We walk in silence. There’s a distance between us. Ayokong lumapit... Hindi na rin siya nagpumilit pang hawakan ako habang nilalakad namin ang daan patungo sa subdivision. I don’t know what to feel walking side by side with Cole. After what happened just minutes ago, I can’t seem to stand the thought of his friends thinking that something is going around us.
I mean, it was his rule. Ayaw niyang malaman na magkasama kami sa iisang bahay. Wala namang masama roon, ‘di ba? Wala kaming ginagawang masama kaya dapat hindi iyon maging isyu. Pero hindi namin hawak ang utak ng mga tao. They’d think whatever satisfy them. Kaya naman pumayag ako sa gusto niya. Wala rin naman akong plano i-broadcast sa lahat na ang lalaking kinababaliwan nila ay kasama ko sa bahay.
I want a peaceful life. Until Cole.
