Hindi agad gumalaw si Vincent matapos sabihin ni Vivian na ang babae ay nasa loob pa ng bahay.
Hindi dahil hindi niya alam ang susunod.
Kundi dahil minsan, ang pinakamapanganib na galaw ay iyong unang padalos-dalos.
Mara was still standing by the receiving desk, mukha nang namumutla pero pilit pa ring tuwid ang likod. Si Nena nasa gilid, parang gusto nang lumuhod at humingi ng tawad sa lahat ng santo sa loob ng Florest. Si Steven nasa tabi ng evidence bag, ready kunin ang guest book the second may magsabi. Lucien by the door. Khalid blocking the exit. Vivian at the desk like the room itself had aligned around her.
Kleo stood one step off the table, looking at the line under V. Cuevas and trying very hard not to think about what that meant to a girl named Vivian who had once lived as Ys
