Nakahiga ang dalaga sa higaan at nakatingin sa puting sobre. Binuksan niya ito at sinimulang basahin. Natigilan siya nang makitang kilala niya kung sino ang nagmamay-ari ng letter.
Dear Mí Bella,
Happy Birthday!
I don't know where to start, but I just want to tell you that I am always waiting for you.
I loveyou, and I am sorry if I have to lie to you. Inisip ko kasing huwag na sabihin sa'yo 'yon dahil alm kong magaglit ka at iiwan mo ako. I'm sorry if nalaman mo pa sa ibang tao. I don't have the courage to tell you. I am afraid that I might lose you, and now I did. I was engaged with Liliana when I first met you. I saw you as a cancer cell on my brain. You know why? Because the moment I saw you, I got drowned by you. I know there's no cure. You're this chronic and uncurable disease
