CHAPTER 98

"Can't we just stay here for tonight?" parang bata niyang pagmamaktol. "You're flying to Berlin tomorrow and I won't be able to see you for three days," he buried his face in my neck and inhaled my scent. "We can just cuddle, you know. Hindi naman importante 'yung birthday ni Donovan."

Umirap ako pero agad na napangiti. Kinalas ko ang kamay niya sa beywang ko at umatras. "No. We're going. Let's go na baka matraffic pa tayo," usal ko at kinuha ang heels sa kama at saka umupo sa paanan nito.

Isusuot ko na sana ay biglang siyang lumuhod sa harap ko. I bit my lower lip to suppressed my smile when he, himself, wore me my heels.

"Give me one reason why we should really go there? Because our presence is not really needed in that party," he mumbled while fastening the strap of my heel around my ankle.

"Kapatid mo kaya 'yun,"

"Masyadong maraming bisita kaya magiging sobrang busy siya,"

"Still,"

"And he'll understand if we're not coming,"

"Nakakahiya naman sa Mama mo,"

"She will also un