Chapter 18

"What was that all about?" Tanong ni Timothee pagkapasok namin ng villa.

He sounded like he didn't like what I did which made me feel furious. Sobrang dali lang naman ang magpasalamat. Can't he do that?

"Ano po yung gusto niyong ulam?" Walang gana kong tanong at binabalewala yung tanong niya.

I went to the kitchen without glancing at him. I opened the fridge and took some meat. Bahala na kung ano yung lulutuin ko ngayon.

"Look. I appreciate what you did there pero hindi mo na dapat yun ginawa," he insisted.

"Why?" I finally glanced at him. "Kasi kaya mo na? Sir, kung hindi ako sumabat baka nasuntok mo na yung tao. Inisip ko lang kung ano ang dapat gawin sa oras na 'yun."

"But how about you? People would talk how rude my maid was."

"People won't care about me," sagot ko. "Isang katulong lang ako at walang mawawala sa akin kapag sinagot ko sila. Except if you fire me which I doubt would happen. Pero kung nasuntok mo yung lalaki, issue na naman."

"Issue?" He asked.

"Narinig ko yung usap