Chapter 24

"Sino ka?"

Mas lalo akong napako sa kinatatayuan ko nang marinig ko ang napakapamilyar na boses na matagal ko nang hindi naririnig. His voice sends shiver up and down to my spine. It has still a great effect on me until now. It's very cold and very authoritive.

"S-Sino ka? B-Bakit ka nakapasok dito sa bahay ko?" I could feel the hardness of my breathings. I was nervous, I didn’t know how to talk to him. It's been nine years, and it's not a joke. It was a long time, I didn't see him for a long time and I didn't talk to him for a long time. I had no news of him in nine years. I slowly faced him and everything stopped as I laid my eyes on him. Everything seems new, na para bang nasa harap ako ngayon ng taong gusto ko at hindi ko maamin ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya. His face, his body, his voice, sa loob ng siyam na taon ay nakita ko na ulit siya. Nararamdaman ko na nag papalpitate ang puso ko sa taong nasa harapan ko ngayon.

"B-Bakit kamukha mo yung a-asawa ko?" I could not move as h