Beauty with the Beast (Cast a Spell Series #1)

XXV

Her

Is he confessing?

"I don't know when it started. I just know that one day, I did the things I never thought I'd do . . . for you."

He held my hand and made me face him. Our eyes met and I saw the sincerity on his eyes, I gulped as I try my best to be composed.

"Pero pa'no si . . ."

"She's nothing more than a sister to me." He sighed, I bit my lower lip.

I read Cara's diary . . . and she's been loving him every since when. Totoo bang hanggang doon nalang ang nakikita sa kaniya ni Adam?

What if . . . he's just in denial? And he . . . he was just pitying me?

"I know I've been an asshole. I've been giving you mix signals." He admitted when he saw the hesitation on my eyes.

Alam niya naman pala, eh!

"I was confused as well. Or maybe . . . I was just afraid. For both you and me."

Kumunot ang noo ko habang pinagmamasdan ang mata niyang puno ng emosyon. He was baring his soul to me and I can't do anything but to stare at it.

"I hated the way my mom loved my dad . . . and I hate it that I can see you in her . . ." He whispered.

My lips parted at that. Nabasa ko ang diary ng mama niya and from the very first page of it, his dad was part of it.

"And my dad . . . he had the same temper as I have." He bowed his head as if he was ashamed of it.

I sighed, I know there were times that he can't control his temper.

"Kaya natakot ako. Na baka . . . baka matulad ka sa mama ko. At ako . . . baka masaktan kita tulad ng pananakit ng papa ko sa kaniya." He shook his head, afraid that might happen.

"You're a coward." Iyon lang ang nasabi ko.

"I am." He admitted.

"Gano'n nalang 'yon? Dahil takot ka hindi mo na susubukan?"

Nag-angat siya ng tingin sa akin at nagtama ang mata namin. He stared at me and I stared intently at him. Deep down, I knew . . . I knew this was the thing that changed between us. Our feelings, the depth of it.

"Ano bang . . . nagustuhan mo sa akin?" He asked as if he cannot find any reason for me to like him.

"Hindi ko rin alam." I admitted, he chuckled.

I pouted to hide my smile. He let out a sigh and pulled me for a hug and I let him because it gave me comfort.

There are many reason for me to like him. Yes, there were also a lot of things in him that I hate but those things made me love him more. His temper might not be the best but the patience he showed me when I was in my healing phase was an effort he made to change himself for me.

"I'll try my best not to be a coward." He whispered while hugging me tightly.

"Okay . . ." I smiled at that.

Kaya parehas kaming nakangiti nang maglakad pabalik kung nasaan sila. Sinulyapan ko siya at nakitang malaki ang ngiti niya, nababaguhan ako dahil kahit na madalas siyang tumatawa at inaasar ako ay iba pa rin kapag ngumingiti siya, lalo na at nagiging maamo ang mukha niya, hindi sa palagi niyang hitsura na nakakatakot.

Kaagad akong tumakbo papalapit sa kanila nang makita ang anino nila, sinusubukan ang sariling pigilan ang malaking ngiti.

"Nandiyan na pala siya . . ." Si Lumiere sabay sulyap sa likod ko, when he recognized the person behind me, his eyes widened.