Chapter 36

Inangat ko ang kamay ko para kunin sana iyon nang may humagip sa kamay ko. Napaawang ang bibig ko at sinuyod ang kamay na nakahawak sa akin.

"What are you doing?" his voice is stern and serious.

"I-I'm sorry, I just saw that... uhm a contract about something," tila naumid ang dila ko at hindi maipagpatuloy ang sasabihin.

He put my hands down and fix the papers in his table. Nang maayos at malagay sa lalagyan nito ay humarap siya sa'kin. Hindi ko magawang salubungin ang tingin niya.

"Why are you still up by this hour?" His voice is still groggy. Umiling ako.

"Naalimpungatan lang ako. I was about to fetch a glass of water when I saw you here. G-Gigisingin sana kita, but I think you're already up."

"Really?" may pagdududa at panunudyo sa boses niya. He’s teasing me again.

I stood up. Pinagpagan ko ang sarili, "Talagang-talaga. Bye!"

I hurriedly turned my back away from him and headed to the kitchen. Kumuha ako ng isang baso tubig at kaagad na ininom iyon. What I saw earlier went back thr