Love Operation: Don't Become The Villainess

CHAPTER 7: NOTHING EVER MAKES SENSE.

"You're not mad at me?"

"No, I'm not."

"Are you really?"

This time, I scoffed. Not able to hide my annoyance, "I'm not."

I could feel him sulk beside me, "Now you're mad."

Naiirita ko siyang binalingan--nanlalaki ang mga mata at may naiinis na ngiti sa aking mga labi, "Marunong ka palang makiramdam!?"

His eyes squinted out of sadness as he sat beside me in the car, "Kung hindi ka kasi galit, bakit uuwi ka na agad?"

Pakiramdam ko'y may bumakat na ugat sa noo ko sa sinabi niya. Anong klaseng logic ba ang meron sa utak nito?

Ilang minuto na kami rito sa labas ng bahay ko, sa loob ng sasakyan at ayaw niya akong palabasin kasi gusto niya pa raw mamasyal habang ako'y gusto nang magpahinga.

"I want to buy you clothes!" he cried, his arms wrapped around mine like a freaking koala!

Kunot-noo ko siyang sinigawan, "I can buy myself clothes!"

"No you can't!" angil niya dahilan para hindi ko siya makapaniwalang tinignan. Anong sinabi niyang hindi ko kaya!? Kung siya ang mas matanda sa amin, bakit pang three years old ang pag-iisip nito!?

"Paladesisyon ka!" napupuno ko nang saad, trying to reach for the car door handle but his hand would just stop my reaching hand.

Namumula kong pinasadahan ng tingin ang driver, snapping my head back to my childish brother, "Hindi ka ba nahihiya kay manong!?"

"Hindi!" he cried, and my face splashed with an expression of explicable horror. This man is hopeless!

"Orderan mo na lang ako online kung gusto mo talaga akong bilhan--!"

"Ayaw ko nun!"

"SANTOS LIONEL CORDOVA!" I growled like a mad dog and he whimpered back like a defeated puppy.

I gnashed my teeth at him, glaring at him with eyes I swear took its flames of fury from the pits of hell, "PAG SABING AYAW KO, AYAW KO!"

He slowly released my arm and teared up, "O-Oki."

"TSK," I clicked my tongue, quickly opening the car door and stepped out of the vehicle. But before I can say my goodbyes and close the door ay may pahabol pa siya.

"H-how about tomorrow?"

Hindi nawala ang sama ng tingin ko sa kaniya. Kung inuna niya sana 'yang itanong sa akin kanina, edi sana pumayag pa ako pero tuluyan na akong nawala sa mood.

"No," I answered with finality before closing the door, trying my best not to slam it shut.

Parang bata. Nakakainit ng ulo. Hindi marunong makinig. Kailangan magalit pa bago makinig.

For some reason, I had this urge to look back. When I did, I saw him watching me, his crying face close up on the window but his expression brightened up when he saw me look back at him.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance before continuing to go inside.

Kulang ba yun sa pagmamahal at atensyon o ano...?

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Now that I thought hard about it, Leo might actually be lacking in familial love and attention based on his background as a character in the novel.

According to the story, the reason Leo liked Jade was because aside from the fact that she's strong minded, she was kind and loving that it soothed his ache and craving for love and attention. He found peace in her.