Chapter 40

The sun is shining bright outside the closed window. Hindi ko alam bakit sobrang sakit ng puson ko sa buwan'g ito. Kanina pa ako gising ngunit hindi ako bumabangon. Tinatamad akong magluto ng agahan para kay Leo. I sure he's wondering now. Kanina pa ito pabalik-balik sa walk-in closet kakahanap ng tie na babagay sa kanya.

“Allys,” Leo called.

I hummed to tell him I'm awake.

“It's almost eight. Why are you still lying on the bed?”

Sumimangot ako. Nagtalukbong ako ng kumot at niyakap ang kanyang unan. His scent lingered on this pillow that's why I hugged it tighter. Bahala na. Mag-a-absent ako ngayon. I feel like someone stabbed me on my stomach and it feels so fucking hurts to move.

“Allys.” Naramdaman kong lumubog ang kama. The next thing I knew, he pulled off the heavy duvet that was covering my body. “Get up. Mauuna ako sa school.”

I don't want to go to school.

Gusto kong magdabog ngunit wala akong magagawa. Tumango ako at pinilit ang sariling bumangon. I yawned and touched my