Kiss
Our first night as husband and wife...
Yet here I am, sleeping in a room that's not even his. We're in the same house, under the same roof, but we're still strangers in every way that matters.
Kanina pa ako nakahiga sa kama. Tahimik. Malamig. Malawak. Pero kahit anong pilit kong ipikit ang mata ko, ayaw dumating ng antok. Hindi ko alam kung dahil sa kaba, sa lungkot, o sa realidad ng bagong buhay na pinasok ko.
I thought about opening my phone. Baka matawa ako sa mga reels, o kahit papano malibang. But I didn't want to see messages. Ayokong may mag-chat. Ayokong magpanggap na masaya ako.
I thought of texting Mama. Telling her how much I missed her. Telling her how empty the house feels even when I'm with the very man I once thought I could only love from afar.
But I didn't want
