Two years later Aoi I woke up at 7:00 o'clock in the morning and found myself alone in bed. I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I stretched out my arms and yawned. Then, I fixed my bed and tied my hair in a ponytail. I inhaled deeply and picked up my phone to call Asher. "Yes, A?” bungad niya nang sagutin ang tawag ko. "Hey," I uttered softly. Huminga muna ako nang malalim bago muling nagsalita, "Sorry, naabala ba kita?" "Of course not, napatawag ka?" mabilis nitong tugon. Napakagat ako sa aking ibabang labi, "Itatanong ko lang sana, kung matutuloy ba next week ‘yung event na nabanggit mo sa akin no’ng isang araw?" Sandaling natahimik ang linya. "Hmm, yeah. Actually, last week pa sila may schedule sa ‘min. Tinanggap ko na, hindi rin naman sila iba sa akin dahil kaibigan ko ang kausap

