“Aya?” she asked him, eyebrows furrowing upon the mention of her name. This is the first time he called her by her preferred name. Tapos ay bigla na lang nitong kinuha ang kamay niya at hinila siya nito papunta sa kung saan.
“What the hell are you doing?” she furiously yelled at him. Hindi pa sila gano’ng nakakalayo sa opisina at kitang-kita pa ng lahat ang pagda-drama nilang dalawa, through their glass walls. Hinila niya ang kamay sa mahigpit na pagkakahawak nito. Hindi niya kasi maintindihan ang kinikilos ng binata. He looked at her like she’s his most bratty kid.
“It’s you, Aya, right?” So, he knew? Though she was quite puzzled at his knowledge, she didn’t show it to him.
“What are you talking about?” pagkukunwari niya rito. He then drew a deep breath.
“Stop all this pretense. I
