Kabanata 72

Malamig ang ihip ng hangin ngunit sakto lang ito para kahit papano ay makaramdam siya ng kaginhawaan kahit saglit. They’re in a garden outside the hospital and there’s only the two of them. Sobrang tahimik nila at hindi niya alam kung ano ang kanyang dapat na sabihin.

“Kung hindi ko nalaman… kailan mo balak sabihin sa ‘kin?” panimula ni Leon sa usapan.

She bit her lower lip and looked at him. “To be honest, I don’t know. Hindi ko alam kung kailan ko sasabihin sa ‘yo.”

There’s no point of lying or denying anything. Kung maglilihim siya, siya lang din naman ang maba-bother. And besides, Leon deserves to hear her explanations and he deserves to know the truth. At hindi niya ipagdadamot ang bagay na ‘yon.

Mapaklang natawa si Leon sa kanyang sagot. “So, you’re not planning to tell me about them? Until when, Chandria? How long are you gonna hide away from me.”

“Hangga’t sa kaya ko,” diretsong sagot niya. “I was about to tell you about them, Leon. I mean it. But then after knowing you’re get