“Ma’am, nasa line po si Ma’am Debra. Hindi raw po kayo ma contact sa personal number nyo. Important matter raw po.” It’s Dessa in the intercom. “Uh, okay. I’ll get it. Thanks,” Confused na sabi ko. Inangat ko ang landline receiver. I am hoping that it’s not something bad dahil sa ngayon, maganda ang takbo ng last three days ko. I started going to the cooking lesson that Dessa enrolled me in. Araw araw ang pasok, pero three hours a day for ten days ang program and so far, I am enjoying and loving the way I am learning things. “Hello,” “Are you busy?” Hindi ko mahulaan base sa boses o tono ni Debra kung good news or bad news ang dahilan ng pag tawag nya. “Right now? Not really. Why?” “I talked to Vaughn about the loan.” Parang sumikip ang dibdib ko. Bigla ay naisip ko na tumanggi si

