Chapter 52

Tumango ako at ibinalik ang tingin sa unahan. Unting unti ng dumadami ang mga tao. Hindi ako sumagot. Tahimik ko lang inubos ang milk tea ko.

“We’re not close dahil late ko na siyang nakilala, through eavesdropping pa.”

Bumalik ang tingin ko sa kaniya. Nakakunot ang noo ngunit natatawa. “Chismoso,” ani ko.

Tumawa siya.

Itinaas niya ang dalawang paa at pinatong sa tuhod ang dalawang braso niya. Nakalawit ang kamay. Malayo ang naging tingin niya at kalauna’y ginaya ko siya.

“I was in high school that time when I overheard my parents and Aria’s parents talking in our living room. Cadence was also there. It was that day when I knew Cadence’s girlfriend got into an accident. I was shocked because I never thought he has a girlfriend. He’s an introvert, inside and outside of our house. Daddy niya lang ang kinakausap niya which is reasonable for us. Galit siya sa amin dahil pinalitan namin ang mommy niya. That day, they were talking about what really