Lovely Chef [KathNiel Completed]

Chapter Five - Supposition

Tiningnan ni Nixon si Andrea. Alam niyang mayroon itong hindi sinasabi sa kanya.

"Ano'ng problema?"

Uminom muna ng iced tea si Andrea bago nagsalita. Ayaw na sanang sabihin pa ni Andrea ang tungkol do'n kay Nixon.

"M-may nangyari'ng hindi inaasahan."

Sabay sa pag-inom ni Nixon ng softdrink ang pagsasalita ni Andrea. He wasn't expecting it, at nasamid siya.

"What?"He couldn't believe it. He doesn't want to believe it.

He has known Andrea long enough that he couldn't believe what he has heard. Something happened. Between his best friend and some guy whom he doesn't know. And she just met him three months ago.

"But you just met him!"

She didn't expect his reaction to be that violent. "E-exactly my point. Kaya nga-"

"You didn't even tell me that he's already your boyfriend."

"Because he's not my boyfriend."Lalong nagulat si Nixon, na hindi niya alam kung bakit. To think na wala pa siyang sinasabi sa kaibigan.

"And he'll never be my boyfriend."

"What are you talking about? Anong he'll never be your boyfriend?"

"Dahil ayoko."

Is this another issue of Andrea's  impusiveness? It's always been like this with her. Once she decided she doesn't like the guy anymore, no words spoken, iiwas na lang ito.

In fairness to himself, he has the courage to tell a woman he doesn't like her anymore, eventhough how much it's gonna hurt. But with Amanda, she'll disappear, just like that. She cannot handle closures well, she once told him. Napailing si Nixon. She's even worse than him, he thought.

"Did you at least take some necessary precautions?" mahinang tanong ni Nixon, nakayuko, nakatingin sa kinakain. Hindi siya komportable na pag-usapan nila ang ganoon.

Necessary precautions? "Ha? Ano'ng necessary precautions?"

Natawa si Andrea pagkaraaang maintindihan ang ibig nitong sabihin. Malakas na tawa na ikinagulat ni Nixon.

"Para sa'n naman ang necessary precautions?" pagpapatuloy pa niya

Tiningnan siya ng binata, na parang naguguluhan. Wala siyang makitang dahilan kung bakit tumatawa nang ganoon si Andrea. Nixon had never been confused.

"Andi, kailangan mo pa ba talagang itanong sa 'kin 'yan?"

Mas malakas ang naging tawa ni Andrea.

"Nixon! Walang gano'ng nangyari sa'min, okay?"

"O, e ano ba talagang nangyari?"tanong niya sa kaibigan.

Medyo nakahinga siya nang maluwag nang malamang hindi ang iniisip niya ang talagang nangyari. Not as if he cared. Iniisip lang niya ang mga possible consequences if ever Andrea gets pregnant with Angelo.

Muling natahimik si Andrea at ilang sandali pa bago nakasagot.

"Nag-propose siya."

"What?!" mas lalo pang nagulat si Nixon sa balitang iyon.

"Nag-propose si Angelo,"ulit ni Andrea.

"Bakit?"

"Ewan ko. 'Di ko alam."

"Well, he must really love you,"natatawang sabi ni Nixon.

"He must be crazy."

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