Naghihintay lamang si Ina sa labas ng kweba nang makabalik si Tatum roon pagkatapos ng ilang oras. Tahimik lang siyang naglalakad pabalik sa kweba para na rin maiwasan ang pagtatanong sa kanya ni Ina.
Ironically, the weather had decided to match his mood. It was only four in the afternoon, but the sky had turned gray sometime during the walk from the cabin to the cave. The temperature had grown cooler, and the wind rustling the tails of his olive-green long-sleeved shirt.
"Hey," Ina called tentatively when he ascended the slope.
"Hey," he said, keeping his tone neutral.
Sa isang linggong magkasama sila ni Ina, napansin niya ang pagkamaalaga ng dalaga, at walang duda na madudurog din ang puso nito pag malaman nito na patay na si Usting. Parte sa kanya na nagsasabi na hindi na lang niya
