Sa loob ng VIP room, ramdam ko ang panghihinayang sa seksing babaeng halos nasa harapan ko na, konting lapit na lang at tutuklawin ko na sana pero sa isang iglap, naglaho lahat ng pagnanasa ko dahil sa isang text lang mula kay Maria.
Now here I am, rushing to her like a madman.
Fúck! I don’t even know why my mind reacts like this. Pero sigurado ako, hindi ito dahil goddaughter ko siya, hindi dahil anak siya ng best friend ko. I know that. This isn’t about obligation or responsibility.
This is about her. Because she’s Maria.
The woman I went crazy about the very first time I saw her in the bar and that insanity never left me since. Kahit gaano ko pilitin na itago at huwag pansinin, huwag aminin… she has always been there, occupying a dangerous space in my head.
“s**t!" bulong ko habang
