"Okay lang,"
He laughed. "Alam mo minsan napapaisip talaga ako. Bakit— "
I arched my brow. "Anong bakit?"
"Wala."
"Anong nga?"
"Wala nga," sabi niya. "Bakit interested ka na ba sa'kin,"
I rolled my eyes. "Hindi kita type,"
"May—" napahinto siya sa sasabihin niya.
Mabuti na lang dumating na iyung order namin kaya doon na ako nakafocus. Inienjoy ko ang pagkain.
Halos makalahati ko na ang kinakain ko nang mapansin ko na nakatitig lang ang kasama ko at hindi niya pa nababawasan ang inorder.
"Why?" tanong ko dahil nako-conscious ako na may nakatingin sa akin habang kumakain.
"Nothing," he said smiling, shaking his head as he began to eat. Loko 'to.
Tahimik kaming kumain. Ninanamnam ko ang bawat lettuce na sinusubo ko dahil ngayon nalang uli ako nakabisita dito.
I heard the vegetables they used in their salad were freshly picked in their backyard. Idagdag mo pa ang tasty salad dressing na nilalagay nila. Perfection!
I giggled.
"What's that?"
"Ang alin?" naguguluhan kong tanong.
He pointed something at my forehead. "That one,"
Kinapa ko 'yung tinuturo niya dahil baka may mumo ng pagkain or ano man ang dumikit sa noo ko.
"Ah... A scar," I answered.
"From?" he curiously asked.
"From an accident," i planly said. "Bakit ngayon ka lang nakakita?"
He rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"Mind sharing?" He carefully asked.
Parang tinatansya ang magiging reaksyon ko.
"Not really," sabi ko.
He just nodded and continued eating.
Nang matapos kaming kumain. Kaniya kaniya na rin kaming nagbayad ng kinain namin — though he tried to insist if he can pay for my food but I declined.
Sobra na ang pagtulong na ginagawa nila sa akin hindi ko gustobg masumbatan after nito.
Nag take-out pa ako ng carbonar as pasalubong sa doktot. Mukhang gusto niya iyon, eh. Hindi ko lang alan kung paborito niya ba ito.
"Are you done?" he asked, I nodded. He's done checking his phone now.
"Para kay kuya?" He asked.
"Oo,"
"One strawberry cheesecake to go," I heard a man say in his deep baritone voice.
Why does that voice seem familiar?
I look back to see who is it but I lose my chance. The man is already on his motorcycle.
"Bakit?" tanong ng abogado.
"Wala. Akala ko kakilala ko. 'Yung boses kasi...familiar," I said.
He looks at my back to see what I am talking about.
"Dito nalang pala ako," I said baka i-insist niya pa na ihatid ako.
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Checkmate, Mr. Great!
Mystery / ThrillerEvery story has some unspoken truth. A lie that is covered up by another lie. It became more thrilling as it became more twisted. Zytho Fredrick De Travera, known as Dr. DT. A well-known psychiatrist. Aside from being a psychiatrist on duty, he ofte...
