"He called Lhianna a slut." Napatulala akong nakatitig sa pinto matapos marinig ang huling nasabi ni Courtney. My brother, who had always seemed almost saintly in his unwavering virtue, whom I have not even heard say one bad word, had done something so incredibly foolish. How could he have uttered such words? A wave of sweat broke out on my brow, and my heart pounded with a mix of fear and anxiety. Halos nakalimutan ko nang kaharap ko si Courtney at siya ang dapat damayan ko dito. But, still... This is such a big news to me. What could possibly have driven him to say something so reckless and out of character? I was overwhelmed by a gnawing sense of dread, consumed by the unsettling thought of what my brother might have discovered about Lhianna. The possibilities swirled in my mind, ea

