Chapter 23

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tanginang mushroom to, buti ka nga tol minahal ka eh. naranasan mo na ba masabihan na proud siya sayo pero di ka naman nya mahal? na inalagaan ka pero in the end ikaw lang pala may amats sa kanya? eh gago ka palang mushroom ka ang kapal ng mukha mong magtampo kung di naman pala.

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Eastre Zaguirre
Oh no 🥺 our divorced parents 💔
↪️ Iscaleon Altreano
Huh? Paanong divorce? Eh wala pa nga.
↪️ Eastre Zaguirre
Ah? Haha, wala pa ba? Akala ko divorce na eh.
↪️ Iscaleon Altreano
Di naman naging sila eh.
↪️ Ryker Adeva
tangina mo, cal. 😀

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Chapter 23

You don't have to be a slave of your past; you can have a better future. Yet, what if your roots are the reason why you can't seem to move forward to a better path? If I had a better upbringing. . .would trusting someone be as easy as how they portray it?

"You don't trust him. . .and in spite of how loving he can be, his negative traits are always highlighted," sabi sa akin ni Kiran habang naglalaro kami ng Tic-Tac-Toe.

"Kilala mo ba si Ryker!? At bakit mo siya pinagtatanggol?" I hissed at Kiran while putting a quick 'x' on the paper. Naka-3 points na siya pero wala pa akong score!

"Napansin ko lang," Kiran shrugged off, then blocked my strategy by drawing a small '0' next to my 'x'. Hindi ko alam kung bobo lang ba ako sa laro o talagang magaling lang siya rito.

"He's not entirely bad," I sighed as I looked at our paper. I'm losing this game terribly. "Kung may di man matino sa aming dalawa, ako yata iyon."

The thing was, mas na-a-appreciate ko si Ryker ngayong hindi kami masyado naguusap. It was as if my fear of intimacy was being doused off by the lack of his presence. It was an ironic way of showing how I really feel about it. Kapag malayo siya sa akin, doon ko nakikita yung halaga n'ya.

"Yes naman," Kiran chuckled then squinted his eyes at me despite having a small smile on his lips. "That's our self aware queen!"

Tangina nito, eh.

Tumagos ang masamang tingin ko sa kan'ya. Sandali ko pa lang kilala si Kiran pero mas prangka siya magsalita kumpara kay Lotte. However, he still keeps his elegant way of speaking intact despite spewing a few curses here and there.

"I don't think I'm capable of loving him," pag-amin ko. "I don't think I'm capable of loving anyone."

"Or that's just your defense mechanism against being hurt? Kasi para sa 'yo ay love equals being in pain?" Lotte popped out in the back of Kiran. Kakagaling lang n'ya sa counter. Nasa isang burger joint kami ngayon dahil nagutom si Lotte.

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