VICTORIA
November 10, 2021 (Two days later after Krista visited Kairo)
Davao City
THE SMELL and the sizzle of burger patty getting cooked on the flat top griddle, the whirring noise of the blades hitting the Ice cubes blending the milk to the slices of riped mango were causing Victoria to fidget her finger onto the counter of a small burger stand near the road.
Nakadadagdag pa sa frustration niya ang ingay ng mga kuliglig. It was already 7:00 P.M. at wala pa rin siyang napapala. Hindi pa isama na sa loob ng dalawang linggong dumaan, parating naka-cancel ang flight niya papuntang Davao dahil sa sama ng panahon sa Batanes. It was just yesterday when she finally took her flight.
"I could've had asked that woman," dismayadong bulong ni Victoria sa sarili, tinutukoy si Lani. 'Di pa nagtaga
