7:30 am Napabuntong-hininga ako habang nakasandal sa pader. Nakatago, you mean, tahimik na nanonood sa labas ng condo ni Mr. Séan Capone. Then the door opened. And there she was. A girl walked out. No... strutted out, like she just conquered the world. She was smiling from ear to ear, glowing as if naka-witness siya ng holy miracle. Hair messy in that morning-after kind of way. And the way she adjusted her heels? Dead giveaway. I didn’t need a narrator to tell me what happened inside. Kung di dahil kay Noémie's opinion about Mr. Séan, aakalain kong isa siyang bold star. I bit the inside of my cheek and looked away for a second. I hate how easily I knew. How easily I assumed. Kung hindi ko pa alam ang opinion ni Noémie about him, baka akala ko bold star ang lumabas. Kung tutuusin, hin

