Before You Let Go
“People can be guarded and still hurt you.”
The words landed quietly.
I wanted to tell her that this wasn’t about me getting hurt. Na compared sa pwedeng mangyari kay Caelan, my feelings were the least important thing in the room.
But that would be a lie too, wouldn’t it?
Because lately, my feelings were becoming loud.
Very inconvenient.
Very much a problem.
“I’ll be careful,” I said.
Mika didn’t look convinced, but she nodded. “Fine. Pero you owe me one proper lunch. No disappearing. No weird excuses. No Caelan-related emergency.”