CHAPTER 20
HINDI pa man sumisikat ang araw, tumutunog na ang cellphone ni Lucien at ‘yon ang gumising sa kaniya. He groaned as he grabbed his phone from the nightstand. Then he slides the screen to abort the call. He turned off his phone and returned to sleep. Nang muling magmulat ng mata si Lucien, he took his phone and turned it on. Hindi pa man nagtagal, nakaamoy siya ng nasusunog. Bahagya pang kumunot ang noo niya. He just woke up, and he was still in a daze. Pero ganun na lamang ang pagkabalikwas niya nang bangon nang ma-realize niyang amoy ng nasusunog na pagkain ang naamoy niya. And it seems that the smell came from the small kitchen of their apartment. “Neriah!” Walang panglimang segundo, nakarating na si Lucien sa may kusina. The kitchen was filled with smoke as soon as he ent
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