ko to mamaya,” Sa

rlier. Return to the store later by 1 p.m. Kuha mo ba? Don't expe

son? Where are this person's manners? I feel li

mo talaga akong pumunta dya

k sya at n

di na ako babalik sa shop na yan kahit anong gawin mo

o get, aren't you? That's fine. Huwag ka ng bumalik, s

'm not sure what the deal is with that guy. He i

y business. Walang magandang angyayari

trings, oka

nding in front of me. I could see the crease on her forehead and

rawing her hands up to her face, righting her oversized glasses on her crooke

y, even in the comfort rooms, teachers and students kept giving me th

me. I turned my attention back to Mrs. Andrews, my v

knowing that my voice would tremble. Instead, I moved my head

Magiging okay rin yan dear." Her soft hands moved from my shoulders to

your textbook

e uttered seemed like they were resounding through a vacuum, slowly fa

the need to voice it at them, to tell them that it was never going to be the same. The w

me, the flames grow bigger and bigger until a single tear escapes my eyes. The broken pieces

i s

indi sapat ang kanyang mga salita para mabago ang l

ever will an

sa panaginip ko, nara

y dream. That was my past

d up and prepar

baho. Yes, I still haven't found a new source o

now?" Mom called

ag si Tita Maggie para iimbita kami sa tanghalian

ng matapos, "I’m

ara, alis na tayo? Naku! Miss na miss na kayo ni Tita Maggie nyo!" Sh

e was overjoyed considering the fact na

Nathan habang pasakay sa sasakyan n

prettier than me! I haven't seen her in a long time though. Bata pa si Snow nun nung na

"Pero pupuntahan

o ear. Nathan is the extrovert type and at enjoy

d to meeting Tita Maggi

ause mom told me we'd be meeting her family as well, which made me a

the radio. After driving through some countryside, we came t

quired, awestruck by the gargoy

nta samin, "Good day,

and motioned for us to wait while he walked to the gua

rd the faint sound of a shout from the other side. Perhaps Tita Magg

bang hinabahol ng aso, "Sorry po for making you wai

rden filled with exotic flowers of all colors and thick fern bushes that lined the garden's

ing structure increases my ne

laki ng bahay nila ma..." I commented as

my reaction, and slapped my ar

ound as if he couldn't get enough of the place. Naghintay nlan

malakas galing sa loob and I

magandang babae