TAMING THE LIONESS °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETE

31. Jealous

"Breathe in, darling. It's okay. It's okay." She consoled me while rubbing my back. I tried to say something but everything that came out from my mouth are tiny sobs. "Pumasok ka na muna sa bahay. Tara. Baka mapano ka pa."

Umiling ako.

"Sinusukuan mo na ba 'yong anak ko, Maddy? Alam kong nahihirapan ka. Look sweetheart, he will remember you. Just don't give up on him."

"Tita, tama...tama naman... po si Tres." I managed to say between my sobs. "I'm no longer his girlfriend so there's no reason for me to stick around."

"Everyone knows you both still love each other. Isn't that enough reason for you to hold on?"

That woke me up.

Palagi nalang ganito Maddy. Kailangan ka pang pagsabihan para lang huwag sumuko. Kung ganyan ka nga, talagang hindi mo deserve si Tres.

Sa sumunod na araw, maaga akong pumunta sa kanila para sumama sa check up ni Tres. His reaction was anticipated but it still hurt more than what I assumed. He glared at me the moment he saw me walking in.

"Mom, why is she here?" I heard him ask his mom.

"Tres, if you can only remember everything by now, you'd be grateful that she's here." That silenced him.

Kaming tatlo lang ang pumunta sa check up. Hindi ko alam kung sinasadya ba ni tita Demi o hindi pero bago kami makaalis ng hospital matapos ang consultation, nagpaalam siyang iwan kami. She said it was urgent.

"Mom is so unbelievable. How could she leave me here with you?"

"Gusto mong kumain? Malapit lang dito 'yong paborito mong coffee shop." I asked instead, ignoring his little rant.

"No. I'm not hungry."

"But I am." I said, pouting out of frustration.

"Stop doing that."

"Doing what?" I asked, clueless of what he meant.

He tsked me and called for a taxi. Sumunod na lamang ako nang makapasok na siya sa loob.

"So where's that coffee shop you are claiming as my favorite?"

"Hindi ka naman gutom, diba?" He rolled his eyes. Is he annoyed at me? Tres was never annoyed at me. I mean, maybe, he was but just didn't show it.

"Ewan ko sa'yo. Ang gulo mo." Ang sungit nito. "Sa Forbes Park po tayo, kuya."

Ano? Uuwi na siya?

"Kuya, hindi po. Sa Coffee Chances po tayo."

Umirap na naman siya pero iwan, napangiti ako sa tinuran niya. It's something new about him. Hindi naman kasi ganyan si Tres. It's kind of awkward but honestly, he's becoming like his brother, Uno. Sobrang suplado.

"What?" I asked when he looked at me sternly. Binitiwan niya ang menu na iniabot ko sa kanya.

"Are you serious? Wala akong maalala sa lugar na 'to. Isn't it you who said this is my favorite place? Ikaw ang nakaalala kaya ikaw ang mag-order."

"Sorry." I murmured, pouting my lips as a habit.

"Will you stop that?"

 I raised my brows. Geez. He's so hard to deal with. What is wrong with him? Wala naman akong ginagawa.

"Stop what? Kanina ka pa. Can you be more specific?"

He tsked me again and never said a word after that. Tahimik lang kaming kumain. Totoong gutom ako.