Nakita ko ang ningning sa mga mata ni North. Halata ang sobrang saya sa mukha niya. I remember when we were in his room in the afternoon while we were lying on his bed, and I saw the dog tag hanging on the right side of his wall. I asked him whose dog tag is that. "It's mine." he laughed at nilingon ko siya. He's lying on his hands at the back of his head and he has no shirt on, but he's already wearing his boxers. I was the one who was still naked under the blanket, but it was wrapped up until my neck like a mummy. It's quite hot in there, but I just like wrapping myself in his blanket. "Yours? How?" kunot-noo kong tanong. "My dad gave it to me when I was 5. I think. I really really wanted to be a marine like him before. Pinipilit ko siya na magkaroon din ako ng dog tag, kasi diba

