C H A P T E R 3 6: A U G U S T T H E 5 T H NATALIE opened her eyes as the morning breeze spiked her face. Bukas ang bintana sa kanyang kuwarto. Bahagya ring nahahanginan ang manipis na kurtina. Mula sa kinahihigaan, mabigat ang katawang iniangat niya ang katawan saka umupo, mabigat ang mga matang nakatingin lang sa labas. Napakaaliwalas: pumapagaspas ang mga puno, humuhuni ang mga ibon sa ilalim ng napakagandang sinag ng araw. It was the 5th of August. Even if the time zone in the Philippines was eight hours in advance from the United States, it didn't change the fact that this was the day of her wedding day. She should be happy right now. Especially the surroundings seemed to be so nice to watch, but unfortunately, she wasn't. Hindi natuloy ang kasal. Napayuko siya, mapapasu

