How To Tame A Demon

Special Chapter 01

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Travis' POV

"Excuse me, have you seen Avery?"

"Po?"

"Fuck!"

"Luh? Parang g*go si kuya..." hindi ko na pinakinggan pa ang mga sumunod na sinabi nung lalaki at lumayo na sa kanyang pwesto. I tried to look at the other side of the aisle but I still can't find Avery over there.

Where the hell is he?!

Napasabunot ako sa aking ulo at muling nagpatuloy sa paghahanap. Nasa loob kasi kami ngayon ng isang supermarket. Avery and I were supposed to buy some groceries to prepare for the Christmas Eve next month pero saglit akong nahiwalay sa kanya upang tingnan sa price checker yung presyo ng hawak kong one pack of spaghetti.

I always keep on telling him to just get all the things that he wants but he refused. Kesyo raw kahit na marami akong pera ay dapat gastos lang ng gastos. It's not that I would lose even a percent of my money from these things. Inutusan pa niya tuloy akong ipa-check yung price ng dala-dala kong spaghetti. And now I can't find him!

I walked faster and checked every shelves as fast as I could. Some people were caught by my attention but I didn't mind. I have to find Avery now. Mamaya may umaaligid na pala sa kanya.

I stopped walking when I finally saw him getting something while pushing the cart. I sighed in relief. I was about to walk towards him when he suddenly looked at the other direction and saw him waited for the man that is also getting something at the top of the other side of the shelves.

I clenched my teeth.

Hindi na ako nag-aksaya pa ng oras at nagmamadaling tinungo ang direksyon nilang kanilang dalawa.

"Eto po ba, miss?"

"Yung isa po, ayan... salamat," Avery replied to the man he asked for help and smiled. Ngumiti naman yung lalaking tumulong pabalik.

"Walang anuma--" before he could give the thing to Avery, I immediately interfered between their talk and took the item from him. I put my arms around Avery and smiled plastically at the man.

"Thank you for getting this. You may leave now." Nilagay ko na sa cart ang dalawa kong hawak at pagkatapos ay hinalikan pa sa labi si Avery.

Mukhang hindi naman niya inaasahan ang ginawa ko kaya mabilis itong napatakip sa kanyang mga labi at nahihiyang umiwas ng tingin sa lalaki, habang ito namang si b*gok ay nagulat at biglang natahimik.

Sandali kaming nakipag-sukatan ng tingin sa bawat isa at kung hindi pa ako kurutin ni Avery ng mahina ay talagang hindi ko tatantanan itong nasa harapan ko.

I turned my gaze on him but he just avoided it and pulled my shirt from below, trying to signal me from moving. I sighed.

Binalikan ko pa ng huling tingin iyong lalaki sa aming harapan at binigyan ito ng isang matalas na tingin bago tinulak ang aming cart na dala.

Nang makalayo-layo na kami roon sa kanina naming pwesto ay malakas akong pinalo sa braso ni Avery. Hindi naman ako nasaktan masyado pero ramdam ko pa rin ang lakas nito dahil sa impact ng ginawa niya.

"Ouch!"

"Bakit mo naman ako hinalikan sa harap ni kuya?! Baliw ka talaga!" suway nito sa akin. Sinubukan ko namang tingnan ito sa kanyang pwesto at nakita ang kanyang dalawang palad na nakatakip sa kanyang mga pisngi. Is he blushing? He should be.

"I told you not to talk with anyone especially to men while I'm away. Mahirap bang sundin 'yon?" naiinis kong giit sa kanya. I heard him gasped.

"Ang OA mo teh. Nagmamagandang-loob lang naman yung tao tapos pinag-iisipan mo ng gano'n."