Josephine,
“You’re Jaxon’s girlfriend, right?"
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. Nakilala niya ako?
Tangína ano ang isasagot ko? Isang maling sagot lang, siguradong sa labas ako pupulutin.
"Ex-girlfriend na po."
For a moment, I thought he was going to say something. Maybe a snarky remark or a judgmental comment. Pero wala. He just stared at me a second longer.
"Figures."
Figures? Anong ibig niyang sabihin do’n?
Hindi ko alam kung nakahinga ba ako nang mas maayos o mas lalo lang akong kinabahan. He didn’t look angry, but he didn’t look pleased either.
Bago pa ako makaisip ng susunod kong sasabihin, tumalikod na si Congressman.
“Xylus, make sure she doesn’t touch anything. And stay out of my study. You know the rules.”
Hindi na siya naghintay ng sagot. He slowly wheeled himself away towar
