"You are laughing out of that?" The professor asked and raised her brow, and I gave her a wide smile.
"Yes Miss, I just remembered my childhood in that child." I answered, she stared at me like she wanted my answer to be elaborated.
"A crybaby." I added and smiled a little when I remember all things that happened when I was a child.
"Do you have a nice childhood?" She inquired again like she is very interested in my story.
"Nice that we can afford to eat 3 times a day, but not nice because being childish during those times was rob by my family. They forced me to grow faster. So instead of letting me play outside they prefer I read books starting when I was 3 years old. When I turned five, I immediately got enrolled in grade one and boom here I am a minor but now in college." Kwento ko and I saw something in her eyes. Pity.
"I hate that look maam" I said at umiwas ng tingin.
"What look?" Maang-maangan pa.
"Never mind. Anyway, Miss I'll be going now." I said and cleaned my table. She did the same mukhang aalis narin.
Sabay kaming bumaba ng hagdan, I opened the door at pinauna siyang lumabas. I saw her went to the parking lot ng building kaya ako ay nagsimula narin maglakad at hindi na nagpaalam. But as I walked ay tinabihan ako ng isang black raptor and the window went down.
"Hop in" the beauty said but I shook my head.
"No, thanks maam pupunta lang po ako sa bus stop." Pagtanggi ko. I like walking in the night kaya.
"Don't make me repeat myself Miss Mayor." She wore a deadpan look kaya napipilitan akong sumakay sa front seat ng sasakyan.
"Where to?" She asked and I told her my address.
"Baka out of the way ka na po Miss sa uuwian niyo po." May hiya rin naman ako, sayang sa gas if out of the way na pala yung apartment ko.
"No, I live near in I.T Park." She casually said and maneuver her car. Hindi na lang ako nagsalita pa.
"Why Stat?" Bigla niyang tanong.
"Spin the wheel Miss. Nagland sa stat kaya ayon pinanindigan ko nalang." Bored kong sagot. It is true nag spin the wheel lang talaga ako.
"I'm dead serious Miss Kaethrein." She looks annoyed.
"I am serious about my answer too Miss." I grinned when the annoyance look fade in her face. Ang cute ni Miss, pwedeng iuwi na lang tagalinis lang ng kusina ko.
"This is an apartment building, you live alone, or you are with someone?" She said as she looked at to where I live. Lumingon ako sa kaniya matapos kong tanggalin ang seatbelt ko.
"I live alone Miss." I answered and I saw that she actually got shocked about it.
"Where is your family?"
"Province. I'll be going now Miss. Or do you want to have dinner po muna dito? Kape lang po yung order niyo kanina baka gutom ka na po." I'm a bit hesitant in allowing her in my room but napakabastos naman if I would not offer when she offered a ride to me.
"Okay." Nauna pa siyang lumabas sa akin. I immediately went upstairs dahil nasa 3rd floor ang apartment ko. Walang elevator dito dahil hanggang 3rd floor lang ito at may rooftop naman.
I opened my apartment buti malinis ito. Tinabi ko na ang sapatos ko at nagtsinelas. I gave her my extra slipper. She wore it at pinaupo ko naman siya sa kaisa isang single sofa ko. I have a studio type of room. Pagkapasok mo sa room ko ay sa gilid nito ay bathroom and katabi nito ay ang kusina and my little dining area for four and my bed at may malaking flatscreen tv sa harapan. Pero ang nakaganda ay may balcony ito.
"Nice place." She commented and I smiled a little. I opened the fridge and buti na lang ay fully stocked ito.
"Thank you but Miss do you perhaps eat fried pork? That's the only decent dish I can make because I don't really know how to cook." Napapahiya kong saad. I heard her chuckle at tumayo ito at lumapit sa akin.
"Sit I'll cook." Magpoprotesta sana ako but she has this aura na palagi akong tiklop. I silently sat down and watch her move. Parang kabisadong-kabisado niya ang ginagawa niya.
She pulled out a porkbelly at iba pang mga rekados. I don't know what she will cook kaya nanahimik na lang ako. I turned on the TV dahil nakakabingi ang katahimikan namin. I played a random song in youtube and go back watching Miss Cruz in the kitchen.
"When did you learn how to cook Miss?" I asked ng hindi ko na nakayanan ang katahimikan.
"When I was in highschool." She simply said and got a pan at linagay ito sa stove.
"Kitchen is not for me." Pagbabahagi ko. She looked at me and rolled her eyes.
"You should learn how to cook, that's a survival skill." Pangaral pa nga.
"Nope, mag-aasawa na lang ako nang marunong magluto." Saad ko naman at napataas ang kilay niya but I saw a shadow of smirk in her lips, or I am just delusional?
The night ended na nakatikim ako nang luto ng Professor ko. It was delicious pwede ng mag-asawa si Miss. She went home after we had dinner dahil may meeting pa raw siya online kaya naman pinaalis ko narin agad.
I laid down in my bed with a smile plastered in my lips. What a beautiful evening. I think Miss and I can be friends.
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