Chapter Twenty

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to see this. I was just curious and I didn't expect that I will see something l-like this." Ibinaba nya ang picture frame sa bed side table. Napalunok sya at umiwas ng tingin saakin. I know that she wants to ask me a lot of questions, but she just kept her mouth shut because she wants to respect me. "I won't tell anyone about this. I'll pretend I didn't see it."

Mariin kong naisarado ang kamao ko. My heart is still beating so fast and tons of emotions wants to control me but I kept a straight face. Natatakot ako sa possibleng nararamdaman ngayon ni Queenie. Is she upset because I didn't tell her that? 

Pero base sa expresyon nya, halatang wala talaga syang ideya sa ibig-sabihin ng litratong iyon. 

Bahagya syang yumuko at nauna nang lumabas ng kwarto. Hindi na ako nakapag-salita pa dahil hindi ko rin naman alam kung paano ako magpapaliwanag sa kanya. Hindi rin ako sigurado kung kaya ko