Kabanata 36

Kumunot ang noo ko sa sagot ni Grey. Ano naman ang kinalaman ni Brent dito?

“What about Brent?”

“What about him? He’s your rumoured boyfriend. I hear it almost everywhere in the building.”

“You know we’re not together,” mataman na sagot ko sa kaniya. I know I didn’t have to explain it to him nor clear what’s going on between Brent and me, but I felt like I needed to. There’s this voice inside my head telling me I needed to clear this misunderstanding.

“I don’t know, Peyn. I know nothing about you now. You’ve completely changed,” masungit na sagot niya taliwas sa malungkot na mga mata. I looked at him longer than normal.

Ipinagpatuloy niya ang paglalagay ng cheese tarts but he looked like he’s in deep thought. He said I’ve changed. I did. I did change for myself, at hindi ko expec