"ARE you going crazy, Royce?" I asked in amazement.
"What do you think?" Royce mischievously replied to me. Automatically, my forehead furrowed.
"Naririnig mo ba ang sarili mo? Paano kung malaman ni Dad na narito ka sa kwarto ko? Hindi ka ba naawa sa ama natin?" Inis kong sagot dito.
Naglakad lang si Royce palapit sa aking kama at sumalampak doon. "I thought you missed me, but it turns out you just want to pick a fight," Royce replied to me with a simple response.
Pinukol ko ito ng matalim na tingin. "Kaya kong labanan ang nararamdaman ko para sa'yo for the sake of our family, Royce," ani ko rito. Narinig ko ang malalim nitong buntong-hininga.
Royce asked me, "Do you want to start a fight here instead?" He then added, "What are you doing, by the way?"
"I told you to leave here before
