VERONICA POV Nakalipas na ang dalawang buwan and ito na ang oras na itinakdang mag-iisang dibdib sa lalaking hindi ko mahal, the sky was painfully clear. There were no storms, no warnings, no signs that my life was about to be sealed into something unrecognizable. The sun shone gently through the windows as if the world itself refused to acknowledge what was about to happen. I sat alone in my room, nandito na ako ngayon sa mansion na dating kinamumuhian ko, nandito ako ngayon sa kwarto ko na inayos nila para naman hindi sila masira sa mata ng ibang tao. My hands folded neatly on my lap, staring at the contract placed before me. The paper was thick, expensive, and heavy—far heavier than it should be have been. Each pages carried words that bound my future to a man I did not love, a life I did not choose. Nararamdaman ko ang presensya ng dalawang taong kinamumuhian ko sa aking buong buhay, nakatayo sila sa aking likuran, nanonood lang sa aking ginagawa, na nagbabantay
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