Nanikip ang lalamunan ko at kumirot ang dibdib ko. “Madam… Hindi ko po–”
“Don’t you dare speak like you’re some innocent girl.” Mabilis na tumaas ang boses niya at hindi itinago ang galit. “You think I don’t know what kind of girl you are? You seduced Raiden. You dragged him into your mess. You broke him. and then he killed himself because of you!”
I took a step back, but she followed.
“He was fragile, but he loved you. And you used that. Gamit ang mukha mong ‘yan, ang katawan mo, binilog mo ang ulo ng apo ko hanggang sa mawalan siya ng dahilan para mabuhay.”
Mabilis na humilam ang mga mata ko at dumaloy ang luha mula roon. Sunod-sunod din akong umiling. “Hindi po totoo ‘yan… I never wanted–”
“Oh, please,” she sneered. “Don’t act like you’re some helpless little girl. You knew exactly
