Must she bring that up? I am trying to forget that night. “No, I just want to work in peace that is all.”
“I don’t believe you.” Mataman niya akong tinignan. Lumigid siya sa tabi ng table ko at naupo roon. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of. We are both consenting adults,” patuloy niya pa sa pagsasalita. She’s really trying my patience.
“Look, I don’t remember anything from that night. And yes we might be adults, but you already know that I will never sleep with you.” I was firm on that.
I saw her flinched. “But the thing is you ‘still’ did. And it’s ‘still’ fresh in my mind.”
“Stop it, Ria. Could you just leave, please? I don’t want to talk about it. And it would help if you won’t come see me,” seryoso ang pagkakasabi ko sa kanya niyon.
Tumikhim siya. “We didn’t use prote
