CHAPTER 14

　　Zenith's Point Of View

　　Psh… It's been a few days since I've got in here but I've always had only murder on my mind. Haish! Is it really that difficult? I haven't even started investigating about Papa, I haven't even seen their faces and they just killed him. I always thought that they just didn't care about me and they even forgot about their daughter, with the intensity of what I went through before, they didn't even think about it but it turned out that they had been dead for a long time.

　　It's just annoying because I feel like Genesis didn't do it then, she doesn't seem to have anything to do with my parents' death because of the way she treated me, she's always very comfortable when I'm in front of her, I can't even see the desire in her eyes I will disappear. Hayssttt, what am I going to do with it?

　　"I'm hungry, I want to eat Tanda's new dish…" I said to myself feeling hungry.

　　I jumped off the roof and quickly ran into the Forbidden City, a small city located beneath the city of Warriors, full of various market businesses of ordinary people. That place is really beautiful.

　　I also remember that I was about to run out so it would be good if I went to the grocery store that I bought before I decided to go back.

　　"Oh, sister?! Will you eat again?" Manong opened up to me when he saw me, he also had other costumers.

　　I approached and sat in the vacant seat.

　　"Ahmm, I want something new. Can you cook for me? No matter how much you just add more," I said.

　　She smiled. "Of course, you're my costumer and all the things I'm cooking are still new to you, just wait there…" he replied.

　　I smiled slightly because the Old man was right that anything else he cooked was just new to my sight and taste. It's just like then, is that light? It's weird because it sounds like the group of movies but it's sour like lime, I only heard that before from the kids and then also that tortang person are you that person? I was only fed apples and stewed squash because I used to be fed in the mansion and then when the cook there cooked soup, it was always tasteless because of Grandpa Zi.

　　"Ahm, I would like to taste what you call siginang, what is that food?" I said, Manong looked at me as well as the others eating here.

　　"Porridge? Maybe porridge," he corrected.

　　"That's it."

　　"Is that so, sister? All right. You haven't tasted it before? Let me, I'll always cook for you when you're here," he said.

　　"Thank you for that. What's the taste? And why are children's mouths always open?" when I ask.

　　"That one is sour, daughter, you seem to be thrilled when you sip the soup then and then there are different kinds of porridge; there is pork, fish, shrimp, vegetables, etc. What else do you want besides porridge?" he replied as he continued to cook.

　　"All the things I've heard are new for me, including the eggplant tortang, paksiw, adobo, ginisa, and lomi as well. I want to eat all of them," I said.

　　"Are you sure about that, daughter? It's just simple food but they're heavy and you're sure you won't run out and can handle them."

　　“My stomach is too loose for all that so don’t worry,” I said.

　　"Come on, oh, eat that omelet and fries first while I cook everything you want," he said when he handed me what he said.

　　I took it and immediately tasted it. Ugh! Delicious! Is this the omelet? It's like a combination of vegetables and meat with cheese inside wrapped in a delicious yellow color.

　　"Hi, Manong Pilot. How are you?" I heard from behind me, it looked like Old man was the one he greeted.

　　"Oh, you? It's been a long time, I'm fine. What are you two doing here, Reminisce and Venom?" I was a little taken aback by what Manong said.

　　Are they fortune tellers?

　　"Uh-eh, we'll eat here again. We missed your cooking, Manong Pilot," I heard a soft voice, that one was from Reminisce.

　　"Asus! Still flattering, you two sit down. What will you order?" Old man asked them.

　　"It's the same as before, Manong Pilot. Two bangsilog and a lomi for two," Venom replied and then sat down next to me.

　　"Is that so? All right, just wait a minute."

　　"No problem, Manong. All right. Looks like you're cooking a lot there ah? Are there a lot of take-outs?"

　　I wanted to come in and tell me all that but I just didn't go on.

　　"Ah, is this it? Oh no! That's for my customer now, isn't it Zenith?" and then Old man turned to me and the two of you looked surprised to see me.

　　"Hi, Z-Zenith, are you here?" the fortune teller greets me.

　　"Mmm, hi," I said.

　　"Will you meet? It's good then. Oh, Zenith, sister. Here are your other orders, I'll just follow the others," Tanda said and prepared the freshly cooked food for me.

　　"W-Wait? Don't tell me, everything you're cooking for him, Manong Pilot? The amount," Venom growled.

　　"Oh, that's not enough," Old man said.

　　"Woah, are you sure you're going to finish all that?" Venom turned to me as if he couldn't really believe it.

　　"There's nothing left for the person who's just about to eat," I replied meaningfully.

　　"Aish! Your stomach is really bad, wow. You ate a lot but you're still thin," he said.

　　"Oh, Venom. I've just prepared everything for Zenith so this is the first time she can eat such dishes," Old man insisted.

　　"There's no problem there, Venom. That's how he ate and then we're not there anymore," the fortune teller added.

　　"Psh, fine. I just can't believe it because it looks like ten people ordered it but the truth is it's only one woman," she reasoned.

　　I smiled. “Now, believe me when I’m exhausted,” I said.

　　"Hehehe, don't pay too much attention to Venom, Zenith. Just eat something," Reminisce said.

　　"Hmpt. I have nothing against her eating, I really haven't seen that many women eat."

　　"Pwes, there is now," I whispered.

　　"Yeah, whatever," she muttered, psh!