"You're being impulsive, Oliver," umiiling kong wika sa aking katabi na tahimik lamang na nagda-drive, ang tingin ko'y nasa labas ng katabing bintana.
"What do you mean I'm beng impulsive, Valerie?"
Ramdam ko ang inis sa kan'yang tono, kahit ang matatalim nitong tingin ay alam kong itinapon niya sa akin saglit. But it didn't affect me at all, naiinis talaga ako sa mga nakakalitong bagay na ginagawa niya. He was giving me such mixed signals, and I was hoping he was aware of it. But he wasn't.
"Don't act or say something just because you're angry..." I sighed and rested my head on the window. "Pina-paasa mo na naman ako," bulong ko at siniguradong hindi niya iyon maririnig.
Hindi na nagsalita si Oliver pagkatapos no'n. Binalot kami ng katahimikan, and somehow, pinag-pasalamat ko iyon. W
