Emily
Nakatitig sa kisame ng kwarto, sumalampak ako ng higa sa sariling kama.
Napatingin ako kay Josie. She’s already snoring lowly. Kanina pa siya nagkekwento sa akin at tahimik lang ako habang nagsasalita siya. I feel kind of guilty for not really listening to her rants. I just can’t keep my mind still from going back to the library with Althea even after hours from that exchange.
Napabuga ako ng hangin. I can’t sleep. Hindi ko magawang blankuhin ang isip para makapagpahinga na. What Althea said bothered me. Tama naman siya. Her implications of claiming the king as hers is reasonable. They’re about to get married. At ang lahat ng nararamdaman ko ay dapat na iwaglit ko palayo. Even when the king himself constantly keeps making me want to grasp to that little thread of hope that he fee
