BOOK 2: Chapter 20

CALEB’s point of view

Continuation..

She didn’t look at me. She remained silent… as if she hadn’t heard me, or more accurately, As if I weren’t even here.

Bumuntong-hininga ako saka dahan-dahang naupo sa dulo ng bench, may malaking pagitan sa amin. Hindi muna ako nagsalita. Pinili kong makiramdam muna, gaya ng ginagawa ko noon kapag may hindi kami pagkakaintindihan.. kapag alam kong kailangan ko munang hintayin siyang kumalma.

The breeze gently brushed against our skin, carrying the scent of flowers all around. The garden was quiet, as if it were deliberately making space for words that had long been held back. Yet despite all the calm, the nervousness in my chest was overwhelming.

Damn… how do I even start?

This is the first time I’ve struggled like this.. sa kanya pa. Sa sarili kong kambal. At sa totoo lang, sobrang kinakabahan ako.

Nah… never mind. Wala nang atrasan.

“Rosie,” muli kong tawag, mas mababa ang boses, mas mahinahon. “Can we talk? Please…?”

Nanatili siyang