"P'WEDENG sumama?" Tanong ni Karim habang nakapangalumbaba sa harapan ko. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay at inirapan lang. "Hindi," sagot ko at tumayo na dala-dala ang platong pinagkainan ko. Napaatras ako nang humarang siya sa dinaraan ko at hinablot ang aking dala. "Ako na mahal na prinsesa," he said with a glint of smile in his lips. I bit my lower lip to prevent myself from flashing a smile. Napaka-cute ni Karim tingnan habang naghuhugas ng pinggan. His humming a song while washing the dishes. Muli akong umupo at tinitigan ang kaniyang likuran. My cheeks burned upon remembering what happened yesterday. How he kissed me and make my heat sprang. The way he touched me and those words he said. I sighed. Mamayang gabi ay birthday ni Tita Lucinda at kailangan kong pumunta roon. I know, Ephra

