JADEN POV
Yeah… I’ve been in relationships before. Hindi naman ako bago sa ganito. Pero iba si Shant. She makes my heart react in ways I can’t explain. Yung tipong kahit isang sulyap niya, ramdam ko na parang tumitigil yung oras. It sounds cliché, I know — but it’s real. She’s the only girl who made me feel this lost and this drawn at the same time.
Kahit gaano pa siya ka-suplada, there’s something about her that makes you stay.
Tahimik lang siya the whole ride. I didn’t ask. Ayoko pilitin. I just wanted her home safe.
Pagdating namin sa bahay — andun si Deighland. Nakasandal sa gate. Both arms crossed, seryoso mukha. Halata mong kanina pa naghihintay.
Pagbaba ko ng sasakyan, diretso na ako.
“Deighland, inihatid ko na lang si Shant.”
Tumango siya.
“Saan kayo galing?”
“Hatid lang.
