UNEDITED, MGA BHE.
CHAIRA
Quarter to six ang magsimulang magsi-datingan sa bahay nila Benedict ang aming mga bisita. Unang dumating si Leonel with three bottles of whiskey. Nakikita ko na ganoon pa rin ang closeness ng magkaibigan kaya masaya ako.
Lumapit sa'kin si Leonel at hinalikan ako sa pisngi. "Nice to see you again, Chaira. You are a great influence on my best friend here. Ever since you come, he looks more alive now than before. "
I tried to read his expression like the first time he saw me. It was gone. He looks genuinely happy for us. Kahit nasa bewang ko ang mga braso ni Benedict, as he possessively hugs me from behind. His expression remains the same.
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag dahil mas pinili n'yang pahalagahan ang kanilang pagkakaibigan. At least he knows how to accept d
