Hindi agad nawala ang bigat sa pagitan namin matapos niyang sabihin iyon. The air felt thick, almost suffocating, as if the quiet walls of the convent were silently watching everything unfold. Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya, trying to hold on to the last bit of control I had, but the way Cameron stood there—calm, composed, and completely certain—made it harder to breathe. His presence alone was enough to shake the foundation I had built for myself, and the more I stayed, the more I felt it slowly breaking. “You should go,” I said, forcing the words out even though they didn’t carry the strength I wanted them to have. He didn’t argue. Instead, he turned his back on me at lumakad palayo, away from the main area and into the quieter parts where no one usually passed by. The silence followed him, stretching into something more dangerous the farther he went. I remained rooted to my spot for a moment, fully aware that I still had a choice—to leave, at iwan siya doon kung saan man siya pupu
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