Aurelia Ivory Valencia I DRINKED ON the packed juice that he had in his picnic basket. Hinalughog ko pa ang mga laman nun at wala naman akong interesadong bagay na nakita. Huminto lang ako nung umahon na si Mathias sa tubig. I saw the knife on the side that he always had with him. A small knife for fruits I guess, engraved with his name on it. ‘Matt’ “So that’s how you spell your nickname?” Tiningala ko siya at nakita ko ang pagbagsak ng tingin niya sa akin bago sa kutsilyong pag-aari niya. He sniffed before he went beside me, giving me enough space so I would not get wet from him. While water is dripping down his body. “Bakit? Ano ba ang pag-aakala mo? Galing sa subject ang aking pangalan?” Natatawa niyang saad at sinimulang palakasin ang apoy sa pamamagitan ng paglagay doon ng k

