"N-No, Papá. That can't be real. Yvon is my..." Naningkit ang mga mata niya hindi ko pa man natatapos ang sasabihin kaya hindi ko na 'yon tinuloy.
Ang lalaking gusto ko at ang pinakamamahal kong kapatid ay ikakasal? This has got to be a sick joke. If not, this is probably one of Papa's manipulative schemes. It has to be.
I was stupefied with my father's sudden revelation that I lost the ability to comprehend the things he had further said. Hindi niya ko binigyan ng pagkakataon para magtanong, mabuti na lang din dahil kung sakali hindi ko alam kung anong isasagot sa kanya.
Masyadong nakaka-overwhelm para sa'kin ang mga salitang sunod-sunod niyang binitiwan: arranged marriage, a hundred year old agreement, and the royal family.
He kept talking to me despite my lack of responsiveness and
