Kabanata 23
It was only a speculation. And if ever it was true, who am I to care? I mean, I no longer have anything to do with my family. I made it clear to them after the escape. Wala akong pake kung nasa panganib nga ang buhay nila. Plus, as I’ve said, it was nothing but a speculation.
“Namutla ka, starfish?”
Ngumiti lamang ako nang bahagya. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang aking sasabihin. Will I speak my mind off and just be honest with him? Or should I lie and shake it off? I unconsciously sighed, which raised Maximo’s suspicion.
“I know something’s wrong. You know how much I hate liars, right?”
I gulped. “It’s... well, basing from what you’ve said—Nick’s parents are dead, and so is Mermaid and yours, I thought that there might be a possibility, just a tiny possibility that my parents’
