Tumango ang doktor. Her smile wasn’t mocking; it was polite, the kind that told him she understood him. And he liked it. “I never said you couldn't. I just said, you should refrain from doing it until morning or very late at night, or avoid it if it disturbs her sleep,” pagtatama nito.
Napatangu-tango siya. Puwede pa rin naman pala, basta huwag lang pupuyatin si Ahtisa, at huwag lang pasobrahan. “Thank you, Doc.”
“Do you have any other questions?” paniniyak ng doktor.
Pormal siyang umiling. “You've answered them all. Thank you.”
Tuluyan nang nagpaalam at lumabas ng opisina ang doktora.
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“SIGURADO ka bang okay ka lang? Hindi ka naman na nahilo ulit sa buong durasyon ng klase hanggang mag-uwian?”
Pang-apat na beses na iyong itinanong ni Trinidad kay Ahtisa. Natawa na lang ang hu
