"W-why?" gumuhit sa mukha niya ang pag-aalala. "I brought you some medicine. Naririnig ko ang pag-ubo mo kagabi. I was crying the whole night knowing you're in pain but I know you're mad at me kaya hindi kita malapitan."
Napataas ang kilay ko. "Sus, natiis mo nga ako at iniwan, eh."
"I was there watching you, magkakasama kami ng mga pinsan ko. Binalik ko ang motorbike."
Namilog ang mata ko sa sa sinabi niya. "What? Bakit hindi ko man lang kayo nakita?"
"You were mad at me, so I told them to hide." Natatawang sambit niya. "Muntik pa ngang maka-apak ng pop si Kino." Masayang niyang sabi dahilan para matulala ako.
He was happily smiling at me. Naniningkit ang mata niya habang tumatawa. And by that, my heart was racing so fast that I couldn't seem to breathe.
"What is your reason for goi
