Nakatingin lang ako sa mukha ni Laureen na umiiyak. Hindi ko alam. I am so shocked. Ang daming tanong na tumatakbo sa isipan ko.
"Leon, I missed you so much. I'm sorry it took five years before I got the courage to face you. I was just too devastated."
Nakatingin lang ako sa kaniya at nabuhay na naman ang sakit at guilt na nagpapahirap sa 'kin noon pa man. Naikuyom ko ang aking kamao at tiningnan siya.
"Why?" I asked her. Kumunot naman ang noo niya. Mukhang naguluhan pa siya sa tanong ko.
"You left me there, Laureen. You acted as if you were the only one who got hurt. I am in pain too. I am living my life full of regrets. I breathed guilt. And now what?"
"I wanted to see you. But my family won't let me and hide me away from you. I was living in hell too, Leon. Every night it haunts
