Chapter 05

"You look good," matamis ang ngiting nakapaskil sa mga labi ni Neo nang sabihin niya iyon. I fought the urge to roll my eyes at how fake he was, and instead, just returned his fake smile to further amuse our parents.

"I know," I said and looked at him from head to toe, "you look good too, by the way."

Inilahad niya ang kamay niya sa akin, tumaas ang kilay ko roon ngunit tinanggap ko rin naman, pagkatapos no'n ay nagpaalam ito sa mga magulang namin at iginiya ako papalayo sa table na iyon.

"So, where's the sudden kindness coming from?" sarkastikong tanong ko habang naglalakad kami palabas.

"They changed their mind," sagot niya.

"Ha?" tanong ko ulit. What did he mean? Hindi na ba kami ikakasal? Eh para saan 'tong party?

"They changed their minds, there's no engagement tonight, just the announcement I guess," he shrugged. Nakahinga ako nang maluwag, I didn't even notice that I had been holding my breath since the party started. Delaying t