“Where are we going?” Paulit-ulit ko siyang tinanong. He was busy putting our bags in the car’s compartment. Samantalang ako ay lito dahil walang ideya sa ginagawa niya. He said we’ll go somewhere today but he didn’t tell me where. O kung anuman ang gagawin namin doon sa pupuntahan. He just said to prepare myself. For what? Masama ko siyang tiningnan. Nakahalukipkip akong tiningnan siya mula sa terrace ng bungalow. Abala siya roon sa sasakyan. He halted then, gaze at me. “Hindi mo talaga mahihintay malaman? It wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.” “So, you have a surprise for me?” Tumikwas ang aking kilay. Napakamot siya sa kaniyang noo. May tipid na ngiti sa kaniyang labi. “Yeah,” he simply answered. “Well, I won’t still tell you. Kuhanin mo na ang dapat dalhin mo. Toiletries and

