Chapter 45

Tinalikuran niya ako ng higang patigilid sa kabilang banda. Bumabakat sa kaniyang likuran ang mga balikat, maging ang matambok niyang puwet. Naalala ko tuloy si Ethan. Yung baklang 'yon.

Muli akong tumayo at bumalik sa higaan. Tahimik ang paligid. Wala rin naman akong balak sirain ang katahimikan na 'to.

First thing in the morning I did, is wipe my face with a wet face towel. Tinapon ko na rin ang kape, dahil nakalimutan ko palang inumin kahapon. Asriel went home to change his clothes without even wiping away the marks I made on his face. Also, he said I don't have to worry much about my safety here, because this hospital's a topnotch when it comes to security.

Nakatingin lamang ako sa sariling kong repleksyon sa salamin. My face has truly become a fucking mess. That man or whoever he is, really hurt me so bad. He's not caught ye