KABANATA 21
Mabilis ang mga pag-angat-baba ng aking mga balikat habang hinahabol ang aking hininga. Inis na inis talaga ako. Ininsulto niya ang lahat ng mga pagsisikap ko matanggap lang sa pamilya.
All this time, he was staring at me, wide-eyed. He tried opening his mouth to say something pero kaagad din naman niya itong itinikom. Naka-igting na ang kanyang panga nang nag-iwas siya ng tingin at tila nag-iisip.
I may have said too much but I have said what I wanted to say and I don't regret any of them for they are the truth. Even the last profanity fits him well!
I took a deep breath to calm myself.
"I knew from the start that my life would be an endless battle for my family's acceptance. It may come off as exaggerated by the norms of this world, but in this empire, you and I both kno
