Gising na si Drei pagbalik ko ng silid. He was checking something on his phone, nakakunot ang noo. Siguro ay trabaho. Nang isara ko ang pinto ay siyang angat ng tingin niya sa akin.
My chest slowly goes back on its calm rhythm when he smiled at me, naghikab pa siya. "Sorry, I overslept," he told me. "Come here." He opened his arms, urging me to go near him so that he could wrap me around his warmth. And when I did, my chest reached its calming heave. "What's wrong, Love?" masuyo at malambing niyang tanong. I felt his lips landed on my head.
Mapait akong napangiti sa tanong niya. Alam na alam niya talaga kapag may bumabagabag sa akin.
"Shiela wants me dead, Drei," I blurted out. Kasunod noon ay ang pagtigil ng paghagod ng kamay niya sa aking buhok. Dinig ko ang unti-unting pagbilis ng
