P.R.N

36

"Bakit hindi mo sinabi?"

"Do I have to?" He innocently asked. Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko.

Tanong ba 'yan?!

"Uh, duh?" I scoffed. "You could have just informed me."

"That would put pressure on you and I was trying to avoid that."

"Point taken." I sighed. "But your actions sent mixed signals, Doc Gregorio." I had to inform him.

People should really learn how to combine their words and their actions. Actions must be accompanied by words to avoid confusion and words must be proved by actions to show sincerity.

"That wasn't my intention." Mahina niyang sabi. "I'm sorry..."

"What was your intention?" Tanong kong muli.

Matagal niya akong tinitigan bago ako sagutin.

"I was trying to win you back, Erica Vienne. I was trying to make you fall in love with me again." He sincerely said while looking straight into my eyes. "I was trying to make you see what I worked on while you were healing..."

My chest tightened. Iba't ibang emosyon ang nararamdaman ko. I was starting to tear up! Bakit ba napaka-iyakin ko naman kay Cole Gregorio?!

"What was I supposed to see?" I managed to ask.

"That I'm a better man now... I can be a better boyfriend for you... I can be someone you can lean on now..."

My heart started to race. I can feel my cheeks burning. I had to bite the insides of my cheeks to calm myself.

"Okay, then." I suppressed my smile when I saw his eyes widened. Was he expecting rejection from me? Why would I reject him? Magpapakipot lang ako para hindi ako asarin ni Xavierre!

"Let's see how far you'd go, Doc Gregorio." I challenged him.

"As long as it ends with you in it, Doc Reyes." He even winked at me before fixing my seatbelt.

Oh, I'll be there for sure, C.

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I went home with a nice dinner setup by Xavierre that night. My brows furrowed because she only does this thing when I had a bad day. I had a good day today. Para saan 'to?

"What's happening?"

She gave me a beautiful smile— a smile that reached her eyes. I felt a pinch in my heart. It's been awhile since I last saw this smile of hers. She seemed... happy. And for some reason, it scared me.

"You're making me nervous." I told her.

"Eh kung lumapit ka muna kaya nang makakain na tayo? Nasosobrahan ka na yata sa bebe time, eh!"

Lumapit ako at umupo na sa dining nang hindi inaalis ang tingin sa kaniya. My heart was beating so fast. The look on her face was making me anxious.

What's wrong with me?

"Xavi, what happened?" Seryoso kong tanong. "Did something happen? Did you have a bad day?"

That beats me. I realized that I have never done this for Xavierre. That thought hurt my heart. I should make it up to her.

She stared at me for a minute before sighing. "Oo na, sasabihin ko na. Baka ikamatay mo pa ang kaka-overthink mo diyan." She joked.

I opened our bottle of wine and poured some in our glasses. I was about to sip on my wine when she started speaking again.

"I'm moving out, Vienne."

Naibaba ko ang wine glass ko bago unti-unting ibinaling ang tingin kay Xavi. She was still smiling at me. I was suddenly unable to think of anything to say. I had to remain silent for a while. My eyes went back to the wine glass. Kinuha ko 'yon para makainom na.