The Rebellious Stepdaughter of Timothy Grey
Hindi ko na tiningnan ang kalendaryo.
Everything became a countdown that I couldn’t bear to even say out loud.
At tuwing uubo si Mommy, parang humihinto ang puso ko. Tuwing nagsasabi ang nurse na nahihirapan huminga si mom, natutuyo yung lalamunan ko. Tuwing uuwi ako at tahimik si Timothy sa dining table, alam ko kung bakit.
I was seventeen… but I felt like I was standing in the middle of an hourglass… watching the sand fall grain by grain. And knowing I can’t stop any of it.