Beatriz assisted us to our tables. Dalawa iyon. Si Carmela lamang ang kasalukuyang bumubuhay sa grupo namin. If it wasn’t for her, it would be really awkward.
Carmela and Michelle occupied one table. Iñaki silently sat on the other one. Brett held the back of my waist to assist me where my girl friends were when I held his arm. Kumunot-ang noo niya. Nagbabanta rin ang kanyang tingin.
“Sasamahan ko si Iñaki,” I told him using my most tamed voice.
His jaw clenched but let me go, anyway. Nakamasid sa amin si Michelle na may weird na ekspresyon sa mukha.
This was hitting two birds in one stone. Me, away from Brett and not making Michelle jealous and me, interrogating Iñaki.
Nang balingan ko ang huli, nasa akin na ang mga mata niya. Magaan ang kanyang tingin at nag-iingat.
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