nsity that sent shivers down my spine. The air grew heavy with ten

loob na natitira sa'kin, knowing that what I was ab

oice trembling, "Makinig ka sa'ki

ing important to say? After all the lies and deceit, you still have the f

alang mas sasakit sa nararamdaman ng aking p

may lamat ay t

ouldn't let it deter me. I had to make him un

natatanging paraan para mak

rely audible. "I was set up, kinuha nila ako sa'yo. I was

asasamang ala-ala, I ca

dent. "Abducted? Are you expecting m

rwhelm me. "Totoo 'yon, Dorian. I would never lie to you nor betray you. And... and there's

the silence between us. But instead of a glimmer of understanding or

sdain. "Do you really think that changes anything?

a ako na pag narinig niya na magkakaanak na kami ay lal

a mismo ng anak ko ang hin

Parang awa mo na kahit para na lang sa anak natin. Our child deserv

u think this changes anything? You're no longer a part of my life

nagdulot ng pagkahiga ko sa matigas na sahig, sa kabila noon

bed, my voice cracking. "Pa'no ka

his anger unyielding. He turned hi

enom. "I never want to see your face again. I

tira para sa'min ay til

into a stranger filled with anger and resentment. With a heavy heart

th sadness and sympathy. She reached out to touch my ar

ng marinig," she whispered, her v

g hangin. "Thank you, Hermeneu. Sorry at nasaksihan mo pa... Hindi naman talaga ako nagloko—if he only let me explain,

wever, I couldn't bear to burden her with my misery. I thanked her for

e his anger and rejection, I had to find a way to make him listen, to make him understand the truth. But for n

what little hope remained in my heart. Ho

around me but I took no notice of the darkness or the cold. All I could see was the hatred in D