Chapter 8

Matagal siyang napatitig sa akin at saka umiling.

“I’m not joking nor kidding or whatever you call it.”

And I’m pretty sure I wasn’t nervous at all a while ago. Pero ngayon, hindi ko na alam. My heart just suddenly beats faster than normal. Dahil hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko ay napatitig nalang ako sa kaniya.

“So, you not remember me at all? We’re classmates in St. Joseph Parish Kindergarten & High School.”

In the back of my mind, iniisip ko kung kilala ko ba siya o kung nagkaroon man lang ba kami ng interaction noong mga bata pa kami. When I was studying kindergarten, wala akong gaanong kaibigan dahil ang sabi ni Mommy, hindi ko naman daw kailangan ng kaibigan kapag lumaki na ako. All I need is myself so I don’t have to make an effort to befriend my classmates. I used to be aloof with other people. But then there’s a little boy who has the same as my age that time, used to si