Play The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 22

#PTG22 Chapter 22

The next few days of vacation have been uneventful. Feeling ko old couple na kami ni Jax kasi mas gusto talaga namin na nasa bahay lang kami. Sometimes, we'd watch movies or series. Mas madalas na nag-uusap lang kami tungkol sa kung anu-ano'ng bagay. We'd talk about literally anything... and I love it. I love it more than anything in the world. I'd seriously take talking with him than going in some fancy place.

"Tumawag ang Mama mo kanina," Yaya said. I felt Jax stiffening beside me. Even though he wouldn't say, I knew that it bothered him na hindi siya gusto ng parents ko for me. Although I'd argue that it wouldn't matter if the whole world was against us. I love him—that's seriously all that matters.

"Bakit daw po?" I asked robotically. I knew what the reason was—they'd cancel on me again. Sanay naman na ako. It honestly didn't bother me as much as it did before. I already have Jax with me. He's my family now.

"May pupuntahan daw kayo sa Ilocos na party yata? 'Di ko masyadong tanda. Tawagan mo na lang ang Mama mo," Yaya said.

I grunted. Ilocos? Ang layo! And it's not as if pwede kong isama si Jax... or could I?

"Hey," I said, looking at my boyfriend who's pretending to watch the series. "Wanna go to Ilocos?"

"I'm not invited."

"I'm inviting you," I urged. "Please? Besides, 'di ba sabi mo gusto mong makausap sila Mama? This is the time. Pansin mo naman na 'di sila masyadong pumupunta dito, 'di ba?" I continued. I knew Jax felt bad for me dahil laging mag-isa lang ako. That's one of the reasons, I believed, on why he's always in my house. Ayaw niya na mag-isa ako.

"Baka magalit sila."

"Maybe... But what can they do? Their daughter's already way too in love," I said, planting a kiss on his lips. "So, please? Sama ka na, ha?"

In the end, ako na naman iyong nasunod. So, a few days after, we were en route to Ilocos. I didn't inform my parents na kasama ko si Jax dahil alam ko na hindi sila papayag. In the 10 months that we're together, not once akong nakaramdam ng approval mula sa kanila. But it didn't matter. I chose Jax. They should just deal with it.

"Two rooms?" I asked when I heard Jax asking for room availabilities. "Are you serious?"

"In case your parents ask."

Ugh. Why couldn't my parents see this?! How Jax clearly crave for their approval kahit ilang beses kong sinabi na 'wag na? How he clearly respects them kahit na minsan, sobrang harapan na iyong pagpapakita nila ng disapproval? It's so unfair! It's unfair how they wouldn't even give him a chance! Jax came from a good family, pero kung tratuhin nila, akala mo galing sa magnanakaw na pamilya.

We stayed in an old house that was turned into a bed and breakfast. I tried to sneak into his room, but it was locked. Mautak talaga 'yung lalaki na 'yun. So, I contented myself with sleeping.

"Please don't fight with your parents," sabi niya habang nagda-drive. We were back on the road. I looked at the map, and it said na in an hour, nasa Laoag na kami. It's so far! Talagang balak pa akong papuntahin dito ng parents ko!

"I don't fight with my parents."

"You know what I mean."

I sighed. "Fine... but if they say something remotely mean about you—"

"I appreciate your concern, I really do, but we don't have anything to gain if you keep on antagonizing them. Let's just leave them be," he said. I get his point, really, but how could I also make them understand kung hindi ako magsasalita? The problem with my parents is because they failed to watch me grow up... kaya siguro hanggang ngayon, bata pa rin ang tingin nila sa akin.