Saglit na tumigil si Lewis, tila binabalot ng bigat ng hindi niya kayang sagutin. Ang kanyang mga mata ay bumaba sa sahig, para bang tinatanggap na niya ang sagot na ayaw niyang marinig. His jaw clenched, his breathing slow and controlled, but the tension in his shoulders betrayed him.Then, without another word, he turned around, his fists tightening at his sides. His steps were heavy, deliberate, as if each one was an attempt to suppress something threatening to break free.Pero bago pa siya tuluyang makalayo—"I don’t know, Lewis!"Bumagsak sa pagitan nila ang boses ni Cali—matinis, nanginginig, puno ng hinanakit na hindi na niya napigilan."I don’t know what I’m supposed to feel anymore!"Lewis halted mid-step, his back stiffening at her words. Dahan-dahan, humarap siya muli, pero ang nakita niya ay isang Cali na halos sumisigaw na hindi gamit ang boses, kundi gamit ang kanyang paghinga—mabilis, mabigat, hindi pantay. Her emotions had finally broken through, spilling into the open
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