The graveyard air tasted dull and bitter. She had always found it dreadful but it felt especially dreadful tonight. Isabela strode down the narrow path and by the time she reached the altar, Benilda, Krausus, and Corazon were already there, waiting for her. Do they know where she has been?
"Where have you been?" tanong ni Corazon sa kanya. Her voice was cool and unimpressed but she knows them enough that Isabela knew Corazon is as sharp as a new dagger. Kaya naman kailangan niyang maging maingat sa maaari niyang isagot. And she realized the only way is to tell them the truth. Well, half the truth.
"I've been to the Sylvaines," she said. Corazon's sharp eyes looked at her. Nagpapasalamat nalang siya at hindi niya naabutan nang buhay si Corazon.
Bago pa man ito makapagsalita, agad na siya
