“Astra, you need to come back. She’s on her way.”
Napahugot siya ng malalim na paghinga sa narinig. Still, she can't believe that in less than an hour, she can have a face-to-face with the woman she’d wished for so long she hasn’t lost.
“Why didn’t you tell me my mother was alive, Pascal. Do you have an idea how I’d like to put a bullet on your head for keeping this to me?”
Wala siyang sagot na narinig sa kasama. Nang kaniya itong lingunin, nakita niya kung gaano ito kaseryoso saka napayuko. May kalahating oras pa bago sila makarating ng rest house.
“I trusted you, Pascal. Alam mo ang paghihirap ko sa mga nagdaang taon. You are like a brother to me -,”
“Yeah,” mabilis nitong inagaw ang kaniyang sasabihin. “That’s what I am to you. A brother. Only a brother.” Mababakas sa tono ng pags
