CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 15

Agad akong napatayo sa sinabi niyang iyon at napaawang ang aking labi. My heart raced, it felt somehow satisfying rather than menacing. Mikael watched me intently. His gaze made my knees weak.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ba dapat ang nararamdaman ko ngayon at kung ano ba dapat ang mga salitang dapat kong bitawan.

Mahal na daw niya ‘yata’ ako?

May ganoong bagay ba? Looking at his convincing stare just made me want to believe him.

I bit my lower lip.

“We s-should go back, it’s getting late.” Right after I said those words, I turned my back on him and started walking to the hotel.

Habang humahakbang ako palayo, parang ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko. I feel like I’ve done a wrong thing and I also feel like a fcking coward. And I hate it.

All he ever done is to make me feel this way.

I shut my eyes close and took several breaths to clear up my mind to summon the courage within me to talk to him.

From there, I started walking back to him. Nanatili pa rin siyang naka-upo kung saa