Whatever the hell Ilay meant by that, I didn’t know. I didn’t want to know. Ever. Our routine continued on for a few more days. Minsan ay wala siya. Minsan naman ay naroon. He was usually busy, his authoritative voice commanding their team. I might have seen Kuya Carlo once or twice since he was the architect. Kung hindi sa loob nagtatrabaho ay lumalabas sa dalampasigan, mukhang laging naghahanap ng signal. Doon siya lagi sa malaking bato kung hindi nakaupo sa mga niyugan. Although other times, he seemed to be wasting his time. So instead of just watching the waves go back and forth, he busied himself in cleaning the shore by removing wood chunks or some random objects the sea brought. Subukan ko mang hindi pansinin ay hindi applicable.

