“I hope we meet someday. I’d love to see the kind of girl who caught his attention this much. Have a good dinner.”
The line went dead. I slowly lowered the phone, and my fingers were trembling.
Axton noticed, of course. “Are you okay? Who was that?”
Pinilit ko ang ngumiti, kahit parang may tumutusok-tusok sa puso ko. “Just someone reminding me of reality.” Muntik pa akong pumiyok.
He looked like he wanted to press further, but I lifted my wine again and downed the rest of it like I needed it to breathe. Because that calm, perfect voice kept ringing in my ears.
"He’s mine." And somehow, that hurt more than any slap ever could. Sana nga ay sinampal na lang niya ako.
I couldn’t breathe. The words kept echoing in my mind like a cruel lullaby I didn’t ask to hear.
“He’s mine.”
“He alway
