Chapter 33 - Maybe
The sun came out anew, as if the rain had never happened, like my heart. The air smelled of salt and wet earth, and the whole village glittered under the morning light. Maaga akong nagising. Pinanood namin ni Axis ang pagsikat ng araw. "Teacher Mari!" Noah called, balancing two big jugs of water from the village pump. His face glistened under the sun, hair sticking out in all directions. "Watching the sunrise again?" "Good morning!" bati ko. He placed the jugs down beside the hut and grinned, but his gaze quickly shifted behind me. I laughed. "It's init, and it's still morning." "'Init'?" Nixon squinted, he had just joined Noah. "That means hot, right?" "Correct." "Then I'll say, Ang init mo," Noah said proudly. Anita, who was hanging clothes nearby, burst out laughing. "Noah, yo
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