Chapter 17

"U-umuwi na tayo Ai.." Daisy grabbed my arm slowly. I could feel her hands were shaking. I'm also shaking. Kung sa kaba o galit, hindi ko alam.

It's been six years since I last saw him. I was still in College, a young adult trying to make my way into adulthood. But now, a lot has changed. I'm no longer the naive Aira I was before. Marami na akong natutunan sa buhay. Marami na ring napagdaanan. That particularly event involving him made a huge impact on me. It changed my life forever.

Hearing that he's back again made me anxious. And I thought it would take some time before our paths would cross again. Because who would have thought, right? Parang kanina lang pinag-uusapan lang namin. But here we are. Face to face. Same people, different levels of maturity. Same people, just a little older. It's been years since he made his way into my life and then left.

It's been years, but how come I can still feel the fucking pain?

I stared at his face... the face that has been my nightmare for the