The party ended peacefully for most of the invited people but not for me. Halos hindi na ako nakapag-focus sa birthday party dahil pakiramdam ko ay may nakatitig sa akin at hindi ko naman magawang tignan ang taong iyon pabalik. No. I wouldn’t risk myself getting caught looking at him. Hindi niya na ako makikitang tumitingin sa kaniya dahil hindi naman talaga dapat iyon mangyari. So, as much as possible, I wanted zero interaction between me and him.
“Thanks for coming, Marga and Jonathan. Thank you also for the gift.”
I smiled at Eloise and looked at her daughter, who was beside her, carrying a gift she got from one of the visitors.
“You’re welcome. Thanks for inviting us,” sambit ko at hinaplos ang buhok ni Ellie bago ibinalik muli ang mga mata kay Eloise.
“Nice meeting you, Eloise and
