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Chapter 10

Author: Anne Author
last update publish date: 2025-11-06 22:12:39
Caleb’s POV

Kinabukasan, parang walang nangyari sa amin ni Lyra kagabi.

Tahimik lang siya buong umaga, at kahit minsan, hindi man lang tumingin sa direksyon ko.

Ako naman, pilit kong pinapakalma ang sarili ko

acting normal, acting okay

kahit ang totoo, gusto ko na siyang yakapin at halikan.

Pero kailangan kong kumilos na parang wala lang,

dahil isang maling galaw lang, puwedeng magbago ang lahat sa amin.

Pero sa loob-loob ko, bawat sandaling nandiyan siya sa harap ko,

parang b
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