Chapter Seventy Five

Kanina pa pa-ikot-ikot si Awa sa higaan, samantalang ‘yung tatlo’ng katabi niya ay ang hihimbing na ng tulog. Slowly and carefully, she slipped out of the bed and tiptoed her way out of the room.

Naabutan niya si Europe, naka-upo sa high stool sa may kitchen island, may hawak na isang can ng beer. Hindi pa ba lasing ‘tong lalaki’ng ‘to?

Tumikhim siya to announce her arrival. Lumingon si Europe sa direksyon niya, nginitian niya muna ito bago siya dumeretso sa fridge, buti nalang at may stock ng gatas sa fridge ni Europe. She grabbed the carton and poured herself some before making her way to the island and sat comfortably at the other stool.

There was a moment of silence between them, hindi niya na makayanan ang katahimikan, so Asia decided to break the ice.

“Do you think it was my cousin, Raf, that Rafa was talking to earlie—“

“Did you mean it?”

“Mean what?”

“What you said earlier,” Europe answered. “Did you mean it?”

“I said a lot earlier, Europe, alin sa mga ‘yun ang tinut