Si Larzen. ' multo ba to'? aba bigla bigla nalang susulpot sa harapan ko' He didn’t say a word. Just a stare. Pero sapat na ‘yun para bumigat ang atmosphere. After a while, nagpaalam si Vesper. “I’ll see you around, okay?” he said. “Don’t let that guy ruin your mood.” I nodded. “Thanks.” As soon as he left, may humila sa braso ko. It was him again. Larzen. “Can you not smile like that with anyone?” he muttered. “Excuse me? Anong pake mo?” “Of course I care, kahit ayaw mong aminin, you feel it too. Don’t you?” I couldn’t answer. I didn’t know what to say. Or maybe... "t*nga as usual inis ang nararamdaman ko sa sayo, nakakakulo ka kaya ng dugo"vulgar kong sagot napalaki naman ang mata as if na ngayon niya lang yata ako narinig na magmura. “You know what?" "oh" "I don’t like

