I swallowed the growing lump in my throat and inhaled a large amount of breath. Gustuhin ko mang umiwas ng tingin sa kan'ya ay tila naging bato na lang ako sa aking kinatatayuan. I couldn't move even a single muscle as I scanned his familiar face that I kept wishing to forget.
His face never left my thoughts even though I've been dying to bury our memories six feet under. But at the back of my mind, he was still there, reaching for me in many and painful ways.
"Valerie," mariing bulong ni Piper sa aking tabi na kinabalik ko sa aking diwa.
Marahan akong napasinghap at napahawak sa aking dibdib. That's when I realized I was already holding my breath as I stared at Oliver standing finely in front of us with a faint trace of smile in his lips—the lips I wanted to trace my finger on and own
