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Chapter 8.2:
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Ano ba namang—asbok na naman ang pabango mo!” singhal ni Nanay Jessa noong mamataan si Rafael.
Rafael grinned. “Mabango naman ‘Nay, ah.”
“Oo nga pero nalalamangan mo ang amoy ng pabango ko. Regalo pa naman sa akin ‘yon ni Zendaya, tinalo mo pa niyang iyo.”
Nakangiting napapailing na lang si Rafael bago muling dumapo sa akin ang kaniyang paningin. Tumikhim ako at winaksi ang mata sa kaniya. I even shifted on my seat awkwardly. His stare is giving me an unfamiliar feeling. Naiilang ako.
“Oh, sabayan mo na si Sebi. Alam kong kanina mo pang hinihintay itong crush mo.”
“’Nay!” agad na saway ni Rafael na napapakamot pa sa kaniyang batok. “Nanay naman, eh.”
Ramdam ko ang pamumula ng pisngi ko. Kahit alam kong biro lamang iyon ay tila naapektuhan ako sa sinabi ng nanay niya.
“What do you want to eat first” Rafael asked me with his surprisingly gentle voice. It was so sudden that I almost chocked from my own saliva. “You want rice firs
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