In Your Arms ( Med Series #1)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Cry

That night I couldn't sleep well thinking about meeting his parents. Kagaya ng sinabi ko ay hindi ko pa man sila nakikita ay kinakabahan na ako. I can already feel the tension running on my body, thinking how angry his mother's voice was when I told her that his son has a girlfriend.

It also added to my nervousness the statement his mother left to me, making me dumbfounded and left a question running through my mind. Nang tinanong ako ni Reeve kung may sinabing hindi maganda sa akin ang ina niya ay hindi ko sinabi ang totoo, instead, I cover her mother.

"Is there something that was bothering you, Neve?" Reeve softly asked. He tightened the gripped of his hand to mine.

Huminto kami sa gitna ng mall. Umaangat ako ng tingin sa kaniya at hilaw na ngumiti sabay iling. My mind was clouded with the thought of meeting his parents, and that I almost forgot I was with him.

Inaya ko siyang na mag mall kami ngayon para makabili ako ng dress na susuotin para mamaya. I don't usually buy dresses in a occasion like this, but this one is different. I need to look presentable in front of his parents.

"You look bothered. If you want to say something, just tell me," he softly told me. Hawak ang aking kamay ay sabay kaming naglakad papunta sa isang botique.

"I am quite bother about meeting your parents later," there I finally said.

"You don't have to. Just be yourself when you're around them," mahinanon niyang ani.

"Should I buy gifts for them? Maybe a cake or something extravagant things? I'm sure your mother loves luxurious things perhaps I should buy her accessories?" tuloy-tuloy na wika ko sa kaniya. Napalunok ako pagkatapos kong sabihin 'yon sa kaniya.

Wala akong ka ide-ideya sa mga gusto ng pamilya niya maliban sa alam ko ang pangalan nila at sa sinabi no'ng kasambahay nila dati.

"You're stuttering," puna niya.

"Huh ako?" turo ko sa sarili ko. Gano'n ba ako ka kabado at hindi ko namalayan na nabubulol na pala ako.

Simpleng tumango lamang siya at mas hinigpitan ang kapit sa kamay ko.

"You don't have to buy them expensive gifts, Neve. Your presence there is the most important, and besides, I am here don't be nervous," pagpapakalma niya sa akin.

"I think your mother is terrified that you have a girlfriend, Reeve. By the looks of how you control your anger last night was evident that your mom doesn't like me already," I started. Hindi ko pa rin nabanggit sa kaniya ang tungkol sa promise na sinasabi ng ina niya sa akin and how his mother insulted me of being delusional to his son.

Deretso ang mata niyang nakatingin sa boutique na pupuntahan namin bago niya ako sinagot.

"Don't worry about them, Neve. Whether they like it or not, you're my girlfriend, and they can't do anything about it anymore. Introducing you to them was just for formalities," he stated.

"You don't even need to buy a dress to impress them," he whispered.

Hindi na lang ako nagsalita pa at hinatak na lang siya papasok sa loob. Agad naman kaming dinaluhan ng sales lady na may halong ngiti kaso imbis na sa akin dumeretso ay mas dinaluhan niya pa si Reeve at sa kaniya nag tanong kung ano ang kailangan namin.

Tumagal ang paninitig niya kay Reeve. She even eyed him from his head down to his toes. I get it, Reeve was just simply wearing a plain black v-neck shirt and simple cargo pants underneath, nothing special pero kung makaasta ang sales lady ay akala mo nakakita ng artista sa mall.