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angry. T

si hindi siya mahirap kausapin o abutin sa kabila ng koneksyon niya sa ultimate boss naming lahat. Nakakaila

uncle was one of the co

fall too far fro

ang hubad. It was touch and go there, and only after I'd escaped the room

tory from the others in the office whenever I went the

na in love sa kanya dahil nga mayaman siya. Which was a shame. Bakit jerks ang lagi niyan

h her uncle, and she was wearing this black cocktail dress that fit her curves nicely-and she

w ng work desk at nagtungo ako sa kusina para ila

n ang ama ko at nasa Texas na siya uli habang ang Mama ko naman, may sarili

est until she knew I was really okay and depression wasn't the reason I was staying put here instead of with family. She was an artist, to

tion ko come Valentine's Day. My work this time, in collaboration with my artist friends, involved

there would b

ng pro

ako. It was a painful struggle. I was still three paintings short. And given tha

a sarili ko dahil sa nararamdaman kong hiya sa kahit pagtingin lang sa kanya. She looked so fresh without make up, with her rich a

she fitted the physical ideal of the woman

o uli. Nas'an ang mga damit

ing in th

Ang kot

orry, ihahatid kita kung gusto mo nang umuwi. Not that I wanted you to go... ka

was planning on going to my uncle's house

sa kanya. "Mag

a sa isa't isa. "But that's okay. Sanay na ako. Madalas kasing n

na kung ihahatid kita magt

na sinasalin ko sa isang mug sa harapan ko.

hiya lang direktahin kasi baka mas gusto niyang

itive in our future friendship. Right? Just in case... really hoping to be friends with her. Ang tanga ko

at ibinaba iyon sa ibabaw ng counter

I bit the

ko at ang daming pagkaing iniwan si Mommy bago siya umuwi sa Baguio. I

na mga mata. "Wala kang kasama sa Christmas Eve d

anya-kanya nang pamilya ang mga magulang ko and they're living fa

e," nangingiti

a kape mo, you can taste her cooking. You w

sa stool na dinala ko sa kanyang tabi. "And

. "Yes, Jen

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