ULYSSES NATE'S POV "Wala ka bang napapansin sa kaibigan natin, Nate?" Rinig kog sabi ni Vinny dito sa aking tabi matapos kong bumalik mula sa apartment ni Dorothy dahil may nakalimutan ako. I thought Vinny already left with Real earlier, but here he is, talking with me about him. "What do you mean?" Tugon ko sa kanya habang nilalagay sa loob ng aking bag ang naiwan kong sapatos kanina. I went running early in the morning before I went swimming. "I mean, Real suddenly changed, wasn't he?" "In what way?" "I don't know, maybe the way he treats Dorothy?" Natigilan ako sa aking ginagawa atsaka kaagad itong nilingon na ngayon ay nakapamulsa lang sa gilid habang nilalabas ang kanyang sigarilyo. I saw Vinny lit up his cigarette before saying something. "Hindi naman sila ganon kaclose hi

