“I enjoyed my life alone. I lived my life alone. Mas maganda pa nga ang nangyari sa akin no’ng umalis ako.” Taas-noo kong sabi. I would never tell him what I had been through. Ano, kaaawaan niya ko? Hell, no! I moved on. I forgot, I’m in the process when he suddenly intruded. Tinitigan niya ako. He didn’t even bother to continue his dinner. His eyes are all on me. Scanning me. Evaluating me. Examining me. I felt a bit nervous for I don’t why.
“I don’t care what are you now or what you did for the last seven years. You came back. And I’m still..” For a single moment, I found his eyes unreadable. Parang nagtatago siya ng pakiramdam o nilalaban niya. Hinintay ko ang idudugtung niya sa kanyang sinasabi. Pero parang wala siyang balak na dugtungan pa iyon. He left it hanging.
Ngumisi ako. “Hi
