CHAPTER 27
Believe
The next day felt different. Pagkamulat pa lang ng mga mata ko, isang tao na agad ang nasa isipan ko. I was actually still sleepy but Aling Lita knocked on my door.
“Shinel? May bisita ka,” sigaw nito matapos akong katukin nang isang beses. But I was really sleepy that time. Isang oras lang naman kami nag-FaceTime ni Ranzell kaninang madaling araw pero ilang oras ang kinailangan ko bago hatakin ng antok.
But when I was finally sleeping sound, Aling Lita interrupted me again. Maiirita na sana ako pero muli siyang nagsalita matapos kumatok ulit nang ilang beses.
“Nasa baba si Ranzell, ija,” sambit nito na siyang nagpagising ng inaantok kong diwa.
Ranzell?!
His name was like a magic spell that cast out my sleepiness. Kaagad akong napabangon at napaa
