Searching for the Mafia Heiress (Sequel)

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Calyxe's POV

Tahimik lang akong kumakain habang sila ay nararamdaman kong patingin tingin sa akin.

Hindi ko nalang sila pinansin. I continued eating, silently.

Nang mabusog ako ay ibinagsak ko ang mga kubyertos na ginamit ko. Nilagok ko ang isang baso ng tubig na nasa aking harapan.

"Are you done, hyung? Hindi mo pa ubos yung food." I sighed.

"I'm full." Maikli kong sabi. Nahagip ng mata ko ang pag-tingin at pag-iwas ng tingin ni Courtney.

I saw Mom. She's holding back. She's been gritting her teeth since I entered the dining room.

Nang magising ako ay nakapagpalit na si Courtney. She was waiting outside of my room with the first aid kit on her hand.

Ginamot niyang muli ang mga sugat na natamo ko kahapon. Nilagyan niya ng bandage ang kamao ko at saka sinabing mag-jacket ako papuntang University para hindi visible ang mga sugat sa braso ko.

"Do you want to ask something?" I asked them. Tiningnan ko silang lahat.

"You hurt yourself." Mom said. Hindi ako sumagot. Tiningnan ko lang siya.

"Thankfully, you didn't break my vase." Napangisi ako. Narinig ko ang pagsinghap ni Cyrus nang malakas na ibagsak ni Mom ang mga kubyertos niya.

"Don't give me that smirk, Calyxe!" I bit my lower lip before nodding.

"What are you thinking yesterday? Mityeosso?!"

(Translation: Are you crazy?!)

"I was carried away. I'm sorry." I answered. I saw Dad and my siblings stopped eating.

"Carried away. Ha?! You almost ruined the whole living room and you call that carried away?!" Mas lalo akong yumuko. She's furious and I'm ashamed.

"I understand that you are concerned about your sister but you can't act like you are her. Hindi naman ikaw ang hinalikan. Hindi ikaw ang sinaktan." Nag-angat ako ng tingin.

"That's it. I don't want my sister to be hurt. I'll do the same thing to Cyrus too!"

"But you can't hurt yourself! Look at you! Look at those hands!" She stood up and I gritted my teeth as I arched my eyebrows.

"Mom! If you are concerned about my appearance, don't worry, hindi ikaw ang mapapahiya. It's me." I was a bit shocked when she turned her gaze on me. Nanlilisik ang mga tingin niya ngunit mabilis iyong napalitan ng namumuong mga luha.

"Do you think it's about your appearance? Well, I'm sorry but it's not." Nakita ko kung paano tumulo ang isang butil ng luha mula sa kanyang kanang mata.

She turned her back and I started to hear some sobs. Halatang pinipigilan niya ito.

"Yasmin, calm down." Dad said and stood up. She went to Mom's side.

She didn't say anything. I saw her wiping her cheek and walked out of the dining room. Dad looked at me with a disappointment written on his face.

"I must say that I'm very disappointed, Calyxe. She's furious but it's not right to talk back to your Mom. She's just concerned about you." I bit my lower lip and turned my gaze onto the plate.

"I told you how precious her tears are, right? This is the first time you made her cry. And, that's what I'm disappointed about." After saying those words, he walked out of the room too, to follow Mom.