EVERYTHING DRAGGED LIKE SLOW HELL SINCE THAT DAY. The calendar on my wall had been a consistent reminder of how many days had passed since I saw his face. The wound on my palm is starting to heal and yet... 'I told you I love you.' Isang impit na hikbi ang kumawala sa bibig ko kasabay ng pagsubsob ng mukha sa gamit na unan. Damn! I wanted to suffocate myself. I never knew guilt, until he came sitting beside me, staring at me wide-eyed with regrets. ‘Paano ko nagawang saktan si Todd ng ganoon? Saan ko kinuha ang lakas ng loob na pagtangkaan ang buhay niya? Ano ba talaga ang nangyayari sa 'kin--’ "Nicolette! Can't you at least lift your lazy ass out of your bed?" Malalakas na kalabog sa pintuan ang pumuno sa katahimikan ng kwarto. "Trabaho lang ang nawala sa’yo, hindi kamay at paa. Daig

