LUCIEN was sitting on the edge of the sleek leather sofa, scrolling through encrypted messages in his phone, when Mira sat beside him. Agad niyang itinigil ang kaniyang ginagawa at tumingin sa kasintahan. Pero natuon ang mata niya sa bag na nasa sofa.
“Mira.”
Ngumiti si Mira.
Napatitig naman si Lucien sa kasintahan. She dressed casually, and yet her beauty exudes.
“Saan ka pupunta?” tanong ni Lucien.
“I’m leaving the city for a while,” Mira said. “I’m going to stay with Esther.”
Lucien’s brows furrowed. “Why?”
“Dahil kailangan nya ng kasama lalo na at buntis pa siya.” Sabi ni Mira saka sumandal sa sofa. “Your brother is back. Esther’s was alone.”
Lucien exhaled slowly, setting his phone aside. “How long?”
“I don’t know. Depende sa inyong dalawa ng Kuya mo kung hanggang kailan
