Wrath of the Blazing Sun (Isla del Tesoro #3)

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Still Have A Chance

My pride has left me for a while. Ano ang gusto ni Xenon na gawin ko para mapatawad niya ako? I want him. I really do. But my attitude plus my pride? I don't think I can do it the way he wants me to.

Buong oras habang papauwi ay hindi ko siya pinapansin. I could hear his random grunts and groans from time to time na tila ba nagpapapansin. But I didn't acknowledge any of it.

With what he said, ibig bang sabihin ay may tsansa ako? I just have to lower my pride? I mean, it was a plan of mine but... hearing it directly from him, I hate it!

Ako ang nang-iwan, but I'm the one acting like a brat. Alam kong mali ako pero...

Malakas kong sinara ang pintuan ng kotse niya nang makarating sa mansyon. Inunahan ko na siyang umakyat, even when I saw him trying to run to catch up to me.

"Flaire. Remember our talk." Aniya habang paakyat sa hagdan.

Inirapan ko siya at pumasok na sa kwarto.

Fine!

It's my fault and I'll clean up my mess. If I want something, I need to endure... right?

Masama ang loob kong natulog nang gabing iyon. Pakiramdam ko, unti-unting nasisira ang plano ko. Everything is suddenly shifting towards a different path and I'm not ready for it.

Kinabukasan ay sinubukan kong iwasan si Xenon. Pero pagbaba ko pa lang ng hagdan, nakatambay na siya sa living room. Prenteng nakaupo sa couch at naka-ayos na ng damit.

He looks like he was ready to go out any moment.

Kakaligo ko lang at basa pa ang buhok ko. Ang kaniya, tuyo na. Tingin ko, kanina pa siya gising. Huwag mong sabihin na... iniintay niya ako?

"You woke up 30 minutes late compared to how you normally go up. Kumain ka na at nagluto ako."

"Why are you being nice?" I eyed him cautiously as I go down. "Ako ang dapat na gumawa ng mga bagay para mapatawad mo ako, 'di ba? Why cook for me?"

"Before you work hard on getting me to forgive you, kailangan mo munang kumain. I don't want you fainting."

Inirapan ko siya bago pumasok sa kainan. Indeed, there was already food prepared.

"You don't act rude to someone whose forgiveness you want, Flaire!" Narinig kong pahabol niyang sabi.

I rolled my eyes. This is the annoying Xenon I fell in love with. But with the circumstances now? I don't think I would want to associate myself with him.

When I settled myself to eat what he cooked, it didn't take me by surprise by how much I enjoyed it. I enjoy everything about him except when he's the rude one who I met after being back for so many years.

Knowing that he cooks for me... It just makes my heart warm.

Sa gitna ng pagkain ko ay agad nawala ang mga ngiti sa labi ko. I saw how Xenon entered with a big smirk in his annoyingly handsome face. Hindi iyon nawala hanggang sa nakaupo siya sa tabi ko.

"Drink water after eating. We have a lot to do today."

"We?"

"You'll do anything for me to forgive you, right?" He muttered, probably trying to make me remember our talk.

Inirapan ko siya habang umiinom ng tubig. "Ano naman ang gusto mong gawin ko?" I grunted.

I come off rude and offensive. I know and I hate it. Sa totoo lang, gusto ko nang matapos ang lahat ng 'to. Can't we just jump directly to the happy ending and skip all the heart wrenching parts?