Nasa tabi lamang ako ng front door at nakatanaw kay Ilay. Akala ko ay didiretso na siya sa nakaparadang sasakyan sa garahe ngunit napatigil sa paglalakad. I felt my knees wobbling when I saw him angling his body once again towards my direction.
“I left my card for you to use later. Order food when you get hungry. Go out and do some shopping. Just... call me when you’ll go out. Call if you need something.” Tumango si Ilay at bahagyang sinipat ang relo sa pulso. “Darating si Manong Bernard para may service ka mamaya.”
I was nodding my head absentmindedly. He sounded too technical like what I expected. But what caught my attention was the phrase he said just a few seconds ago!
“You... bought me a cellphone?!” I shrieked.
I knew
