"Why? Why did you do that,Tine?" Bong.
"Because you can't eat that, Mr. P!"
"Why?! Why cant i eat that?!"
"At tsaka why Mr. P?!" He added.
"Ang kulit mo po eh no? I said earlier na it's bad for your health! And, i remember na you told me to call you anything! Right?" I answered him.
Ang kulit eh! Sabi ko kanina after i payed, he can't eat that! Kasi it has plastic on it!
konting FLASHBACK
"Huh?" Bong.
Hah! I knew it! It's you,Bongy!
"Oh, it's you po pala!" I said. Kahit na alam ko talaga na siya yun! Haha
"Damn it,bong!" He whispered but i heard it.
"Yes, haha!" He looked at me and said.
"Pero why? Why cancel it?" He asked me
Jason is looking at us lang, while getting my 2 Big Bites. Hahaha
Diyan ka lang, kunin mo lang yan! Tagal namin hindi nagusap no!
"Because it's bad for your health po. I'll cook something nalang for you." I said.
Hindi naman magigising yung apat. Malayo yung room ko sa kitchen. And, hindi sila madaling magising. They're heavy sleepers!
"Huh? No need na! I'll eat this nalang!" He answered.
I gave him a look 'NO!' and he nodded nalang.
HAHAHA under ka ata sakin,Mr. P?
"Ok" he said
Good!
Jason gave me mine, and we got out na.
End of flashback
"I'll cook something nalang for us to eat." I said while walking to the parking.
I parked my bike beside his car. I didn't know that its his car.
"For us? You're also hungry?" He asked me.
"Uh-hmm!"
"What will you cook? And where? Im sure your parents are asleep!" He said, and because of what he said, it made me stop from walking and faced him.
"What?" Bong.
"I'll cook kung ano yung mahanap ko sa ref and fridge. And for that, i don't live with my parents. So i don't know kung tulog na sila or kung anong ginagawa nila ngayon." I said and started to walk again.
"Huh? Why? If you don't live with them, sino kasama mo?" He asked, he runs. Binilisan ko kasi ang pag lakad ko eh! Hahaha
"Just because po! I live with my friends po." I answered.
"And why do you have so many questions, Mr. P?" I added and i raised my left eyebrow while looking at him.
"Curious lang. Bakit? Bawal ba?" He said
"Bawal ba akong maging curious sa next wifey ko?" He whispered.
I heard it!
Lord, pwede na po!
Charot!
Bonget, ikalma mo lang! Kinikilig ako!
"Po? What is that?" I tried not to stutter, and i said it straight naman.:)
"Nothing, i said lead the way!" He said.
"Oh-k po!" I replied.
"Pero, wait!" Hinawakan nya ang pulso-pulsuan ko
"Is that yours?" He said and looked at my 'baby'
"Yes, why?" I replied.
"Your going to ride that?" He asked, again!
Why? Is there a problem ba?
"Uh-huh. Why po? Is there a problem?"
"No, there's no problem. Pero can you? You can ride a motorbike pala!" He said and asked again:')
"Yes po. I can also drive a car." He's shocked.
"Wh-what! Woah!" He reacted.
"Yes, can we go na po? Im hungry na talaga!" I said and i grabbed his keys from his hand to open his car and put this in.
"Hey!" Bong.
"Chill,Mr. P! Ilalagay ko lang 'to sa loob ng car mo!"
"Oh-k" Bong.
I closed the passenger seats door.
And walked towards my bike.
"I'll lead the way,Mr. P! Follow me"
He nods, and pumasok sa driver seat.
____
"Aren't your friends asleep?" Tanong nya pag dating namin sa bahay.
Tanong agad,Mr. P!
I sighed lang and head to the kitchen.
I opened the refrigerator and i saw rice.
I guess ill cook fried rice.
Let me see kung may other ingredients.
I left Bong sa door, kaya niya na sarili nya! Hahaha char!
Joke lang, hindi no!
"Hey, Mr. P!" I called him
He looked at my direction.
