ANG BABAENG HINDI DAPAT BINITAWAN
“Pero kung may natutunan man ako, it’s that love can’t survive without choice. At kahit may mga bahagi kang galing sa kanya, ikaw pa rin ‘yong pinili kong mahalin.”
Tumitig si Billie sa kanya — matagal, malalim, parang sinusuri kung totoo ang lahat ng naririnig.
Then he smiled, that soft, rare smile that reached his eyes.
“You really are the better scientist.”
Tumawa si Mariel. “Bakit naman?”
“Because you taught me the only formula that matters.”
“And what’s that?”
He leaned closer.
“Love isn’t an equation. It’s a heartbeat that refuses to die.”