"Sool! Sool!" I turned back and saw Belle smiling at me. The way her lips lifted upward. The way her teeth are perfectly aligned. The warm glow her happiness gives. Her smile is like a ray of sunshine. Hindi ko mapigilan ang sariling mapangiti at agad siyang tinakbo. She opened her arms to hug me but... "Belle!" Bigla na lamang siyang nawala. I heard the indistinct voice of people surrounding me. "Kawawa naman ang aso..." naririnig kong sabi nila. Aso? Ano'ng aso? Bakit nakatingin sila sa akin? "B-Belle... Belle..." I mumbled. I woke as if it was an emergency like sleeping had become a dangerous thing to me. My heart beats fast and there is a buzzing in my ear and together they are as panic with jump-leads. Napaupo ako sa kinahihigan at agad na kinuha ang nagrurumentadong cel

