Chapter Fifteen - Persian Cat

Sabi nga nila, the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. I bet Warren will forget his name after tasting my very own special fried rice! From now on, I'm going to cook him a meal nang sa gayon ay hahanap-hanapin niya ang lasa ng mga niluluto ko hanggang sa mabaliw siya kapag ako na ang makikipag-break sa kaniya! How dare he pulled the first move to dump me?!

"Is something wrong?" He asked while there's a food bump in his left cheek.

'How cute'. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko! What the hell?! I immediately pulled my lips down.

I shook my head. "Nothing."

I put the juice on the table and started eating again. Why am I thinking of strange things when I'm with this jerk?!

"You're grinning while looking at me." He pinched his chin. "You know what, it's weird because this fried rice tastes good at first pero habang tumatagal parang nag-iiba na yung lasa. I'm now starting to think that you put poison in my food."

I pressed my lips and narrowed my eyes. He's back at being annoying again!

"Alam mo.." I smirked. "..kung gusto man kitang lasunin, noon ko pa sana ginawa! Tsaka.." I scooped a large portion of rice at isinubo yun sa bibig ko at kaagad naman na nginuya 'yun. "..are you saying na hindi masarap itong sinangag ko?!"

"Well.." He shrugged. "It doesn't taste like the ones I had in restaurants."

I scoffed. "Really? Eh, di dun kana sa restaurant kumain. Akin na nga 'yan!"

I stood up and was going to pull his plate away but he held my hand. He started laughing heartily and the sound of his mellow giggles calmed me kaya napaupo ako ulit. When was the last time I hear him laugh like this?

"I-I'm just kidding!" He wiped the corner of his eyes after struggling to regain his composure. "Of course, your fried rice is the best! Ang ibig ko kasing sabihin ay habang tumatagal mas lalong sumasarap. Pinakamasarap kesa sa natikman ko na sa mga restaurants."

"You said it was weird and I put poison in it!" I grabbed my hand from him and crossed my arms. The nerve! Yung sinangag ko kaya ang specialty ko!

"It's because you were spacing out and grinning while looking at me. So I thought it would be fun to tease you."

"So, was it fun teasing me?" I sarcastically asked.

"Yes!" He laughed again. "You look like a persian cat when you start getting mad."

"Ah.." I tediously nodded. "So, mukha na pala akong pusa ngayon? Ganon?"

I keep thinking of what a persian cat looks like! Ano ba kasi ang itsura nun? Hindi ako mahilig sa pusa at ang tanging nakikita ko lang ay yung mga nasa kalye.

"No, no, no! What I mean is.." He ceased and took a deep breath. "..you're cute and I'm happy that I get to see this side of you again."

And then, here's the moment when a magnetic field appears and my eyes are pulled to look at him. What is wrong with him? He makes me mad and calm at the same time. Was he always like this? I think we've already had this huge gap between us that I don't remember the feeling of having him around and talk of random things when we were still friends. And to hear him saying he's happy, is he even capable of feeling that? As far as I remember, he only smiled when he was told to! He was usually gloomy and silent all the time. But right now, it feels like I'm letting a complete stranger in my life and experience this kind of odd feelings.

Huminto siya sa kakatawa at uminom ng kape habang ako naman ay nilunok yung natirang pagkain sa bibig ko. I bit my lower lip and looked away.

"You know, you're such an ungrateful guest! Sana pala pinaalis nalang kitang nakahubad kanina!" I decided to break my silence habang brutal na hinihiwa ko yung piniritong itlog sa plato ko.

"Hey, that would be harsh." Warren giggled again. "Don't worry, I'll do the dishes."

I just rolled my eyes at him.