(Reese's POV)   COZ annoying me about the issue of me being 'thin' continued for almost 2 weeks now. Noong unang linggo, okay lang dahil natitiis ko pa. But this week was far different from the first week. Walang mintis ang pag-uutos niya kay Alice na maghanda ng marami kapag agahan at hapunan. At siguro kapag lumalabas siya sa kwarto niya o sa library at nakita niyang nakabukas pa ang ilaw sa kwarto ko, he'll asked Alice to prepare snacks for me. At ako naman, dahil ayaw kong nagsasayang ng pagkain, napipilitang ubusin kung ano man ang dalhin ni Alice.   What made me more annoyed was he even told Alice to checked on me during lunch. Hindi ko alam kung kanino na naman niya nalaman ang schedule ko. Kada alas-onse ay wala akong klase hanggang ala-una. At halos dalawang linggo na ring walang mintis si Alice sa pagtawag o pag-text sa'kin kada alas onse para siguraduhing kakain talaga ako ng lunch. Kulang na lang talaga ay pabaunan nila ako p

(Reese's POV) HINDI lang sa'yo umiikot ang mundo... kahit mahigit isang linggo na ang lumipas, parang naririnig ko pa rin si Coz na sinasabi sa'kin 'yan. Tumagos talaga sa'kin ang mga katagang 'yan. Nagiging makasarili na ba ako ngayon? Hindi ko na ba ikinokonsidera ang mga nasa paligid ko? Am I being too much? Here I am again at my room's balcony, looking up at the sky and just staring at the moon for I don't know how long already. It's just that everytime I look at the moon, it calms me down. It seems like it's giving me back the energy I lost for doing my best to survived the day. "I want to be like you," wala sa sariling sabi ko sa buwan na para bang naririnig ako nito. "I want to be someone's light in the dark," I added then I smiled bitterly. "But how will I do that if I can't even provide myself the light to get out of the dark I'm in right now? How can...I help someone if I can't even help my

(Reese's POV)     WALA akong imik simula ng marinig ko ang sinabing 'grandchild' ni Tita hanggang sa makarating kami sa silid na gagamitin namin ni Coz. Alangan naman na magreklamo ako? Saan ako matutulog kung mag-iinarte ako? Sa dalampasigan?   Mas na-unang pumasok si Coz sa silid. Siya na rin ang bumuhat sa bag na kinalalagyan ng ilang pirasong damit ko. All I was holding was my phone, headset and my wallet.   Tita reserved a cottage with two rooms. That's the reason why I need to share a room with Coz. Parang wala naman siyang pakialam kung magkasama kami sa iisang kwarto kaya dapat gano'n din ako? Pero pa'no ako mapapanatag? Hindi ako sanay na may kasamang lalaki sa kwarto. I know Coz will never do something against my will pero ang awkward pa rin. With the fact that there's only one bed and no sofa inside the room, hindi talaga ako kumportable.   I should be thankful because there's

(Reese's POV)  COZ let me took a dip together with his parents, but he told me not to remove my short. And because I really wanted to go and take a dip, I didn't argued with him. I left him playing ML but everytime I looked at his way, I always caught him looking at where I am. He kept on checking if I was out of his sight or not. But like what Tita said, I just ignored him. Nang magsawa si Tita sa kakalangoy, nag-aya na itong umahon. Tito suggested that we should already change and then we'll eat dinner. Coz didn't enteref the cottage with us because someone called him on his phone. He told us that he'll just wait for us outside. But before I totally entered the cottage, I clearly heard what he said. "There's an outfit for you inside the cabinet." True to what he said, there's really a paperbag inside the cabinet. And inside of it is a beautiful off-shoulder beach d

(Reese's POV)     WHEN I got home, Coz wasn't home yet. It's not surprising at all because for the past days, he kept on going home late. I don't want to act like a nagging wife, which I'm not, that's why I don't asked him why he's coming home late and just let him be. I don't want him to use my own line to me---'we are just married in papers'.   Hindi ko alam kung ano na namang oras uuwi si Coz. I don't want to ask him. At hindi rin naman ako sigurado kung sasagot siya.   After eating dinner, I went back to my room. Ilang minuto na rin akong nakahiga sa kama pero hindi pa rin ako dinadalaw ng antok. Hindi ako mapakali. Pabaling-baling ako sa higaan.   Gusto kong kausapin si Coz para matapos na ang usapin tungkol sa informant niya. Hindi nag-report si Tiara kanina sa kanya. Baka king ano na ang ginawa niya sa business nila. Ayaw kong may mapahamak dahil lang sa'kin.