DAVID’S POV
Reality had a nasty habit of creeping back in just when things were finally starting to feel perfect.
Bumalik kami sa yate kinabukasan, tahimik si Cassie habang nakatanaw sa dagat, parang may gustong isipin pero ayaw sabihin. I gave her space. Hindi ko alam kung dahil ba ito sa hangin o dahil bumabalik na kami sa realidad ng parte ng buhay na hindi namin kayang takasan.
For the past days, it felt like we were suspended in some kind of dream. Just me, her, and the ocean. Wala kaming ibang iniisip kundi ang isa’t isa. Walang calls, walang business meetings, walang kasunduan. Hindi ko rin alam kung kailan nagsimulang mawala ang linya sa pagitan ng deal at totoong damdamin.
I would never say it out loud, but I liked waking up with her beside me. I liked how she hogged the sheet
