Way back home

CHAPTER 20

My eyes was closed while my back is leaning in the soft sofa but it never help me to lessen the exhuastion I'm feeling. This OJT is giving me a hard time. Someone massage my shoulder slowly. I smile cause he was doing it gently afraid to hurt me.

"You look exhuasted, mahal na prinsesa."

"Hindi na kasi andito ka na." sabi ko but my voice is broke. My eyes turns bloodshot and I bit my lower lip to stop myself from crying.

Agad naman niya akong tinabihan at niyakap sideways. I hug him too and cried my lungs out. He just gently tap my back as I cried. Tahimik lang din siya.

"Andito lang ako. Iiyak mo na muna yan. Sorry din kasi sobrang busy ako this past few days. Sorry, mahal kong prinsesa." naiintindihan ko naman siya. May thesis siya na kailangan ayusin nila. They are graduating student and I don't want to be the reason for him not to be able to attend that graduation. Alangan naman na magpapabebe pa ako?

Kumalas naman ako sa yakap niya. I smile at him and I was about to dry my tears when he did it. He gently wipe my tears.

"Ayaw kitang nakikitang umiiyak pero hindi kita mapipigilan na umiyak. Ulan kung iiyak ka man, sana kapag kasama ako so I can dry your tears. You can also tell me if I'm hurting you emotionally, intentionally or unententionally." he said and kiss my forehead. Napangiti naman ako. Parang nabawasan na ang bigat ng nararamdaman ko.

"Okay na ako, Akibaby. Thank you."

"No, I should be the one thanking you. Thank you for not giving up on me, mahal kong prinsesa. Magpahinga ka na muna, magluluto ako." he said and stand up.

Oo nga pala, wala pang pagkain.

"Tulungan na kita." I said.

"Maligo ka muna. Amoy semento ka eh." sinamaan ko naman siya ng tingin pero inamoy ko yung damit ko. Medyo nga.

"So hindi mo na ako mahal?" natawa naman siya sa sinabi ko. Ginulo lang niya ang buhok ko.

"Stop using that line on me. Mahal kita at kahit araw-araw kang amoy semento gusto pa rin kitang katabi matulog."

"So okay lang na hindi ako maligo?" I joked.

"Yeah." he said and smile. Tumayo naman ako at hinampas ko siya.

"Che, ipagpapalit mo ako sa hindi amoy semento." sabi ko habang nakabusangot. He was about to response when I left to go to my room. Kinuha ko ang robe ko at twalya ko para maligo.Ayaw kong ipagpalit niya ako no.

Mukhang nagpapalit na siya kasi wala siya sa kusina. Pumasok na lang ako sa banyo at naligo ng bonggang-bongga.

"What taking you so long there?" tanong niya sa labas.

Malamang gusto ko mabango ako, che.

"Magluluto na ako. Take your time, Ulan." he said. Napabuntong hininga naman ako at binilisan kong maligo. I cover my body using my robe.

I also blow dry my hair before moving out of the bathroom. I saw him slicing the ingredients so I walk towards the Island counter where he is standing.

"Anong lulutuin mo?"

"Adobo."

"I'll help to peel the potatoes na lang." sabi ko.

Tinulungan ko naman siya and he was just quite. Nagkwento naman ako sa nangyari sa araw ko. Pinagalitan kasi ako ng may-ari ng firm na pinag-OOJT-an ko. Hindi daw porket anak ako ng isang kilalang tycoon sa bansa ay magchichill lang ako. I'm not chilling kaya. Halos lahat kaya ng trabaho ginagawa ko. Akala mo naman kung sinong gago yun. Pasalamat nga siya yun ang pinili ko eh. Subukan lang niyang sirain ang buhay ko and I'll pull a string to bring his company down.