f to our house. It's already past nine and h
an ako ng byahe, bigla akong dinalaw ng gutom and I realized, kanina pa pala ako hindi kumak
and I can no longer conta
t crowded. I parked the car and brought my wallet befo
buy when I felt again the foreign feeling that a stra
a nama
y want yourself to be
bilhin at mabilis na tinungo ang counter para magba
d actress
wenty centavos, Miss." I gave my card and smir
need to get something in my car," walang emosyon kon
I need to trap this mouse before he/she coul
ke it li
without any emotions and found the m
g dilim. Napansin niya atang nawala na ako kay
up
sa takip sa kanyang mukha pe
nd cornered her on one of t
hile pressing a grip on her hands that are now on her ba
ted. Nasa likuran niya na ako ngayon at
wi
tusan la
llsh!t. What
she pleaded, didn't eve
ng kriminal ang aa
too stupid for
n upang mas lumakas ang kanyang iyak. I haven't used
a wea
you, I'd be careful. Ayaw mo naman sigurong mapahiya sa schoo
mmediately released her and gave her a dev
wan at tumakbo ng mabilis palayo sa akin kaya
." I h
hok bago bumalik sa loob up
ished in an i
her presence is way different than t
mind is nowhere to be found. Good t
na masyaddong traffic at n
uni-muni nang may humarang sa
n pagkaalarma ng mga tao sa unahan a
t's hap
wards my car as if he w
already, c
ng from those cars ahead me is enough
fit and I conclude, they
iver side window when
ero kasalukuyan po munang pi
ning?" Asking
kayo sa kabila. Ulit, sorry po sa abala," mahaba niyang paliwanag at p
ahating oras at medyo mamasa-masa ang kalye dahil kakatapos lang ng ulan kanina
iming to go home but to a place where I could rest peacef
d why I'll be late. She just reminded me to take good care
ike music to my ears. The natural light coming from the moon makes it
e. Matataas at malalabong ang mga kahoy at ligaw na mga halaman na siyang pinam
m in paradise that was filled with darkness. The beauty of the m
lded when I walked closely a
ng sa ilog dahil nasisigurado kong
n one place and started to outwear my cardigan followed with my high-
umabalot sa ilalim ng tubig. I was about to open my eyes underneath but a v
aan mo pa
aghahabol ng hininga at pinunasan ang
o gain back my posture befo
heard and focused my ey
na lang, mab
parang hindi makapaniwal
ecided to walk a
t. Iyon naman talaga a
n only do that if iI wi
ng ang bumabalot sa aking katawan. Malamig man pero pinagsawalang bahal
t bigla itong namatay nang marating ko ng tuluyan ang gazebo kaya wala
e edges for me to move stra
ang gilid ng upuan kaya't hindi na ako nag-atubili pa,
upuan kaya mabilis akong napatayo at tila inaaninag ang paligid. Hindi alintana ang dilim, may ba
ay ang nahawakan ko at mabilis na pinamulahan
ong move going
ed in a stuttering voic
a kamay mo, medyo masakit pagkakahawak mo." Mabi
" Pagaling kong saad
on my feet moved resulting for me to start
atulis kaya mabilis kong tinanggal. B
't wa
lo mo. Kingina, ang sakit," pagalit niya'ng saad kay
aman ko kaya't pagalit ko siyang sinapak, hindi ko ala
junior ko! P*ta