Kabanata 70
Caden’s Point of View
“Does it still hurt?” nag-aalalang tanong ko kay Lalaine habang maingat ko siyang inaalalayang bumaba sa kabayo. I can see the pain in her face and I can hear her muffled whimper as she goes down. Hindi ko tuloy mapigilang ma-guilty dahil ako ang responsable kaya masakit ang kaselanan niya. “Are you okay?” tanong ko nang tuluyan siyang makababa.
She has been silent ever since we went home.
“Ayos lang po ako, senyorito,” mahinang tugon niya sa akin. “Medyo mahapdi lang po talaga.”
Inabot ko ang kamay niya at marahang pinisil. “I’m sorry. You should take some rest. You can sleep in my room,” sabi ko at matamis siyang nginitian. “You can freely use my room now that you’re mine.”
“Pero si Senyorito Hayden…”
“Don’t worry. I know he knows about us,” panin
