M A X I N E
“Your father wasn't truly honest to me, you know?” Dumampot ako ng cotton buds mula sa bedside table ni Mateo, at kinuha ang disinfectant alcohol na nasa loob ng kabinet na katabi nito. “I accepted your father’s pleading… alam mo bang ilang araw na akong may training? Mas malala pa nga ata ‘to sa ibang training na natanggap ko bilang aktres. It's my first time entering a boxing gym. But of course, you don’t know about that.” I chuckled, then sighed. “What the hell. Para akong tanga rito na tumatawa ng mag-isa,” wika ko saka inayos ang sarili.
Sinimulan ko na rin na ipahid ang cotton buds na may alcohol. After the practice fight with Lourdes her wound healed in no time. It did not take too long when I saw the hole in her neck slowly closing like magic. Paiyak na sana ako nun,
