“That’s not true,” kalmadong iling ni Ilay.
“Hanggang ngayon ba ay itatanggi mo ako at ang relasyon natin?” iyak ni Miss Elizabeth.
“Dahil wala tayong relasyon! We are only friends! But you severed even that by telling us that… you’re pregnant!” Dumilim ang mukha ni Ilay ngunit napapasulyap pa rin sa akin. “I don’t care if you are anyway. That child is not mine.”
Umawang ang aking bibig. My heart was doing such jolts whenever he spoke. Nang magkatinginan ulit kami ay tumango ako, urging him on.
“May nangyari sa atin! Nagkita tayo sa Maynila! Hindi ba ay ipinaalam mo pa ako kay Tita Marga?”
“That is just one night. Nothing happened–”
“Mayroon! Lasing ka, Allistaire!” Miss Elizabeth marched inside the
