Kabanata 8

Ilang minuto lang kaming nagpahinga at pagkatapos noon ay ibang posisyon naman. I even lost count of how many rounds we did. Basta ba ang alam ko ay malapit na mag umaga nang matapos kami.

Hindi ko rin sigurado kung pa'no kami nakatagal.

I thought he was so drunk that he'd passed out after the first few rounds, pero habang mas tumatagal ay para siya lalong 'di natitinag. It was as if he was desperate for water, but there was nothing that could quench his thirst aside from me.

And even though I was so tired and sore because of what happened, pinilit kong hindi hatakin o hilahin ng antok. Kahit ang totoo, gustong gusto ko na lamang ipikit ang mga mata ko at magpaubaya sa pagod na nararamdaman.

Nilingon ko siya sa tabi ko. Natatabunan ng puting kumot ang katawan naming dalawa. At kahit malawak ang buong kama, sobrang lapit namin sa isa't isa that I could even hear his light snore.

Dahan dahan kong inangat ang kamay niyang nakapulupot sa akin. He stirred for a second kung kaya't nanatili