Stay With Me, Tarius (Completed)

CHAPTER 15

IT'S been a month since Gemini's Ninang Leanna died. Gemini was in pain but still tried to cope up with the help of Tarius. 

He's been with her since the day she received the bad news about her Ninang. Slowly, Gemini's trying her best to be a better person. With the help of Tarius, she's trying to be good. She can say that she's improving, a little. But still, small improvement is still a progress.

Makalipas din ang isang buwan, pinayagan na siyang umuwi at ngayon ay muli na naman siyang babalik sa paaralan.

"Come on, Tarius! Let me at least bring my make-up kit!" She groaned.

"Gemini, ipapaalala ko lang sa'yo na school ang pupuntahan mo. Mag-aaral ka, hindi magmomodel." Walang ganang saad ni Tarius.

Gemini stomped her feet at Tarius' response. "Bwisit ka talaga! Make-up lang, eh!"  Reklamo pa niya.

"Make-up kit daw pero ang lagayan nakamaleta." He said sarcastically. "iwan mo na 'yan. Ang dami mo nang dala."

Gemini gave him a sharp glare then shouted, "Ano bang pakelam mo, ha?! Ako ang magdedesisyon kung ano ang dadalhin ko dahil 'yon ang gusto ko! At ang gusto ko ay dalhin ang make-up kit ko at 'yon ang gagawin ko! Ah, nakakaasar ka talaga!" Nagmartsa siya papasok sa banyo sa loob ng kanyang kwarto at padabog na isinara ang pinto.

Napailing namana ng binata sa kanya. "Ang tigas talaga ng ulo. Mukhang mahihirapan talaga ako sa kanya."

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While the two, Gemini and Tarius, are on their way to the school, Tarius notices that Gemini didn't bring her make-up kit.

"Oh, akala ko ba dadalhin mo ang make-up kit mo?" Nakangising tanong niya.

Kumunot naman ang noo nang dalaga ngunit hindi niya nilingon ang binata. Napairap siya sa ere at isinuot ang dinala niya kaninang earpods bago sumagot.

"B-Because..." Napangiwi si Gemini nang mautal siya. "I mean...I just realized that ang hirap no'n dalhin kaya iniwan ko na lang. Like duh, ayoko nang madagdagan ang bitbitin ko. Saka ano bang pakialam mo?!"

Muntik nang mapatalon sa gulat ang driver  ni Gemini dahil sa biglang pagsigaw ng dalaga.

Palihim na sumulyap ang driver sa rear-view mirror. Napansin nito na nakasuot ng earpods and dalaga so he predicted that she was talking to her friends.

'It's a good thing that Mademoiselle still talks to her friends. I'm glad.' The driver said in his mind.

The driver shrugged his shoulders and focused on the road.

Tarius on the other hand, teases Gemini. "Sus, ba't 'di mo pa kasi sabihin na sinunod mo ang sinabi ko." 

"Edi wow! Desisyon ka eh, 'no?" Sagot nang dalaga.

Actually, she really did obey Tarius when he said that she should not bring her make-up kit. She realized that maybe he was right. And besides, Tarius is trying to help her to be a better person so she needs to listen to him.

"Sige, kunwari naniwala na lang ako." Ngising saad ng binata.

This bastard...ang lakas talaga ng apog!

Gemini just stayed silent, she planned to ignore Tarius throughout the ride and fortunately, she succeeded.

Nang makarating sila sa paaralan, kaagad bumaba ang dalaga. She took her fancy sunglasses out and wore them. Maarte niyang hinawi ang kanyang buhok at dinampot ang kanyang limited edition Gucci bag na ang tanging laman lang ay ang kanyang wallet, cellphone at iba pang mga abubot.