Predisposition III:
"Nandito ka na naman." Hindi ko mapigilan iparamdam ang disgusto sa tono ng boses ko nang makita si Kenneth. Akala ko kung sinong kumakatok. It's already four in the afernoon so I thought I'll spend my day cousin-free. Turned out a good day can be colored with something unpleasant. "Wala ka bang bahay?"
"I won't let myself miss your birthday." Ngumiti siya at ipinakita ang dalang regalo. I opened the door for him out of courtesy.
Nang makapasok siya ay mabilis akong naglakad papunta sa sofa kung saan nakaupo ang pamilya ko. They all greeted my cousin at pinagtabi pa kaming dalawa sa upuan.
Inabot niya ang dala niya. It's a rectangular small box in a plain pink wrapper. May naka-attach na letter dito but I only read his name and a short happy birthday greeting. Ayoko
