Auntie Elena called me to her home office early in the morning. Masakit pa ang ulo ko pero kaagad akong bumangon para puntahan siya. The office gives me creeps every time I get in. Auntie has a thing with collecting antiquities. There's a big painting of a naked woman blindfolded at the back of her chair. Every corner has big empty vases. May isa siyang cabinet ng mga urn looking vases.
"Your mom sent you something.."
Tinuro niya ang parcel na nasa taas ng mesa niya. Kinuha ko iyon at binuksan sa harap niya. May isang sulat at isang pares ng killer stilleto sa loob ng parcel.
"Know that she's proud of you, Paris."
"Of course, Auntie."
Malamya akong ngumiti. Mommy provided for me even though I was stubborn enough not to go back to Japan however she begged me. She never once told me
