CHAPTER THIRTY THREE "Thank you," I mouthed while we were inside the car. My eyes were focused on the road, but in my peripheral vision I saw him nod. "Don't thank me." "Pinagtanggol mo 'ko kay Alvido kaya tama lang na pasalamatan kita," giit ko. Kanina pa kami nasa daan pero hindi kami nag-uusap. I can still feel the coldness, but at least he's not shouting. Sabi ko sa puso ko kakayanin ko. Alam ko namang maaayos namin 'to ni Aaron. Siguro hindi pa ngayon dahil sariwa pa ang nangyari. But we can get through this. We can't spend our whole married life trying to avoid each other. Eventually, we would make up and everything would be okay again. Napangiti ako nang lihim. Deep down, naniniwala parin akong mahal niya ako. Kasi hindi naman siguro siya papayag na magpakasal kung hindi,'