Valine was absolutely still habang nakatingin sa iisang direksyon. Her brows furrowed at gumagalaw maging ang kaniyang mga bagang. Maihahalintulad sa yapak ng mga paa ng kabayo ang kalabog ng kaniyang dibdib sa sobrang bilis nito kung makapintig. Namasa ang mga mata ni Valine nang hindi niya namamalayan. Her shoulder began to shake and so did her body. Wala sa sariling itinaas niya ang kaniyang dalawang mga kamay, making the microphone fell from her shaking hands. The sound of the microphone falling from Valine's grasps dangled around the wide hall—ngunit hindi nito nakuha ang atensyon ni Valine. Because her whole attention was fixed to someone dear to her. To the man who's always present in her day to day prayer.
“Come, my little V . . .” Gumalaw ang pisngi ni Valine. Her tears was flowi
