BHO CAMP #9: The Mismatched

Chapter 36: Paubaya

"Just order food," he said.

"It's snowing too hard. I don't think they will send a rider out. Everything will probably be for pick-up."

"Then buy some."

"I'm not driving in the snow."

Napapakamot sa ulo na tumayo siya. Hindi kami masyadong nakatulog kagabi kaya hindi na ako nagtataka kung bakit parang antok na antok siya. Ako nga pakiramdam ko tulog pa ang kalahati ng utak ko.

"Kung ayaw mong lumabas, ikaw na ang magluto," sabi ko.

"Tinatamad ako."

"Mas nakakatamad lumabas."

Naningkit ang mga mata niya ng may maisip. "We don't have groceries because you used it all in your lab experiment."

"It's not a lab experiment!" I hissed. "I was trying to cook gnocchi with burnt butter and walnuts."

"Your did burned it." Ngumisi siya nang maalala ang niluto ko na pinilit kong ipakain sa kaniya dahil kinumbinsi ko na style lang ang itsura no'n. Kahit sunog talaga iyon. "You almost cremated it."

"Blaze... I swear to God..."

"Next time, babe, try to start with uncomplicated food. Like an egg perhaps?"

"I'm not going to eat egg for dinner."

He rolled his eyes. Dinutdot niya ang noo ko bago siya tumalikod at naglakad papunta sa kuwarto. Umupo na lang ulit ako sa sofa at kinuha ko ang game controller para ipagpatuloy ang laro na tinuturo niya sa akin kanina.

I looked up from the game when Blaze emerged again. Pinigilan kong mapatawa nang makita ko na balot na balot siya. He looks like Felonius Gru from Despicable Me but instead of being big, he's just plump because of all the layers of clothing that he's wearing. He's even wearing earmuffs.

"Makatawa ka samantalang ikaw nga nasa loob lang ng bahay eh balot na balot na," sabi niya habang sinusuot ang coat niya.

He's right though. I'm wearing a jacket on top of a sweater. Sa loob ng sweater ay naka t-shirt pa ako. Sa anong magagawa ko kung sobrang lamig ngayong araw na 'to?

"What do you want?" Blaze asked.

"Mary Brown's chicken." I watch him fished out the car keys from the coffee table. "And coffee from Tim Hortons."

"Wow may pahabol pa."

I stuck out my tongue at him and with a shake of his head he walked towards the main door. Nang buksan niya 'yon ay kita ko ang maputing tanawin sa labas ng bahay.

"Be careful!" I called out to him.

He just raise a hand to wave at me before he closed the doors. Inabala ko na lang ulit ang sarili ko sa paglalaro. I like playing video games but I'm never been too engrossed with it. But since we have nothing to do, it's kind of a good way to pass the time.

As if to prove that, I got into the game hard that I almost jumped to my feet when the doors opened. Tinignan ko ang wall clock bago ko binalik ang atensyon ko kay Blaze na may dala-dalang mga paper bag. He's been out for almost half an hour.

"What?" I asked him when I saw that his eyes are squinting at me again.

"The woman at Mary Brown's was looking at me like I was crazy. May problema sa drive thru nila kaya kailangan kong pumasok sa loob. Everyone's just wearing casual clothes and happily chatting while I look like I'm hiding a TV set inside my clothes. She said it's not even cold. How could it not be cold? It's snowing like hell."