KABANATA 24
"Ilang taon ka na ring hinihintay ng silid mo. It's just so overwhelming to know that you're finally here to use it," sambit nito na nagpabalik ng tanaw ko sa kanyang mukha.
He was being cheesy again but there was something in his voice that sounded so melancholic. Tumalikod siya at may hinugot na susi mula sa kanyang bulsa.
Nakalock ang silid? Malinis kaya ang loob? Balak pa yata nitong pahigain ako sa isang maalikabok na kama. Hmmm, better a dusty bed inside a house of people who actually wanted me there than in that king-sized bed of a mansion where people constantly and openly prayed I'd be gone.
Ipinasok niya iyong susi sa knob at isang click ang narinig ko bago nito binuksan ang pinto. Bahagya niya pa akong sinulyapan at nginitian ng tipid bago tumabi para padaanin ak
