River did not let me go. He did not want me out of his life. He did everything he could to make me stay, but still, I couldn’t feel that he had done everything like he said. Madali lang kami’ng natapos ni Khal na bumili ng mga gamit. Hindi ako nahirapan dahil sa tulong niya. Nagpasalamat ako sa kanya dahil hinatid niya pa ako sa terminal pabalik ng school, bago siya sumakay para umuwi sa kanila. Habang nasa biyahe ay nakakatulog na ako. Pero biglang tumawag si Venera. “Girl! ‘Yung busy mo na boyfriend nasa party?” tanong niya sa’kin. May sinend siya na litrato. It was River along with his classmates and it seemed like they were drinking. “Baka naman kakatapos lang nu’ng activity nila, they finished a task, so they decided na mag-celebrate,” pag-iintindi ko. Venera heaved a sigh p

