"If tomorrow comes and I forget about this, and I forget about you, will you still love me?"
Yesterday. Love. Nothing else matters to Lee Gabriel than Odyssey Lee. If love was a manifestation, iyon ay ang pag-ibig ni Lee. At unti-unti rin yong naram...
"I'm sorry hija. Magpasama ka na lang sa Yaya Melay mo." Lee's dad whispered. Clearly embarrassed that they have to be like this in front of other people.
Lalo lang tuloy na-awkward si Odyssey.
"Dad, kasama nga ni Mommy si Yaya Melay 'di ba?"
"Si ate Marie mo."
Lee rolled her eyes but didn't push any further.
As Odyssey looks at Arthur Gabriel's retreating back, he felt guilty that he was relieved. He held Lee's hand because she knew she was disappointed, but he will never reveal the fact that he was a little happier that it all went more briefly than how he imagined it to be.
"Sobrang busy. Pati si Yaya, dinamay pa sa ka-busyhan nila." Lee said dejected Lee. "Tayo na lang ang kumain. Nagpa-order pa naman ako ng Foie Gras."
"Foie Gras?" Odi creased his forehead.
"Bakit? 'Di mo ba 'yun gusto 'yun?"
"Alam mo ba kung paano 'yun niluluto? The ducks are being force-fed. Tapos lalaki 'yung livers nila hanggang sampung beses. Kaya masarap 'yun kasi maraming fats. Masarap nga pero kawawa 'yung ducks. Okay lang naman kumain tayo ng karne, pero hindi ba pwedeng 'yung hindi naman sobrang pinahirapan?"
Lee blushed of shame. But at the same time, her eyes sparkled as she held him with more esteem than before.
Unang beses na natutuwa siyang pagalitan sa loob ng bahay nila.
"Uhm. Sorry na." Tanging nasabi niya.
"At saka ang mahal-mahal niyan. Ang hirap pa bigkasin." Ginulo ni Odi ang buhok niya.
"Ano ng gagawin ko dun? Wala ng kakain 'nun."
"Sa susunod, huwag ka na lang bumili ng ganun ha?"
"Okay. Kain na lang tayo sa labas?"
"Sige."
"Pero bago 'yun. Tour muna kita dito sa bahay namin."
Napaatras si Odi.
"N-nakapasok na ako sa kwarto mo 'di ba?"
"Loko!" Tinulak ni Lee ng hintuturo niya ang ulo noo ni Odi. "Sabi ko bang sa kwarto lang? Sa buong bahay nga 'di ba? Anong iniisip mo? Ikaw ha?"
Natawa si Odyssey.
"At kahit nakapasok ka na dati doon, natatandaan mo ba? Lasing ka kaya."
"Kahit na." Odi dismissed the conversation as he pulled her out. "Tara na."
"Why? You thinking about bullying me again, weren't you???"
"Do you want to?"
Lee stopped at his straightforwardness. Pero tumawa na lang si Odyssey.
"I was kidding. Not in here... I will never bully you here."
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