WARNING: not suitable for young readers and sensitive minds. Read at your own risk.
We let the silent night consume our thoughts, and the only sounds we heard in our surroundings were the chirping of crickets and the insects awake at night. He was still hugging me, burying his face in my neck. I also felt that he is smelling it and I felt embarrassed, thinking I might smell sweaty.
"Hindi ako mabango. Kanina mo pa sinisimhot leeg ko. Ano ka, aso?" Pagbibiro ko kahit na kanina pa ako hindi mapakali. Hindi parin ito natinag kung kaya't pinapakiramdam ko ang init galing sa katawan niya hanggang sa nagtaka ako dahil parang bumasa ang aking likod.
"Alex?" tawag ko rito.
"Hm?"
"Bakit yata nakaramdam ako ng basa sa likod ko?"
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