Kabanata 44 (Part One)

Indie Emerson

"Have you seen that?!"

Pakiramdam ko ay halos matanggal ang eardrums ko sa malakas na sigaw ni Weston. Nasundan pa iyon ng malakas na pagtawa. Inalis ko ‘yong libro na nakatabing sa mukha ko at bumaling sa kanya. Nakaidlip na pala ako sa pwesto ko. He was topless while looking at the television, may hawak din siyang energy drink. Nasa sala kami ng penthouse niya, he was watching a movie drama in the television.

Time flies so fast when you're busy. Parang kahapon lang, iwas na iwas ako kay Weston. I'd always locked myself in my room in his unit. Sa ngayon, hindi na masyado. Halos tambay kaming dalawa sa sala, indoor pool at entertainment room niya. For almost three weeks, gano'n lang ang naging set-up namin. After I gave him that necklace, mas nadikit siya sa akin which I didn't mind up until now. I'm already used to his presence. Natatarayan ko pa rin naman siya at tuwang-tuwa naman siya kaya nakakainis minsan.

In those three weeks, Weston was always with me if he had