“Calix.”
Tumigil ito sa ginagawa pero hindi pa rin ako tinitingnan. He remained on that position, burying his face on my chest for quite a while now. Nang nabatid kong wala pa rin itong planong bumangon ay hinaplos ko na lamang kaniyang buhok.
“You really act like a child sometimes, you know that?”
Nagbuntong-hininga ako. Even if I ask now about what he meant with what he has said, malakas ang loob kong hindi niya rin iyon sasaguting.
“Nalinaw mo na ang tungkol kay Mr. Alvarez but… you didn’t really answer my question, Calix. I asked why you lied to your father about me.”
Bahagya itong gumalaw, inaayos ang posisyon upang mas maging kumportable. When he still didn’t answer, I asked once again.
“Why are you keeping me safe from him?”
Dumoble ang bigat nito at doon ko naramdamang tin
