This is how I lived. Cooking food and let everyone taste my palate. Only my family and Lala knew I can't taste any food. Simula nang maisilang ako ay wala na akong panlasa.It may not look normal to the eyes of other people especially that me and my sisters were born with each losing one sense but it didn't stop us from continue living. Instead, we use this as motivation to cope up fron the missing sense. Iba-iba ang ginawa namin para mapunan iyon, I'm telling you it wasn't easy. As for me, cooking is what I've been doing since I am a kid. Nagbabakasakaling may malasahan ako sa bawat lutong ginawa ko. Pero lahat ng iyon ay niisa wala akong nalasahan. It didn't stop me still I continued living so I can prepare food for everyone. "Perfect!" she exclaimes after tasting the food. "Ang sarap mo talagang magluto chef! Hindi ba bumait ang anak ni Mr. Williams nang makakain ng luto mo?"Natawa ako sa tanong niya. "Silly. It's not as if my cooking can magic someone's personality. Mabait naman
"MOM, why are you here?" nagtataka kong tanong kay mommy nang maabutan ko siya sa labas. I kissed her cheeks and she immediately cling her arms on me. Sabay kaming pumasok at naabutan ko ang iba sa sala. They're busy with their own worlds but they greeted me when I passed on them. "My, hindi mo pa po sinagot 'yong tanong ko."Napailing na lang ako nang makita si mommy na ngiting aso na tumingin sa 'kin. I know this smile."My?" pagtatawag ko ulit sa kaniya.Ngayon ay ngumuso naman siya sa akin. Mas lumapit ito at maya-maya ay biglang itong iyak na ikinagulat ko."Aisha...hindi ko talaga kasalanan! I swear that I didn't I purposely broke one glass. It just slip in my hands."Dali dali kong kinuha ang panyo sa bulsa ko para punasan ang luha na tumulo sa mga mata ni mommy. Nagsilapitan din ang iba kong kapatid dahil mukhang narinig ang iyak. Nang makita nila si mommy ay sabay-sabay silang napailing."What did she broke this time?" Sabay-sabay kaming lumingon sa kakarating palang na si
"That's enough."Sabay kaming napalingon sa may-ari ng boses. I can sense the dark aura around him. Siya na rin nagtanggal sa kamay namin. Nagulat pa ako sa ginawa niya kaya hindi na ako nakapagsalita nang hatakin niya ako paalis do'n. I haven't even excuse myself yet.Huminto kami sa isang private room. Nakita kong may tatlong lalaki doon na nakaupo. Sabay-sabay silang lumingon sa'min nang pumasok. No...it's more like they look at me. Hindi nila pinansin ang lalaking nasa tabi ko."Hi." I greeted, not wanting to be rude.I heard the man beside me tsked."Woa woa. Wait." A tall handsome man stood up from his seat. I was a bit intimidated looking at him. He screams something I can't name of. Nilagay pa nito ang kamay niya sa harapan. "Am I only the one who's missing something?"Lumingon ito sa dalawang kasama niya para magtanong."No dude. You're not the only one," the other handsome man answered.My brows furrowed when I saw his whole face. I think I know him!Tiningnan ko ang nasa t
Umiling na siya so I took it as a sign to leave. I carefully closed the door. Bahagyang nakita ko pa itong umupo sa upuan ko na hindi ko na masiyadong binigyang pansin at dumiretso sa private kitchen.Naabutan ko si Essa na nag-aayos ng mga gagamitin ko sa pagluluto. Ngumiti ito ng malawak at kinikilig na lumapit sa akin."Omg chef! Ang gwapo talaga! Makalaglag matres!" tili nito.Hindi ko napigilang matawa dahil sa inakto niya. "Well, he sure doesn't disappoint." I continued laughing. "Anyway thank you. You can go back in your post.""Sure ka chef? Hindi mo kailangan ng katulong?" Ngumiti ako sa kaniya bago umiling. "O hindi kaya kausap ni Mr. Williams? Baka mabagot ang bebe."I couldn't help but to laugh. "I can handle this. Hindi ko lang alam kung kailangan niya ng kausap. Hindi ko natanong.""Si chef talaga! Pero sure na 'yan chef Aisha?""Sure na nga," natatawa kong sagot sa kaniya.Nagkibit balikat naman siya. "Kung kailangan mo po ng tulong, isigaw mo lang ang aking napakagand
