Chapter 11: Unveiling Emotions
Mayari Calleope's Point of View
As Riley's voice broke the stillness, I turned to face him, his words lingering in the air like an unspoken invitation. "Not sleepy yet?" he asked, a glimmer of intrigue in his eyes.
"No, not yet," I replied, my words escaping between the drags of my cigarette. Nags-smoke lang naman ako kapag I feel stressed. Ewan ko ba pero nas-stressed ako.
Nas-stress ako kasi hindi ko maintindihan 'yung sarili ko kung bakit hinahayaan ko si Riley na kontrolin ako. Bakit hinahayaan ko siyang masunod sa gusto niyang gawin sa akin?
"You're smoking again," he reprimanded, his eyes narrowing as they landed on my half-finished cigarette. I glanced at him nonchalantly, offering a shrug in response.
Anyway, I'm still here at his condo dahil
