MY BELOVED NEVER CALLED me by that name.
Not even once...
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And when the man before me did, I instantly understood that he wasn’t the one my heart was longing to see. Huminto ulit ‘yon sa pagkabog.
“B-boss Todd.”
“Hindi ba Todd lang bago tayo nagkahiwalay?” A sad smile cracked his lips and I swallowed. Hindi ko kasi napaghandaan ang muling pagtigil ng buhay ko. I was so full of joy thinking that Cody remembered me. Tuloy, napatanga na lang ako nang unti-unti kong maintindihan ang mga nangyayari.
That triggered him to fake a cough. Naging sobrang awkward kasi ng biglang pagtahimik ng paligid. Hindi komportable ‘yong sumunod na apat na segundong nagmistula kaming tuod na nakatingin lang sa isa’t-isa.
It was him who recovered first from the mutual shock. Again, he sounded nervous wh
