“What the heck, Cairo? That was harsh!” sigaw ko sa kaniya nang makabawi ako.
He simply glanced at me and back to the road. He was driving in one hand, and he looked relaxed.
“I was just telling the truth.” sagot niya.
Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala. It was so amazing to see that he is so straightforward and fealess.
“But still…”
Nilingon niya ako ulit. That time, he was serious.
“I don’t splatter sugar coats words,” he said. “I speak my mind always.”
Hindi ako nagsalita. Halata na iyon ang pagkatao niya. He did not even bother to choose his words to Paris kahit na nandoon sina Senyor.
“Hindi naman masama na minsan piliin ang mga salitang hindi nakakasakit—”
“And what, Naya?” he cut me off, “Complicate things more?” he asked.
I let him talk his mind.
Lumunok siya at tumig
