Alfred brushes his fingers through his hair. Ipinikit n'ya ang mga mata at bumuntong hininga. Binuksan niyang muli ang mga mata, bahagyang yumukod at ipinatong sa ibabaw ng mesa ang mga braso sabay pinagsiklop ang mga palad at tuwid na tumitig kay Carmela.
"Resign, Carmela," aniya sabay buntong hininga. "Resign from being my secretary and I will give you another job at DLGC," he said without blinking his eyes.
"Ano?" Hindi makapaniwala na tanong ni Carmela.
"Look, Carmela. Tigilan na natin 'to. I want you to live your life without me, huwag mong sayangin ang buhay mo sa 'kin. You have a better life waiting ahead of you," he took a deep sigh and swallowed hard. "Let's stop this. Nasasaktan na kita. And I don't want to hurt you further."
"No. Hindi ako mag re-resign. Maghintay ka kung k
