CHOOSE ME ✔️

JUST LOVE ME

CHAPTER SEVEN: JUST LOVE ME

" let me be the one... "

YAEL HERON MANUEL. The oldest of the Manuel siblings. He's also known for his looks and that smile that has never failed on making a girl melt and making any woman cry in guilt for marrying someone else and not meeting him sooner, well... as if they had any chance to be with him to begin with.

Gwapo. Matalino. Matamis na ngiti at kumikinang na mga mata. Matangkad at perpektong katawan. Matalino at kasama sa top ten ng buong grade niya every year. 'Di rin nakakatulong yung personality niya and the way he cares about his friends and fellow classmates.

Why do you think a lot of female teachers are falling for him every single day? Sino namang 'di mahuhulog sa kanya? Siya ang tipong seswertehan ka kapag siya ang asawa mo, siya ang tipong mamahalin nang mga magulang mo, siya ang magiging pinakamapagmahal na tatay sa mga anak mo.

Siya na talaga. Siya na. Siya ang tinatawag na 'Good Guy' or 'Mr. Nice Guy' sa school. Marami ring mga artista ang nagkagusto sa kanya at mga anak ng mga aktor o businessman na gusto siyang i-recruit sa agency nila but no, he rejected all of it.

He wanted something else. He wanted to be someone else, someone important to his family. He's always been like this, he's always thinking of his family and more importantly his mother.

Natatandaan niya pa rin yung araw na iniwan sila, yun yung araw na napanood niyong masaktan at umiyak ang sarili niyang ina. Yung mga luhang pumapatak, yung mga sigaw na puno ng sakit at pighati kahit na alam niya na hindi na siya babalik.

Na hindi na babalik ang ama nila, ang asawa ng kanilang ina, at ang dahilan kung bakit may salitang 'pamilya' sa diksyunaryu ni Yael.

He promised himself that he will take it all way, all the pain from his mother, all the tears from his siblings, and everything. He would be protecting his family, this family, this family that was once filled with smiles and laughter.

And it became his responsibility. Kahit na walang nagsabi sa kanya, ginawa niya pa rin ang lahat para lang maging mabuti at mabait na anak sa tabi ng kanyang ina, ginawa niya ang lahat para maging maayos at magandang modelo sa mga kapatid niya.

He didn't want to be perfect. He just wanted to be there for his mother and his siblings. That was it.

But of course, there would be obstacles in the family.

"Yael, Jaxon, Brent... Ryland."

When was the last time his mother had smiled like this? It was bright, excited, happy, and everything nice. Something that took him a long time to see again.

"Siya si Ronaldo." pakilala nang nanay niya sa lalaking nasa tabi na malaki rin ang ngiti.

"Boyfriend ko."

Lumawak agad ang mga mata nang mga magkakapatid sa biglang pag-amin nang kanilang ina. Jaxon was surprised but he seemed happy, Brent was calm and Ryland was just Ryland.

Maraming bagay at mga tanong na pumasok sa utak ni Yel pero iisa lang ang dumating at nasagot niya, kaligayahan para sa nanay niya. It was the most important thing in their family, their mother's happiness.

Years after that bastard left, Yael did nothing but protect his family and stay next to his mother's side as she continues to work even harder every day for the family. He wanted her to be happy and the fact that her boyfriend is making her smile like this is the biggest accomplishment that Yael had felt ever.