Tahimik lang ako habang naglalakad palabas ng room. My footsteps felt heavy, parang bawat hakbang ay may kaakibat na memorya na kailangan kong bitawan. Sa likod ko, naririnig ko pa yung muffled voices—ang iyak ni Sophie, ang paulit-ulit na pag-assure ni Ryan na “I’ll always choose you.” Para bang echo siya na ayaw mawala kahit anong pilit kong i-shut off.
I knew he’d say it. I knew he’d pick her. Pero iba pa rin when you hear it out loud—when you see him wrapping his arms around the girl who destroyed you while everyone watches like you’re the villain.
I scoffed earlier. Sarcastic. Bitter. Defensive.
Pero pagkalabas ko ng hallway, parang biglang may bumagsak na bigat sa dibdib ko. And for a moment, I didn’t know if I wanted to scream or collapse.
“Hey.”
I stopped walking.
Nasa gilid
