Chapter XXX
You know what’s the most grievous feeling of all? It’s the one that lingers in silence. It stays within you. It drowns and pester you.
That’s why, as much as possible, I wanted Kakay to open up and share her thoughts with me, pero hindi pwede. I can’t force her to talk. I can’t and I shouldn’t.
“Thank you, Sir. Come again!”
I put the wrapped food at my side as I get in the car. Pupuntahan ko sa Teatro si Kakay. Ilang araw na rin kasi ang lumipas simula nung nalaman namin ang totoo about Tita Melissa’s death. It made me grieve for long, of course. Pero walang papantay at mas sasakit sa nararamdaman ni Kakay ngayon.
Imagine how cruel destiny plays on her.
I answered my phone when Tito called. Kahit na nagalit at nadismaya siya sa akin last time, ako pa rin ang inaasaha
