“Whatever happens, I will always be by your side, Danielle,” wika ni Natalya sa akin. She was staring at me with a glint of determination in her eyes.
“Thank you,” sambit ko naman. “But promise me one thing. Don’t die.”
“I’m going to say the same thing to you,” she said.
“I won’t and I can’t die,” saad ko.
Umiling si Natalya at ngumiti dahil sa sinabi ko. “You’re not the guy that I once knew. She changed you,” aniya.
“No. I changed myself for her,” wika ko.
“Oh, well,” ani Natalya at saka nag-shift ng kanyang posisyon sa pagkakaupo. “At least it’s for the better.”
“It is,” I said.
“Nakakalungkot lang,” aniya. Tumulala si Natalya sa kamay niya na nakapatong sa mesa. She started to play her long black nails. “I was always there by your side. Ako yung sumasalo sayo palagi. Pero gano
