"Ummm, right. I mean sure, we can play card games. Just not Monopoly."
Deniah gave an unladylike snort. "Palagi kang natatalo sa larong yon. Naalala mo ba noong minsang naglaro tayo at pinaiyak ka ni Alana?
You always sucked at that game. You tried to bargain but she wanted cash. You didn't speak to her for a week."
"Hindi ako yon. Si Richard kaya yon, yung batang nakatira malapit sa atin. Hinding- hindi ako iiyak dahil lang sa laro."
"Sure." Her crossed arms and expression told him she didn't believe him.
Aggravated, he dragged his fingers over his face and wondered how she made him lose it over a Monopoly game that never happened.
"So, friends na lang tayo. I can live with that."
"Then it's a deal."
"Dahil ba sa bagay na yan kaya ka pumunta dito?"
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