Chambers of Agony

ld be. Kasama naming pupunta ro'n ngayon si Attorney. We'v

gad sa akin ni Lexus nan

g black coat dress bago pumasok sa

harap. Mukhang wala pa si Fereo rito. Ilan

dale Traia Montessori," tawag sa akin no'ng

g ni anino niya ay wala. Gusto niya bang p

no'ng judge pero wala talagang sumasagot. M

ves playing

He then announced, "The second meeting will be after this week. Failure of

i siya pumunta? I prepared myse

a rito ay dahil matagal na niy

eason why he didn't came up here, because he th

sa akin ni Lexus. Palabas na kami ng korte ngayon

s sa amin, kaya kaming dalawa n

i Lexus ang front door

fé." I am pertaining to t

rales. While roaming on the view outside. I can't stop

happen. Gaya nga no'ng sabi niya sa akin sa condo na hindi siya

fé. Gaya no'ng nakaraang linggo. Nar

mis ang ngiti niya habang sinasabi 'yon.

sa alok niya. "'W

ayon. So, yeah. My treat na, just accept it! Ngayo

a. "Okay, fine, fine. Just c

so delicious for me. No'ng kumain ako nito

able. Nakiupo na rin siya tu

the court for trials. Did it went well?

sumipot sa first meeting," I a

I guess he really love you to de

g. He won't do that," Lexus clear

akapaniwalang tanong ni Rean habang

ling her like that," simple niya

call you like that-." Napatig

before I

ano naman kung tawagin ako ng gano'n

iya nawalan ng buhay. Pilitin ko mang kalimutan ang palayaw na 'yon sa

ong tinatawag na gano'n ay palagi niyang

. Ano pa ba aasahan ko sa expression nil

ef, habang si Lexus ay matalim ang tingin sa ak

xious," sabi ko sa kanilang dalawa saka humigo

magkasabay nilang banggit kaya nagkatinginan s

you know that people change at tim

o bigla na siyang bumalik sa

. Gotta go," aniya saka tumay

ght. Sobrang tagal. . . Sobrang tagal

dmit that she did those things out of her hate because o

we are q

Rean. . ." Tumigil ako sa pagsasa

a akin. "I miss you so much, Astra, asungot," ta

iti ko. Bumabalik na ang saya ko na kagaya

pinto. He didn't started the engine, i

tell you so

not-noo kong t

ng this for a year, maybe?" Mas lalong kumunot

go at High Ridge for now." Wala ak

. It will take us twenty minutes to arrive at High

hat suddenly reminds me of the past. A s

ain is ju

e our love

be the last

ger time fo

e always wan

umalik na naman sa puso't-isipan ko ang huling kan

t remembering how I shuttered into piec

aya 'yon," Lexus said as he turned the car to

around. "As if

on the higher part of the city, which is good-looking every sunset, beca

the entrance and opened

tepped out from his car. Sabay kamin

we'll gonna be ordering. We ordered

Lexus na pumunta ro'n sa may telescope

ht eye to the telescope and catched t

ng kamay niya sa baywang ko. I can't stop

Malamig at mapanindig ang bulong niya sa akin. Inalis niya 'yong

acting thi

lights na nakasabit sa may puno. The ta

king noo. "Wh

bagkus ay nagpresentan

y is he acting this way? The way he nibble my waist,

aniya nang makaupo siya. He poured a wine to my glass as he

o sa sunod niyang sinabi sa akin. Nahawakan

we were together, the way you smile and

kept my mouth shut for sec

?" My brows furro

one of these past day

. Hindi ako handa. "We are friends,

ahilom pa lang ang sugat ko. I. . . I don't e

ll give it a try, Astra. We could make it u

ection agad, 'di ba? You know it since before. I am not ready for

, Astra. This. . . this will be my first time I've

saka niya inayos ang boses niya. "Ashd

rin siya kahit 'di ako sumasagot at nakangiti

years. And he's no longer a stranger to me. . . He has been with me since I was still in the

-y

t siya sa akin, kaya tumayo ako. I was dumbfounded wh

t this kind of feel