KEIRA'S POV
"Good morning, love." Sinundan niya ng halik sa noo ang bati niya sakin and I smiled at him.
"Morning. Aalis ka?" Nakabihis na kasi siya and all. Amoy na amoy din na bagong ligo siya. We are sharing my bedroom now.
"Yeah. I have something important to do today so I'm afraid I have to leave early. You can go back to sleep, masyado pang maaga para bumangon ka." It's only 4:00 in the morning.
"Okay. You take care."
"I will. I love you." He leaned closer and kissed me on my lips.
"Love you, too."
He gave me one last smile and then left our room. Kinuha ko ang unan niya at niyakap yun. I'll never get tired of his smell. Since maaga pa naman, natulog na lang ako ulit dahil siguradong tulog pa din yung iba kong kasama dito sa bahay.
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After five more hours of sleep, andito na ako ngayon sa kusina at kumakain ng walang katapusang fruit salad, this time, si Xander naman ang gumawa. Nandito din silang walo at kumakain ng agahan nila.
"Bihis na bihis kayong lahat ah. May mga lakad din ba kayo ngayong araw?" Lahat sila ay naka formal attire ngayon. Does that mean na wala sa kanila ang maiiwan dito sa bahay kasama ko? Well, that's new.
"I hate Mondays." Cloud even let out an exasperated sigh. Natawa ako dun.
"Not fond of board meetings, are you?"
"Masyado bang halata?"
"No, not at all." I even waved my hand at him. The others laughed at that.
"So early in the morning and you two are already going at it, geez. I'll save myself from further absurd conversation so I'll take my leave now. I'll be back before 5:00 pm, Em."
"You don't have to tell me that, T. You can go home anytime you want. Alam ko namang mga busy kayong tao so take your time. Don't worry about me, I have enough guardians here at nagsasawa na ako sa pagmumukha niyong siyam so please do me a favor and spend some of your time somewhere else." You know what all of them did? They just smirked and shook their heads as if I've said something so ridiculous.
"What? I'm serious. Now shoo! Off you go!" They all stood up while smiling but Cloud, Ash, Yan, and Grey were laughing. I can't help but laugh with them habang naglalakad kami papunta sa pinto at palabas ng mansion. I'll send them off. Pwede na ba akong maging asawa ng walong lalaking ito? Nuh, just kidding, I'm off limits or Ran would definitely flip.
Nakaparada na sa harap ng bahay ang kanya-kanya nilang sasakyan so basically, may walong iba-ibang sasakyan sa labas and mind you, walang magkaparehong model sa walong yun. Even Ran's and Race are a different model from theirs. Hindi ko alam kung nagkataon lang o ayaw lang talaga namin na may kaparehong sasakyan.
"Take care, guys." Huminto na ako sa may pinto habang pinapanuod silang magsipunta sa mga kotse nila.
"Don't we get a goodbye kiss or something?" Tanong ni Ash habang naglalakad patalikod papalapit sa kotse niya at bago pa man ako makasagot sakanya, nabatukan na siya ni Xander at Clark at sabay siyang sinabihan ng 'gago'. They're really mean sometimes. Ash just scowled at them.
"We'll go now. Call any of us if you need anything, 'kay?" I just nodded at Hale at pumasok na sila sa mga sasakyan nila and then sunod-sunod na umalis.
Pumasok na din ako sa bahay dahil wala naman akong gagawin sa labas. They sure left a number of guardians here. Actually, kahit mga members ng unit ni Ran ay madalas ko na ding makitang nagbabantay dito sa bahay or kasama namin kapag lumalabas. I don't mind since the twin are the ones giving them orders. I don't have any members of Apocalypse here except from my FMOA. Madalas na ding wala dito sa bahay ang apat na yun dahil pumupunta sila sa Omega (Apocalypse's headquarters) or sa mansion ng Fuentebella. They're renovating that mansion because personally, I don't like it. Pakiramdam ko ay masyadong madumi ang mansion na yun, not in the literal sense. They mentioned na hindi naman yun ganun dati nang buhay pa ang Mommy ko so they're trying to get things back to the way it used to be. Hinahayaan ko lang silang apat na gawin ang gusto nila sa bahay na yun because I know that they know what they're doing.
"Now, what should I do." I asked no one in particular. Kinakausap ko lang ang sarili ko, really.
Umupo muna ako sa living room and looked around me. Naalala ko na may dala palang disc si Hale noong isang araw so I took it out and played it on the phonograph. Mga instrumental songs ang laman nun. Hale said that it's good for the baby so there. At dahil wala na akong ibang maisip na gawin, pumunta ako sa kwarto ko at kinuha ang sketch pad ko. Gagawa ako ng drawing ng magiging design ng kwarto ng anak namin ni Ran.
