Night Life in Tokyo

Chapter 21

My eyes squinted. "Are you bribing me?"

"Would you take it? You know, I've offered you so many things and you have the nerve to reject it."

Dinuro ko naman ang dibdib niya pero pinunasan ko rin naman agad ang daliri ko kasi pawisan siya.

"Hindi naman ako masisilaw ng pera," sagot ko sa kanya. "Keep your money. I'll keep my decency."

He shrugged off. "Whatever, Lav. It's your loss."

"I don't care". Irap ko pa sa kanya pero nagulat ako nang bigla niya akong yakapin at dumikit sa balat, damit at mukha ko ang pawis niya sa katawan. He was just laughing until he pulled himself away from me. Hindi naman niya natigilan ang pagtawa habang iniilagan niya ang pagpalo ko sa kanya ng towel. "Bwisit ka! Ang dugyot ah!"

"It's like you haven't washed and fold my underwears," halakhak pa nito. "And what are you saying, Lav? Oh! You want another hug?"

Lalapit pa sana siya sa akin nang ipaikot-ikot ko ang tuwalya para handang sumumpit sa kanya. Tumigil naman siya, iling at tawa na lang ang binigay niya sa akin habang hindi ko inalis ang nakakamatay kong tingin sa kanya.

"Okay, gotta go back," he said and then back at me again. "Would you please make me some protein smoothie?"

"Ayoko." Paghalukipkip ko pa sa kanya.

"Alright then this is your last day. You can go back to the Philippines now."

He's just pissing me off kaya niya ginagawa niya. "Fine. Pasalamat ka, boss kita kung hindi kanina pa kita naupakan."

"I like that. A woman who fights," he comments, nodding his head. "Anyway, gotta go back. And would you please after making the smoothie, open the bathtub and make it warm."

"Ang daming utos," singhal ko pa.

He smirked. "What did you say?"

Umiling ako. "Wala po kamahalan," I said and dropped on a curtsy. "I'll be in the kitchen now."

Dali-dali na rin naman akong tumungo sa kusina at kinuha ang mga frozen fruits, almond milk sa ref at ang protein powder ni Trent. Inihanda ko na rin naman ang blender at sinimulan ko nang ipagsama-sama lahat. It only took me a few minutes when I finally finished it.

Isinalin ko naman sa isang malaking baso ang protein smoothie ni Trent. Papalabas na sana ako ng kusina nang matulala na naman ako panoorin si Trent sa pag-wo-work out nito.

He's a very charming, eloquent person. Kaya nakakapagtaka kung bakit single pa rin siya. Maybe that's why his mother was pushing me to be his wife. Marami kasing complications why won't I go to that point. First of all, why I'm in Japan and my family. Knowing Trent that his family is very special for him was the opposite of what I had. Pinakakaingatan niya 'yon. He will do everything para lang sa pamilya niya. Ang ingudngod ang sarili sa tambak ng trabaho na iniwan sa kanya ng father niya and provide everything he can to his mother.

I'm far from who he is. We're total opposite of each other. Nakakainggit at some point. But this is life.

I expected Trent would be this cold-hearted person na walang pakialam sa lahat ng bagay but it was different from the course of the days. He's caring, emotional, and very affectionate. What people see could be his guard to protect himself from anyone, but when people deeply knew him, magbabago ang tingin nila sa kanya.

When he's finally done working out ay saka na ako lumapit sa kanya para ibigay ang smoothie na ginawa ko. Kinuha naman niya ito sa kamay ko at mariing tinikman.

"What did you put in here?"

"Laway ko," sagot ko sa kanya. "Pati sipon."

"Seriously, Lav?"