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Hour Seven

He and I were both focused on chewing rather than speaking with each other. It was awkward, eating lunch during dinnertime.

I tried my hand at this conversation matter, I did want to make this work. "Sorry ah..."

He stopped chewing for a second, and with a raised brow, swallowed his spoonful. "Saan naman?"

Okay, maybe starting a conversation by apologizing isn't the ideal way to go... but I've opened Pandora's box, there's no way of closing it back down.

I thought for a minute. I was apologetic for many reasons... how do I encapsulate it?

"For being like this..."

He slowly laid his hand over my own free one, entangled them, and spoke reassurance into my head in such a simple way.

"Never be."

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