Kabanata 15
Tinignan ko ang aking sarili sa salamin nang isuot ko ang bestidang umabot hanggang sa taas ng aking paa. The black color complimented my fair skin, making it appear like I was glowing. The fitness of the dress somehow emphasized the curves of my body, and the slit on its right side that tore its way towards my leg highlighted my slender feet.
I applied a black burgundy lipstick, somehow making my lips pouty and full. I smiled. “Here’s the mask, starfish.” Ani Maximo, nakasuot siya ng itim na suit. I looked at him in awe. He was like an archangel. Nakasuot din siya ng maskara, it only hid his upper face as it was a masquerade mask, but somehow the mask made him seem to appear like a mysterious hunk. Nobody will ever think he was a pirate.
I smiled and took it. We were all we
