HINDI KO ALAM kung alin ang sinasabi ni Astrid doon sa I didn’t mean what I’ve said. Iyon bang promise niya o ’yong balak niyang pagpili sa mga nagkakagusto sa kaniya.
“Which one didn’t you mean?”
She smirked and scratched her head. “Iyong mamimili na lang ako sa magkakagusto sa akin. I said that to save myself from humiliation. Because when I got the courage to tell you that I Iike you, you looked horrified. Alam mo ba kung gaano ako kakaba noong oras na ’yon kasi kahit alam kong malaki ang posibilidad na i-reject mo ako, tinuloy ko pa. So I pretended that I was only kidding kahit hindi naman.”
“Mahina akong napatawa. “You were fourteen, Astrid.”
“Yes, I was. But did my feelings change? Boyfriend na nga kita ngayon, e.” I heard her chuckle.
“Okay, fine. You were right. Walang nagb