I signed him to go here.
He nods.
"I'll cook rice with green onions and egg." I said and showed him the ingredients that i will use.
"Isn't that heavy?" He asked.
"It is, pero since hindi ako masyado kumain ng dinner, I'll eat this." I answered.
"Ok, ikaw bahala." He replied.
I started chopping the spring onions and i cracked the egg.
I can do this, since Culinary nga ang kukunin kong course, need mag multi-task.
I can hear his reactions behind me.
"Woah."
"Nicee!"
"You can do that?"
I looked at him and i answered him.
"Yes,Mr. P! I can!"
"Really! Woah, that's nice, bab-" he covered his mouth.
Why didn't you continue it?
Napailing nalang ako, at itunuloy ang pag-hihiwa.
"Mr. P"
"Hmm?" Bong.
"Can i ask something?" I said.
"You are already asking."
"Yes, you can. What is it?" He added. Bilis hahah
"Why are you at the 7-Eleven earlier?" I asked him.
"Kasi nga im hungry, actually i haven't eaten pa since lunch." Napatingin agad ako sakanya!
What! You haven't pa! Why naman,Mr. P! You should take care of yourself!
"HA!" i shouted.
"Hey! Shh! You might wake your friends up!" He worryingly said.
"No, no, no! I don't care!" I angrily said.
"Why haven't you eaten pa? Why? You should eat! I know you're busy, pero you still need to take care of yourself. Paano ang bayan kung walang Ferdinand Jr na mamamahala?" I added.
"Shhh!" He shushed me.
"I slept kasi, i didn't notice the time. Kaya nakatulog ako." He defense himself.
"I know you're tired, pero you still need to eat! Hays,Ferdinand! I'll send foods to your HQ! I'll make sure that you'll eat your breakfast, lun—"
Wait, why am i doing this? He has a wife! He's wearing his ring!
"No, never mind. Take care of yourself po, okay?"
Tumalikod agad ako kaya hindi ko na nakita kung tumango ba siya.
____
I finished cooking na and I'll prepare this and we'll eat na.
"Let's eat na po." Nilagay ko na ang mga pagkain sa counter table.
"Ok, thank you for the food,Tine!" He said.
I smiled as response.
Bongbong
"Um, wait Jason, pwede bang ibalik to?" Tine asked him.
"Hah? Anong ibig mong sabihin?" He asked back.
"Pwedeng i-cancel?" She said.
Why? Why,love?
"Yung? Eto?" He said and points at my things.
"Just cancel it! Kung hindi pwede, i'll pay parin. Isama mo na yung Big Bites." Tine uttered
"Pwede naman, pero bakit?" Dami mong tanong! Just do what she said!
"Hays! Eto na nga! I'll pay nalang! Include the Big Bites!" Tine annoyingly said.
"Huh?" Napatingin ako kay Tine.
"Oh, it's you po pala!" She said.
Oh shit, Bong!
"Damn it,bong!" I whispered.
"Yes, haha!" I looked at her and said.
"Pero why? Why cancel it?" I asked her.
"Because it's bad for your health po. I'll cook something nalang for you." She said.
"Huh? No need na! I'll eat this nalang!" I answered.
Her parents, baka they're asleep na!
She gave me a look 'NO!' and i nodded nalang.
I guess under ata ako sakanya?!:)
"Ok" i said
Ano pala sasabihin ko? Im scared haha!
_____
Now, papunta kami sa parking lot.
"Why? Why did you do that,Tine?" I asked her
"Because you can't eat that, Mr. P!"
Mr. P?
"Why?! Why cant i eat that?!"
"At tsaka why Mr. P?!" I added.
"Ang kulit mo po eh no? I said earlier na it's bad for your health! And, i remember na you told me to call you anything! Right?" She answered.
"I'll cook something nalang for us to eat." She said.
"For us? You're also hungry?" I asked her.
Kaya nga bumili sya ng Big Bite,Bong 'di ba?!
"Uh-hmm!" Tine.
