Daig ko pa ang kabilang sa marathon dahil sa sobrang bilis ng t***k ng puso ko. My hands are so sweaty, too. Malakas naman ang air conditioner ng sasakyan ni Erick. Pero alam ko namang dahil ‘to sa katotohanang makikilala ko na ang kapatid niya. Maybe this is just me. I have this fear of meeting new people, especially if they are close to someone I am close with. At hindi lang basta close sina Erick at Farah. They are siblings. Well, half-siblings. But either way, nakakakaba pa rin naman kasi. It’s like standing in front of the class, introducing myself to new people who had been together all these years, and I am just an outsider. Ang hirap kayang makibagay sa mga bagong tao. I heard Erick chuckles beside me. “Just relax, okay? It’s just my sister. She’ll like you, I assure you. She is

