Matagal na nakatingin si Arkel sa hagdan kung saan umakyat kanina ang asawa. Emptiness pulsed inside him and he had no idea why. Nagsalin siya sa baso ng alak, adjusted the volume in the stereo, at umupo sa sofa. Pinuno ng opera music ang tahimik na living room and soothed his nerves.
Unti- unti siyang nakakaramdam ng panlulumo sa ginawa niya kanina. Kung di lang dumating si Sabrina, baka nasa kama na niya si Deniah. No more uncomplicated marriage.
Stupid.
When had his need for a woman ever caused havoc with his plans? Kahit nong niligawan niya si Sabrina at naging intimate sila hindi siya naging attached sa outcome. His goal was clear and necessary. Pero hindi na ito sapat para pigilan ang kanyang sarili now that he'd gotten a taste of Deniah Lagazca.
Ginugulo nito ang isip niya, pina
