Halil Dela Questa.
"How was it? Did you win her back?" my mother excitedly asked me over video call.
The seriousness and of course the defeat in my face gave it all away, especially when I look straight at my mom's eyes.
Umiling ako. "I'm sorry, Mamá," I bowed my head in disappointment and shame.
"I just couldn't ruin her happiness, you know?" Napangiti ako nang maalala ang masayang kwentuhan namin noong pinuntahan n'ya ako sa seaside.
"We were laughing, she's talking to me again like the old times. It feels like we're back at the beginning again. And I just couldn't ruin her possible happiness of a lifetime. And Helena... she's been through so much as well. I know they deserve each other." Tumango-tango akong nakangiti habang iniisip 'yon.
Maybe, Venus isn't really for me after all.
