Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Belle. The rawness of his confession is burning a hole in her chest.
She bit the insides of her cheeks and balled her fists. She felt her throat burned as she suppressed her tears. She was confused and hurt… terribly hurt. Painful memories came back like a bullet train hitting her in the head and heart.
Him talking about the past, their past, was opening an old wound she had thought she had already healed from. But feeling the overwhelming pain she is feeling right now, mukhang hindi pa siya talaga naghilom. Hindi pa siya maayos.
She just convinced herself that she did have moved on because she had too. She had a child to love and nurture. Lillie needed her.
But her heart… still broken.
“Belle, I didn’t know what happened that night. I was drunk. Grace told me
