AdalinePagkatapos naming umalis ng restaurant ay hindi na umimik pa ulit si Terrance. Hindi ko rin alam kung ano ang nararamdaman niya because his face is emotionless. Ngunit napansin ko kung gaano kahigpit ang hawak niya sa manibela habang nagdadrive siya nang pauwi na kami.Hanggang makarating na kami sa mansyon ay tahimik parin siya. Ni hindi nga niya pinansin si Mama Teresita nang tanungin siya nito kung saan siya galing at bakit daw kami magkasama. Dire-diretso lamang siya na pumasok sa kwarto niya. At dahil hindi sumagot si Terrance ay ako naman ang pinigilan at kinuwestiyon ni Mama Teresita."Did something happened, hija? At bakit magkasama kayo ni Terrance? Akala ko ba ay may aasikasuhin ka na importante?" Takang-taka at sunod-sunod na tanong ni Mama Teresita sa akin.Nginitian ko si Mama Teresita. "Mas mabuti po siguro, Mama kung si Terrance na lang po ang sumagot sa mga tanong niyo." Then I slightly bowed my head saka ako nagpaalam na, "Magpapahinga na po ako." Hindi naman

Adaline"So, you're saying that starting today, Terrance will be living with you?" Hindi makapaniwalang sabi ni Regina nang kinabukasan ay tinawagan ko siya through video call upang ipaalam sa kanya ang mga nangyari.At heto na nga siya ngayon, gulat na gulat at hindi makapaniwala sa bilis ng mga pangyayari. "Well, Papa Rinaldo told him that he is now on his own, so basically, he has been thrown away by his own parents. And since that asshole is now so into me, he suggested that we should live together dahil hindi na daw niya kayang malayo sa akin." I answered while rolling my eyes.Yes. Terrance was disowned by Papa Rinaldo. Pagkatapos ng nangyaring sagutan naming apat, or more like tatlo, ay ipinatawag ni Papa Rinaldo si Terrance kinahapunan and Papa Rinaldo told Terrance na hindi na raw niya kaya ang mga kagaguhang ginagawa ni Terrance, kaya bahala na daw si Terrance sa buhay niya. Inalis na rin ni Papa Rinaldo si Terrance sa posisyon niya sa MI. As for me, it was my own decision

Adaline"What?" Ang tanging naibulalas ko sa sinabing iyon ni Terrance.Bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ko, at bahagya rin na umawang ang bibig. My brain's ability to think has ceased, while my heart, which had stopped beating for a brief moment, is now beating rapidly again.Hindi ko malaman kung ano ang sasabihin ko o kung ano ang mararamdaman ko. I just sat next to Terrance, who was still looking down the floor with a troubled expression."Her manager just called me to tell me what happened; Brianna was apparently overdosing on sleeping pills and drinking alcohol last night." Problemadong sabi ni Terrance, saka siya bumuntong-hininga. "I should have believed her when she told me yesterday that she couldn't live without me; I should have talked to her; and I should never have been a jerk to her.""H…how is she then? Is she alright?" Sa wakas ay nahanap ko na ang boses ko.Nanatiling sa sahig nakatuon ang mga mata ni Terrance ng sagutin niya ako. "She's still in the hospital, and whil

AdalineHindi ko malaman ngunit hindi ako mapalagay habang hinihintay ko ang pag-uwi ni Terrance galing sa ospital kung saan naka-confine si Brianna.I'm not sure why, but I have the uneasy feeling that things aren't going well, and I despise it.I'm trying not to think about it, but it just won't go away.I looked at my wristwatch. It's already seven in the evening and Terrance hasn't arrived yet. I had already sent him a message and called him, but he was inaccessible, which made me even more agitated."It'll be fine, Ada," I reassured myself as I walked back and forth in the living room. "Terrance is so into you now, and this situation won't make him change his mind so easily. So relax. Everything is still under your control."I was still worrying as I walked back and forth when my doorbell rang, followed by a few knocks on the door, which caught my attention.Nagmamadali ko namang tinungo ang pintuan, thinking that it is Terrance since I did not give him the key and he didn't know

AdalineMuli ay hindi ko na naman mabilang kung ilang segundo o minuto kaming nag-iyakan na dalawa ni Terrance. Basta umiyak lamang kami ng umiyak na tila ba binubuhos na namin ang lahat ng sakit at pagsisisi na nadarama namin. And when we finally had enough of crying, we sat on the couch, magkaharap, at kapwa tahimik.But I was the one who broke that silence. "I can't believe I will hear you apologizing to me. Akala ko, mamamatay na lang ako ay hindi ko pa maririnig ang paghingi mo ng tawad." I said this, staring intently at him with a serious expression on my face, though I doubt he will notice because my eyes and nose are puffy, and Terrance is just staring at the floor with his hands clasped together. Hindi rin naman siya nagsalita kaya kinuha ko na ang tyansa na iyon upang sabihin ang lahat ng gusto kong sabihin. Tapos na akong umiyak kaya oras na para sumbatan ko naman siya. Pinanatili ko ang aking tingin sa kanya as I continued speaking, "It's funny tho. You never apologized no