To Adora, The Melting Dreams. (BOOK 1)

#4; curious Zoe

"Ganoon ba iyon? Okay, then. Makikinig na ako saiyo." he sweetly smiled at me after the long conversation, finally naintindihan na niya ang sinasabi kong iba ang fictional stories sa reality.

Tumango ako dito bago iniwan sa sofa mag-isa at nagtungo sa aking mini-bookshelf.

"Just uhm, read some of these stuffs." Kinuha ko lamang ang ilang libro na alam kong makakatulong dito instead na posibleng ika-confused ni Zoe. I tried to get different kind of books for him and piled it up infront of him para hindi na siya manood pa ng TV series.

"It's better to read things like dictionary and some mathematics." Tinapik ko ang makakapal na libro na binabi ko sa harap nito at sinundan lamang niya iyon ng tignin.

"If you gets bored of it, eto nalang---" I added, tinuro ko sa kaniya ang ilang books sa kabilang banda. those books are about life and it might help this fellow to understand more.

For now, No fictional things and fantasies for Zoe. Masyado siyang madaling matuto kaya pati maliliit na bagay ay pinapaniwalaan niya.

I mean, who wouldn't? Fantasies are called fantasy cause that's what everyone else fantazies about, right?

"Adora what's this?" He asked when he saw the foods infront of him. Sa wakas ay naluto ko na ang aming pagkain at naihanda ko na rin ito, finally we can eat in peace.

"Ah, it's a chicken. Fried chicken." Masigla kong tinuro ang fried chicken sa harap nito, ang mata naman niya'y agad lumipat sa isa pang nakahain sa harap. I smiled and continued talking, "And this is salad. This is rice, kapag kakain ka ng rice, dapat kasabay nito ang ulam."

Nilapit ko rin sa kaniyang harap ang isang pitcher of juice, "Then this is juice, It's orange flavor. Wanna try?" Agad siyang tumango-tango at halos matunaw ang pitcher sa pagtitig niya, his eyes are shooting glitters at the juice. Siguro'y natatakam ito sa kulay ng juice na iyon.

"Okay here," inabot ko sa kaniya ang baso at nilagyan ng juice. Kinuha niya iyon at agad na tinikman, his eyes turn wider as he gulp down the juice. Natawa na lamang ako sa reaction nito, It was priceless.

"Yummy?" I asked him, bahagyang nakangiti habang pinag-mamasdan ito. Binaba niya ang baso at pinunasan ang basa sa kaniyang labi, and then he beamed at me.

"Yummy." He eyes were smiling too, napaka-gandang pakiramdam ang makita itong masaya sa maliliit na bagay. He liked the juice, pati ang fried chicken. He was hesistant about eating veggies at first but he also liked it when he tried them.

I find it funny, if I were him mas mag-hehesitate akong kumain ng chicken because it used to be alive but got butchered to be my dinner.

Pero mukhang hindi magandang idea na sabihin iyon kay Zoe, baka umiyak pa siya at hindi na ulit kumain.

After eating, I decided to show Zoe the night sky, lumabas kami sa terrace and there---

He asked things and he was very ethuasiastic about them, I got stunned when he suddenly said something I didn't expect.

"Adora, You can cook the best foods. Sabi sa libro, A mother cooks the best foods. Are you a mother?" He curiously asked, nakatingin ito sa akin gamit ang maamo niyang mukha.

"No, I'm not a mother---- yet." I smiled at him and he seems much more curious about this mother thing.

"Huh? Bakit?" Zoe asked, para bang weird para sa kaniya na hindi ako isang Mother, siguro'y iniisip nito na isang title or something ang salitang Mother.

"Well, to be a Mother, Kailangan ng Father." Natawa ako sa sariling sinabi, nakakatawa pala kapag i-eexplain mo ang mga ganitong bagay.

"Then a maybe child to take care of. I'm considered as a Mother kapag nangyari iyon. I'll be a Mother once I have my own family." I replied, feeding his curiousity. Ngunit bawat sagot ko sa mga tanong nito'y may kaakibat ulit na mas maraming tanong.