Stonehearts 2: Amethyst

Nine

"Goodnight dy." I muttered when I tucked him in his bed. I was about to turn off the lamp when he spoke in a low but frolic tone.

"He's good for you Love. Chance, he's good for you." He whispered softly, evidently too tired to speak. It's his meds kicking in. I brushed his hair using my fingers before answering.

"Dy, that guy isn't good for anyone. He's arrogant, self-absorbed, narcissistic, manyak. The list goes on." I exclaimed quietly with a sigh.

He took my hand and gently tapped it with his, "But he makes you smile and laugh and cry and angry. Nang natapos na ang relasyon niyo ni Cael, wala na akong ibang nakita sa iyo kundi ang iisa mong ngiti na hindi umaabot sa mata. It was a constant smile and it never changed. The diversity of emotions Chance makes you feel are the things that you forgot without even noticing. Give that man a chance Love. Give Chance a chance." Hindi kami madalas magkaroon ng ganitong usapan ni daddy. But whenever we have one, it really hits me hard. Napailing na lang ako, he needs to know why Chance and I can't be together.

Nakapikit na si dy nang muli ko siyang ginawain ng tingin. Give Chance a chance. Why would I give him one if he never asked for it? He's just here to annoy the living hell out of me. Natutuwa lang siya kapag naiinis niya ako.

Inaasahan ko na umuwi na si Chance dahil natagalan ako sa kwarto ni dy, pero nakarinig ako ng ingay sa kusina kaya agad akong napapunta doon pagkababa ko. Siguro hindi pa rin niya tapos ang hugasin niya. Nagprisinta pa kasi, kung umuwi na lang sana siya, naging tahimik pa ang gabi ko.

When I got back to the kitchen he wasn't doing the dishes anymore. He was holding a screw driver while sitting on the floor infront of my dishwasher. He pressed the on button and it lit up. He fixed it. He fixed my dishwasher. Saka siya napalingon sa akin. Marumi na ang long sleeves niya dahil nalagyan na ng alikabok ng makinarya na inayos niya. He smiled dearly at me, "I fixed it. Hindi mo na kailangang ipaayos Love. I took care of it." Masayang tugon niya. He wiped his sweat and stood up before dusting himself off. "Saan mo nakuha 'yan?" Tanong ko sa gamit na inilapag niya sa counter.

"Mayroon ako sa likod ng sasakyan." He answered with a shrug before he sat down on one of the chairs. He just gaped at me while grinning. "Actually I was thinking of just throwing the damn thing out and buying you a new one. Pero naiisip ko na baka may sentimental value kaya inayos ko na lang."

"You can't just go into someone else's house and just throw their dishwasher away. It's not morally correct." I tried to be nonchalant about what he did but I can't. I'm secretly happy that he fixed it. Matagal ko na kasing problema 'yon dahil hindi ako makahanap ng oras para ipaayos 'yon. "What do you want to have as a snack?" I offered while rummaging the fridge for some food. Wala naman na akong magagawa, hindi ko na siya pwedeng ipagtabuyan dahil inayos ang dishwasher ko.

"Your house is way too big for two people. Buti hindi nababagot si dad dito kapag nasa trabaho ka." He rather said, dropping what I asked him. I hastily turned my head and glowered over him.

"Stop calling dy 'dad'. He's not your dad kaya pwede ba." Saka ko binalik ang tingin ko sa ref at padabog na naghanap ng pwedeng makain. "So ano ngang gusto mong kainin?" I asked again, a little pressing this time so he would listen.

But he still didn't mind what I was asking. "Wala kayong maid?" I'm not gonna win. This guy has his own world. At sa mundo niya na iyon, siya ang nasusunod. I sighed heavily before drawing out two pieces of dragon fruit from the fridge. "Wala. Ayaw ni dy ng maid." Sagot habang hinahati ang prutas sa harap niya.