His gaze flickered with something unreadable the second he saw me. Hindi ko alam kung nagulat siya o hindi lang niya inasahan na makikita ako rito. His expression remained unreadable, but his eyes roamed over me—taking in my dress, my appearance, the fact that I was even here at all.
I lifted my chin slightly, pretending I wasn't affected by the way he was looking at me. Pero sa totoo lang, kinakalampag ang puso ko. Ano ba 'to? Ngayon lang naman ako nag-dress ng ganito, bakit parang big deal?
Pagkababa ko ng hagdan, hindi si Ryu ang sumalubong sa akin kundi sina Tetsu, Sato, at Seiji. Agad na napalingon ang tatlo sa direksyon ko, at halos sabay-sabay pa silang nagtaas ng kilay.
"Damn, Madelaine," sabi ni Tetsu, nakangisi habang pinasadahan ako ng tingin mula ulo hanggang paa.
"Pucha, para kang ibang tao," dagdag ni Sato, tila hindi makapaniwala.
Seiji, being the least talkative among them, simply nodded in approval. "You look... nice."
Napairap ako pero hindi ko napigilan ang maliit
