Chapter 6

That day, I went home frustrated and confused. Why would my heart pound faster and harder like that just because he held my hand? Nakapagtataka lang dahil hindi naman ako ganoon mandiri. Hindi na ako nag-abalang magpaliwanag kay Ana, I just walked out on them. I have no idea why I ran away but it feels like it was the right thing to do.

Oo nga’t nakakatakot ang pelikulang pinanood namin. Ngunit hindi ‘yon ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ako makatulog nang maayos nitong mga nakaraang gabi. What he did wasn’t scary, it was disgusting as f*ck that it kept repeating in my mind and I don’t know what I should do to forget the feeling of his hand intertwined with mine.

“Prinsesa—“

I raised my hand in front of Rico’s face before he could even finish his sentence, “I’ll eat lunch alone, makaka-alis na kayo.”

“Ha? Na naman? E, pero bakit muna? Ilang araw ka nang ganiyan, Cindz. Rinding-rindi na kami sa pagtatalak ni Kheena!”

Pumalatak ako,“Walang dahilan, okay? Can’t you just go? It’s not like you