Her Full-Time Apricity

Special Chapter: Blissful Escape

Special Chapter: Blissful Escape

Chapter theme: Fearless by Taylor Swift

My face started to crease when a lot o smoke started to emit from the grill.

Kyle on the other hand’s still drastically fanning the charcoal. “You brat don’t fucking fan all the smoke to my direction!” I exclaimed. “Ay sorry, my bad, Nessa.” Kyle chuckled, standing beside me before continuing with his part.

Napakurap naman ako nang biglang lumaki yung apoy sa ilalim.

“Hindi pa ba pwede ‘to? Taste it, Kyle.” I said, picking up a meat strip with the tongs I’m holding. Agad namang lumapit si Kyle para hipan at kainin yung karne. I silently watched him, his face looked confused and his eyes widened by the end. He then hurriedly took the tongs from me, taking all the meat strips out of the grill.

My eyes frantically blinked while watching him panic.

“What? Ano’ng lasa?” I asked.

“A second close to being burnt.” He honestly said, making me blink even more. “Well at least, only close to being burnt...” I muttered.

Halos alas otso na ng gabi at ulam pa lang ang naluluto namin.

“Pa’no na yung kanin?” Kyle asked, pointing at the small sack of rice.

Mabilis naman akong umiling.

“How about ramen replacement?” I suggested. “Right, ngayon lang ata ako nag agree na mag instant food ka ulit.” Kyle chuckled. We both know the poor rice would surely go to waste if ever we try to cook them. Ito ngang pag iihaw muntik pa naming sayangin.

Kyle presented to prepare the instant ramen, that’s why I already went back to our table that we both set up earlier, to start preparing our plates and utensils.

“What drink do you want?” I asked upon opening the other cooler that’s meant for our drinks. “Heineken.” He replied while ripping the cupped ramen’s seasoning packets. Giving him a nod, I already took the same drink for me.

“You need help?” I asked Kyle who just closed the lid of the cupped noodles.

“Grabe Nessa para namang sinasabi mo na pati paglalagay ng mainit na tubig sa ramen hindi ko pa rin magagawa nang ayos.” Kyle pouted as he brought the noodles to our table.

“I was asking if you wanted me to help carry them.” I defended while rolling my eyes.

Kyle only chuckled while shaking his head before pulling my camping chair for me. “Kain na lang tayo, Nessa.” He said, planting a kiss on top of my head. Hinila na rin niya ang camping chair niya’t pumwesto na rin sa tabi ko. “Dala mo ba meds mo?” He asked, pertaining to my pills for anaemia. Tahimik ko naman siyang tinanguan habang pinupunasan ang mga kutsara’t tinidor namin bago siya abutan. “Hindi ka na naka-inom kaninang tanghali.” He sighed.

“Uminom ako. When you went to take a leak, uminom ako ng gamot sa loob ng sasakyan.” I explained.

“Ayan, very good.” He grinned as he handed me my cup of instant ramen.

“Nilagyan ko ng cheese ‘yan, gusto mo may cheese kapag spicy yung ramen ‘di ba?” Once again, I gave him a simple nod in response. “Thanks. Let’s dig in.” I said, sipping a soup from my ramen.

Just as we both started eating our food that almost humbled us both, Kyle then reached for his phone and played some tunes.

I leaned back to my seat, holding my cup of ramen so that I could eat more comfortable. “Lesson for tonight? We’re really hopeless in this case.” Kyle muttered while munching his food.