Napatingin ako sa harap ko. Natigil ang tawa ni Tyler.
"Hi, love!" kinissan ko siya sa pisngi and hugged him tight. "I missed you."
He hugged me tighter and his eyes were full of worry. Ang talim ng tingin niya kay Tyler.
Nakita kong yumuko at umalis na si Tyler.
"Oh no, i got it on you!" Tawang tawa ako dahil puno na rin ng putik ang longsleeve niya.
Still, his mood did not light up.
Hinila niya ako papasok ng kwarto niya. It was the first time na makita ko ang kwarto niya.
It was bigger than mine and it was more modern.
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Namangha ako sa architecture ng kwarto niya. It was stunning until...
"Why were you with him?!" Mataas na boses ni Marco and i snapped back to reality.
"We were just kidding around as friends, Marco."
"You know how I feel about him!" his muscles were so tensed.
Parang susuntukin niya na ang pader.
"Marco, love." hinimas himas ko ang mga braso niya.
"I love you, okay? I told you already, you're the only one inside my heart."
He calmed a little. But still nanginginig pa rin sa galit.
"But, he hurt you, amor mio!!"
"He explained everything and now I know it wasn't his fault."
"And you forgave him? Just like that?"
"No, you don't understand. Wait, let's settle this after dinner, okay? i'll tell you everthing. We're honest to each other, right?"
Tumango siya ng napakahina.
"Now , let's get you cleaned up." aya ko sakanya.
Isa isa kong tinanggal ang buttones ng polo niya.
Natatawa pa rin ako kasi napuno talaga ng putik yung polo niya.
Hinayaan niya lang ako, he was just looking at me the whole time.
Inalis ko na ang longsleeve niya and I touched his chest.
I saw his chest tense up at my touch.
"You're amazing, Marco." sabi ko sa mga mata niya while appreciating how attractive he is.
Pumunta ako sa closet niya and picked a white longsleeve. Parang halos lahat naman dito white longsleeve.
Pinasuot ko sakanya at binuttones.
I fixed his collar.
"Soon, our life will be like this, amor mio." he smiled and kissed me on the forehead.
What does he mean?
Pero let's just focus on his beautiful smile. Sa wakas, ngumiti na siya at kumalma na. Akala ko hindi na siya kakalma.
"Now, I better clean up. I don't want your mom and dad to see me like this."
Tumawa siya. "Go ahead, mi amor." he led me to the door and I left.
Naligo ako ng madalian at tumungo na sa dining room.
Andun na si Tyler, as usual, nakayuko.
Still the same seating arrangement pa rin.
King, queen, and Tyler on the right side. While ako, si Marco, and si Stefano sa katapat nila.
"Well, what did you do today, Ms. Elena Mia?" Tanong ng queen
Tyler looked at me and his eyes were saying 'no'.
"I had.... Umm I had..." Naku! Ano bang sasabihin ko?
"I groomed the horses and watched some cooking shows."
Tama na ba yun? Ano ba yan! Gagawa nalang ako ng storya, mali mali pa!
"And what have you learned from the cooking shows?"
OH MY GOODNESS ANONG SASABIHIN KO!!!!
"I watched umm.." ano ba ano ba.
"how to cook filipino Adobo." yun ang unang pumasok sa isip ko.
The queen's eyes lit up, napangiti siya.
"Adobo? Ang tagal ko ng hindi nakakakain nyan." Her face really gave it away, she got excited.
It was the first time I heard her speak tagalog. I was shocked kasi akala ko nalimutan niya na. She always talked to me in English.
"Ahh opo. Nakakamiss na rin po."
"Tama, anak. Nakakamiss na nga."
"Ehem." kunwaring pag-ubo ni Prince Stefano. Halatang wala siyang naiintindihan.
"Stavo solo parlando di un famoso piatto filipino chiamato "adobo" che è maiale addolcito con salsa di soia." pag-explain ng queen.
Narinig ko ang adobo so siguro inexplain niya? Haha
"Ms. Elena Mia, it would be an honor if you could cook adobo for lunch tomorrow."
The queen? Requesting me to cook? Nakakahiya.
"Tyler can help you. I think you have become great friends at the hotel you worked in."
Huh? Eh diba nga galit siya nung nakita niyang pumasok ako sa kwarto ni Tyler? Ba't ngayon na I'm with Marco, okay lang sakanya?
Marco's smile went away.
"No mama, I'll help her." sabat ni Marco.
"No. This is a Filipino dish, Marco. They know it best."
Tumahimik si Marco.
"Well then, I must say, I am excited for tomorrow." the queen smiled at me and touched my hand.
Tumayo kami ng sabay sabay at pumunta na sa kanya kanya naming kwarto.
*
"knock knock"
I opened the door.
"Marcooooo!!!" I greeted him with a big smile and a tight hug.
"You're so happy today, mi amor."
"I just had a fun day today, that's all."
"About that.." he got serious. "Care to tell me what I have missed?"
Inexplain ko sakanya ang lahat ng nangyari kanina.
From the horse stables until the mud part. Inalis ko nalang yung treehouse since I don't really know if Marco knows about it. I wanted to be completely honest, though.
Tutal. Wala namang masamang nangyari.
*LATER*
"Marco, just know that I don't have feelings for him anymore. We're just beginning to be friends. Only friends, okay? I promise."
"You promise?"
"Yes!"
"Okay, then I should leave, amor mio. Have a good night." he locked the door and left.
Hay linock nanaman, akala ko ba may tiwala? Hahaha
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