Amadeo’s Point of View
Nakatitig ako sa puntod ni Maximo. He’s really dead—not that I wasn’t expecting it, it just won’t sink in. I wasn’t there when it happened. I was unconscious after I was beaten down to death. Hindi man lang kami nakapag-usap nang maayos. Hindi ko man lang nalaman kung bakit galit na galit siya sa akin. And that’s my only regret.
Huminga ako nang malalim saka nagsindi ng kandila. Isasama ko sana si Adelina, pero ang sabi niya’y hindi pa siya handang harapin si Maximo kaya ako na lang muna ang pumunta. Naiintindihan ko naman kung bakit ayaw niya. I know she’s still carrying the guilt inside her kahit pa ilang beses na namin siyang sinabihang hindi niya ‘yon kasalanan. She just did what was right at that moment.
We’ve been trying to make her feel less guilty dahil ay
