He stared at me for a moment longer, his jaw tightening, but he didn’t speak. Alam kong legs pa lang iyong ipinapakita ko, pero affected na siya agad. So, I leaned closer, just enough for him to feel the brush of my shoulder against his arm.
“I was thinking,” bulong ko, “about how strange it is… you taking me to that dinner. How romantic it was. But still calling it friendly.”
He looked away, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly. “You don’t have to play safe with me, Axton. I know you’re good at lying.” I leaned in closer, my lips almost brushing his ear. “You do it all the time.”
Natulos siya sa kinauupuan. Kita kong lalong umigting ang mga panga niya.
“You’re playing a dangerous game, Vielle. I might not be able to control myself,” tila namamaos niyang saad. Pansin ko ring humigpit ang
