THE EX-CON’S COUNTERATTACK – CHAPTER 30 THIRD-PERSON’S POINT OF VIEW. He was silently looking at the woman, na abala sa paghahalo ng mga sangkap na kaniyang lulutuin. The woman looks so happy and so he was. Masaya siya sa t’wing nakikita niyang masaya ang babae at gagawin niya ang lahat para lang mapasaya ito araw-araw. “You were so beautiful when you smile, mom,” he said. Tumawa ang kaniyang ina at saka siya tinaasan ng isang kilay na siyang dahilan nang pagngiti rin niya. “Bolero! Manang-mana ka sa Papa mo.” Tumawa siya. “And by the way, where’s the key I gave to you?” Napabangon siya sa kama dahil sa panaginip na iyon. His heart was beating so fast. He tried to remember the forgotten memories but he couldn’t clearly remember, even the question of his mother.

