" Angel!" She heard the pet name he reserved just for her. Initially, she didn't think much of it. However now, she felt the weight that the single word carried.
It felt as though all his feelings towards her were packed into that word. She was momentarily side-lined, unable to reply to his love-filled endearment.
She swallowed, forgetting her initial anger. " Angel, " he repeated, like a prayer. She looked at him then. Looked at him.
His gaze held a storm therein. It was heavy with tears ready to fall. Anaya knew that the man before her was better at hiding his emotions than most people.
She was among the few who got the pleasure of seeing this side of his. She loved him after all. He was her first real friend. She treasured him too.
But tonight, she had felt betrayed when she saw him there. Her mother was one of the people she could never forgive.
