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Chapter 2
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2025-10-31 21:42:44Caleb’s POV
Mabilis lumipas ang mga araw, linggo, at buwan. Pero nanatiling pareho ang tahimik na atmosphere sa bahay. Walang ingay. Walang buhay. Parang bawat sulok ng mansyon ay may tinatagong lihim na ayaw ipaalam kahit kanino. Sa umaga, puno ng galaw ang paligid mga kasambahay, deliveries, meetings. Pero pagsapit ng gabi… isang malalim na katahimikan ang bumabalot sa buong lugar. Isang katahimikang minsan ay mas malakas pa sa kahit anong ingay. That night, halos hatinggabi na, pero nasa study room pa rin ako tinapos ko lang ang ilang papeles na inuwi ko galing opisina. Ang tanging tunog sa buong silid ay ang mahinang pag-ikot ng wall clock at ang marahang paglipat ko ng mga pages. Masakit na ang ulo ko, pati batok ko, at ramdam ko na ang pagod. I sighed and finally decided to stop working. I stacked the documents neatly, turned off the lights, and stepped out of the study. Paakyat na ako sa hagdan nang… May narinig akong mahinang kaluskos. Tumigil ako. Hatinggabi na. Sino pa'ng gising sa ganitong oras? Mula sa direksyon ng kusina, may bahagyang liwanag na lumalabas. Kumikinang ang marmol na sahig dahil sa ilaw, at doon ko napansin may taong gumagalaw sa loob. Tahimik akong bumaba muli, dahan-dahan ang bawat hakbang. Hindi ko alam kung bakit kailangan kong maging maingat… pero ginawa ko. At paglapit ko sa bukana ng kusina She was there. Si Lyra. Anak ng stepmom ko. Ang… stepsister ko. Mula nang una ko siyang makita, may kung anong nabago sa loob ko. At hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin humuhupa. Sa bawat araw na nakikita ko siya, sa bawat linggong dumaraan… lalong lumalalim ang nararamdaman kong hindi dapat lumalim. Isang pagnanasa. Isang paghahangad. Isang bagay na mali pero hindo ko kayang labanan. Nakatayo siya sa ilalim ng dim kitchen light, suot ang simpleng pajama. May ilang hibla ng buhok na nakawala sa tali niya, pahaplos sa pisngi. Tahimik siyang naghuhugas ng plato, maingat ang bawat galaw. May rhythm, may gentleness parang ayaw niyang makagising ng kahit anong alaala sa bahay. At sa katahimikan ng gabing iyon, para siyang nasa sariling mundo. Dapat umakyat na ako. Dapat umiwas ako. Pero hindi ko magawa. Isa… dalawa… hanggang sa lumapit na ako sa ref, hindi niya namamalayan. Kinuha ko ang pitcher ng tubig. “Hindi ka katulong dito,” mahina kong sabi habang pinupuno ang baso. “Kaya hindi mo kailangang gawin ’yan.” Nagulat siya halos mabitawan ang plato. “C–Caleb… i-ikaw pala,” she stammered. “A-akala ko tulog na ang lahat.” "Bakit, ikaw ang gumagawa niyan?" I asked her Ngumiti siya nang bahagya. “Naawa ako kina Manang Rosa. Wala rin naman akong ginagawa, kaya tumulong na ako. Saka matatapos na rin naman ako.” Bahagya siyang lumingon sa akin. Mabilis lang pero sapat para maramdaman kong bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. Napatingin din siya sa kamay ko saglit bago siya muling tumutok sa lababo. Tahimik akong tumitig sa kanya. At sa sandaling iyon parang biglang uminit ang buong sistema ko. Ang ilaw. Ang tunog ng tubig. Ang mahinang paghinga niya. Lahat iyon, biglang naging mas malinaw. Mas malakas. Mas nakakaistorbo. Ilang sandali pa, natapos na siya. Pinunasan niya ang mga kamay niya at nag-angat ng tingin. Our eyes met. And just like that may sumabog sa pagitan namin. Hindi ko alam ang pangalan. Hindi ko gusto ang timing. Pero ramdam ko. “M-mauuna na ako,” mahinang sabi niya, parang nagmamadaling putulin ang koneksyon namin. Humakbang siya palayo. Pero bago siya makalakad nang tuluyan, naamoy ko ang pabangong gamit niya light, subtle, pero sapat para guluhin ang buong sistema ko. Mainit. Nakaka-addict. Tumango lang ako. Wala akong naisagot. Tahimik siyang naglakad paalis. Maingat. Malumanay. Halatang gusto nang umalis sa bigat ng sandaling iyon. Pagdating niya sa paanan ng hagdan, sandali siyang lumingon. At doon muli kaming nagtama ng tingin. Ngumiti siya. Isang maliit, mahiyain, pero nakakapanghina na ng tuhod na ngiti. At doon, tuluyan nang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. Naiwan akong nakatayo sa kusina, hawak ang basong hindi ko man lang naiinom. Tahimik. Pinilit kong kumalma. Pero kahit anong gawin ko hindi mawala sa isip ko ang imahe niya. Si Lyra, nakahawak sa plato, nakalubog ang kamay sa tubig, at nakatayo sa ilalim ng malamlam na ilaw isang tanawing dapat ay ordinaryo pero sa akin… isang alon na hindi ko kayang pigilan. At sa gabing iyon, habang muling bumabalik ang katahimikan sa buong mansyon, alam ko May nagbago. Hindi ko pa kayang pangalanan. Pero sigurado ako may parte ng mundo kong unti-unti niyang ginugulo.
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That was all it was supposed to be. A single week that stretched into a month… and somehow, without us realizing it, that month stretched into something far greater than we ever expected. And now, standing in the middle of our penthouse years later, watching the city breathe beneath us, I realized that what we had built from that one reckless decision to stay longer… had become a lifetime. Morning sunlight filtered through the tall glass windows, casting a soft golden glow across the living room. The city was already awake cars moving, people rushing, businesses opening. A world that never stopped. A world we had once stepped away from. And eventually returned to… stronger. I stood barefoot near the window, holding a cup of coffee, letting the warmth settle into my palms. My reflection stared back at me faintly against the glass calm, composed, but softer than the woman I used to be. Not weaker. Just… whole. “Mom!” I turned instinctively, the quiet morning break
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I blinked at the sunlight streaming through the curtains, and for a split second, I forgot what day it was. The warmth against my chest, the faint scent of her hair, the softness of her skin pressed against me it all felt like the honeymoon hadn’t ended. And then it hit me. One week. That had been the plan. Just a week. A short escape from the world. From responsibilities. From everything that reminded us of control, schedules, meetings, and deadlines. One week to steal each other entirely, without the world intruding. Except… one week had turned into a month. Thirty days of stolen mornings, endless nights, and hours that blurred into one another. Thirty days of Sapphire, of hunger, of teasing, of laughter and moans echoing in the suite. Thirty days that had ended far too suddenly when reality crashed back in. And now, here I was, fully dressed in a suit that was too crisp, a tie that felt constraining, hair perfectly styled, but thinking only of her. I pushed myself off the be
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