TWENTY
Callus
I brushed my fingers on my now touseled hair as I made my way out of the woods. It's already late, and unlike the night sky, the darkness in my life seems to never fade...unless she'll finally come home to me.
But she shook her head.
Hindi ko pa rin matanggap. Bakit gano'n? Habang ako hirap na hirap matulog sa gabi kakaisip kung paano siya mababawi, siya, ang dali lang sa kanyang talikuran ako.
I breathed sharply as I made my way towards my house. Nang buksan ko ang pinto ay bumungad sa akin ang pamilyar na senario.
Araw-araw, mula nang umalis si Risha, ganito ang dinadatnan ko sa sala...at lalo lang nadudurog ang puso ko.
Lilian is lying on the sofa, with her drawings beside her. Drawings of a happy family. Our family.
The familiar pain struck my heart. I took a
