“Belle, are you okay?” untag ni Eliseo kay Belle habang nasa hapag sila at naghahapunan.
“W-what? Y-you were saying, Eli?” tarantang tanong niya sa lolo niya, pilit hinahamig ang sarili sa pagkatulala.
“I said, I’ll be going home in Bulacan tomorrow. I might stay there for a week.” Eliseo studied her for a while before he heaved a deep sigh. “Are you thinking about my announcement again this morning?”
Kumurap siya. She was thinking about that, yes. But she's thinking also about Zyrone and their little encounter inside the makeshift holding room.
How her heart raced when he walked over to her. How his scent and presence instantly drowned her, making her weak. And how she finally gave him a nice slap in the face because of his insults.
She had heard about the worst rumors about her for