Pagkakuha ko ng sketch pad ay bumalik na ako sa living room to do the designing there para din naririnig ko yung tugtog. Doing these things kind of feels normal so I started sketching. First off, I thought of the main color for the room and blue is the most ideal one for me. I know na palagi ng ginagamit ang kulay na blue but who cares? I like blue so it must be blue. Second would be the cartoon characters. Syempre una sa listahan si Stitch, then Doraemon, Spongebob, Pikachu, Minions, and Oo-kun. Blue and yellow compliments each other so I like their combination. Those cartoon characters will be on the walls so I started drawing them. For the ceiling, gusto ko ng maraming glow-in-the-dark stickers just like in my room. So, there. Hindi ko na kailangang problemahin pa ang ibang bagay dahil panay ang bili nung siyam ng mga gamit. Sa tingin ko nga ay hindi naman talaga kailangan ang iba dun pero hinahayaan ko na lang sila basta walang makikialam sa design ng kwarto ng anak ko. That's my job. I was about to color my drawing pero tinawag na ako ni Manang para kumain at kailangan ko pa daw uminom ng vitamins kaya kumain na ako and took them.
After my lunch, I proceeded in coloring my drawing. Medyo natagalan ako sa pagkukulay ng gawa ko and I decided to add few more details and before I knew it, dinalhan na ako ni Manang ng meryenda dito sa living room.
"Mukhang busying-busy ka jan sa ginagawa mo, hija?"
"Ahh, opo. Gusto ko ganito ang maging itsura ng kwarto ng baby namin ni Ran. Sa tingin niyo po?" Inabot ko sakanya ang gawa ko at tinignan niya yun habang tumatango.
"Ang ganda ng pagkakagawa, hija. Kahit kailan talaga, ang ganda mong gumuhit." Natawa ako sa sinabi niya.
"Hindi naman po pero salamat, Manang."
"Oh siya, ito na at may gagawin pa ako sa kusina. Tumawag ka na lang ng katulong kapag tapos ka na para makuha itong pinagkainan mo."
"Sige po, salamat ulit."
Bumalik na siya sa kusina at inilapag ko sa center table ang sketch pad ko. Kinuha ko ang phone ko to check if may message and sure enough, there are unread messages. Una kong binuksan ang text ni Ran.
"What are you doing, love?"
"Kumain ka na ba ng lunch? I'll be home for dinner."
"Are you busy doing something? Beep me back as soon as you read this."
May tatlo siyang messages and the last one was sent over an hour ago. I typed in my message and sent it to him. Just letting him know that I was busy drawing and I lost track of time and of course, sinabi ko din na kumain na ako. It's past 4:00 pm na.
Habang naghihintay ng reply ni Ran ay binuksan ko na ang iba pang messages. Syempre lahat silang siyam ay may message. Magtaka kayo kung wala. I wonder if they are paying attention to their board meetings. Lahat sila ay nagtanong kung anong ginagawa ko and I have to reply to all of them bago nila maisipang umuwi agad dito dahil hindi ako sumasagot. I know how their brains work. My phone beeped notifying me of a new message pero nilapag ko muna ito sa table dahil lumapit sakin ang isa sa mga nagbabantay sa labas.
"Big Boss." He then bowed at me.
"Ano yun?"
"May babae sa labas hinahanap si Boss Kyran. Sinabihan ko na siya na wala ngayon dito si Boss Kyran but she insisted to wait for him inside." Napataas ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya.
"Babae? Sure, let her in." Nag'bow siya ulit bago lumabas ng bahay para papasukin ang sinasabi niyang babae.
Nakaupo lang ako sa dati kong pwesto habang nag-aantay kung sinong hudyo ang papasok dito sa pamamahay ko. I crossed my arms in front of me and glared at the double doors. Pagkatapos ng ilang sandali ay bumukas na ito at napabuntong-hininga ako dahil sa pagmumukha ng babaeng ito. I should've known it's her. Agad niya akong nakita at naglakad siya papalapit sakin.
"Why're you here?" Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay dahil sa tanong niya.
"This is my house so don't ask stupid questions." She just shrugged her shoulders.
"The guard outside already told you that Ran isn't here so why do you have to insist on waiting for him inside?"
"Who's Ran?"
"Kyran."
"Oh! That's your pet name for him? That's disgusting."
"You're disgusting."
"Excuse me?!"
"You're excused. Now, get out of my house before I call the guards." She glared at me stubbornly and even dared to sit sa harapan ko. Well, not really in front of me pero sa katapat kong sofa. Nasa pagitan namin ang center table na kung saan nakakalat ang mga ginamit ko sa pagdo'drawing ng design sa kwarto ng anak ko. She looked at them.
"Dito lang ako hanggang sa dumating siya dahil may kailangan kaming pag-usapan."
"If you have something to talk about, don't do it in my house."
"Sure. I'll just wait for him here and then we'll leave."
"Yeah sure. As if he'll do that." She was about to say something pero binuksan ko na ang TV at nilakasan ang volume nito. I can see her scowling at me.
"Are you an interior designer? I like this drawing. Can I have it?" Mabilis akong napatingin sakanya na ngayon ay hawak na ang sketch pad ko. Kinuha ko yun mula sakanya which shocked her.
"Geez, I'm just asking if I can have that drawing. What's your problem?"
"No, you can't." Inilapag ko ang sketch pad sa gilid ko at kumuha ako ng isa pang throw pillow para ipangharang sa tiyan ko. I don't know pero naisip ko lang na kailangan ko yung gawin.
"Why not?"
"Why why not then?"
"Because I can use that to design our baby's room." Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay. I don't think I will like where this conversation is going.