Chapter 32 - Year 2086

"You...Don't laugh at me," he said with a voice that seemed to tell me that I was still guilty for what I did to him. That I was still not allowed to hurt his feelings again.

My heart was torn into pieces when I saw him looking down, emotionless and seemed to be lifting a burden that was so heavy. "How could this man so emotional like this?" I asked myself inside my mind. He was not crying yet I could feel that he was in very bad shape. "Is it because I laughed?" I asked myself again. I stared on his face. It felt like he did not want to open his mouth to talk to me nor just lay his eyes on me.

"Talk to me," I uttered before I tried tapping his shoulder. But he was like a deaf and did not mind what I said. He simply did not mind me. I chose to stop tapping his shoulder and started to...

"I felt the coldness of the morning which was coming from the gloomy aura of the surrounding this morning. The chill seemed to dive into my skin as I was trying not to shiver, given the fact that I was a weak being when it came to coldness. I easily shiver at times and that is one of my problems in life. I had my breakfast with my beloved mama. I was the one who prepared the foods in our table, but I was not the one who cooked the food because it was my mother who managed the kitchen always. I could not enjoy the food so much because thoughts about school requirements were eating my attention and were freely playing inside my head. Honestly, they were not friendly always. After all, I tried my best to eat more even my system was not cooperating at all. I had enjoyed the garlic rice which hue was slightly brown, mixed with minced garlics, and sautéed using the oil which came from the fats of the pork. The toothsome fried crispy pork chop that was sliced in just an inch long which I had eaten gave me a satisfactory feeling, even though I did not eat a lot of it. There was the pork with papaya that was inside a bowl as its broth was so tasty and overflowing, there was no doubt that the papaya and pork complimented with each other. The own crispiness of the papaya when I was chewing was so lit, it was not so soft and also not so hard to bite. I had finished my breakfast immediately, maybe just after three to four minutes." I could not understand myself why I told him my breakfast experience. I just felt that I could tell it to him to ease the gloominess that he was feeling. It felt like I was trying to comfort him using my words, though I did not know if they were helping the situation to get better or I was just making it worse.

"But what if you were living in the year 2086?" he asked. Finally, he talked.

"Now is year 2050. My breakfast in year 2086? I could be enjoying my milk while chewing my croissants with my partner in life if I would have someone beside me when I grow old. I would be the one who would cook my or our foods as I would eat the meal without worrying about things that much. There could be a high tendency for me to be picky when it comes to food that I would eat since I am becoming old. As I become older, there would be adjustments and changes in my meals. As usual, I would feel the coldness of every morning since I am getting weaker and weaker as time goes by. I could be enjoying my breakfast in my dream kitchen while watching some anime movies or just plainly staring on the foods and drinks in front of me. Those could be fresh milk, croissants, plain rice or brown rice, sunny-side up and fried chicken legs. Sipping fresh milk on a wine glass could be it since I want cool slash weird things and acts in my life. I am not saying that plain is boring, but I really want something peculiar in my life. I would really love croissants with me. I would go for plain rice for me since I am not a fan of garlic rice. I could also go for brown rice if and only if I would like its taste for good. Sunny-side up, for it could be healthy for me to eat it, and I also like its slimy texture when not overcooked, its unique taste satisfies my taste buds also. Fried chicken legs because it is one of my favorites; plus, chicken meat is good for the health if I am not mistaken. I would love to dip them to the ketchup that I would surely buy. Ketchup would be always part of the daily needs that should be in the house since I love buying groceries for me and my mama's own consumption. I love buying groceries and more. Foods are life after all," I narrated as it felt so good to tell him the thoughts that were just running inside my mind for so long. So, that was the feeling of opening up to a friend?

"You're beautiful with that smile," he commended as a smile from him had welcomed my sight. Such a smiling hunk he was. I was so careless that I did not realize that I was smiling when I was telling him my thoughts about my breakfast in the future.

"You're handsome with that smile," I complimented. I was trying to stop him from teasing me about my smile. I did not know what and how I looked like while smiling as I was not used to smile. But I would be lying if I said that I did not feel the not-so-hot feels on my cheeks.

The butterflies in my stomach were dancing again.