“What do you mean of getting to know more?” She asked. “Magkakilala na tayo simula ng mga bata palang tayo. Why do I have to know you better? May tinatago ka bang hindi namin alam? Bakit halimaw ka ba na nagkatawang-tao? Sorry, James, but I cannot see the point of getting to know you more.” Naiinis nitong turan sa akin. “Yeah, magkakilala nga tayo since mga bata pa but it stops when we left. It’s almost a decade na hindi tayo nagkita at nagkausap. Aminin mo man o hindi, you can feel it, too. There’s an animosity between the two of us and you know what I mean.” Hindi ito nakakibo agad pero alam kong naiintindihan niya ang sinabi ko. I think she is processing it in her mind. That the connection between us is far gone now. “Oras naman na siguro para ibaon na natin sa nakaraan ang nangyari

