The Bitter-sweet Revenge (On-going)

Chapter 9

Catherine Mae's POV

Nakakainis siya leche! Sana mamatay na siya! May pa 'I won't let you fall, let you fall' pa siya?! Eh matagal na kaya si niyang akong finall and damn it hurts me. But not now. Hinding hindi na niya ako matatablan. Although what happened a while ago was one of the things I expected na mangyari pag inagaw ko pa sa kanya ang sprinkles, pero nagmamadali kasi ako para matapos na namin ang binake ni Jarvis so I have no other choice but to steal it from him.

I'm not an idiot para hindi malaman ang susunod na mangyari. What happened was such a clichè.

Agad akong pumasok sa kitchen with an irritated face at padabog kong inilagay ang sprinkles at icing na nakita ni Nat kanina. Mabuti nga't nakakita siya ng icing dahil sigurado akong hindi ko na kaya pang magstay doon. Rexiel for me is a virus at ayaw ko nang mapalapit sa kanya ever! Nagawa na niya akong lapitan that close! Kahit na tawagin nating accident yun, still! Alam kong magiging kampante siya pag hinayaan ko na lang ang nangyari!

"Oh? Ba't nakabusangot yang mukha mo?" Tanong ni Jarvis na nakaupo sa bar counter. I sat beside him and buried my face with my hands habang mahina kong pinokpok ang ulo ko sa counter table. Naging ganun ako for half an hour nang bigla niyang inawat ang ulo ko from hitting on the table. I looked at him with a worried face.

"You should smile Mae. Kahit nakabusangot yang mukha mo, cute ka pa rin naman eh pero mas maganda pag nakangiti." Sabi niya as he smiled at me and I can't help but admire his cuteness as his eyes are closing whenever he smiles. Hindi ko mapigilan ang mapangiti sa kanya. That's what I like about him. Sa konting panahon na magkakilala kami, he knows me so well already.

"Tell me, what happened in the shop?" He asked me as he stood up and walked around the counter table and placed the muffins infront of me. I sighed as I started to tell him what happened a while ago while he's finishing the muffins all by himself.

"And then he told me that he'll never let me fall. Ever. Which he already did." I said sarcastically nang mapatingin siya sa'kin with a serious expression. Ba't ganyan ang tingin niya?

"Talaga? What did you feel when he said those to you?" He said at ibinalik na ang atensyon niya sa ginagawa.

"I felt," napahinto ako sa sinabi ko nang mapaisip ako. Napatingin naman siya sa'kin when he noticed I stopped.

"I felt nothing." I finished. Ngumiti naman siya ng pagkalaki laki and raised his hands and shouted.

"Finally!" I stared at him for a while as he looks into my eyes. Ba't ba double meaning ang salitang yun sa pandinig ko? Kaso nang mapatingin ako sa muffins and saw that they're finished.

Assumera! My subconcious mind spoke. Tsk. Di naman masamang mag-assume! Hmp!

Jarvis' POV

Hey I'm Jarvis Sy. Nice to meet you. Siguro alam niyo na si Natalie ay ang nakakabatang kapatid ko. We're originally from Korea pero hindi naman kami madalas umuwi ni Natalie. I'm a travel blogger habang si Nat ay isang fashion blogger. Malay ko lang sa kapatid ko kung anong nakain niya para lumipat dito sa Pinas when it's okay for her to stay nalang in Korea. Marunong akong magtagalog kasi nga travel blogger ako.

So anyways, I'll tell you something about the girl I like. Well, she's cute and gorgeous. She might not be kind at first may barrier siya against people. All I can say is that, if you want to be friends with her, you have to have guts and courage. Nakakatakot sa una pero madali naman kasi siyang kausap. She's rich yes, but that's not the reason why I like her. I like for being honest and brave after all the pain she's been through.

That is Catherine Mae Perez.

The first time I laid my eyes on her, my heart and mind already complemented her pero hindi pa naman ganun ka grabe kagaya ng ibang love stories na love at first sight agad. It's too clichè and common. Nung magkasabay kami ng jogging, normal lang naman sa'kin lahat. Not until that Rexiel came. I saw unexplainable emotions in Mae's eyes and I pity her for she doesn't deserved to be hurt that much. Hindi ko alam kung anong pumasok sa kokote ng lalakeng yun pero iisa lang ang tanging alam ko. He's the breaker of Mae's fragile heart.

"I felt nothing." Sagot niya which made smile. A very big smile. Hindi ko napaigilang mapaitaas ang dalawang kamay ko at mapasigaw.

"Finally!" Nakita ko naman siyang nagulat sa sinabi ko. Mismo ako nga eh! Mabuti na lang at napatingin siya sa muffins at saktong sakto nga naman sa timing dahil tapos na rin akong gumawa nun.

"Finally natapos na din natin yung muffins. Gusto mo bang kainin ngayon or let's make it cool muna?" I asked as she smiled and decided to put it in the fridge.

"Tara sa Garden!" She exclaimed as she held my hand. Alam kong naeexcite lang siya at nahawakan niya ang kamay ko. Hindi naman awkard para sa'kin ang ganito ko eh because of the fact that I like her.

Nag-usap usap kami tungkol sa buhay namin while sitting on the swinging bench na nasa garden lang. Kitang kita namin ang napakaraming butterflies here and I can't stop myself from looking at Mae. Ba't ba ang ganda ganda niya. Agad akong napaiwas ng tingin nang bigla na namang tumibok ng mabilis ang puso ko. I thought only girls can feel like this pero pati pala mga lalake nagkakaganito pag kasama ang babaeng gusto niya.

"Hay. Ang ganda dito noh? Aside from my room, eto ang pinakagusto kong part ng bahay." I looked at her while she's closing her eyes facing upward. Ang ganda niya talaga.

"Mae what if I court you one day?" Napatingin siya sa'kin at alam kong nagulat siya.

Shit Jarvis! Why did you ask her that?! My subconcious mind said.

Gusto ko lang naman malaman kung may pag-asa eh! Sigaw naman ng puso ko.

Great! Now I'm going crazy pero natanong ko na eh. Nothing bad would happen if I ask her anyways. Nagbabasakali lang naman ako. I still don't have plans on courting her kasi what I'm feeling right now is not called love. It's too early if I court her. It's what? Three weeks since we met tapos i-court ko siya? No way. Not now. Gusto ko pa siyang makilala and I know that she's not yet ready coz' of that fuc*ing Rexiel who broke her and moving on takes a lot of time kung talagang minahal mo ang tao ng husto at alam kong minahal ni Mae ng husto si Rexiel. Based on her reactions? I can tell that she hasn't completely moved on yet.

"Hindi ka naman mahirap mahalin Jarvis. You're an ideal boyfriend! You got the looks, the heart, everything but that doesn't matter because what matters most is how you handle every situation that comes in your life. I have a confession to make but promise me that you won't get mad at me." She said as she faced me seriously. I raised my right pinky finger and smiled.

"Pinky promise." She smiled and hooked her right pinky finger with mine. How I love to see her smiles everyday.

"I like you Jarvis. I really do but I'm not sure if this is what we call love but let's take our time to find out if this really is love."

Thank you God!

"I like you too Mae and that's what I'm feeling too. Sure. Let's find out." I said as we both smiled at each other.

Salamat sa lahat God! Salamat.