(Yours Series # 3) Never Yours (PUBLISHED)

Chapter 12

Please follow @beeyotchupdated on twitter for real time tweet if any story got updated. Thank you. 

#NY12 Chapter 12

Sammie was already resting in her room when I received Eli's text saying that he was here. I rushed outside to meet him. He was standing outside his car, smiling at me.

"Hey..." I said after I hugged him.

"Sorry na-late. Tinulungan ko pa sila Ate sa reunion, e."

I nodded. I understood that he had obligations. I would never require him to fully devote his time and attention to me—because I would not want him to demand the same from me. We're both adults and although we're together, we still have individual responsibilities we needed to fulfill.

"Have you eaten?"

"Hindi pa. May laman na ref mo?" he asked, a little surprised.

I shook my head. "Delivery," I said, and he laughed. "But on my off, let's go to the supermarket?"

"Okay, pero bibili ka ng grocery? Marunong ka ba magluto?"

I frowned. "Hey, I can cook simple food."

"Tulad ng?"

"I can boil eggs."

He laughed. "Galing naman ni doc."

"You're teasing me."

He was still laughing. "Grabe naman kasi napaka-proud mo sa paglalaga ng itlog. Marunong ka man lang bang magprito?"

"I can learn."

"Sabi mo 'yan."

I frowned. "What I lack in cooking skills, I make up for other skills."

Eli was just laughing at me. "Grabe, joke lang naman, doc. 'Di naman required na marunong kang magluto," he replied. "Saan si Sammie?"

"Resting, I think," I said.

"Di ka sure?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. She's inside her room," I replied. I wasn't a very strict mother—as long as she's safe and she's not getting in trouble, I'd pretty much let her do whatever she wants. She's a smart kid—she'd ask me if she needed to know anything.

Eli and I were just on the couch, watching Netflix. I tried to kiss him, but he said he didn't feel comfortable knowing that Sammie's just in the next door and could walk in on us any second.

"Nung bata pa ako, naabutan ko sila Mama. 'Di mo alam kung ano'ng klaseng bangungot 'yun."

My lips parted. "Seriously?"

He nodded and acted like he's shivering at the thought. "Seriously. Kaya nung anniv nila, niregaluhan ko sila ng padlock."

I burst out laughing at what he said. Oh, my gosh! That would've been so hilarious. Eli continued his story and told me that Tita looked like she wanted to vanish into thin air at that moment and his dad just acted like he didn't understand why Eli was giving them the padlock.

"You have a nice family," I said.

He nodded. "Okay naman... Syempre minsan nagtatalo din, pero at the end of the day, pamilya ko pa rin sila," he said. "Pasensya na ulit sa inasal ni Ate kahapon. Naka-usap ko na sila. Sana magsorry."

"I don't need apologies," I said.

"Hindi mo kailangan, pero deserve mo," he replied. "Di ka naman niya kilala talaga tapos biglang ganon... E siya nga kapag pinagchichismisan, galit na galit. Tapos lakas mangjudge ni Ate kahapon."