"we're like husband and wife, I like it."
Tobias stared at her with admiration in his eyes.
"YOU like it, I, HATE it!"
she speak harshly, but her face still flushed.
Tobias endured the pain he felt when those words left her mouth.
He can't blame her for hating him, that much.
He kept his face smiling.
"would you please get out? I can't concentrate on cooking if your here, pestering me."
she started sauteing the spices.
"do I look like a pest?"
he asked, trying to hide his hurt through smiling.
She never talked back. Maria put the ground beef and stir it.
"I'm so handsome to be called like one?"
he asked again, trying to get her attention.
She turned towards him, she looks so cute when she's mad.
"yes! you look like a cockroach when it was being hit. I even remembered your face back then, when you saw one!"
she laughed teasing him, but suddenly remembered that she was mad at him. She change her expression and stared at him irritatedly.
"so, you still remember that?"
"yes, but I'm starting to delete it in my memory."
"your cruel"
he speak, sadness can be heard in his voice.
"your crueler."
she retorted, "get out, please."
she said sternly.
Tobias left her there. He was so angry at himself for being like himself!
He promised himself to be good at her. He will do everything for her.
Tobias just wished, she could forgive him, already.
"hey, come here!"
he heard Maria was calling him. He hastily walked towards the kitchen and saw her taking a spoon full of sauce.
"what?"
"taste it, then tell me what's the taste."
"it looks delicious, and you cooked it so I'm 100% sure that it taste great."
He smiled at her.
"no! I don't want you to blame me when you taste it, and you decided that you don't like it."
she explained, waving her hand to let him know she's calling him.
Maria looked like a wife.
His wife.
His smile broad even wider. He was thinking too much. Maria still never forgive him.
He walked towards him and open her mouth. Maria put the spoon on his mouth.
"how was it?"
she was looking at him with hope in her eyes.
"it's the best!"
He boost her confidence.
"really?"
she was smiling at him, but became serious again.
She cleared her throat and talked.
"okay, let's eat."
Tobias prepared the table while Maria placed the spaghetti on the plate.
They looked like a newly wed couple, preparing their food.
"did you like your room?"
he asked after a while. They're already eating and enjoying the food.
It was very quiet that you can hear the friction of the fork and plate. So he decided to broke the silence.
"yes, did you change it because of me?"
"yeah, I am hoping you will like it, but base on your answer, I am relieved."
He was glad that she like it.
"I love it, but that doesn't mean I forgave you!"
she said, looking at him with anger.