Kabanata 77

“Wow! This house is beautiful!” tila nasasabik na sambit ni Leil habang naglilibot ng paningin sa buong paligid.

She also roamed her eyes all over the place. Doon niya napansin ang mga pagbabago. From the curtains, to the decorations on the wall. Parang pinalitan at binago. Parang pinaghahandaan.

“What happened to your house?” wala sa sarili niyang tanong at nilingon ang binata sa kanyang tabi.

Leon also roamed his eyes all over the place and nodded. “Yes, I did.”

Otomatiko namang nangunot ang kanyang noo. “Why?’”

“Because you’ll be staying here from now on,” he said and looked at her. “I changed it because it feels so empty and dull just like what you said before.”

“Huh?” She frowned even more. “I said that? When?”

Sa halip na sagutin ang kanyang tanong ay tipid lang itong ngumiti at inilibot ang paningin sa buong bahay. Naglibot na lang din siya ng tingin at bumuntong hininga. Chandria looked at her kids and saw then in awe while looking at the aquarium.

“And you have an aqua