Chapter 35 - Kiss
We were walking the path lined with wild hibiscus and tall grass swaying against the night wind. The lanterns were already out. Axis walked beside me, carrying the half-empty paper cup of teh tarik he insisted on buying me even if I said no twice. Galing kami sa maliit na bayan na mayroong nagtitinda. "Sayang naman kung di mo uubusin," he said, teasing, offering it to me like it was something sacred. "Baka magtampo si ate sa tindahan, pinakuluan pa niya 'yan buong hapon." "Ang kulit mo talaga," I muttered, but I took it. "Hindi mo naman kailangan magpa-cute kahit paalis ka na." "Baka kasi makalimutan mo ako pag-uwi ko." He said it half-jokingly, but the words fell heavy. I didn't answer. I just looked ahead... at the open sky above the sea, at the faint lights of the distant houses sc
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