HALOS ay sampung minuto nang hawak ni Steven ang diyaryo pero hindi pa rin rumerehistro sa isip niya ang mga nakasaad doon. Kaninang umaga ay hindi na niya nagisnan sa servant’s quarters si Francheska. Pinaglabanan niya ang pagbangon ng ano mang kakaibang emosyon sa dibdib niya dahil tama lang ang mga nangyayari. That woman was getting under his skin and though he couldn’t admit, he knew for a fact that he was indeed affected.
Francheska was so different from all other women that he knew. She was the first who had told him he was unfair. Sino ba ito para sabihan siya nang ganoon? He even yelled at him and called him names. Yes, he could still recall how she had managed to say those words…
“Please lang, Sir, umayos ka.”
“Why? What’s wrong with me?”