"What will you cook? And where? Im sure your parents are asleep!" I said, and stopped from walking and faced me.
"What?" I said.
"I'll cook kung ano yung mahanap ko sa ref and fridge. And for that, i don't live with my parents. So i don't know kung tulog na sila or kung anong ginagawa nila ngayon." She said and started to walk again.
"Huh? Why? If you don't live with them, sino kasama mo?" I asked.
Stop walking fast, honey!
"Just because po! I live with my friends po." She answered.
"And why do you have so many questions, Mr. P?" She added and raised her left eyebrow.
"Curious lang. Bakit? Bawal ba?" I said
"Bawal ba akong maging curious sa next wifey ko?" I whispered.
"Po? What is that?" Tine.
Phew! Glad you didn't hear it!
"Nothing, i said lead the way!" I said.
"Oh-k po!" She replied.
"Pero, wait!" Hinawakan ko ang pulso-pulsuan nya.
I saw a motorbike beside my car, is that hers?
Did she rode that? Gosh! Ang cool naman ng future wife ko!
"Is that yours?" I asked and looked at this Ducati motorbike.
Can she ride this? It's big! Well, she's tall naman, so i guess she can!
"Yes, why?" She replied.
"Your going to ride that?" I asked.
She changed?
Ang cool nya na! She can ride a motorbike at 17!
"Uh-huh. Why po? Is there a problem?" She answered
"No, there's no problem. Pero can you? You can ride a motorbike pala!" I said and asked again.
"Yes po. I can also drive a car." Im shocked.
Ano pang hindi mo kayang gawin,love?
"Wh-what! Woah!" I reacted.
"Yes, can we go na po? Im hungry na talaga!" She said and she grabbed my keys from my hand to open my car and put the things we bought earlier in.
"Hey!" Nagulat ako sa ginawa nya!
I thought kung ano yung kukunin nya.
Na turn on ako ng onti! Haha
"Chill,Mr. P! Ilalagay ko lang 'to sa loob ng car mo!"
"Oh-k"
She closed the passenger seats door.
And walked towards her bike.
"I'll lead the way,Mr. P! Follow me" she said.
I nod, and pumasok sa driver seat.
Damn,baby! Your hot, kahit na you're wearing hoodie!
Ahhhh! No,bong!' And i shake my head
____
Were here, and it's close lang pala sa house ko.
I didn't even know na she's lives here.
6 houses lang, and you're at my house na!
She got down from her bike, and i got out from my car.
Kinuha ko na din yung food sa passenger seat.
"Aren't your friends asleep?" Tanong ko agad pag dating namin sa bahay nila.
Baka kasi magising sila eh. Magulat na andito ako! hahaha
She sighs.
And dumeretso sa kitchen nila.
"Hey, Mr. P!" She called me
I looked at her direction.
And signed me to go there.
I nod.
"I'll cook rice with green onions and egg." She said and showed me the ingredients that she will use.
"Isn't that heavy?" I asked.
"It is, pero since hindi ako masyado kumain ng dinner, I'll eat this." She answered.
"Ok, ikaw bahala." I replied.
She started chopping the spring onions and cracked the egg at the same time.
WOW! She can do that? Wife material ahh!
Hahaha
"Woah." I said
"Nicee!" I added
"You can do that?" I asked her
She looked at me and answered.
"Yes,Mr. P! I can!"
"Really! Woah, that's nice, bab-" i covered my mouth.
Shit! Bong, muntikan na!
Napailing sya, at itunuloy ang pag-hihiwa ng ingredients.
I'm watching her, she's good at what shes doing. I guess she'll take Culinary. She's good with knifes.
"Mr. P" she called me.
"Hmm?"
"Can i ask something?" She said.
"You are already asking." I said
"Yes, you can. What is it?" I added.
Baka may masabi siya eh! Kaya sinabi ko agad! Haha
"Why are you at the 7-Eleven earlier?" She asked.
"Kasi nga im hungry, actually i haven't eaten pa since lunch." I answered.
