My heart is racing, my hands are trembling and sweating, and I'm afraid I won't be able to say anything without stuttering now that we've arrived at Ryo's family house door.
"Hey," I heard Ryo’s voice, and I looked up at him. He held my hand and he frowned, but then he immediately smiled at me. "It’s okay," he said, and he kissed my forehead. "They’re not going to eat you. Maybe they will—"
I punched his chest a little. "Hindi nakakatuwa," I said while narrowing my eyes.
He laughed. "They’re not going to hurt you, really. So please, relax. Think of it as your own family as well, like how I think of your family as my family," he said and smiled at me warmly.
He gripped my hands a little tighter than before, and that made me calm down a little. I took a deep breath and smiled at him.
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