niya, but he was st

Inalalayan niya akong makaupo sa harapan ng counter. I was speaking gibberish until he left me there. Nil

o drink?" Ngumiti sakin yu

in a row. Nang makabuwelo ng

him halfway. "Teka! Yung alak na ano ha....ano...yung nanloko ka tapos gina

a sa haba ng

er Blac

ng tingin sa na

y, b

ala sa matipunong la

imo R

ery familiar to me. It smells sinful. Ito yung naamoy kong mamahaling pabango nung unang nagkita kami. Parang nawa

hitsura ng lalaking nasa harapan ko. Baka sakalin

s, this time. I could still remember his face before. Every single detail about him. His kissable lips, his rough j

like a hot mess staring back at me. Parang m

ot sakin ng barista ang al

fin

ng tawa. Sobrang respetado siya sa paningin ng barista, h

ko sa counter habang tinatakpan ang m

bar," kinumpir

anlaki ang mata k

I roamed my eyes around every corner. It was wild, and everything was expensive.

anya

n akong huminga. I snapped back to reality. Nakita kong isinawsaw niya ang sigari

" he co

w ka

ou

sa lalim ng

e my p

ger at him, medyo napaurong ko siya n

he was looking at me. He wasn't leav

" He groaned.

lis ang tibo

am ko pakialamero ka sa

ong

atigil ako. "

a itatapon sa akin. Mas importante pa ang hinihingi niyang kapatawaran sakin

wala nang kwenta

bing for some reason as I turn to look at

s shirt as he breathe out the leftover smoke from hi

umira ng buhay ko." I point out.

angina ka ba? Hindi ka naman maganda a

iyos para d

rang nagising ang buong diwa ko. He cursed something that made me dr

inking it because of fear. He was evil, he spoke threat and dange

i ni Primo. Iniuntog ko ang ulo sa counter and it made a

ng mukha ko na parang laruan. H

mong manloko." He hand m

na kaya,

" He whispered. His breat

upuan. Wala namang sandalan kaya diretso ang pagk

ingin ko as I desperately find for balance. But I can't. Wa

for me. Sinipa niya ako sa bewang at nang hindi ako makaim

na ka

siya ng makitan

ilyar na boses. It was Grant's.

sa buhok ko ng titigan niya ang aking

d," yun ang huli kong narinig ba