I woke up with heaviness in my chest that didn't belong to sleep.It wasn't the kind of weight you could shake off by stretching or closing your eyes again. It stayed there—persistent, quiet, almost patient as if it knew I wouldn't be able to ignore it for long.For a few seconds, I just lay there, staring blankly at the ceiling, letting the silence settle around me. But even in that silence my thoughts refused to cooperate. They kept circling back, stubborn and relentless, replaying a moment I wished I could forget.“You.”The word echoed in my mind, louder now than it was when I first said it. I could still see it—the way Adrian looked at me after, the way his expression didn't break, didn't shift, didn't even hesitate.Parang hindi siya nagulat.Parang matagal na niyang hinintay marinig ‘yon.And that was the part that unsettled me the most.“Elara!”I closed my eyes tightly for a second before pushing myself up, already bracing for the energy that always came with Mira's presence.
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