KATRINA
“Wala ng ibang babae akong hinayaang makapasok sa buhay ko para mahalin ko.”
Nanatili akong tahimik nang ilang segundo. The words lingered in the air—heavy, almost suffocating. Parang mabigat na usok na hindi ko maitaboy kahit anong pilit kong huminga nang malalim.
I stared at him, sa lalaking minsang minahal ko nang buong buo—si Joaquinn. The man who taught me what it means to trust someone completely, and the same man who made me understand how it feels to be abandoned without a single explanation.
His voice was low, raw, and sincere—but I refused to believe it. I couldn’t. Hindi ko puwedeng paniwalaan kahit mukhang totoo sa mga mata niya. Because the last time I did, I lost myself.
Napasinghap ako nang marahan, pilit na pinanatiling kalmado ang tono ko kahit ramdam ko ang b
