ANG SABI NI H.H. sa mga libro niya, hindi na raw masakit sa padalawa. The things were, it took me a lot of courage to be bold like this with my husband. It was new for me and something that I had not done before. I am not ashamed of my body. It was just that, nahihiya pa rin ako na makita niyang hubad kahit mag-asawa na kami. And this was my way of overcoming that feeling. Ang masaklap ay kapag tinanggihan niya ako—I hope not.
I wouldn’t be inside this shower with him if not for Mama’s reminders in her letter. Para ano pa ba kung magalit ako? Those secrets were kept from me, hindi para saktan ako, kung hindi para magkaroon ako ng clean slate. If I knew then that I was adopted, maybe I’d end up rebelling. Who knows? Hindi naman natin hawak ang bukas. Ang mayroon lang tayo ay ang ngayon a
