“Did you really mean that, Val?” asked Leo, his tone was now dripping with sadness. Kahit ang mga mata niya ay sumisigaw ng labis na lungkot na hindi ko maipaliwanag kung bakit labis-labis ang epekto nito sa akin.
My heart was slowly torn into pieces as I peered at his sorrowful face, yet I couldn’t say anything but “yes” to him.
Few years ago, when I rejected him, wala lang iyon sa akin. It was a normal thing for me kaya sanay na sanay na akong mang-reject ng mga manliligaw, lalo na kung alam ko namang hindi ko tipo.
But Leo…I knew he was different. Nakakatakot ang presensya niya. Nakakatakot ang kaya niyang ibigay sa akin. Nakakatakot kung paano niya ako tratuhin noon—higit pa siya sa mga manliligaw ko no’n. He stood out and I got scared dahil alam ko sa sarili ko no’n na hindi ko ka
