Above Mine, It's Presly (Love Girls Series #2)

Above 40

"You're disgusting."

I finished wiping my mouth caused I choked on my food. I was sipping on my water when I noticed that he was stiffened. His lips were apart.

"'Wag mong sabihing hindi 'yon tunay?" He asked, brows were furrowed.

My lips rose. "Did I say that you lied? I'm not saying anything."

He rolled his eyes. While chewing my food, I thought of something. I stared at him. He was eating happily. He stopped from getting rice when he felt my stares.

"Bakit?" He asked.

I sighed. "You're going to be with me tomorrow, right?"

He nodded. "Oo naman. Nag-sabi na ako sa office, absent ako bukas."

I pursed my lips. "You'll be there as my boyfriend. You'll meet my Papa. Aren't you mad at him?"

He stopped for a while before smiling a little. "Hindi naman ako galit. Wala naman siyang ginawang masama sa pamilya ko. Pero aaminin ko, nagalit ako sa kaniya noon."

"Why?" I asked.

"Noong sinaktan niya ako, ayos lang. Pero yung makita ko na puro pasa ang mukha mo, ang dami mong sugat, nagalit ako sa kaniya," he explained.

I looked down. Once again, I felt the piercing pain in my heart. Those memories... I already buried them. Those were so painful.

He sat beside me and cupped my face. "Huy, tahan na," he said softly and wiped my tears.

I chuckled. "It was like impossible, right?" I asked. "He treated me like princess. Then in one snap, he hurt his own princess."

He smiled. "But, his princess has a precious heart. I was surprised that you are working with him. Hindi niyo naisip na sampahan ng kaso?" He asked.

I sighed and looked at my food. "We thought of it, of course. But, I didn't pursue it. Bukod sa tinigilan na niya ako ng mag-break tayo, he's still my father. It just doesn't sit right with me."

He stared at me. "Do not take this bad, okay?" He asked so I nodded. "You always say that you value your worth. Do you think that he deserves to be free and not be in jail? It somehow you didn't give importance to your worth because he hurted you and you still let him be free. You got nothing but bruises and pain."

I smiled and caressed his face. "I think I just made my worth higher because I did my inner being a favor. I let him be free and in return, I made myself at ease."

He raised a brow. "In what way?"

I chuckled. "Kung nasa kulungan si Papa, alam kong hindi ako matatahimik. Let's think that pinakulong ko talaga siya. Baka sisihin ko ang sarili ko kasi kahit bali-baligtarin ang mundo, hindi ko maipagkakailala na mahal ako ni Papa bilang anak niya. Ramdam ko 'yon, though nakasakit ang pagmamahal niya. Siguro kung ibang tao ang sinaktan niya, tinulungan ko pa silang ipakulong si Papa."

He smiled and kissed my forehead. "Now I know why my heart just can't forget you ever. Your worth is higher than mine. I should always follow you to reach you."

My lips rose. "Psh."

He chuckled. "So, hindi ka galit sa kaniya?"

I pursed my lips. "Not really. Basta, I still treated him fairly. And, hindi ko siya hinayaan na kontrolin ako. Ayoko non. Alam ko kung anong ginagawa ko. Hangga't hindi niya ulit ako sinasaktan o ang ibang tao, kaya kong pakisamahan si Papa. It was hard to explain but he really changed when we broke up."

"Ayaw niya ba talaga sa 'kin?" He asked in a low voice.

"No," I answered quickly. "Ayaw niya sa lahat ng lalaki na magkakaroon ng relasyon sa akin ng bukod sa kaibigan. That's what I noticed."