How You Hate Me Like That

Chapter 36

Wasn't he certain? I am not one of those people na nagtatanim ng sama ng loob. It wouldn't help me if I die. The life I wanted wasn't like that. I sighed, I showed my smile to him.

"Of course we are. Hindi ka babalik dito kung hindi tayo okay." I answered.

He smiled. Natunaw ang yelo sa kanyang mukha. He lifted his hand up in the air and messed up my hair. I frowned. I rearranged my hair dahil tamad akong magsuklay tapos ay guguluhin lang niya.

"I brought these fruits for you. I know grape is your favorite fruit." He said smiling.

"You remembered."

"Of course. Wala akong hindi alam sayo." He said calmly.

I didn't get what he mean. I shrugged it off and I brought the basket in the kitchen and placed it on the top of the table. I walked back to Manchester. He's busy typing on his phone. Naalala ko na may pasok ako bukas so I needed to tell it to him.

"Why are so suddenly came here? Hassle ang mag-byahe from Manila to here. Didn't you feel jet lag?"

"Nothing. I only came here to see you. I already booked one in the nearest inn here." He answered while his eyes were still darting on his phone's screen.

I noticed that the glass of orange juice was empty. I thought, hindi yun naubos ni Maplewood. Hindi nga nangalahati. He probably drank it. Hindi ko napansin na kinuha niya ang baso.

Later on, he volunteered to cook our lunch. I agreed because I didn't trust myself to offer my cooked food to him. Hindi pa ako magaling magluto. I did try many times at based on my taste, natyetyempo naman ang lasa. Still, I wouldn't let it tasted by Manchester. I just... felt shy. I'm not yet confident to share my cooked food to him.

We ate our lunch. I couldn't help but to missed his food. Magaling na siyang magluto dati pa, mas gumaling pa siya. I stopped myself to drool, nakakahiya sa kanya. I knew him well.

Umalis siya bandang 4:00 P.M, he needed to rest para hindi siya magkasakit. Headache was the pain I couldn't handle well. It was worst than any pain in body.

Monday and I became so busy during the day and even at night. Manchester could not hide his worry throughout the time kaya imbes na twice a week siyang bibisita sa ES, he made umpteenth time, may isang linggo siyang hindi umuuwi sa Manila. I asked him kung hindi siya hinahanap ng family. He said hindi naman daw.

Every night he made snacks for me if I'd stay too late. Hindi rin siya natutulog kung hindi ako natutulog. I couldn't tell him to do this and do that because in the first, he won't listen to me.

It was the second week of June and eventually, I would finally taste the real freedom. I never had a freedom, kung freedom man ang malayo sa pamilya ni Manchester hindi pa yun. I meant college life was never been good to me. I didn't have real friends there. For them, it's a competition. Lahat kalaban and some of them were selfish. Para sa isang survival journey ay hindi mawawala ang taong selfish. School was my less favorite place and social media was also included because toxic people who were wrapped in plastic lived there.

Hindi din naman ako mahilig sa social media so I thought it's healthy for me. Pag-uwi ko sa dorm ay nagbihis agad ako. My editor emailed me to get ready dahil ipiprint na daw ang story ko. I was so excited because it's my first time to be a published author. The money I could get from writing would be a big help for me. Pagmaka-graduate ako ay sure ako na hindi ako makakahanap agad ng work. But I'll try to find one para sa expenses ko. Hindi pwedeng magtiwala ako sa pagsusulat ko.

I edited my next story, I am planning to publish my next story para maging libro na. I brought chocolates in my room just in case I get hungry. I finished eleven chapters at 11. It's almost midnight but I needed to finish it para maipasa ko yung manuscript ko.