"Stanley..." Shantelle was stunned for two
seconds before she reached for the door and
whispered his name.
Only then did the man on the desk raised his head
and saw her hand. He hurriedly put out the
cigarette in the retro ashtray.
"Didn't I tell you to go to bed early? Why did you
get up?" Stanley finally came back to his senses
and found that the entire study room was filled with
the smell of smoke.
"Maghapon ako natulog sa hospital, hindi ba? Kaya hindi pa ako inaantok. Bakit naman nanigarilyo ka? T-tingnan mo, puno ng usok ang buong study room. Ang sakit tuloy sa ilong," nauubong wika niya nang malanghap ang usok ng sigarilyo.
However, when she looked at the man's dejected
expression, her heart clenched in pain.
He must have been in a bad mood, so he smoked
to relieve his
