After spending my time painting while crying my heart out, I needed to stop eventually. I was all dirty. My face and my clothes got all messed up with the paint. Nang makitang malapit nang magtanghalian ay pinuwersa ko ang sariling maligo dahil paniguradong darating na si Manong Bernard. As usual, I spent a lot of time submerged in the bathtub. But not because I was enjoying all those funny buttons but because I was deeply thinking. I was wearing nothing but my wedding ring and the necklace Ilay gave me. So, in a way, his presence loomed over me whenever I went. Also, in the bathroom. No matter how creepy it sounded. “Aalis na ba tayo, Daisy?” bungad ni Manong Bernard. Saktong pagkatapos kong maligo at magbihis ay dumating na ang sasaky

