Chapter 5 – Forbidden and Cursed

"Hey", sabi ni Jaime habang inaabot ang siko ko. I've been waiting here for almost six hours. Hindi naman ako galit, nagtatampo lang. Hindi naman ako ganito noon. These past few days medyo mainitin na ang ulo ko, medyo lang naman.

"You were the one who asked me out. Muntik na akong amagin kakahintay sayo and all this time nakalimutan mo pala and you're with this... wait, who was that girl?," tanong ko sa kanya. I don't know why I always hear this little voices in my head, telling me that Jaime is up to no good and there's a part of me saying that he's cheating or doing something unfaithful. I'm not usually like this...or that's what I thought.

"I was busy. They gave me a lot of chores and I was preoccupied this whole time," malambing na ngayon ang boses n'ya. Sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko habang hinahaplos niya ng marahan ang braso ko. I let out a heavy sigh. Hinarap ko siya at tinitigan ng maigi sa mga mata.

"Sorry... I'm just...sorry for acting like this. I understand. I jus