Chapter 12

Pagkatapos kumain ni Laverna, nagdesisyon itong kausapin saglit si Nicholas. Kumatok muna ito at maya-maya, bumungad sa harap niya si Nicholas.

“We really have nothing much to do for the next three days so I am thinking of letting you have your three-day break. And be reminded na aalis tayo ng bansa next week para sa isang special mission,” saad ni Laverna. “You can leave anytime and take the car.”

Tumango lamang si Nicholas pero noong tumalikod na si Laverna, nagsalita ito.

“Are you giving me this sudden break because of what happened last night?” he asked without hesitation.

Muli siyang hinarap ni Laverna at isang ngiti ang gumuhit sa kaniyang mga labi bago siya umiling.

“Hindi. Let’s just pretend that we never did that.”

“Okay.”

Kahit iyon ang sinabi ni Laverna, napabuntong hininga pa rin siya nang makapasok sa kaniyang kwarto. It may sound unfair to Nicholas since she did not ask him about his opinion regarding the matter, she thought that this was the better option for them. Luma