|Tamara|
“I-It’s her birthday today,” Geoff said all out of a sudden in a brittle voice.
Tumaas ang kilay ko sa narinig. I made a hard swallow. I forced myself to look at the bottle of beer that I was holding, checking its content to make an excuse to avoid on seeing his face. Hindi ko alam kung tinamaan na ba ako ng alak o sadyang matalas lang ang pandinig ko. Dahil pakiramdam ko, narinig ko kung paano nanginig ang boses ni Geoff nang sinabi niya iyon.
I bit my lower lip and lifted my gaze back to Geoff.
“Whose birthday is today? Is it Pauleen’s?” pilit kong pinasaya ang boses ko. I even put a smile on my face in case he looked at me. Pero nakatuon lang ang atensyon niya sa sariling alak.
Geoff slowly shook his head at my question. At hindi nakawala paningin ko ang luhang tumakas
