"but why are you answering his call?"
here he goes again, he can't help it!
He can't took it off his mind, he needs assurance that Maria didn't lie to him.
"it doesn't mean that if I take his call or talk to him we're friends already."
She said, slicing the meat on her plate.
Tobias felt that he was being lift up from being buried.
Thank you!
"but I don't want you to talk to him."
he acted childishly. He really hates the idea that his Iya would be close to someone else, specially to a man!
"I can't guarantee you about that, I don't want to be rude."
she declined, he felt disappointed but think about it.
'but you're rude to me!'
he wanted to tell her but he did bad things to her, so its just normal for her to be rude to him.
"okay"
he agreed disappointingly, but smiled at her.
Maria smiled back.
"so, you forgave me already?"
he asked hesitantly
"yes, I think about it and thought that its all in the past, so I have to move on."
Another loud THANK YOU!
But,
"am I included to that 'its all in the past so, I have to move on' part?"
He suddenly felt depressed. He looked intently at her, waiting for her answers.
"what do you think?"
He felt desperate even more. Tobias felt his heart was stab, a hundred times!
"so, I guessed I need to introduced myself again?"
he was out of choices, why was she giving him a hard time?
'I deserved it!'
"no need, as I said, I already forgive you and it was all in the past. I don't know what's your reason why you didn't find me and I don't want to know what's your reasons."
she explained seriously, taking a deep breath and continue.
"all I want for now, is for you to be true to me, friends?"
she extended her right arm to him and smiled.
Tobias took her hands like a speed of lightning, afraid that she might change her mind.
"friends!"
he smiled widely at her and shook her hands happily.
Now, he won't promise anything. He would just do his best and make sure that he would fulfill all that he said.
She deserved to be treated as a precious gem, and he will treat her as one.
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"what do you want to watch?"
he asked her, while turning the TV on.
"can we watched cartoons?"
she looked towards him, clasping both of her hands.
Tobias observed that after Maria forgave him, she become more closed to him. She never hold back when she wanted something or when she's talking to him.
She was now his Iya.
They're just finished cleaning the house. Maria insisted to let him helped her. She reasoned out that she was so bored.
Its been 2 weeks of staying here in his house, he was glad that Maria didn't talked about it.
"what cartoons?"
"spongebob"
"again?"
They were watching it everyday, if not this show, they'll watched Disney instead.
"please?"
"fine, in one condition."
he finally gave in, he would never win over her.
"what?"
Tobias think twice before taking all his strength to talk.
"I'll call you Iya, again."
he said, hoping she'll grant it.
Maria smile froze and looked at him, bewildered.