MARCUS WAS looking at the dark sky with the twinkling stars. Nasa terrace siya ngayon at kasama niya si Valerie. Magdadalawang oras na siyang nandito sa bahay nila. Pagkatapos ng kan'yang trabaho ay dumiretso na siya sa bahay nito upang bisitahin ang nakaratay na ama ng dalaga. It's been 2 months simula noong una niyang bisita dito at ang laki ng ipinayat nito. He has a leukemia, stage 4 at patuloy ang chemotherapy nito.
"The doctor said 5 months will be the longest period he'll… he'll last," her voice cracked as she uttered those words, "and I'm trying to accept it, na baka next month, next week… next day, baka bukas o 'di kaya mamaya… he'll be gone."
He looked at her and there he saw a miserable woman carrying all those painful tears in his gloomy eyes.
"I don't know where to run whe
