CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

I WAS lying on a hospital bed while my eyes shut. Ramdam ko ang lamig ng aircon pero mas nangingibabaw ang init ng tensyion when I heard Maximo’s voice who stormed inside the room. I pretended to be sleeping na tila ba wala pa rin akong malay. He was too late to save me. I was close to drowning earlier but a concerned individual saved me at hindi lang siya basta kilala ko. He's William's best man.

Now, all the blame is to Elisha. She who attempted to kill me over that wide sea. Sa malalakas na hampas ng alon ay kamuntik na akong malunod without even fighting for myself because I want to make her a killer if she’d really kill me.

Rinig ko ang bawat pag-iyak ni Ate Elisha sa sulok. Her wedding was ruined. Halos hindi makapaniwala ang mga bisita niya na mangyayari ito sa ‘kin na siya ang may kagagawan.

“Who the f*ck gave you the right to hurt my wife?!” mataas na boses ni Maximo na umalingawngaw sa loob ng apat na sulok ng kwartong iyon.

Nakakatakot iyon. Kahit ako na nakakarinig sa