It had been a week since Zoei’s engagement to Solomon was announced. A week of pretending I was fine. A week of swallowing the urge to scream. Gusto kong magreklamo, gusto kong sumigaw, pero sino ba ako para kwestyunin ang desisyon ng mga magulang ko?
“Zari? Okay ka lang?” tanong ni Atasha, breaking through my thoughts. Exam week na kaya bihira ko na ring makita si Solomon. Maybe that was a blessing.
Ayoko din naman na may makakita pa sa amin. Kung anong meron kami, kaming dalawa lang ang nakakaalam.
“Huh?”
“You’re spacing out. Okay ka lang?”
Tumango ako, forcing a small smile. Pero ang totoo, I was lost. I didn’t even know if I answered my exam correctly kanina. Hirap akong mag-focus. Hirap akong mag-aral. The pain kept clouding everything.
Yes. I was hurting. And nobody knew. Not e
