27: Beautiful Picture
"Don't make this a big deal, Hercules. I'm sorry... I forgot. I'm so used to those friendly kisses. It's just a brother's kiss, ganoon lang 'yon. Huwag mo nang palakihin, please." His jaw trembled at my words. "Alam mo, para ka ring bata. Dinaig mo pa ako... normal lang 'yon." "Then if I do that to Phenoe, normal lang din 'yon?" I felt my heart tighten. No! "She is not your friend," I said, my voice trembling. After that mind-blowing kiss, we had to talk. I was the one who brought up the topic, my chest tight with nervousness. "Then it's fine with you if I kiss my girlfriends that way?" he asked, brow furrowed, testing me, challenging me. I could feel the tension pressing down, suffocating and tender at once. "Okay, fine! I'm not gonna let him do it again," I whispered, blinking ba
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