Chapter 38

TARAH

"Do you want to have the dessert now?"

"Hindi pa ako tapos. Istorbo kalang kaya tumigil ako." Bumalik ako sa pagkain.

"You can have my lips for dessert. It's sweeter and it won't melt until morning." Malandi niyang sabi.

"No, thanks." Sagot ko agad.

"I want yours." Bulong niya sa tenga ko. I felt a knot in my stomach.

"Tumigil ka Ezekiel." Saway ko.

"What's your favourite food?" he randomly asked. Tapos na yata kumain.

"Marami."

"Kasama ba ako doon?"

I side-eyed him. "Hindi ka pagkain."

"Pero pwede mong kainin."

Pumikit ako ng mariin. "Please stop. Gusto kong kumain ng maayos."

"No really. What's your favourite food?"

"Marami nga. Hindi ka kasali doon." Hindi pa kita nakain. Wait, what?! Napainom tuloy ako.

"I know you like chocolate mousse cake. You don't like pepperoni but okay with pineapple on your pizza. You mostly cook meals with soup at night. You like ice cream. Yogurt as well. I noticed you like it when Eve makes you one of his yogurts. What else do you like?"

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