THE GIRL I KNEW

22. INNER WAR.

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GABRIELLA’S POV:

“Despite looking like ghosts, I have to admit that you guys are literally so cute. And the best part is I got it on camera!!” The young woman about my age near Anna giggled and showed us a few seconds clip of our display of stupidity.

“Who are you?” An inquisitive Tequila asked her.

“Well hello there sweetheart. I’m your Aunt Zaila — your dad’s favorite little cousin.” She playfully pinched the bridge of Tequila’s nose and she giggled.

“Really? Yayyyyy!!! I have another aunty!!!” Tequila squealed.

“Where are my manners? Hi hi hi!!” She catwalked to me with a genuine smile. I’m Zaila Lombardi, your ex boyfriend’s cousin...”

“Zee.” André gave her a warning look but she just shrugged it off.

“What? Anyways, I have to say that it is a pleasure meeting you and I am absolutely your BIGGEST fan. I watched every single one of your YouTube videos back in college and also watched everyone of your movies!!! My favorite movie you acted was Little Kingdom. Oh my freaking God, you were such an amazing actress!! I literally worship you!!” She squealed and I laughed. She was about to say something else when her aunt interrupted her.

“That is enough Zaila. Stop with the harassment.” She said as she brought down Tequila.

“Umm, mom, what are you guys doing here? You didn’t Tequila me you were coming.” André casually said.

“So I can’t come to my own son’s house again.” She rose her brow at him.

“No no, that’s not what I mean. I mean umm, I would have prepared before you guys came.”

“It’s not as if you are married that I can’t intrude to your home again. You’re perfectly single so....what’s the problem?” She smiled so innocently at him.

Wow.

I knew what she was trying to do. Hurt me. Belittle me in fact.

André’s mom and his cousin stayed over for a while, and during those hours, she made me feel so insignificant and worthless. I thought she liked me. Seems she didn’t. She probably just wanted to use me to get her son.

But, I really really thought she liked me because she was so filled with motherly love towards me. But right now, was the opposite. I felt so hurt by every word she would indirectly say to me. She even called names of some girls that are friends with André that are asking about him. Ughh.

When we were in the dining having lunch and she was going all on me. Even the times I would try to talk to her, she would completely ignore my entire existence. I couldn’t take it anymore so I stood up and excused myself.

I went upstairs to André’s room and stayed there till evening. Being the sometimes emotional person I am, I couldn’t take the pain as I remembered how stupid I was to let myself loose to André today and even for the past few days.

I needed to straighten up and remember that André will forever be a heartless bastard that can’t keep himself to one person. He played me. He deceived my entire being and I fell for it and now I think I’m idiotically falling for him again. It would have been better if I only just loved him, but the problem is my heart not only feels love for him, but also hatred.

How can someone even love and hate a person at the same time? Is that the love is too weak because of the hatred or....the hatred is too weak that the love most times overpowers it.