Naglakad na ‘ko palayo sa kaniya kasi baka kahit wala naman akong hypertension, e, ma-highblood lang ako sa mga pinagsasabi niya. Pero napatigil din ako when she finally starts speaking.
“Everything was fine during the first month,” Lei says with a serious voice. “From the time that they were shot, everything was still close to ‘okay’ according to their doctors. They were getting treatment for trauma and during the investigation process, they were also undergoing therapy after all that they have been through.”
I turn to look at her. “How ‘okay’ is okay? Can you elaborate further?”
“As in words like ‘poison’ or anything close don’t affect her.” Tumingin din siya sa ‘kin. “I believe it all started the first time she saw me after the incident. I might have said something that put
