Kabanata 95

Hinayaan lang ni Chandria na yumakap sa kanya si Leon. Because this is the least thing she could do for him to lighten his mood. Mukha kasing mabigat ang pinagdadaanan nito. And it seems like what happened today bothered him so much.

She caressed his back and closed her eyes. Nang mukhang maayos na ang paghinga ni Leon ay saka pa lamang siya kumalas sa yakap at tinignan ang binata. Chandria looked at him in the eye and saw sadness in them.

“What happened?” hindi niya mapigilang tanungin ito. “Are you okay? Why do you… why do you look so sad?”

Umiling lang ito sa kanya at bumuntong hininga. Nangunot ang noo niya dahil mukhang walang balak na magsabi si Leon sa nangyari at kung bakit ganito ang akto nito. And she completely understands that. Kaya naman hindi na niya pa ito pipilitin pang magsalita.

“Do you want to rest first?” malumanay niyang tanong.

Leon nodded his head. Agad niya naman itong sinamahan patungo sa loob ng silid na kanilang tinutuluyan. He took off his jacket na aga