Absentmindedly, my foot scratched my other leg. I could already feel my cheeks heating up with how his eyes ridiculed me and my greeting. It must be quite shocking for him because I didn’t usually go down until it’s dinner time.
“Okay...” Naniningkit man ang mga mata ay dahan-dahang tumango si Ilay. “Come here. Help me set the table.”
I didn’t have to be told twice. Even with my knees wobbling, I managed to stand next to him. My pulse was pounding relentlessly in my head.
Una niya akong inabutan ng mga table mat. Isa-isa ko iyong hinilera sa ibabaw ng lamesa. Sunod ay ang para naman sa kanin at ulam. I was never assigned with that particular duty when I was a child. It was always Ate Mara because she got the lightest, steadiest pair of ha
