Kao
I looked up from my pasta and saw the heaving sight of my boyfriend.
He was sweating and was breathless as he opened up the door to my unit.
He was looking back and forth at me and his mother who was sitting across me on the table.
He looked surprised and conflicted at the same time.
"Pete. Is everything alright?"
It was his mother who asked him as I continued to blink at him wondering why he looked the way he's looking at the moment all torn up.
"What are you doing here!?!"
Pete just looked at me before he regarded his mother.
"I'm visiting your boyfriend."
Tita said casually as she took a sip of cola in a mug as embarrassing as it was, I didn't have glasses in my apartment.
She's actually using mine as I was using Pete's.
"Why?"
He walked to where I was and stood beside me facing his mother.
"What's with the question!?! Am I not allowed to?"
I bit on my lower lip when I saw how the mother and son duo stared at each other for sometime without backing down.
"Why didn't you tell me you're coming over?"
Pete asked still standing towering over his mother.
"Then it wouldn't be a surprise any longer."
I sighed inwardly when my boyfriend groaned before he regarded his mother.
"Stop being sarcastic! Tell me why you are here, really?"
My boyfriend coaxed his mother as he finally sat down and held my hand over my thigh.
"Come on, son! Is that how you greet your mother after months of being away from each other?"
My boyfriend sighed in frustration yet again and I'm not really sure whether to be happy or sorry for him about it.
"Mother..."
I saw how Tita blinked at her son.
"What?!?"
The two were at it again with their staring contest and unlike the first one, it was longer and was getting intense by the minute that I thought I had to intervene before any of them gets crossed eyes with all the staring.
"Pete!"
I called out.
"Have you had your lunch already? I whipped this pasta up with the help of your mother, take a seat and eat with us. I'll get you some."
I said as I made a move to get up and get some plate when my boyfriend held me by my hand.
"I'm not hungry."
He quipped as he pulled me back down on the seat.
"Of course you're not. We aren't too but we're eating. Try some too."
I said as I tried to give him the just calm down will you look.
"Baby..."
He groaned at me.
"Please? Here..."
I urged him and filled my plate some more and pushed it towards him.
I nodded at him and passed him a clean fork.
