COURTNEY ATHENA's POV
"Gab! What took you so long?!" bungad ko kay Gabrielle pagkapasok niya ng apartment. Napakunot agad ang noo ko nang makita ang itsura niya. "Wait, what happened? Did you cry?!"
It was heart-wrenching! I had never seen Gabrielle cry before, and it was such a stark and painful contrast to her usual composure. The sight of her tears was both shocking and deeply unsettling, revealing a vulnerability I had never witnessed in her. "Anong nangyari sa bar, Gab?!" I asked, panicking.
Agad siyang umiling saka inabot ang bag ko. "Hindi ka na lasing?" tanong niya pa.
I shook my head. "I ate lugaw while you were away."
"Pero ano ngang nangyari?" nag-aalala kong tanong. I feel a knot of anxiety tightening in my chest as I look at Gabrielle with dried tears on her face. Her no
