I traced the scars on his chest with my fingers as I lay my head on his chest. Those scars felt like talking to me, like they’re telling their stories to me. Saglit kong tiningala si Calix at matamang nakatitig lang naman ito sa akin habang marahang hinahaplos ang aking likuran.
We’ve been just lying here for God knows how long. Kanina ko pa ito pinagsasabihang bumaba na para makakain na siya at makainom ng gamot. But he kept on asking for five more minutes and about half an hour has already passed.
“You and Lucas… you’ve never done it before? Why?” parang alanganin niya pang pagtatanong.
Normally, I would be flustered with this kind of question. But because it is also a mystery for me and I haven’t got any answers for it, I just fell silent. Napatitig lang sa kaniya na pawa bang maki
