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Even though Ellaine had decided to leave Fiona to Garreth, she still couldn’t help but feel a surge of annoyance. The sour feeling of jealousy reared its head inside her. Sino ba naman ang matutuwang makitang nilalandi ang asawa nila? She seldom refers to Garreth as such in her mind, and even if she did, it was often casual, an unconscious determiner of what he is, or what he seems to be in her life. But lately, napapadalas ang pagtawag niya kay Garreth ng salitang ito.

Paisa-isang lumalabas ang mga clues. Dalawa, tatlo, higit pa… unti-unti na niyang nari-realize na nag-iiba na ang damdamin niya kay Garreth, ngunit hindi pa rin siya sigurado kung tatanggapin ba niya iyon.

There are too many factors that make her want to reject those feelings. The uncertainty of whether they’re true or just mere repercussion of their circumstance makes her hesitant to explore them further. She already has ideas what those feelings are but she still couldn’t make a decision on what to do with them.

If