Chapter 56: Date 5

Samantha took in a slow steady breath, trying to calm her heart hammering inside her chest. Truth be told she was low-key panicking from his question. 

How did he know about Charlie? lihim niyang tanong sa sarili.  

“I heard you when you were on the phone,” he explained, probably seeing the confusion on her face. “Is… is he your boyfriend?”

Napakurap siya. How the hell did he thought that…

Then it dawned her.  Charlie is a man’s name. 

May kumislap na ideya sa isip niya. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang magiging resulta niyon kung gagawin niya. But if she does it well, maybe tonight can still end good, at least for her.

“Y-yes. H-he is,” pagsisinungaling niya. “Something happened. H-he was rushed to the hospital,” dugtong pa niya.

Nakita niya ang sandaling pagkunot ng noo nito bago ito tumango-tango. “So,you have a boyfriend.”

She swallowed, hard. Steadying her composure as she keep up with the