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“Anong oras ang exam?”, hinihingal kong tanong kay Josh bago inayos ko ang sumabog na buhok sa mukha ko. Ba’t ang hangin ngayon? August pa lang, wala pang September, ah? “8am, kaya maaga dapat tayo bukas,” napatingin siya sa ‘kin. His lips slightly twitched but then he tried pursing his lips as though controlling his laughter. “Kaya igihan mo ang pagpapaganda para ‘di ka bumagsak,” aniya sabay iwas ng mukha nang subukin kong batukan siya. “Saan ka nagpunta at mukha kang hinab

Prologue Like a rat cornered by a vicious cat, I was trapped. I am in a space where I never wanted anyone to be in such a ridiculous place. “Lumayo ka sakin!”, sigaw ko nang unti-unti siyang lumapit sa ‘kin. “Claire—“, he called my name softly, as if I’m some fragile animal that he needs to be careful of or I’ll run away from him.