Napatingin agad siya saakin.
"HA!" She shouted.
Goshh! Baka magising yung mga kaibigan mo!
"Hey! Shh! You might wake your friends up!"
"No, no, no! I don't care!" She angrily said.
Oh,god! She's angry! :').
"Why haven't you eaten pa? Why? You should eat! I know you're busy, pero you still need to take care of yourself. Paano ang bayan kung walang Ferdinand Jr na mamamahala?" Mahaba niyang sabi.
Anong idadahilan ko dito! She is angry!
"Shhh!" I shushed her.
"I slept kasi, i didn't notice the time. Kaya natulog ako." Pag dedepensa ko.
"I know you're tired, pero you still need to eat! Hays,Ferdinand! I'll send foods to your HQ! I'll make sure that you'll eat your breakfast, lun—"
Why didn't you finished your sentence, love? Bong.
"No, never mind. Take care of yourself po, okay?" She added.
Tumalikod siya agad.
I smiled lang. She's worried about me. Mas lalo ko pa ata siyang nagustuhan!
_____
She finished cooking na, at nilapag na niya ang mga niluto niya.
It's almost 1 am.
"Let's eat na po."
"Ok, thank you for the food,Tine!" I said.
She smiled as response.
Hindi niya ako pinapansin simula nung hindi niya natuloy yung sasabihin niya.
What happened?
"Hey," i called her.
She looked at me.
"are you good?" I asked her.
She nodded.
"You're not eh!" I said and she looked at my left hand.
Ahh! This? This is not my wedding ring,love!
I didn't wear that na! Since Liza and i are divorced na.
I hid my left hand under the table.
"Make sure to eat your food po. I don't like seeing you not taking care of yourself po!"
"I know,love! I will eat na, don't worry,okay? Im sorry if i didn't eat lunch and dinner yesterday." I said and held her left hand.
She nodded.
"Can i ask something?" Tine.
"Hmm?"
"Your wife po, Atty. Liza. Does she know na you're not home? Im sure na she's worried about you right now." She said.
She's not home, nasa office siya. She sleeps there kapag shes really busy.
"No, she doesn't know." I answered.
"Po? Why?" Tine asked.
"Kasi nasa office siya. Doon sya natulog, she's busy. When she's busy, sa office niya siya nag sta-stay." I answered
"Ahh, ok po. I see!" Tine.
"Ako naman, bakit ang galing mo kanina? While cooking?" I asked her.
She has skills. Cooking skills.
"Ahh, that po? I'm gonna take Culinary as my course po kasi. And i love cooking talaga kaya, kapag im hungry, ako na nagluluto ng sarili kong food." She happily answered.
"Ahh, ok i see! What kind of dishes can you cook?"
Baka she can cook my favorite, Kare-Kare! hehehe
"Uhm, syempre po my favorite dishes. Pork adobo, Pork Sinigang, Sopas, and" she stopped for a second.
"And?" I asked.
"Kare-Kare,Pinakbet, Dinengdeng, and Paksiw." My eyes widened.
Woah. That's my favorite dishes
"Really?!"
"Uh-hmm! I can cook all of that." She said and smiled.
Wow! This kid! She really never stops to empress me!!
"That's nice ah! That's cool!"
"Yes, it is po. I'm the chef of this house, i don't like them being here, kasi this is my comfort zone. The kitchen is my comfort zone" she said and whispered "you are too!"
HALQHWOSJWL! Kinikilig ako! Pops nyo Kinikilig mga ferson!
"Pahinga ka naman minsan,Mr. P! You need to take a rest din po, i saw your rallys and caravans. You're doing a great job,Bong! You deserve everything in the world!" She said.
It made me tear up.
"Shh.. don't cry!" She stood up and hugged me.
"You're doing good,Mr. P! I'm proud of you, so proud!" She said and hugged me tighter.
"T-thank you,L-love!" Im crying na:'(
She rubbed my back and kissed my forehead.
I love you,Tine!
I love you so much!