KABANATA 168

"Are you happy now?" Hindi ko naiwasan ang sarcasm sa aking boses nang sinabi ko iyon.

The darkness of his eye and thick eyebrows is very familiar. Even his lips and his nose. His angled and more defined jaw... and his deep eyes. Ang bago sa kaniyang mukha ay ang mga maliliit na stable sa kaniyang panga na lalong nagpamatured sa kaniyang mukha. Lalong nagpadilim at kahit na ganoon ay bagay na bagay pa rin ito sa kaniya. Mataman ko siyang tinignan. Hindi matanggal sa isipan ko na ang lalaking nasa harapan ko ngayon ay ang minahal ko ng tunay noon. He was my first in everything. He was my first love, my first kiss, and the first person who broke my heart into pieces. Ang ama ng anak ko and why can't I stare at him with madness and why it is full of gentleness. His jaw clenched again, and I don't know what the reason of it.

"I've never been happy." He answered. My heart literally hurt but I sighed all the pain.

Now that he said that. I can say he was really guilty.

"Don't worry, I had fo