Bumilis ang kabog ng dibdib ko ng pumasok ng silid ang lalaki. Tahimik siyang naglakad at tinungo ang gilid ng kama, inabot niya ang bote ng wine at ang isang kopita at muli siyang naglakad. He walked towards me, and with each step, I felt my heart beat faster. It was like a time bomb was ticking inside me, and I couldn't calm down. My heart was pounding hard in my chest. Pinagmasdan ko ang bawat kilos niya. Hinila niya ang cushion chair at paupong sumandal paharap sa akin, tahimik na binuksan niya ang wine at nagsalin sa hawak na wine glass. Pinagsalikop ko ang aking mga kamay at ramdam ko ang pagpapawis ng mga palad ko sa sobrang nerbiyos na aking nararamdaman. Humigpit ang mga kamay ko ng umangat ang mukha niya at tumingin sa akin. His eyes raked over me, a slow and deliberate sweep from the top of my head to the tips of my toes, before coming to rest on my face. I felt a rush of self-consciousness, my skin pricking with awareness, even though the mask shielded my features from
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