Loving You With My Hands Tied ✔️

Kabanata 3: Worlds We Belong In

"They're... your family, right?"

I turn around and walked closer to him until there is no almost distance separating us. I also drew a smile on my lips but a smaller smile compared to his wide one just a minute ago.

"Yes, they are. It's better that way so that they won't have to wait for me every time to eat with them, we're all busy with our lives... I can't interfere with that just because I didn't want to eat just yet. "

Bumalik ang ngiti sa labi niya at tumango siya sa sagod ko, he's satisfied and happy with it. He got worried just because of it?

"Also..."

"Yes, Ms. D--"

"Call me Geneva." my smile even widened.

Just like my smile, his eyes widened in shock... perhaps he didn't expect me to order him to call me Geneva.

"I..."

"You called me Geneva yesterday... and I liked it..." dagdag ko pa.

"Did... you?"

"Yes, so from now on, call me Geneva, alright?"

Tumango siya ulet. Mukhang nakakaintindi naman siya, madali lang agad at tatawagan niya na 'kong Geneva at 'di lang Dixon, as in pangalan ko...

Medyo kinilig ako nung naisip ko na tatawagin niya ulet ako gamit yung second name ko! Shet, kalma tayo today Geneva baka kung anong isipin nila at niya. Buti nga at 'di niya pinagsasabi sa iba yung inamin ko kahapon, he's not really talkative isn't he?

"Tell Maria that I'll be eating after I brush my teeth, just give me ten minutes."

"Yes, Ms. Di-- I mean..." he coughed a bit, fixing the back of his throat before finishing his sentence.

"Yes, Ms. Geneva." he smiled.

Sinara niya yung pintuan pag-labas niya, I immediately fell onto my knees in the floor, shet... I'm even weak for that smile of his? What is up with this man? Alam ko na gusto ko siya pero grabe pa rin yung epekto niya sa'kin.

Hindi ko naman din inaakala na mahuhulog ako sa isang tingin lang, love-at-first sight lang talaga ang dating. I barely know anything about him except the fact that he was adopted by the Villanueva family.

Nung una ko siyang nakita, ang dumi niya at may konti pa siyang pasa. Ngayon malinis na siya, sana naman napapagamot niya na yung mga pasa niya at sugat kung meron pa siya sa ibang parte ng katawan niya.

Hindi rin ako makapaniwalang nakakangiti pa siya pagkatapos nang mga pinagdaanan niya galing sa pamilya na yun. Pero kapag ngumingiti siya, hindi rin nawawala yung kaba at saya ko sa dibdib ko, naaadik yata ako sa ngiti niya.

"Good morning Ms. Dixon." bati ng mga kasambahay nang umupo ako sa isa sa mga upuan ng hapagkainan.

Today's breakfast is Salsa Verde Baked Eggs, I guess someone is feeling a bit healthy today. Hindi naman ako mapili sa pagkain ko, pero minsan ayoko lang talagang kumain nang gulay at puro karne na lang, wala akong problema today kaya kakainin ko na lang 'to.

"Do you have anything planned for today?" tanong ni Maria na nakatayo sa likod ng kinauupuan ko.

"Hm..."

'Di ko alam kung anong gagawin ko, I have two months of free time without any single homework that would keep me occupied. Mag-practice na lang kaya akong magmaneho?