Maingat niya akong hinila sa tabi. Sinenyasan niya si Sol na samahan ako sa banyo at agad naman itong sumunod.
When we got there, I collapsed to the floor beside the toilet bowl, vomiting uncontrollably. At pakiramdam ko, lahat ng laman sa sikmura ko, naisuka ko na.
I felt Sol’s hand on my back, gently rubbing it as I continued to retch, my body trembling with every heave.
“Easy… breathe,” she murmured softly, holding my hair back. “Magiging okay ka rin. Isuka mo lang.”
I squeezed my eyes shut, tears slipping free as the nausea slowly subsided, leaving only exhaustion behind. Lasang-lasa ko ang pait mula sa lalamuan ko, nanghihina, like everything in me had been emptied out.
After a while, I leaned back against the wall, drawing shallow breaths. Sol handed me some tissue and a bottle
