Chapter 51

"I'm sorry, Laurene. The timing was too off. I didn't know," Zaiden quickly apologized, regret lacing his words. He looked at me with an expression of deep remorse.

Huminto ako sa paghikbi at tiningnan siya. "Zaiden.." I managed to whisper.

He wipes away my tears. "I have to confess something. Alam kong hindi siya konektado sa nangyayari sayo pero ramdam ko kasing ngayon lang tayo nagkausap ng ganito," Pinunasan ko ang luha sa pisngi ko at hinintay lang siyang magsalita ulit.

"I'm sorry for not realizing that it was you who I met that time when you were in your first year. I mean, hindi sa hindi kita kilala noon, hindi ko lang kasi matandaan agad na ikaw pala iyong babaeng nailigtas ko sa isang grupo. I didn't even manage to look at you because I'm in a hurry." He confessed.

"You remembered?" Ngumiti siya at tumango.

I still remember the time he protected me. Even though I'm not petite in the past, may nagtangka pa ring gumalaw sa akin. There were five guys trying to assault me, and