I wiped the sweat in my forehead and got my spare keys. Tahimik ang bahay senyales na hindi pa umuuwi si Wayde. It''s time for me to have a dinner. I nned to boil some water to cooked noodles. E ano ''bang m ko sa pagluluto? W. "hmm..." I opened the cab and the food was well organized already.


    Sim sa mga kasangkapan hanggang sa mga canned goods ay wng palya ang pag o-organize niyon. Wayde must be really a neat person. Sa kwarto png niya ay w kanang makikitang alikabok sa mga sulok-sulok. Napaka-masinop at ayaw ng kt.


    For a week staying here, sado ko na din ang routine ni Wayde. The first thing he does is work out, and resting in the garden for awhile. After, he would directly go to the kitchen to cooked. Kung nakatira rin siguro ako sa ganitong lugar ay gagawin ko rin ang gagawin niya.


    But the thing is, I don''t.


    Binuksan ko ang ref at naghanap ng maluluto roon, "Fish... chicken... and pork."


    Really? Ngayon pa tga?


    Napabuntong-hininga ako at nanlulumong sinarado iyon. I couldn''t even fried fish without someone guiding me, baka ako pa ang dahn kung bakit abo nng ang madadatnan ni Wayde sa bahay.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    I sat at the bar stool for awhile- contemting on what dish would I cooked. Hindi naman pwedeng i-aasa kong kay Wayde pgi ang pagluluto. Besides, there''s still a lot of time for me to learn. Tumanaw ako sabas at makulimlim na ang kngitan.


    The cold breeze is brushing off my hair and I don''t even need a fan to obtain some air. I fixed my posture when a bright ideaes to my mind. Right! Gagawa nng ako ng tinng isda!


    Madaling naman siguro ''yon. But the thing is, I don''t trust my cooking skills. I sucked at that department, but I''ll still try to do it.


    It''s good that the vegetables that I need are already set, and also the fish. Niyagak ko ang mga isda at hinugasan iyon. After I prepared the ingredients, I immediately searched on how to cook it. Buti nng ay marami-rami rin akong tutorials na nakita. I reached out for the knife rack and got some standard knives there.


    ng minuto rin akong tumunganga bago sinimn ang paghihiwa ng mga gy. I grimaced from time to time when the knife slipped on my hand. Buti nng ay hindi ako nasugatan.


    I boiled some water down and put the vegetables there. Kumunot ang noo ko nang mapagtantong may kng. Should I put a potato there? Siguro naman ay mas sasarap ''yun kapag ngyan ko ng patatas.


    Right! I should slice one. Nang ma-slice ang mga yun ay kaagad ko iyong nilunod sa sabaw. I wonder if what would it taste like.


    "What are you--" napalingon ako sa pinanggalingan ng boses. Natign naman si Wayde nang makita niya akong nagluluto.


    Wayde''s eyes darted to the food that I''m cooking. Bahagyang napaawang ang bibig niya nang makita ang itsura ng niluluto ko. He''s still in his business suit while holding an attached case.


    He immediately removed his coat and I can''t helped it but to admire his masculine body. His long sleeve polo is flexing his muscles that makes him tremendously sexy. Even the veins in his hands were showing and wearing that rolex watch made him even more attractive.


    Napansin niya ata ang pagsuyod ko sa suot niya kaya mabilis akong nag-iwas ng tingin. In my peripheral version, I saw him smirked and rolled up his sleeves upto his elbow.


    I smiled awkwardly, "G-ginagawa ko ba ng tama ''to?"


    Napadako ang tingin niya sa sibuyas-dahon na mukhang giniling na, ang kamatis na durog at sa mga seasoning na na nagkt sa counter top. Then his eyes settled on me. Lumapit pa siya sa''kin at sinilip ang pan, "What are you cooking, woman?"


    Nag-aangan akong sumagot at napalunok. I should have not came to this decision! Napangiwi ako nang makita ang niluluto ko. Ako ba tga ang nagluto nito? Halos hindi na maitsura iyon at hindi na makla ang mga gy na naroon. Seryoso ba ''to?


    "Tinng isda?" Now I''m not sure if it''s really tinng isda. "Uhm.. ngyan ko kasi ng patatas kaya nagka-ganiyan. Ayosng ba?"


    He raised an eyebrow before massaging the bridge of his nose. Mukha itong problemado at sinulyapan ang mga kt sa kusina. I bit my lowerlip waiting for him to answer.


    It looks like I just got myself into a big trouble big time.


    "I''m sorry. I was just trying to cook for dinner. Ak ko madaling gawin pero..." sinundan ko siya nang tingin nang sumandal ito sa counter top at pinagkrus ang mga braso.


    For thest time, he roamed his eyes on the mess I made before saying something. Inayos nito ang reading sses nito at inalis ang relo.


    "Let me teach you how," lumapit siya sa mga pinaghihiwa kong gy at sinuri iyon.


    "Damn... that''s a in torture right there." He said and chuckled. Napangiwi ako nang sumilip rin ako roon at tinignan ang kabuuang itsura. "Hindi ka ba galit?" bumaling siya sa akin habang nakakunot ang noo.


    "And why would I be mad at you?"


    "Kasi ang kt ko? at kng nng ay gawin kong giniling ang mga gy?" napanguso ako. "Sumusunodng ako sa youtube, but it turns out a mess. Sana p naghintay nng ako sa''yo." "Hmm..." he said coolly while listening to my rants.


    "I thought it would be okay to put some potatoes in that soup. Yung kamatis naman, it''s so soft to cut that I can''t even cut it properly. It''s frustrating!" turo ko pa sa pan habang nagreremo. "Well, yeah?" he looked amused.


    Tinaasan ko siya ng ky. "Ba''t mukhang tuwang-tuwa ka pa?"


    "You''re hrious. Instead of being mad at you, bakit hindi nng kita turuan?" natign ako sa sinabi niya. I really thought that he would be mad because I mess his kitchen up.


    But it turns out I''m wrong. Wayde''s action made me realize a lot of things. It may sound ironic but his simple actions made a big change inside me. His words are like a rope that is tugging the vulnerable state inside to make me wander outside myfort zone.


    Sometimes, I get overwhelmed. But most of the time, I learned.