Inilapag ko ‘yong hawak kong first-aid kit sa lamesa at umupo sa harapan niya. Hindi agad siya nagsalita. The silence between us was deafening for the next few minutes. Maybe she was still thinking about what to say to me. I just remained silent while waiting for her to gather her thoughts. Pero nang mainip ako ay ako na ang bumasag sa katahimikan.
“Why did you agree to be her girlfriend?” diretsahang tanong ko. I don’t want to beat around the bush.
“I like Aki… even before he met you. We lived in the same house, we are always together, his aunt was always teasing him with me, but he only sees me as his aunt's sister-in-law. He only treats me as a friend. I don’t even understand why he fell in love with you even though he never met you yet. But even still, I respect your relationship.”
