“Where have you been?” tanong ko pagkauwing-pagkauwi ni Samirah, nauna pa akong makarating ng bahay gayong mas maaga siyang umuuwi sa akin.
“I took a breather, kasama ko si Arissa and—”
“Ridge, right?” Putol ko sa sasabihin niya.
“Y-Yeah.” nauutal niyang sagot, “They just tried to cheer me up because I looked down.”
“Really?” Ngumisi ako bago hubarin ang suot kong salamin at ilapag iyon sa center table. Matapos noon ay lumingon ako sa kanya, halatang kinakabahan siya and I felt bad that I’m the reason why she’s like this again. “Was it my fault that you looked down?”
“D-Dahil sa divorce. I mean, can we fix—”
“You can’t fix what’s already broken, Samirah.” matabang kong sabi.
“They said it’s not broken until you can’t fix it again, Nigel. We can still fix our relationship, just give
