I wasn't doing anything, but they kept glaring at me as if I had done something bad to them. Their hot and blazing stares were focused on me as I sat at the side of the long dining table. Nasa tabi ko si Sullivan na inaalalayan ako sa pag-upo. He caressed my hair, and I looked at him and caught him smiling a bit when he noticed my innocent look.
"What?" bulong ko dahil nakatingin na ang lahat sa amin dahil nanatili siyang nakatayo at nakatingin sa akin. He shook his head and smiled. "Wala. Ang ganda mo," he said and smirked.
Nagbaba ako ng tingin para itago ang pamumula ng pisngi. "Before we start this celebration, I want to thank you for making it here. I hope we didn't disturb any of your important meetings," Tito Richard said, laughing. Narinig kong natawa rin ang ilang mga matanda. "
