“Tell me you are kidding,” nagbabakasakaling tanong ko.
I don’t want to assume and conclude things, but the way he pronounced the name, it seemed to be different. Idagdag mo pa ang facial expression na ipinapakita niya sa akin, pero marami namang Daniel sa mundo, hindi ba?
Right. Baka coincidence lang na pareho.
“How I wish I was, Azhia,” he almost whispered.
“Okay, kuya, is this some kind of your prank?” I yelled. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ko siya sinisigawan. Kung dahil ba inaakala kong niloloko niya nanaman ako, o dahil hindi ko matanggap na naloko nanaman ako ng isa pang taong pinagkakatiwalaan ko. “If it is, please, stop. My ears are all yours. Makikinig na ako, makikipag-usap na ako.”
“Fix yourself. I’ll take you to Valderama’s,” he told me.
“Inaantok na ako-”
“Come with me if
