our eyes met and we stared at each other. No one dared to talk.

“Kumain ka na?” I decided to break the silence that surrounds us.

“Not yet”

I sighed “Gusto mo ipagluto kita?” It's better to asked him first baka magalit na naman siya at hindi kumain sayang naman ang iluluto ko.

He nod and went to the bathroom. I take it as a yes kaya tumayo na ako at pumunta sa kusina.  There are some left over rice kaya napag-isipan kong iluto na lang siya ng garlic fried rice.

Matapos kong maluto ang fried rice ay inihain ko na ito sa lamesa at saktong lumabas siya sa banyo.

“Here pwede ka ng kumain”

Aalis na sana ako ng may sinabi siya sa akin “Can you join me?”

“Tapos na akong kumain eh” after saying that, I decided to join him “Pero sasamahan na lang kita”

Umupo na ako and he started to eat while me on the other side watching him eating.

“Stop staring at me” he put down the
utensils he was using at tumingin sa akin.

“I'm not” but still eyes on him.

He sighed “Yung kanina, I'm sorry”

I got taken aback when he apologized. Ngumiti ako “It's okay you didn't mean it naman”

“I thought if sasamahan mo ako Dad will stop bringing that topic again. But, he didn't” he looked down.

Ngayon alam ko na kong bakit niya ako sinama kahapon sa birthday ng mama niya.

“What did I expect? Of course, he's still disappointed in me”

Umupo ako sa tabi niya.  “It's sad to say wala tayong magagawa if galit pa rin ang papa mo ngayon. But, I know for sure he'll accept you in the future. I know he loves you Clyde. Someday matatanggap niya rin ang pinili mong destinasyon”

He stared at me and I smiled at him. 

“Pagkatapos niyan matulog kana” Tatayo na sana ako ng may sinabi siya.

“Can you hug me?” Tumingin ako sa kanya. He looked away “Never mind”

Hindi ko siya sinagot instead I hugged him just like what he asked me to do.

“I find your hug comforting. I---i don't know why”

Hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinabi niya. Agad akong kumalas at di tumingin sa kanya.  I hope he didn't sense that my heart starts to beat faster after he said those words.

When I calmed down, tumingin ulit ako sa kanya. “Sa susunod may bayad na tong hug ko ha” I said those words to liven up the mood.

“Thank you” He said. Sincerity filled in his eyes.

“Everything will be alright Clyde. Bad days will pass by and there will be new beginnings ahead. Continue to do the things that makes you happy.” I smiled and went back to my room.

Days and months passed by and with that I got to know more about him. I got to know different sides of him.

I find it amazing. Clyde rarely laughs, he's always that type of person that is serious. Sometimes he can be rude or
have that bad attitude thingy. But there's this thing that he is a soft type of person inside.

I don't know how to say this or should I say ano ba tong mga pinagsasabi ko.  But I wish I can be that person who will comfort him until the end.

I want to be that person who will be there for him whatever may happen. That person who will understand and love him unconditionally.

Is this what they said falling in love? If yes, then I think I am falling in love.

I think---I just fall in love with my roommate..

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