I roamed my eyes around the courtroom, hoping to catch sight of the judge—and maybe some divine intervention—but then I saw him.
Holy Pancit.
I froze.
Like, actual freeze. Parang may nag-click ng pause button sa katawan ko. My knees went weak. My lungs forgot how to lung. My brain? Error 404. Kasi nandoon siya. Siya.
And not just that—magkasama sila ni Kassy.
Why is life like this?
"Atty. Santiago?" the judge called me. But nope, I couldn’t move. My eyeballs were locked on André like he was the last piece of lechon in a party and I was starving—but also allergic.
Why was he here?
Why were they together?!
Did I die and this is some weird karmic punishment because I once cut the queue at Mang Tootz?
“Atty. Santiago?” ulit ng judge, medyo mas may diin.
I forced my limbs to function
