The Replacement Wife

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

The moment we arrived home, I immediately laid my body on the couch. Ipinikit ko ang aking mga mata habang nakatingala.

I heard Zeiger's footsteps near me. "Zeig, ikaw na muna ang maunang mag-shower. Susunod ako," sabi ako.

"Sasabay ka sa akin?"

Napabuka ako at agad napalingon kay Zeiger sa gulat ko. "W-What... What the hell?!"

Upon seeing my sudden reaction, he chuckled while untying his tie and with his coat hanging on his arm.

"I'm just kidding." He chuckled.

I loosened up myself a bit and glared at him. Umirap ako at tumingala nalang ulit at pumikit.

"Ang pangit mong mag-joke," bulong ko.

I can still hear him chuckling kaya napairap ako habang nakapikit.

"But if you want, you can take that seriously. I won't mind."

"Shut up, Zeiger Drake!"

"I'll be taking my shower now. Won't you come? Ayaw mo?"

Sa inis ko, binuka ko ang aking mga mata at tinignan siya ng masama. His face looks innocent as he looked at me but I saw a smirk hidden in his pursed lips, so wala akong pake sa pa-inosente niyang mukha.

"Yes- I mean no! Ayaw ko! Tumahimik ka nga! Maligo ka na doon."

"Alright." Humalakhak siya. Ipinikit ko ang mga mata ko ng mariin.

I don't know if I should be happy that he talked to me now or not because he's pissing me off.

Narinig ko ang yabag ng paa niyang paalis na kaya medyo nakahinga ako ng maluwag.

"If ever you've changed your mind, I won't lock the door. Feel free to enter and join me."

"KEBARIBARIDAD ZEIGER, TUMAHIMIK KA!" Humalakhak siya. Before I could throw him the throw pillow he treads faster up the stairs.

Napabuntong hininga ako nang mawala siya sa paningin ko at tanging yapak ng paa at halakhak nalang niya ang naririnig ko hanggang sa pag-bukas at sara ng pinto ng kwarto.

I sighed again and ran my fingers through my hair. This day was tiring yet is the best day I have spent with Zeiger. I never thought-perhaps expect, that this day could happen. Even Zeiger joking around was the least I've expected.

Yes, I may be hoping before that he'd talked to me or even joked around me; I did hope that we'd go on a date but I never expect that to actually happen. Why would I expect that when he couldn't even stand a conversation with me? Why would I expect that when all he did was to avoid me, right? All my life I've been expecting too much on him that I always got disappointed in return. Sobrang nakakapanghina ang ma-disappoint palagi kaya siguro sa parteng iyon ay hindi ko na in-expect pa.

Ilang minuto din akong nanatili sa posisyon ko bago nagpasyang tumayo na at pumanhik sa taas. Nang pumasok ako sa kwarto ay siya ding paglabas ni Zeiger sa banyo. Good thing he's already in his shorts and T-shirt when he went out. I don't know how could I handle the moment where I would see him only with a towel wrapped around his waist.

"You did not change your mind? I didn't locked the door." He shrugged and I flinched.

W-What... Seryoso ba siya?!

"S-S-Shut... Shut up!" I said with a flushed face.

Humalakhak ulit siya kaya inismiran ko siya at padabog na naglalakad papasok ng banyo. I immediately closed the door and locked it the moment I entered. Delikado na.