I shook my head and entered quietly. He turned to me at once, his eyes sharp but softening the moment he saw me. The phone was still pressed to his ear, pero hindi niya inalis ang tingin niya sa akin.
“I’ll call you again,” he said, voice clipped, then he ended the call.
His brows drew together. “Hindi ka pa natutulog?”
Nagulat ako na iyon ang una niyang tinanong, not about the coffee tray I was holding, not about why I was there. Just about me.
“I was worried. Hindi ka pa natutulog. You should go to sleep na rin, Nicholas,” I said softly, placing the cup of coffee on his desk.
He leaned back, arms crossing, studying me. Then, with a little tilt of his head, he said, “Pero binigyan mo ako ng kape?”
Parang gusto kong batukan ang sarili ko. Oo nga naman! Sino bang nagbibigay ng kape ku
