emen..." The party host st

ved and we are ready to sing a happ

we call on Ms. Marla

n the celebrant. She looks all grown up in her pink off-sho

adiant. Marla is like a

ng." The host said again and starte

irthday

irthday

thday, De

irthday

s time for the celebrant to

ryone," Marla s

you to blow out the c

and closed her eyes. She made a w

d and said happ

food now?" Arnel suggested

Mary Ann

arty, there are a lot of ceremonies you need to do along

ou don't like

o parties to show off what they

ped for

e observed but this party is my sister so

always takes her with her just like this night. Her grandmother only allows her if she's with Ca

that's why she's confident to allow her to attend an

table. It's in the corner nea

f food being ser

ollipop. They also have pasta like spaghetti and fried noodles. She could

oods that she could see bu

her plate and sta

piece of fried chicken on her p

ffet table when John puts tw

his."

prised but she ma

y Ann answered w

d at John

d chicken lollipops. It seems that he doesn't eat rice. P

led pork belly, steame

ck at their table. They were in the middle of our meal when s

going to try having a drink even j

hink so." Mary

to take Mary Ann with me to the next party in

ugged her

ission for Mary Ann. Her grandmother won't allow her a

just n

ndmother that we will be back home ear

ka

st text th

eard a

hn's ce

He said point

l just

r to pick them up, suddenly, Mary An

k I need to us

let

re the washroom is. I should

hy and Arnel

e in high school, she's already familiar with

, so she could use the

rla's room will be the way for her to lose

someone, even his

ith her eyes closed it is as if she could

ince she has given the thing that she should only give to the man she love

pt crying w

it wouldn't change the situation. She wouldn't be ab

n notice what time it was. She almost heard the first r

nly he could just go back to the hotel where he is staying, he'd rather not, but

because of what happened to him and the wom

'll spend the night there and then they will go fishing th

r be alone

needed some space or distance, whatever you call it while he still had his sanity

he only wanted to be away from their house to avoid

th him but the problem was t

Arnel wit

t wandered all the places in the country but not Arnel's. He was able to go

nd, has been left beh

ted to his studies. He already graduate

n though he was already the

oes is because of his childhood sweethea

He wished that his frien

hand inside his pocket and pulled some

ound in the bathroom of Arnel's house. He had

en that Mary Ann was t

Arnel and Marla to help

tten by the woman, he smiled like crazy

ug the woman again and

nned it to his thighs and he