Empress
"You’ve been quiet for a while. Something’s bothering you."
Bigla akong napalingon kay Shield dahil sa sinabi niya. We were sitting in the backseat of the car, on our way back to the apartment. Kanina ay nauna nang umalis si Skipper.
“It’s either the mission … or Tom, right?” he added, pulling my gaze back to him.
I shut my eyes tightly and exhaled. Here we go again.
Pinili ko siyang hindi sagutin, lalo't may ibang kasama kami dito sa sasakyan. Mukhang nawawala na naman siya sa sarili niya. My mission was too sensitive—no one could know about it, not even his most trusted bodyguards.
Lumingon na lamang ako sa labas ng bintana. Nananatili ang malaking espasyo sa pagitan naming dalawa. Wala akong panahong makipagtalo sa kanya, lalo't puro pagdududa na naman siya.
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