Kabanata 81

“Are you being serious right now?”

‘Yan ang mga tanong na namutawi sa kanyang dibdib matapos ng pag-aaya ni Leon sa kanya. Pansin niya ang pagpipigil ngiti ng binata. He slightly tilted his head and look at his hand in front of her. It’s as if telling her to accept his hand.

Pabiro niya itong inirapan at tinanggap ang kamay nito. Inalalayan siya nitong tumayo at ginabayan ang kanyang kamay na humawak sa balikat nito. She took a very deep breath when her heart start pounding so fast, especially when he wrapped his hand on her waist and pulled her closer.

“Breath,” sambit ni Leon sa kanya.

Sinimangutan niya ito. Mukhang napansin nitong hindi na siya halos makahinga. Leon smiled at her. Umiwas siya ng paningin at mariing kinagat ang kanyang ibabang labi.

“I’m sorry,” he said making her look at him in confusion. “For everything. For the pain, for the overthinking, for everything I did to hurt you.”

Nakatitig siya sa mga mata ni Leon. She wanted to look away but something inside her is tel