A/N: ILUNGA - aperson who will forgive anything the first time, tolerance the second time butnever a third time
"Tricia, it's already 2AM, why are you here so suddenly?" Ate Aika asked hoarsely, before she saw Tricia shivering and wet from the rain, tears streaming down her face. "Patty?" Her tone softened, ushering her inside their unit.
"Ate... I...Y/N..." Tricia stuttered before she lost her consciousness. Thankfully, ate Aika caught her before she hit the ground. She carried her to their living room and carefully placed her on their couch.
A few moments later, Tricia woke up. "Ate... where's Y/N?" she mumbled. Ate Aika scoffed before helping Tricia sit up and offer the glass of water to her sister. "Patty, you lost consciousness again because of Y/N. Why are you looking for your lover? " Ate Aika growled, trying her best not to scream and wake their mother and Jill. Tricia flinched at the angry tone from her sister and just looked down at her lap, biting her lip to stop herself from crying.
"I'm not angry at you, Patty. "I'm furious with your lover". Ate Aika gently said, reaching out to you and gently stroking your hair until you calmed down. "Why do you keep running back to Y/N?" This is the third time this has happened to Patty." She is fed up with how Y/N mistreats you in every way a lover shouldn't."
"I love Y/N, ate Aika." Tricia sadly whispered and continued to look at her lap, afraid to see the pity in her sister's eyes.
"Why?" That's the hardest question ate Aika could probably ask her. Her friends and family kept reminding her to break up with Y/N already, but especially her ate Aika, who had been vocal for her to permanently end things since the day Y/N hit her out of blind rage.
"Because... Y/N loves me..." Tricia weakly muttered. Anytime soon, and she will probably breakdown in front of her ate. "Love?" Ate Aika spat and stood up, pacing back and forth, trying to calm herself down. "You mean that Y/N kept on taking advantage of you Patty. Y/N always does. I understood the first time it happened, but the second time? Then this time? Will this be the last time or what? " She raged. "Why?!"
"Ate Aika, please... stop. You'll wake Mama and Jill... Please " Tricia grabbed ate Aika's hand and forced her to sit down. "I am leaving Y/N." That's why I am here. I ran away..." You stuttered and played with your hands. I promised myself that if Y/N beats me up for the third time, I'd end it no matter how much it hurt my heart..." You directly looked at ate Aika and said, with as much conviction as you can muster tonight. "I do not want to see you, mama, and Jill suffer because of how stupid I can be in love. Especially you, ate Aika." You smiled weakly.
"Love shouldn't hurt Patty. Love nourishes and protects the people involved. " Ate Aika held you tightly in her arms. "You deserve someone who will protect and love you with his/her whole being without putting you down, Patty. We all deserve the love we witnessed from our parents. " She gently kissed your forehead, like how she always does every time you have nightmares when you were still kids.
"I'm sorry ate for being weak," Tricia whispered. "And thank you, ate for always being here for me." You embraced her tightly and you finally let go of the tears you held back.
"You, mama, and Jill will always have me, Patty." Whether you want it or not, you do not have a choice because our entire lives, I have been and forever will be available to any of my family. Got it? " Ate Aika reassured you while she wiped your tears away. "You'll be okay, little sis. We always have your back. You can always return home to us. " She smiled at you encouragingly and waited until you finally stopped crying.
"Let's get you cleaned up so you can change clothes. It's time for us to sleep, Patty. You'll sleep with me "without waiting for any response, Ate Aika led you to the bathroom, urging you to take a bath before going back to her bedroom to prepare it for two people.