Nagulat ito sa sinabi ko at bahagyang lumingon sa lalaki na nasa tabi niya.Bumaling naman kaagad ang tingin ko kay Mr. D nang inilahad nito ang isang brochure. Agad ko itong tinanggap kahit na may pagtataka."This...""Choose which design you like and let her do the rest," tamad nitong sabi.Napanguso ako bago binuklat ang brochure. There are about ten different style of formal dresses. Napahinto ako sa pinakahuli at tiningnan ang damit na nasa mannequin. It looks identical except that the dress in the brochure but less daring.Nahalata iyon ng store manager na agad namang ikinalawak ng ngiti nito."You have a good taste Chef Aisha." Lumapit ito sa mannequin at marahang hinawakan ang damit. Umawang ng konti ang labi ko nang marinig ko ang tawag niya. "The dress here is also one of our limited dresses with the same concept in the brochure. As you can see..." She traced her fingers on the long frails with gentle care. "If you like a Zelous one which also gives you an elegancy trait. Th
Hindi pa ako nakakapagsalita ay nawala na ito sa harapan ko at nalaman ko na lamang na pumasok ito sa kwarto niya. Nanatili ako sa posisyon ko habang hinihintay siya. Iniisip kung bakit niya ako pinaghihintay.Ilang minuto lamang ay lumabas na ito at nakita kong nagpalit ito ng damit. He's only wearing a white shirt and trousers. He stopped in front of me before getting my bag from my hand and carried it with him."Let's go.""H-huh?""I'll drive you home," seryoso nitong sabi at wala akong magawa nang hatakin ako nito palabas.Hindi ko mabuka ang aking bibig dahil hindi ko rin naman alam ang sasabihin. Mukha akong nawalan ng lakas na umayaw sa ginagawa niya at hinayaan na lamang siya. Tahimik akong lumingon sa tabi ko na seryoso sa pagmamaneho. Miminsan ay bahagya itong kukunot ang noo ng walang dahilan na animo'y ito ang regular niyang ekspresyon."Why don't you rest instead of looking at me?"Mabilis pa sa kidlat na iniwas ko ang tingin sa kaniya at umayos ng upo. Inihilig ko ang
Ngumiti ito nang maramdaman ang hawak ko sa kaniya."Thank you. Why are you already cooking? Are you okay now?""Good morning to you too!" I kissed her cheeks with loud smack.Nilagyan ko ng mga naluto ko nang pagkain sa harap nito. Dahil huling pagkain nalang ang niluluto ko ay naglagay na rin ako ng plato ng para sa akin para daluhan ito."I thought I wouldn't taste your food today!" Tumawa ito nang mahina.I grinned. "Well, you can't escape from my spell-bounding food."Humagikgik ito."It was half-half though. I guessed too that no one's gonna stop you from cooking. And I guessed right."Pinatay ko na ang stove at umupo na rin sa upuan ko. We both prayed first and then started digging in."Bon appétit.""Bon appétit!"Nagsimulang magkwento si Anisha ng mga pinagkakaabalahan niya nitong nakaraan. I was feeling sorry because I got busy these past few days and will be busy the next days too so I'm attentively listening to all her stories now so I can catch up.Tumikhim ito pagkatapos
The irony that lies behind the Fortunatus Family is that their surname means fortune and everyone believes it. Little did everyone know that they are hiding secrets they want to keep forever and don't dare to let out.Lakshmi Fortunatus cannot believe that her daughters—her lucky omen—were born with each of them losing different senses: taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing. Fortunatus sisters are anything but lucky or fortunate. They think they were cursed by heaven.With them born without one of their senses, will they be able to live a normal life? Will enough time help them to recover from their miseries? Or they will just get old waiting for their greatest wish—the restoration of the five senses.