Marigold — Chapter 27

Marigold’s POV

“What?” I tried my very best not to show I was upset or I was glad to see him. I don’t want to show him any emotion. I don’t even want to tlak to him because to be honest, I don’t trust myself now.

With Z, I feel like I am starting to be stupid.

I clearly saw him hugging some woman I don’t know yet here I am, liking the fact that he’s come visit me. The truth is, I want to cry and scold him about it. I also want to shout and let my father know but I don’t really want to go that low. This relationship is between Z and me. I should not be including our parents into it.

Trying my best not to look at him, I walked back to my vanity mirror so I can put some makeup on.

My plans are still the same. I want to go out. I don’t even care if I haven’t really called someone to hang out with. I’d probably just call Zamara or any of my classmates or friends to hang out. I mean, someone will surely be free, right?

Just when I sat in front of my mirror, I heard him speak. “You’re going somewhere?” he asked.

My lips quiver at his words. Great. Now he’s acting like he did not do anything wrong when here I am having a hard time and having an internal battle to myself.

“Just going to hang out with some friends,” I answered. He was silent for a minute and I did not dare to turn to his direction. I know he’s still standing a few spaces behind me. The silence in the room is killing me. I can feel the fast beating of my heart.

I heard him sigh.

“I am in trouble, right? Did I do something wrong? Did I forget something, a date?” he asked. I hated the fact that he sounded so worried. If I didn’t see him earlier, I would probably be laughing at how scared he sounded but I am just so upset.

With that, I did not bother answering. Instead, I pick a nude shade of lipstick and applied it on my lips.

Why is it that I am dolling up myself in front of the mirror yet I feel so ugly and down?

Was I not good enough? Was I not pretty enough that he was able to find someone else that fast?

At that, my gaze lowered down until I was already looking at my lap. I was not able to control myself and tears just continuously started to fall.

“Mari…” I heard him whisper. His movement was so fast that he was already kneeling on front of me, his hands cupping my cheeks.

He lifted my gaze and I saw how worried he look.

“For whatever I did wrong, I’m sorry. I’m sorry, baby,” he whispered. He wiped the tears falling on my cheeks and I cried even harder.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked. Though hurting, I tried my best to ask that very same question that keeps bugging my mind since earlier. I feel like I would die if I don’t ask him this. “Why are you here acting like you still want me when you already found someone else?”

“What?” he asked confused. His brows furrowed and even while looking like that, he still looks surreal to my eyes.

Damn, the world is so unfair.

“I saw you,” I started. I removed his hands on my face. “I saw you hugging someone else,” I told him. His brows furrowed even more as if confused at what I said.

“Don’t even lie to me. I know what I saw. I was there. I was at the café and I clearly know what I saw. It was you!”

I stood up from my seat and walked out of my walk-in closet. I can feel him following. But I was just able to reach outside when he grabbed my right hand and gently pulled me back, I felt his other hand on my back but I immediately lost my focus on that after our eyes met.

The worry I was seeing in his eyes was already gone and instead, it was replaced by that playful glint I was all too familiar with.

“Are you laughing at me?” I asked incredulously. I can’t believe he has the nerve to laugh!

I hit his chest and tried pushing him away but he started laughing. Instead, he pulled me closer engulfing me in a hug. I cried even more.

“I hate you! I hate you, Z!” I told him still trying my bets get away from him.

“Baby, you’re cute when you’re jealous. You look so adorable,” he whispered and my lips quiver even more.

I can feel him caressing my back.

“Sorry if you were jealous. Mari, you should know I don’t look at people the same way I look at you. Didn’t you recognize her?” he asked before pulling away from me a little, our eyes meeting once again.

“Huh?” I asked confused. He gently brushes the strands of hair falling on my cheeks. I was pouting.

He pulled me closer first and kissed my forehead before responding.

“Don’t you remember Helena?” he asked and at that, my brows furrowed.

Helena?

My lips parted a bit and my eyes turned wide. “Helena as in uncle Jessie’s daughter?” I exclaimed. I heard him chuckle before nodding.

Uncle Jessie was Aunt Maxie’s gay friend. But he ended up finding a girl he loves and married her, hence Helena. So that’s why she looks so familiar. She looks a lot like her mom! She probably did not recognize me too since we only met twice and that’s ages ago!

“Ugh!” I covered my face in embarrassment and cried even harder. I made a fuss over nothing. Why did I even think that Z will do that to me. Z loves me way before I started having feelings for him.

“Oh God, this is so embarrassing,” I whispered. He removed my hands and just smiled at me.

“It’s okay. It’s my fault for not telling you I am meeting her. It was a rush and she also had a different appointment so we parted ways after. And she was with her boyfriend,” he explained and that made me feel even more embarrass.

Despite him telling me it was fine, I still feel so bad about it.

We were sitting beside each other on the couch, my clothes already changed back onto pajamas.

“We had been so busy the past few days. How about we go on a date tomorrow? You don’t have classes, right?” he asked.

I smiled and tilted my head a little.

“I don’t. But don’t you have two classes to attend with?” I asked him, concerned that it will be very tiring for him.

“I can manage. We can go after my classes. I’ll fetch you. Besides, I miss my girl,” he whispered before pulling me for a quick peck on the lips.

Damn, I know I did something stupid but I was glad Z was here. And I can’t wait to be on a date with him tomorrow.

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