Chapter 39

Body ache woke me up the next morning, us under his sheets, my head rested on his chest while his arm was perfectly wrapped around my waist. To be honest, last night was a near-death experience for me. I don’t know if it has something to do with being a virg*n at this age but I literally passed out and he’s still—Oh, nevermind.

Sinadya niya bang ipunin lahat ng sama ng loob sa akin para gumanti sa ganitong paraan? Sa liksi ba naman niya kagabi, hindi malabong gano’n nga. I remember cursing him muffedly, medyo maliwanag na no’n sa labas at nang makitang lamog na talaga ako ay do’n lang niya ako tinigilan. Akala ko nga hindi na ‘ko magigising, e!

Nang tingalain ko siya, there he is, sleeping so safe and sound. Ang amo ng mukha, jusko. Akala mo’y batang paslit na hindi pa namumulat sa kahit anong kasamaan o kalupitan ng mundo, malayong-malayo sa tigreng nakatalik ko kagabi.

With my forefinger, I carefully trace his thick brows, his lengthy lashes, then down to his nose bridge, and to his